CITY MUSIC FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1148641 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CMF

The City Music Foundation supports selected talented musicians early in their professional careers by providing business and artistic mentors, a broad professional development programme and varied performance opportunities. The CMF team works to equip each soloist or ensemble with the tools, skills, experience and networks they need to build and sustain rewarding and profitable careers.

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Latest income
£202k
Latest spending
£207k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £293,506, with a designated fund of £200,000 retained in line with the charity's reserves policy. The filing notes that while audiences have largely recovered, fundraising remains harder than pre-pandemic levels. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the charity is exempt from audit under small companies regime provisions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months reserve of £200k (held: £294k)
“12 months reserve of £200k is retained, in line with the charity's reserves policy.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£202k£207k
31/07/2024£67k£148k
31/07/2023£176k£271k
31/07/2022£193k£242k
31/07/2021£243k£193k

Common questions

Is CITY MUSIC FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £293,506, with a designated fund of £200,000 retained in line with the charity's reserves policy. The filing notes that while audiences have largely recovered, fundraising remains harder than pre-pandemic levels. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the charity is exempt from audit under small companies regime provisions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CITY MUSIC FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CITY MUSIC FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND, THE REED FOUNDATION, THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS), The Goldsmiths' Foundation, THE HISCOX FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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