THE MUSICIANS COMPANY FUND

Registered charity 264303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MUSICIANS - ALLCARD FUND

Award of medals, prizes and scholarships, the provision of live public performances, focusing on helping young musicians at the start of their professional careers, bringing live performances to diverse audiences without onerous pre-conditions. Outreach in schools. The support made available to musicians and music based projects in all areas of society confers immeasurable public benefit.

Objects

THE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MUSICIANS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Merged into WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MUSICIANS CHARITABLE FUND (charity 310040) — merger registered 26/08/2025.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£3.3m
Latest spending
£287k
Registered
1972

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Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 14
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 14

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022

  • Volunteers: 14

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£3.3m
Total spending
£287k
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reserves (reported)
£5.2m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~219.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025——
31/12/2024£3.3m£287k
31/12/2023£181k£310k
31/12/2022£102k£266k
31/12/2021£92k£242k