Kings Place Music Foundation

Analysis

Kings Place Music Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05330318). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kings Place Music Foundation reported income of £4.8m and spending of £5.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £4.8m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 29%. 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, Kings Place Music Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watermill Theatre Limited (£4.7m), The National Football Museum (£4.8m) and Brymbo Heritage Trust (£4.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 56%, charitable activities 36% and donations and legacies 7.4%. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £186k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 62 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.