Southport Music Festival Association
Analysis
Southport Music Festival Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southport. It was registered in October 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Southport Music Festival Association reported income of £14k and spending of £15k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £727 to £14k (+1883%), an average of +111% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 591%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Southport Music Festival Association 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 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fraternity Fellowship (£14k), The Topaz Trust Limited (£14k) and Daventry and District Memory Cafe (£14k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Organise music events in order to support and stimulate music activity within Sefton and Merseyside for amateur choirs, school choirs and dementia friendly choirs. Fund, in partnership with Sefton Music Service, choral workshops in primary schools leading to celebratory concerts annually under the 'Sing for Sefton' identity. Support the weekly Memories R Made dementia friendly choir, Southport.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Fraternity Fellowship | London | £14k |
| The Topaz Trust Limited | Clacton-On-Sea | £14k |
| Daventry and District Memory Cafe | Northamptonshire | £14k |
| Mosobbir Ali Foundation | Bawtry | £14k |