The Royal Musical Association
Analysis
The Royal Musical Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 1965, 61 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 company (Companies House number 00081327). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Musical Association reported income of £92k and spending of £118k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £104k to £92k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, The Royal Musical Association sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cobweb Orchestra (£92k), Treorchy Male Choir (£92k) and Lincolnshire North Federation of Womens Institutes (£92k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity publishes the Journal of the Royal Musical Association half-yearly and annually the RMA Research Chronicle and RMA Monograph series. It organises and supports conferences concerning musicological matters and recognises the achievement of excellence in musical scholarship by the annual award of the Dent Medal, the Tippett Medal, the Jerome Roche Prize, and the Peter Le Huray Lecture.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Cobweb Orchestra | County Durham | £92k |
| Treorchy Male Choir | Rhondda Cynon Taff | £92k |
| Lincolnshire North Federation of Womens Institutes | Horncastle | £92k |
| The Wisbech and Fenland Museum | Wisbech | £92k |