The London Mozart Players Trust

Analysis

The London Mozart Players Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in January 1985, 41 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The London Mozart Players Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £377k to £1.3m (+255%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 London Mozart Players Trust 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 Teikyo University of Japan in Durham (£1.3m), Theatre Investment Fund Limited (£1.3m) and East Street Arts (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 44% and donations and legacies 38%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £85k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Reserves of £165k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.