Music Action International

Analysis

Music Action International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06859113). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Music Action International reported income of £306k and spending of £254k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £142k to £306k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Music Action International sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Spirit Health Foundation (£306k), Gateway Studio CIO (£307k) and Tees Valley Community Asset Preservation Trust (£306k).