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RESTORE THE MUSIC UK

Registered charity 1172363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of music education of young people in the UK, including but not limited to, the provision of:i) musical instrumentsii) tuitioniii) funding specifically for music - related student endeavours,for children in state (non fee paying ) primary and secondary education. Aim achieved through granting of funds directly to schools who fit the eligibility criteria.

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Latest income
£945k
Latest spending
£733k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £354,678, which is above the stated policy target of maintaining no more than £150,000 in operational cost reserves. The charity reports full funding for the year ahead and confirms it is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,001 - £120,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“In the band £110,001 - £120,000 1” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 month operational cost reserves policy... no more than £150,000 (held: £355k)
“the charity continues to maintain a 12 month operational cost reserves policy. Total reserve (in line with current operational cost) to stand at no more than £150,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchase of Gala tables from Singer Family Charitable Foundation
“the purchase of no tables at the Gala fundraising dinner for £Nil.(2024: 2 table for £20,000) were received from Singer Family Charitable Foundation”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — RESTORE THE MUSIC UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£945k
Total spending
£733k
Cost of raising funds
£128k
Reserves (reported)
£150k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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: 13.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£945k£733k
31/03/2024£905k£928k
31/03/2023£788k£750k
31/03/2022£537k£491k
31/03/2021£319k£292k

Common questions

Is RESTORE THE MUSIC UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £354,678, which is above the stated policy target of maintaining no more than £150,000 in operational cost reserves. The charity reports full funding for the year ahead and confirms it is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of RESTORE THE MUSIC UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,001 - £120,000 band.

Who funds RESTORE THE MUSIC UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RESTORE THE MUSIC UK as a grant recipient include THE RAYNE TRUST, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RAYNE TRUSTFY2025£30kTowards core costs.
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2022£15k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2023£3k

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 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION2£1.6m
THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIO2£48k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION2£4k
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£900k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION1£300k
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION1£271k
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£265k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£149k

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
RESTORE THE MUSIC UK£945k£110,001 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt
THE MUSIC IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRUST FY2025£1.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION FY2025£608k—0above—no doubt
EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION FY2025£137k—0within—no doubt
UK Music Masters Ltd. FY2025£1.5m£70,001 - £80,0001within—no doubt
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHOIR OF GREAT BRITAIN FY2025£333k—0unclear—no doubt

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