Music and Letters Trust
Analysis
Music and Letters Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidmouth. It was registered in August 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00564184). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Music and Letters Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £33k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £30k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 69% 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, Music and Letters Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Titchmarsh Club Room (£30k), Dunnington Reading Room (£30k) and Mass Extinction Monitoring Observatory (£30k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Charity receives income from the production of the musicological periodical _Music & Letters_, which is used to give awards to support musicological research.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Titchmarsh Club Room | Northamptonshire | £30k |
| Dunnington Reading Room | York | £30k |
| Mass Extinction Monitoring Observatory | Dorset | £30k |
| North East Maritime Trust | South Shields | £30k |