Worshipful Company of Musicians Charitable Fund

Analysis

Worshipful Company of Musicians Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Worshipful Company of Musicians Charitable Fund reported income of £508k and spending of £522k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £508k (+2373%), an average of +123% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 2717%. Over the whole period it spent 238% 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, Worshipful Company of Musicians Charitable Fund sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (£507k), Rent-A-Role Drama Service (£508k) and The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust CIO (£506k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, investments 12% and charitable activities 5.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £305k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Reserves of £5.6m would cover about 124 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.

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.