Richard Shephard Music Foundation

Analysis

Richard Shephard Music Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Richard Shephard Music Foundation reported income of £671k and spending of £626k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £44k to £671k (+1428%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 986%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Richard Shephard Music Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Access to Business (£670k), Hounds for Heroes (£671k) and Talent Beyond Boundaries UK (£670k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56% and charitable activities 43%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 9.3%. Reserves of £255k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.