Benevolent Fund of the Incorporated Society of Musicians

Analysis

Benevolent Fund of the Incorporated Society of Musicians is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Benevolent Fund of the Incorporated Society of Musicians reported income of £354k and spending of £198k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £102k to £354k (+247%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Benevolent Fund of the Incorporated Society of Musicians sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Thinking (£354k), Quality of Life Foundation (£355k) and Public Health Collaboration (£354k).