Gloucestershire Academy of Music Limited
Analysis
Gloucestershire Academy of Music Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in March 2001, 25 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 02796427). It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Gloucestershire Academy of Music Limited reported income of £652k and spending of £634k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £326k to £652k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 61%. 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, Gloucestershire Academy of Music Limited 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 North Wall Trust (£652k), Tree Life Club (£654k) and Tin Arts Limited (£652k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85% and donations and legacies 14%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £46k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 14%
- Charitable activities 85%
- Investments 0.1%
- Other 0.9%
In the charity's own words
MUSICAL AND PERFORMANCE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The North Wall Trust | Oxford | £652k |
| Tree Life Club | Salford | £654k |
| Tin Arts Limited | County Durham | £652k |
| Iford Arts Limited | Wiltshire | £655k |