The Music Works (Charity)

Analysis

The Music Works (Charity) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05195345). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Music Works (Charity) reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.1m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Music Works (Charity) 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Uswsu (£2.1m), Hospice of the Valleys (£2.1m) and Chorley Youth Zone (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.4%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.7%. Reserves of £267k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.