Jazz Umbrella

Analysis

Jazz Umbrella is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2000, 26 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 03895815). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Jazz Umbrella reported income of £166k and spending of £170k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £55k to £166k (+202%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Jazz Umbrella sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Second Wave - Centre for Youth Arts (£166k), Hitchin British Schools Trust (£166k) and Dance Network Association (£166k).