UD Music Foundation

Analysis

UD Music Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2012, 14 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 08071972). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, UD Music Foundation reported income of £763k and spending of £819k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £117k to £763k (+553%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 693%. Over the whole period it spent 57% 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, UD Music Foundation 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackfriars Arts Centre Limited (£756k), Open Eye Limited (£763k) and Bristol Pride (£756k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.