Music Preserved

Analysis

Music Preserved is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in June 1987, 39 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 02129867). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Music Preserved reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £15k to £12k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 1991%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 Preserved sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (Birmingham) (£12k), Northwood Choral Society (£12k) and Sussex Record Society (£12k).

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.