Musicians Benevolent Fund
Also known as: Help Musicians
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC049625
- Status
- Active
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed July 29, 2026. Filing history
- Registered
- Sept. 19, 2019
- Legal form
- Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Address
- Address
- Help Musicians
7-11 Britannia Street
London
WC1X 9JS
Contact
- Website
helpmusicians.org.uk
Activities
'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'
'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education'
Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups'
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.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Outwith Scotland
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | July 29, 2026On time | £5,651,000 | £9,194,000 | 57 |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | May 14, 2025On time | £7,062,000 | £10,034,000 | 70 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | May 22, 2024On time | £6,512,000 | £11,268,000 | 72 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | May 17, 2023On time | £5,636,000 | £11,196,000 | 62 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | May 19, 2022On time | £7,131,000 | £12,562,000 | 69 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | July 26, 2021 | £12,615,000 | £22,862,000 | 73 |
Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.