Music for Hope
Analysis
Music for Hope is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Music for Hope reported income of £17k and spending of £16k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £25k to £17k (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Music for Hope sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ruwenzori Foundation (£17k), Bethel Foundation Ministries (£17k) and Peterborough Nepalese Society UK (£17k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Music For Hope is a community music project that provides music tuition to young people in the Bajo Lempa, El Salvador to give opportunity and encourage solidarity.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ruwenzori Foundation | Bath | £17k |
| Bethel Foundation Ministries | London | £17k |
| Peterborough Nepalese Society UK | Peterborough | £17k |
| The London Irish Rifles Regimental Association Benevolent Fund | Middlesex | £17k |