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Wavendon All Music Plan Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 261645Milton KeynesArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£3.3m2025-03-31
Spending£3.0msame year
Spent / received91%5-year average
Size in its cause98th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1970Charitable company
Employees40latest return

Analysis

Wavendon All Music Plan Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in November 1970, 56 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 00979681). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wavendon All Music Plan Limited reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.5m to £3.3m (-5.9%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Wavendon All Music Plan Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camden Arts Centre (£3.3m), The Museum of the Home (£3.3m) and The Palace Theatre Watford Limited (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, trading 4.9%, donations and legacies 1.8% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.2%. Reserves of £92k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.

Income and spending

£0£1.1m£2.1m£3.2m£4.3m2021 Income: £3,508,1592021 Spending: £2,495,20720212022 Income: £1,956,5522022 Spending: £1,446,39420222023 Income: £3,001,7922023 Spending: £2,584,55520232024 Income: £3,327,2572024 Spending: £4,267,32920242025 Income: £3,301,6802025 Spending: £3,009,6302025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 1.8%
  • Charitable activities 92%
  • Trading 4.9%
  • Investments 1.4%

In the charity's own words

Wavendon Allmusic Plan provides a centre of musical activity for the purposes of the promotion of education in, and appreciation of, good music of all kinds amongst persons of all ages and social backgrounds.

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Camden Arts CentreLondon£3.3m
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The Palace Theatre Watford LimitedWatford£3.3m
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