BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP

Registered charity 1001474 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCMG

The Charity was established to advance the education of the public by promoting and developing the artistic taste, knowledge, understanding and appreciation of contemporary music.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £54,213 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £120,662, which meets the stated policy target of three months' support costs. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• PRS Foundation — “Birmingham Contemporary Music Group gratefully acknowledges support from PRS Foundation and Vaughan Williams Foundation.” (source page)
• Vaughan Williams Foundation — “Birmingham Contemporary Music Group gratefully acknowledges support from PRS Foundation and Vaughan Williams Foundation.” (source page)
• The Barber Trust — “The Barber Trust, Music Service , The Lillie C. Johnson Charitable Trust, Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust, Birmingham Common Good Tr…” (source page)
• The Lillie C. Johnson Charitable Trust — “The Barber Trust, Music Service , The Lillie C. Johnson Charitable Trust, Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust, Birmingham Common Good Tr…” (source page)
• Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust — “The Barber Trust, Music Service , The Lillie C. Johnson Charitable Trust, Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust, Birmingham Common Good Tr…” (source page)
• Birmingham Common Good Trust — “The Barber Trust, Music Service , The Lillie C. Johnson Charitable Trust, Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust, Birmingham Common Good Tr…” (source page)
• George Fentham Charitable Trust — “The Barber Trust, Music Service , The Lillie C. Johnson Charitable Trust, Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust, Birmingham Common Good Tr…” (source page)
• Diaphonique Foundation — “The Barber Trust, Music Service , The Lillie C. Johnson Charitable Trust, Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust, Birmingham Common Good Tr…” (source page)

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paula Ann Whitehousechair
• Anthony David Jackson
• BLAIR WINTON
• Gary John Spruce
• NIKE JONAH · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ruth Jane Hopkins
• William Patrick Christopher Barry · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Throughout London · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Contemporary Music for All.

• Contemporary Music for All income £209k
• B:MUSIC LTD income £13.6m
• NEW CONTEMPORARIES (1988) LIMITED income £366k
• THE PREMISES MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME income £170k
• THE ENGLISH CONCERT income £1.4m
• THE SIXTEEN income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.