Black Lives in Music

Analysis

Black Lives in Music is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12959686). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Black Lives in Music reported income of £684k and spending of £839k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £166k to £684k (+313%), an average of +103% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 310%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Black Lives in Music 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 Age Concern Buckinghamshire (£682k), The Living Paintings Trust (£685k) and The Christian Care Trust (£681k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86%, trading 10% and charitable activities 3.9%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 4.9%. Reserves of £56k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.