Coda Music and Arts Trust
Analysis
Coda Music and Arts Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Christchurch. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03487093). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Coda Music and Arts Trust reported income of £575k and spending of £465k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £275k to £575k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Coda Music and Arts Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Second Chance Headway Centre (£575k), Ribble Valley Crossroads Care (£576k) and Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services (£575k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52% and donations and legacies 48%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £43k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 48%
- Charitable activities 52%
- Investments 0.5%
In the charity's own words
Coda is an inclusive charity that seeks to tackle inequality in our community by providing universal access to music and the arts. We devise and deliver creative and innovative education and health programmes and work with inspirational artists to create projects with and for local people.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Second Chance Headway Centre | Wakefield | £575k |
| Ribble Valley Crossroads Care | Clitheroe | £576k |
| Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services | Tonbridge | £575k |
| Sensory Trust | St Austell | £576k |