Friends of the Centre for Young Musicians (Fcym)

Analysis

Friends of the Centre for Young Musicians (Fcym) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of the Centre for Young Musicians (Fcym) reported income of £11k and spending of £4,322, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,589 to £11k (+328%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 318%. Over the whole period it spent 69% 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, Friends of the Centre for Young Musicians (Fcym) sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Milverton Concert Society (£11k), The Old School Village Hall (£11k) and The Bristol Madrigal Society (£11k).