MISFITS MUSIC FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1191378 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MISFITS MUSIC

We provide community music projects which bring people together through music.

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Latest income
£198k
Latest spending
£172k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an income of £197,709 against expenditure of £171,935, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves have increased to £45,651, though this remains below the stated policy target of £49,859 required to cover closure costs and three months of running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £46k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“We anticipate that we’d need a total of £49,859 in unrestricted reserves for charity closure and 3 months running costs. Our current level of unrestricted reserves stands at £45,651” — 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
30/09/2025£198k£172k
30/09/2024£145k£185k
30/09/2023£156k£96k
30/09/2022£103k£77k
30/09/2021£58k£33k

Common questions

Is MISFITS MUSIC FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an income of £197,709 against expenditure of £171,935, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves have increased to £45,651, though this remains below the stated policy target of £49,859 required to cover closure costs and three months of running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MISFITS MUSIC FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MISFITS MUSIC FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST, DUMBRECK CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSICFY2023£30k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2024£500Culture and the Arts

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/03/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund12/12/2024£20kBeyond Brum Rocks - Music for wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2024£231kMisfits Music - Our community; their future
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/11/2023£10k"Brum Rocks - Three new heritage inspired songs"
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2023£70kBrum Rocks!
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2023£10kIntergenerational Music Making
The National Lottery Community Fund01/04/2022£10kJubilee Intergenerational Music Making
The National Lottery Community Fund04/02/2022£10kForwards with Music
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2021£10kMisfits Music: Together Through Music

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 MUSIC RELIEF FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MISFITS MUSIC FOUNDATION£198k—0below—no doubt
MUSIC RELIEF FOUNDATION FY2025£121k—0below—no doubt
COMMUNITY MUSIC LIMITED FY2025£194k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MISFITS THEATRE COMPANY UK FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC FY2025£13.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION FY2025£608k—0above—no doubt

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