The Elgar School of Music Limited

Analysis

The Elgar School of Music Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in March 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02233308). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Elgar School of Music Limited reported income of £151k and spending of £152k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £190k to £151k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, The Elgar School of Music Limited sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Aldborough Festival (£151k), Bourne End (Buckinghamshire) Community Association (£151k) and Loughborough District Scout Council (£151k).

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.