MUSIC OF LIFE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1102827 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUSIC OF LIFE

MUSIC OF LIFE FOUNDATION OFFERS HIGH-QUALITY MUSICAL TRAINING AND PERFORMING OPPORTUNITIES TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS. IT PROVIDES ACCESS TO ALL ITS EVENTS INCLUDING ADAPTED TRANSPORT AND CARERS. ITS FOCUS IS ON DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXTREMELY LIMITED OR NO ACCESS TO MUSIC-MAKING.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £178,178 (excluding designated funds), which the Trustees confirm sufficiently meets their policy target of covering six months of planned expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase and expanded its beneficiary reach, though it notes that fundraising remains a significant challenge due to unpredictable income streams.

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).

• The VWV Charitable Trust — “The VWV Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Boots Charitable Trust — “Boots Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Brian Murtagh Charitable Trust — “Brian Murtagh Charitable Trust” (source page)
• City Bridge Foundation — “City Bridge Foundation” (source page)
• The Doggett Family Foundation — “The Doggett Family Foundation” (source page)
• Edward Gostling Fund — “Edward Gostling Fund” (source page)
• Edward and Dorothy Cadbury — “Edward and Dorothy Cadbury” (source page)
• Warwick Relief in Need — “Warwick Relief in Need” (source page)
• Garfield Weston Foundation — “Garfield Weston Foundation” (source page)
• The gunnercooke Foundation — “The gunnercooke Foundation” (source page)
• Karlsson Jativa Charitable Trust Foundation — “Karlsson Jativa Charitable Trust Foundation” (source page)
• Katie Bradford Arts Trust — “Katie Bradford Arts Trust” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 3.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexander McHardy
• Belinda Mary Kembery
• Dinara Kenessary-Karava
• Dr Calvin Sidney Pike
• Lily Harriss
• Simon Christopher Perry
• Sophie Bruggemann
• Stefano Filippi
• Tristen Hennigs
• Valentina Di Venuta
• Vincent Rutger Beelaerts van Blokland · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUSIC FOR LIFE ACADEMY.

• MUSIC FOR LIFE ACADEMY income £180k
• MOHEBBAN AL - MAHDI YOUTH FOUNDATION income £430k
• THE ABSOLUTE MUSIC TRUST income £129k
• SPECIAL PLAY AND LEISURE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS income £163k
• THE ANTHONY KNIGHTS FOUNDATION TRUST income £264k
• COMMUNITY MUSIC LIMITED income £194k

Side by side with its peers

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