Anthem. Music Fund Wales

Analysis

Anthem. Music Fund Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11240995). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Anthem. Music Fund Wales reported income of £290k and spending of £417k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,630 to £290k (+6159%), an average of +181% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 2628%. Over the whole period it spent 175% 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, Anthem. Music Fund Wales sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stithians Agricultural Association Limited (£290k), Plant-For-The-Planet UK (£290k) and The Doddington and Rollo Community Association Limited (£289k).

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.