The Community and Youth Music Library

Analysis

The Community and Youth Music Library is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2010, 16 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Community and Youth Music Library reported income of £30k and spending of £29k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7,781 to £30k (+286%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Community and Youth Music Library sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hertford and District U3a (£30k), Joseph Conrad Society (UK) (£30k) and Great Witley Village Hall (£30k).