Musicability Foundation

Analysis

Musicability Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penzance. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Musicability Foundation reported income of £424k and spending of £85k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £620k to £424k (-32%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 370%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Musicability Foundation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alzheimers Dementia Support (£424k), Cicely Saunders International (£424k) and Engaging Communities South West (£423k).