Saffron Music Trust

Analysis

Saffron Music Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Saffron Walden. It was registered in September 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 08534643). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Saffron Music Trust reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.2m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Saffron Music Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Museums Association (£2.2m), Marina Theatre Trust (£2.2m) and The Historic Chapels Trust (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59% and donations and legacies 40%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.5%. It employed 16 people.