The Music Therapy Charity

Analysis

The Music Therapy Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00955930). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Music Therapy Charity reported income of £63k and spending of £86k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £55k to £63k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 177% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Music Therapy Charity sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Charity (£63k), Gallery Church (£63k) and Waterfront Sports & Education Academy (£63k).

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.