Music Relief Foundation

Analysis

Music Relief Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thornton Heath. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Music Relief Foundation reported income of £121k and spending of £95k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £68k to £121k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Relief Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society for Latin American Studies (£121k), Saltburn Community and Arts Association (£121k) and Paul and Louise Cooke Endowment (£121k).