MADE WITH MUSIC

Registered charity 1177738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Made with Music is a charity providing accessible and educational live music experiences to families and young people

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Latest income
£125k
Latest spending
£130k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity increased its free reserves to £18,894, approaching its stated target of £20,000. The trustees report that the charity secured multiple year funding for new projects and continues to grow in capacity and financially. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £19k)
“We would like to build up our reserves to £20,000 to allow us to pay all musicians for at least 6 months if a global crisis like Covid-19 were to impact us again.” — page 5
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: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£125k£130k
31/03/2025£121k£82k
31/03/2024£74k£69k
31/03/2023£42k£44k
31/03/2022£32k£44k

Common questions

Is MADE WITH MUSIC financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity increased its free reserves to £18,894, approaching its stated target of £20,000. The trustees report that the charity secured multiple year funding for new projects and continues to grow in capacity and financially. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MADE WITH MUSIC?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MADE WITH MUSIC as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE ASAMAA CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSICFY2025£119k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSICFY2025£73k
THE ASAMAA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£4kMusic education

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government04/08/2020£10kVSCE CMC Fund

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 THE MUSIC WORKS (CHARITY).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MADE WITH MUSIC£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MUSIC WORKS (CHARITY) FY2025£2.1m——within—no doubt
MUSIC FOR ALL FY2025£285k—0unclear—no doubt
LIVE MUSIC NOW LIMITED FY2025£1.4m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC FY2025£13.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE ORGANISATION FOR NEW MUSIC AND SOUND FY2025£922k——above—no doubt

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