Buckinghamshire Music Trust

Analysis

Buckinghamshire Music Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11198293). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Buckinghamshire Music Trust reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £2.9m (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Buckinghamshire Music Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Albert Hall Trust (£2.9m), Aish Hatorah UK Limited (£2.9m) and University of Hertfordshire Students' Union (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60% and donations and legacies 40%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 104 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.