01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049625
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 57
- Postcode
- WC1X 9JS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4. The objects for which the Association is established (the 'Objects') are for the public benefit: (A) To relieve poverty and financial hardship and to advance education among: (1) musicians. (2) those persons (not being members of the Association) who work or have worked in professions or occupations closely connected with music and who in the opinion of the Association have rendered valuable service to music. (3) the spouses, children and other dependents of those set out in (1) and (2) above. and (B) To advance musical education among musicians and also among members of the public. Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the Association?s property for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £5,651,000 | £9,194,000 | 57 | 29 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £7,062,000 | £10,034,000 | 57 | 14 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £6,512,000 | £11,268,000 | 57 | 22 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £5,636,000 | £11,196,000 | 57 | 17 May 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £7,131,000 | £12,562,000 | 57 | 19 May 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Help Musicians, 7-11 Britannia Street, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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