The Hastings Music Endowment Fund
Analysis
The Hastings Music Endowment Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Hastings Music Endowment Fund reported income of £113k and spending of £154k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £76k to £113k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Hastings Music Endowment Fund sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Calvary Exeter (£113k), Stour Valley Baptist Church (£113k) and Evesham Baptist Church (£113k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Support of Music at Peterborough Cathedral
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Calvary Exeter | Exeter | £113k |
| Stour Valley Baptist Church | Shipston-On-Stour | £113k |
| Evesham Baptist Church | Worcestershire | £113k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Eccliastical Parish of St Mary of Charity Faversham Kent | Kent | £113k |