Thinking Music

Analysis

Thinking Music is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pewsey. It was registered in June 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Thinking Music reported income of £59k and spending of £43k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2024 to August 2025, income grew from £43k to £59k (+39%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Thinking Music sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Engineering and Technology (£59k), King Alfred District Scout Council (£59k) and Idea Space (£59k).