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musicians benevolent fund

The charity supports other defined groups. Musicians Benevolent Fund is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Musicians Benevolent Fund relieves need amongst professional musicians and their dependants and advances musical education for young musicians.

Fundraising

See where Musicians Benevolent Fund is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£7,062,000
Latest Expenditure
£10,034,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 118.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 83.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 16.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £6,218,000
Charitable Activities £5,000
Other Trading £51,000
Investments £788,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £8,371,000
Raising Funds £1,663,000
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£7,062,000£10,034,000£8,371,000£49,046,000£33,310,00070 / 27
2023£6,512,000£11,268,000£9,708,000£49,140,000£34,38972 / 30
2022£5,636,000£11,196,000£9,568,000£52,917,000£38,310,00062 / 305
2021£7,131,000£12,562,000£10,949,000£63,738,000£43,700,00069 / 305
2020£12,615,000£22,862,000£20,742,000£63,134,000£46,279,00062 / 353

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers