Music at Oxford

Analysis

Music at Oxford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in May 1984, 42 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 01806898). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Music at Oxford reported income of £208k and spending of £518k, spending 249% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £109k to £208k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 156% 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 at Oxford sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The English Music Festival (£208k), Frinton-On-Sea Community Association (£208k) and The Elgar Foundation (£208k).

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.