The Ouseley Church Music Trust
Analysis
The Ouseley Church Music Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in December 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Ouseley Church Music Trust reported income of £199k and spending of £197k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £149k to £199k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Ouseley Church Music Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canolfan Hyfforddi Coleg Y Bala (£199k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence with St Paul, Longridge (£199k) and Rochester Baptist Church (£199k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
"To promote and maintain to a high standard the choral services of the Church of England, the Church in Wales or the Church of Ireland (whether simple or elaborate) in such way as the trustees see fit ... including the promotion of the religious, musical and secular education of pupils attending any school in which instruction in the doctrines of ... the said Churches is given ..."
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Canolfan Hyfforddi Coleg Y Bala | Gwynedd | £199k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence with St Paul, Longridge | Preston | £199k |
| Rochester Baptist Church | Rochester | £199k |
| Living Wisdom Word Ministry Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes | £199k |