The Black Dog Music Project

Analysis

The Black Dog Music Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08457936). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Black Dog Music Project reported income of £57k and spending of £49k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £815 to £57k (+6863%), an average of +189% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 1318%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Black Dog Music Project sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cortonwood Miners' Welfare Scheme (£57k), Love Hope Strength Foundation (£57k) and Kirkby Stephen Youth Centre (£57k).