MUSIC FOR YOUTH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 November 1982
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01611491
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £685,894
Latest expenditure: £685,319
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CBSO, Berkley Street, BIRMINGHAM, B1 2LF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.mfy.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Music for Youth is a national music education charity providing free access to performance and audience opportunities for young musicians across the UK on some of the World's great stages in an atmosphere of celebration and peer endorsement.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £685,894
Total Gross Expenditure: £685,319

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £672,938
Total Gross Expenditure: £940,713

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £745,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £643,889

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £702,384
Total Gross Expenditure: £594,358

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 4 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 4 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £640,561
Total Gross Expenditure: £571,843

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £685,894
Total Gross Expenditure: £685,319
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £283,480
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £672,938
Total Gross Expenditure: £940,713
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £313,480
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £745,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £643,889
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £504,002
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £702,384
Total Gross Expenditure: £594,358
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £370,002
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £640,561
Total Gross Expenditure: £571,843
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £405,002
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 525696
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 158299
Income Investments: 1899
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 685894
Income Legacies: 7400
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £28,017
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £657,302
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 685319
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 500
Expenditure Governance: 4000
Expenditure Support Costs: 369727
Expenditure Depreciation: 158
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £101,799
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £153,579
Assets Total Liabilities: £51,780
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £101,799
Creditors One Year Total Current: 51780
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £116,437
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 101799
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 101799
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 601153
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 71785
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 672938
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £940,713
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 940713
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6216
Expenditure Support Costs: 6216
Expenditure Depreciation: 684
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £101,224
Assets Total Fixed: 158
Assets Own Use: 158
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £136,001
Assets Total Liabilities: £34,935
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £101,224
Creditors One Year Total Current: 34935
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £108,459
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 101224
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 101224
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 676371
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 67452
Income Investments: 1540
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 745363
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,424
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £638,465
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 643889
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4800
Expenditure Support Costs: 5484
Expenditure Depreciation: 684
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £250,000
Assets Total Fixed: 842
Assets Own Use: 842
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £490,887
Assets Total Liabilities: £122,730
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £368,999
Creditors One Year Total Current: 122730
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £366,320
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 187626
Funds Restricted: 181373
Funds Total: 368999
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 650443
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 51941
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 702384
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £16,611
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £577,747
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 594358
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13191
Expenditure Support Costs: 13191
Expenditure Depreciation: 8491
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £250,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1526
Assets Own Use: 1526
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £402,217
Assets Total Liabilities: £136,218
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £267,525
Creditors One Year Total Current: 136218
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £319,581
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 267525
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 267525
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 637383
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3178
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 640561
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £27,040
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £544,803
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 571843
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 42924
Expenditure Support Costs: 42924
Expenditure Depreciation: 8957
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £250,000
Assets Total Fixed: 10017
Assets Own Use: 10017
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £292,748
Assets Total Liabilities: £143,266
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £159,499
Creditors One Year Total Current: 143266
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £249,297
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 159499
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 159499
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MUSIC FOR YOUTH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1982-11-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3RD JUNE 1982
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALL BRANCHES OF THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR IN MUSIC.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures