The Musica Britannica Trust

Analysis

The Musica Britannica Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Musica Britannica Trust reported income of £57k and spending of £87k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £487k to £57k (-88%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 32% 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 Musica Britannica Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Reading Museum (£57k), Little Birch Village Hall (£57k) and Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society (£57k).

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.