The Muse at 269

Analysis

The Muse at 269 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09561179). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Muse at 269 reported income of £540k and spending of £383k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £4,699 to £540k (+11393%), an average of +227% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 1306%. Over the whole period it spent 182% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Muse at 269 sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dartford Grammar School for Girls Voluntary Fund (£540k), Learn English at Home (£540k) and Woodlands Extra (£539k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, charitable activities 6.0% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £332k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate.