Friends of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music UK

Analysis

Friends of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2013, 13 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 08291603). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music UK reported income of £105k and spending of £82k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £108k to £105k (-2.3%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Friends of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music UK sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Staffordshire County Federation of Womens Institutes (£105k), Bodmin Railway Heritage Trust (£105k) and Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (£105k).