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MUSIC THERAPY WORKS

Registered charity 1126584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide Music Therapy for children and adults of all ages in the Heart of England area

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£393k
Latest spending
£380k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £13,593 for the year, with total funds increasing to £256,379. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future and note that the reserves policy target of six months' payroll costs was exceeded, with free reserves standing at £253,790 against a target of £162,404.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Music Therapy Works (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Dudley · Herefordshire · Sandwell · Shropshire · Solihull · Staffordshire · Walsall · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£393k£380k
31/08/2024£383k£336k
31/08/2023£315k£299k
31/08/2022£258k£263k
31/08/2021£277k£267k

Common questions

Is MUSIC THERAPY WORKS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £13,593 for the year, with total funds increasing to £256,379. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future and note that the reserves policy target of six months' payroll costs was exceeded, with free reserves standing at £253,790 against a target of £162,404. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MUSIC THERAPY WORKS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MUSIC THERAPY WORKS as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, DUMBRECK CHARITY, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kArts and Culture
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2025£1kMedical
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2024£1kMedical
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£1kArts and Culture

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 NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC2£41k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST2£6k
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY1—
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£993k
BARNWOOD TRUST1£343k
THE PRUDENCE TRUST1£264k
THIRTY PERCY FOUNDATION1£251k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST1£102k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MUSICSPACE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MUSIC THERAPY WORKS£393k—0above—no doubt
THE MUSICSPACE TRUST FY2025£437kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
EALING MUSIC THERAPY PROJECT FY2025£108k—0unclear—noted
THE OTAKAR KRAUS MUSIC TRUST FY2024£319k—0above—no doubt
ANNIE MAWSON'S SUNBEAMS MUSIC TRUST FY2025£494k——unclear—no doubt
EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION FY2025£137k—0within—no doubt

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