Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme
Analysis
Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hitchin. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme reported income of £451k and spending of £253k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £325k to £451k (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 55% 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, Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain (£451k), Multi-Story Music (£451k) and Duffryn Community Link (£450k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme are to lend good quality instruments to promising young music students who are unable to afford or obtain a suitable instrument of their own.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain | Bedford | £451k |
| Multi-Story Music | London | £451k |
| Duffryn Community Link | Gwent | £450k |
| Braintree District Museum Trust | Essex | £451k |