The Friends of Music in Winchester

Analysis

The Friends of Music in Winchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alton. It was registered in July 2006, 20 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 05676444). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of Music in Winchester reported income of £17k and spending of £18k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,456 to £17k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 267%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, The Friends of Music in Winchester sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kirk Merrington Community Association (£17k), Rookley Village Association (£17k) and Rose Ash Village Hall (£17k).