Music For Good

Registered charity 1108212 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CYMAZ

Promoting well-being and learning through music and singing. We work across age ranges, in communities, Education and Health settings across Cornwall, providing high quality, inclusive and creative music making opportunities. Underpinned by research and evidence, we are a learning and outcomes driven organisation which puts people and their well-being at the very centre. Keen to share our learning

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£52k

Latest spending

£136k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £83,089 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction in total net assets from £90,538 to £7,449. The trustees state they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, despite noting challenges in securing grant funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £5k)

“The Board has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be 3 months of the expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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).

Youth Music — “The Music for Good podcast series is part of our dissemination resources - sharing our learning from a 2- year Music for Wellbeing project f…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Trevor Smithchair
Claire Beckett
Josephine Erwin
NIGEL CLIFFORD WALKER
Naveen Arles

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£52k	£136k
31/03/2024	£139k	£113k
31/03/2023	£78k	£87k
31/03/2022	£115k	£69k
31/03/2021	£68k	£66k

Common questions

Is Music For Good financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £83,089 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction in total net assets from £90,538 to £7,449. The trustees state they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, despite noting challenges in securing grant funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Music For Good?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Music For Good as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	FY2024	£15k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/12/2019	£45k	Singing Clinic St Austell
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/03/2006	£24k	"The Wreckers"