Incorporated Society of Musicians Trust

Analysis

Incorporated Society of Musicians Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09296727). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Incorporated Society of Musicians Trust reported income of £43k and spending of £49k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £59k to £43k (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 311%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Incorporated Society of Musicians Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Men and Their Emotions (£43k), Upper Norwood Association for Community Care (£43k) and Higgs Charitable Trust (£43k).