Contemporary Music for All

Analysis

Contemporary Music for All is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03429608). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Contemporary Music for All reported income of £251k and spending of £255k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £123k to £251k (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 255%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Contemporary Music for All sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Philharmonia Chorus Limited (£251k), The Academy for Theatre Arts Ltd (£251k) and Clybiau Ffermwyr Ifanc Sir Gar (£250k).