Islington Music Workshop Limited

Analysis

Islington Music Workshop Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01762763). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Islington Music Workshop Limited reported income of £288k and spending of £316k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £86k to £288k (+235%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 236%. Over the whole period it spent 122% 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, Islington Music Workshop Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halle Endowment Trust (£288k), The Theatre on the Steps Limited (£288k) and Canal Museum Trust (£288k).