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Henley Music School

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1178102OxfordshireEducation and training
Income£13k2025-07-31
Spending£21ksame year
Spent / received114%5-year average
Size in its cause43rd pctEducation and training
Registered2018CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Henley Music School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Henley Music School reported income of £13k and spending of £21k, spending 161% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £42k to £13k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Henley Music School sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Fullwood School Association (£13k), Cylch Meithrin Penysarn (£13k) and 11th Wallington (St Elphege RC) Scout Group (£13k).

Income and spending

£0£17k£33k£50k£67k2021 Income: £41,5712021 Spending: £42,19720212022 Income: £36,3422022 Spending: £66,88620222023 Income: £49,3152023 Spending: £57,33920232024 Income: £41,8252024 Spending: £19,55020242025 Income: £13,2672025 Spending: £21,4032025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Individual instrumental lessons for 105 children & adults, small group classes, school music clubs, weekly curriculum lessons within school, Music School Sunday's, which take place once a month and Youthful Orchestra, an adult orchestra for rusty musicians, which also meets once a month. With all HMS activities bursaries of up to 100% are available.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Friends of Fullwood School AssociationIlford£13k
Cylch Meithrin PenysarnPenysarn£13k
11th Wallington (St Elphege RC) Scout GroupCroydon£13k
F O G O S Friends of Great Ouseburn SchoolYork£13k