Clonter Farm Music Trust
Analysis
Clonter Farm Music Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Congleton. 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 04056093). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Clonter Farm Music Trust reported income of £673k and spending of £724k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £352k to £673k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Clonter Farm Music Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Orchestra of the Swan (£672k), The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles (£679k) and Castlefield Gallery (£671k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75%, donations and legacies 21% and trading 2.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £60k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 21%
- Charitable activities 75%
- Trading 2.4%
- Other 1.1%
In the charity's own words
Provides high quality training and experience of performing publicly for persons embarking on professional musical careers in the United Kingdom, and to establish such courses of training and tuition and such public concert stage and other performances as the trustees shall see fit. The charity achieves its objectives through the staging of opera performances, and awarding an annual opera prize
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Orchestra of the Swan | Warwick | £672k |
| The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles | York | £679k |
| Castlefield Gallery | Manchester | £671k |
| Cymdeithas Eryri the Snowdonia Society | Brynrefail | £679k |