Community Music Limited

Analysis

Community Music Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1986, 40 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 company (Companies House number 01967704). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Music Limited reported income of £194k and spending of £242k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £722k to £194k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Community Music Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tonic Theatre CIO (£194k), The Olive Matthews Collection (£194k) and Carleton Grange Trust (£194k).