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THE MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1067859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSICAL EDUCATION PRIMARILY BY MAKING INSTRUMENTAL TEACHING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS ACCESSIBLE TO AS MANY CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE

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Latest income
£608k
Latest spending
£541k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £186,791, exceeding the stated reserves policy target of £100,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £67,078 for the year, with total income of £608,462 largely derived from charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: over and above £100,000 (held: £187k)
“The Charity intends to retain and build funds over the coming years over and above £100,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£608k
Total spending
£541k
Reserves (reported)
£187k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£608k£541k
31/08/2024£569k£524k
31/08/2023£519k£491k
31/08/2022£298k£390k
31/08/2021£330k£362k

Common questions

Is THE MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £186,791, exceeding the stated reserves policy target of £100,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £67,078 for the year, with total income of £608,462 largely derived from charitable activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIO3£75k
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION2£1.4m
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£1.1m
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC2£51k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION1£300k
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION1£271k
THE PRUDENCE TRUST1£264k
THIRTY PERCY FOUNDATION1£251k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MUSIC IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION£608k—0above—no doubt
THE MUSIC IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRUST FY2024£1.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC FY2025£50.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE PREMISES MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MUSIC WORKS (CHARITY) FY2025£2.1m——within—no doubt
ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION UK FY2024£428k—0unclear—no doubt

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