Live Music Now Limited

Analysis

Live Music Now Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 1977, 49 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 01312283). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Live Music Now Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £971k to £1.4m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Live Music Now Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walk to the Horizon Limited (£1.4m), Corby Cube Theatre Trust (£1.4m) and Groundwork Northamptonshire (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76% and charitable activities 24%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £100k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 8.2%. Reserves of £3,657 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.

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.