Music & Arts for the Shepway Community
Analysis
Music & Arts for the Shepway Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Music & Arts for the Shepway Community reported income of £20k and spending of £36k, spending 181% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £36k to £20k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, Music & Arts for the Shepway Community sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Voices (£20k), Princes Risborough & District University of the Third Age (£20k) and Skirwith Village Hall (£20k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We provide projects in music & arts aimed at 4 key groups, children, retired people, the disabled & those in social & economic deprivation.We run choirs for ages 4-80, & singing groups for adults with mental & physical disabilities, stroke survivors, those with dementia & Age UK. We run arts days with a variety of activities & inter-generational projects that connect the young with the elderly.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Voices | Hampshire | £20k |
| Princes Risborough & District University of the Third Age | Buckinghamshire | £20k |
| Skirwith Village Hall | Cumbria | £20k |
| Bookham Light Operatic Society | Addlestone | £20k |