Bridges for Music

Analysis

Bridges for Music is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08325514). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bridges for Music reported income of £446k and spending of £467k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £367k to £446k (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bridges for Music sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bobov (M/C ) Ltd (£446k), The Reconciliation Ministries (£446k) and Community People Mid Sussex (£446k).