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the music in secondary schools trust

The charity supports children and young people. The Music In Secondary Schools Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


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

To be at the forefront of classical music education in challenging and disadvantaged secondary schools; providing funding to enable all students as they enter their secondary school to be given a classical musical instrument alongside regular group tuition and the opportunities to perform, and to improve the quality of teaching, learning and leadership of music through high quality staff training.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,086,689
Latest Expenditure
£1,347,736

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 115.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £91,024
Charitable Activities £837,907
Other Trading £0
Investments £157,758
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,251,552
Raising Funds £96,184
Governance £8,100
Grants to Institutions £449,586
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£1,086,689£1,347,736£1,251,552£5,210,835£5,135,05110 / 0
2024£1,409,069£1,416,598£1,350,905£5,708,092£5,708,0929 / 0
2023£6,173,356£1,279,755£1,254,830£5,589,545£5,589,5457 / 0
2022£982,129£825,735£801,158£832,069£619,5695 / 0
2021£964,113£986,814£910,756£675,675£638,1755 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers