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musicians benevolent fund

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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

Details

Address
HELP MUSICIANS
7-11 BRITANNIA STREET
LONDON
WC1X 9JS
Registration Date
17 October 1963
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
228089
Charity Number
228089

Trustees

Charisse Beaumont
Jonathan Peter Higgins
Robert Duncan James Shennan
Stephen Christopher Neil Swift
Clifford Gary Fluet
Samuel Donald Jackson
James Lewis Benner
Isabel Garvey
Roger James Boulton
Nicola Cornwell
Louisa McCann
Stephanie Tina Haughton-Campbell

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • MBF
  • HELP MUSICIANS UK
  • Help Musicians