The UK Association for Music Education - Music Mark

Analysis

The UK Association for Music Education - Music Mark is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winchester. It was registered in March 2007, 19 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 06134823). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The UK Association for Music Education - Music Mark reported income of £816k and spending of £785k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £641k to £816k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 93%. 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, The UK Association for Music Education - Music Mark sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Classical Artists Trust (£815k), Race Council Cymru (£816k) and John Pounds Community Trust Limited (£813k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 40%, trading 9.5% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 2.9%. Reserves of £318k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.