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Music for the Memory

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1178578East SussexOther charitable purposes
Income£12k2025-03-31
Spending£8,384same year
Spent / received106%5-year average
Size in its cause47th pctOther charitable purposes
Registered2018CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Music for the Memory is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Music for the Memory reported income of £12k and spending of £8,384, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £12k (+7.5%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 264%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Music for the Memory sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity for the Congleton Detachment of the 5th Volunteer Battalion the Cheshire Regiment (£12k), Worthy Down Amenities Fund (£12k) and Elswick Lodge Fund (£12k).

Income and spending

£0£3,032£6,064£9,096£12k2021 Income: £11,2772021 Spending: £5,05420212022 Income: £6,0832022 Spending: £9,19520222023 Income: £1,8102023 Spending: £9,88220232024 Income: £6,5892024 Spending: £7,82220242025 Income: £12,1282025 Spending: £8,3842025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Music for the Memory uses singing to bring together local people from all walks of life with any form of mild to moderate dementia together with their carers in a friendly and fun activity.

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