YORK MUSIC HUB

Registered charity 1172491 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting music activities for children and young people in York

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Latest income
£338k
Latest spending
£329k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds held at 31 August 2025 were £40,963, which the Trustees believe is sufficient to ensure financial security. The charity's total funds increased to £109,296, largely funded by grants from the Arts Council England, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Arts Council England (96% of income)
“Charitable activities 3.2 4.470 - 4,470 5,651” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to meet charitable objectives and avoid long term commitments beyond the end of each year's ACE grant (held: £41k)
“The Trustees believe that the charity's current level of reserves is sufficient. We take care to avoid long term commitments beyond the end of each year's ACE grant.” — page 4
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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£338k£329k
31/03/2024£239k£206k
31/03/2023£196k£171k
31/03/2022£247k£243k
31/03/2021£247k£243k

Common questions

Is YORK MUSIC HUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds held at 31 August 2025 were £40,963, which the Trustees believe is sufficient to ensure financial security. The charity's total funds increased to £109,296, largely funded by grants from the Arts Council England, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YORK MUSIC HUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORK MUSIC HUB as a grant recipient include THE COMPANY OF MERCHANT TAYLORS OF THE CITY OF YORK, THE YORK EARLY MUSIC FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COMPANY OF MERCHANT TAYLORS OF THE CITY OF YORKFY2022£15kCharitable activities
THE YORK EARLY MUSIC FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kGrant for NCEM Education Programme
THE COMPANY OF MERCHANT TAYLORS OF THE CITY OF YORKFY2025—Enhancing music skills of talented young musicians

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government20/07/2023£131kMusic Education Hub Funding
UK government20/07/2023£94kMusic Education Hub Funding
UK government07/03/2023£20kInvestment Funds
UK government23/03/2022£38kMusic Education Hub Funding
UK government23/03/2022£227kMusic Education Hub Funding
UK government18/03/2021£228kMusic Education Hub Funding
City of York Council—£1kmusic grant

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 YORK CHILDREN'S TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YORK MUSIC HUB£338k—0above—no doubt
YORK CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2024£107k—0unclear—no doubt
YORK CARES FY2025£326k£17,9960unclear—no doubt
THE YORK EARLY MUSIC FOUNDATION FY2025£821k—0unclear—no doubt
EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION FY2025£137k—0within—no doubt
YOUTH MUSIC CENTRE FY2025£114k—0unclear—no doubt

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