Musicians Benevolent Fund
Mbf, Help Musicians UK, Help Musicians
Address
- Address
- Help Musicians
7-11 Britannia Street
London
WC1X 9JS
Contact
- Phone
- 020 7239 9100
- secretariat@helpmusicians.org.uk
- Website
helpmusicians.org.uk
Activities
The Musicians Benevolent Fund relieves need amongst professional musicians and their dependants and advances musical education for young musicians.
Objects: 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.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- What
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Who
- Other Defined Groups
Geography
- Area of benefit
- National
- Country
- Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Region
- Throughout England And Wales
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £5,651,000 | £9,194,000 | £47,878,000 | 70 |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £7,062,000 | £10,034,000 | £49,046,000 | 70 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £6,512,000 | £11,268,000 | £49,140,000 | 72 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £5,636,000 | £11,196,000 | £52,917,000 | 62 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £7,131,000 | £12,562,000 | £63,738,000 | 69 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £12,615,000 | £22,862,000 | £63,134,000 | 62 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Clifford Gary Fluet | June 23, 2021 |
| Isabel Garvey | April 27, 2023 |
| James Lewis Benner | April 28, 2022 |
| Jonathan Peter Higgins | Dec. 8, 2020 |
| Louisa McCann | April 25, 2024 |
| Nicola Cornwell | April 25, 2024 |
| Robert Duncan James Shennan | June 23, 2021 |
| Roger James Boulton | Nov. 21, 2023 |
| Samuel Donald Jackson | April 28, 2022 |
| Stephanie Tina Haughton-Campbell | April 24, 2025 |
| Stephen Christopher Neil Swift | June 23, 2021 |
| Victoria Charlotte Davies | April 23, 2026 |
Linked charities
- The Professor Charles Legget Fund (228089-1)
- Convalescent Home (228089-10)
- Convalescent Home Endowment Fund Including The Management Fund (228089-11)
- Stanley Rogers Will Trust (228089-12)
- Courtauld Trust For The Advancement Of Music (228089-13)
- The Miriam Licette Scholarship (228089-14)
- Willis And Grace Grant Charitable Trust (228089-15)
- Miss S M Tutton Charitable Trust (228089-16)
- Ivor Newton Bequest (228089-17)
- Musicians Benevolent Fund Common Investment Fund (228089-18)
- Geoffrey Shaw Memorial Fund (228089-2)
- The Peter Whittingham Fund (228089-3)
- The Manoug Parikian Award (228089-4)
- Henry And Lily Davis Fund (228089-5)
- The Guilhermina Suggia Gift (228089-6)
- Charities Administered In Connexion With The British Musicians Sick And Pension Society (228089-7)
- Agnes Baker Fund (228089-8)
- Samaritan Fund (228089-9)