Book Music & Lyrics

Analysis

Book Music & Lyrics is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Book Music & Lyrics reported income of £56k and spending of £62k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from July 2023 to July 2025, income fell from £83k to £56k (-32%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 22%. 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, Book Music & Lyrics sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Civic Voice (£56k), Brixham Heritage Museum & History Society (£56k) and Ripon St Cecilia Society Ltd (£56k).

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.