MUSICIANS BENEVOLENT FUND
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Cash
£2.9M
+65.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£48M
-2.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
70
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £63,000 | £51,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£4,756,000 | -£2,972,000 | -£3,543,000 | -19.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,756,000 | -£2,972,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£3,777,000 | -£94,000 | -£1,168,000 | -1,142.6% | |
| Cash | £1,712,000 | £1,747,000 | £2,889,000 | +65.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £49,187,000 | £49,046,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £49,140,000 | £49,046,000 | £47,878,000 | -2.4% | |
| Equity | £49,140,000 | £49,046,000 | £47,878,000 | -2.4% | |
| Average employees | 72 | 70 | 70 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,100,000 | £3,282,000 | £3,183,000 | -3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | -184.3% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.7% | -6.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 2.3% | 1.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.76x | 4.48x | 8.82x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- MUSICIANS BENEVOLENT FUND 2011-08-10 → present
- MUSICIANS' BENEVOLENT FUND 2011-07-21 → 2011-08-10
- MUSICIANS' BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED 1930-12-16 → 2011-07-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees of the charity have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees are of the opinion that the charity will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 67 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNER, James Lewis | Director | 2022-04-28 | Jun 1965 | American,British |
| BOULTON, Roger James | Director | 2023-11-21 | Jul 1962 | British |
| CORNWELL, Nicola Jane | Director | 2024-04-25 | Jul 1978 | British |
| DAVIES, Victoria | Director | 2026-04-23 | Sep 1978 | British |
| FLUET, Clifford Gary | Director | 2021-06-23 | Oct 1971 | British |
| GARVEY, Isabel | Director | 2023-04-27 | Jul 1975 | Irish |
| HAUGHTON-CAMPBELL, Stephanie Tina | Director | 2025-04-24 | Dec 1970 | British |
| HIGGINS, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2020-12-08 | Oct 1964 | British |
| JACKSON, Samuel Donald | Director | 2022-04-28 | Jun 1983 | British |
| MCCANN, Louisa Claire | Director | 2024-04-25 | Nov 1965 | British |
| SHENNAN, Robert Duncan James | Director | 2021-06-23 | Mar 1962 | British |
| SWIFT, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2021-06-23 | Mar 1962 | British |
Show 67 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENSOM, Martin John | Secretary | 2008-07-18 | 2016-05-27 |
| FAULKNER, Helen | Secretary | 1994-09-12 | 2005-04-07 |
| PRESTON, Rosanna Charlotte | Secretary | 2005-04-07 | 2008-07-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Martin Blue Macintosh | Secretary | — | 1994-09-12 |
| ARMANI, Hoda Judah | Director | 2021-06-23 | 2023-04-27 |
| AXON, John Temperley | Director | 2006-02-02 | 2021-06-23 |
| BARBIROLLI, Evelyn Alice, Lady | Director | — | 1994-06-08 |
| BEAUMONT, Charisse Yvette Andria | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2026-04-23 |
| BEESE, Jane | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2018-05-30 |
| BENNER, Patrick | Director | — | 1999-06-24 |
| BRADBURY, Adrian Charles | Director | 2013-04-29 | 2017-04-28 |
| CAMPBELL-WHITE, Martin Andrew | Director | 2006-01-11 | 2017-04-28 |
| CARTER, Jason Frederick | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2025-04-24 |
| CLARKE, Lorna | Director | 2024-12-05 | 2025-10-20 |
| COLE, William Charles, Dr | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| CORP, Ronald Geoffrey | Director | 2000-10-04 | 2016-04-13 |
| DALTREY, Stephen David | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2024-04-25 |
| DAVIES, Albert Meredith | Director | 1993-03-25 | 1995-02-01 |
| DENISON, John Law | Director | — | 1992-05-12 |
| DOBSON, Mervyn Frederick John | Director | 1994-10-04 | 1995-05-11 |
| DWESAR, Sandeep | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2024-04-25 |
| GARLAND, Lynette, Lady | Director | 1991-10-01 | 1995-03-28 |
| GRAHAME, Judy | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2017-04-28 |
| GRUNDY, Melanie Annette, Dr | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2025-04-24 |
| HEMSLEY, Thomas Jeffrey | Director | — | 2002-05-16 |
| HILLS, Audrey Gladys | Director | 1999-03-17 | 2012-05-16 |
| HUNTER, Ian Bruce Hope, Sir | Director | — | 1995-12-05 |
| JENCKS, Margaret Keswick | Director | — | 1992-03-24 |
| JOHNSON, Richard | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2008-11-15 |
| JOLLY, Judith Anne, Baroness | Director | 2014-03-13 | 2018-04-26 |
| JONES, Philip Mark | Director | 1991-10-01 | 2000-01-17 |
| KERSHAW, Edward Alexander | Director | 2019-01-18 | 2025-04-24 |
| LANGRIDGE, Kathryn Louise | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2024-04-25 |
| LESTER, David Antony | Director | 1995-07-26 | 2013-08-12 |
| LEWIS, Lisle Lesley, Lady | Director | — | 2000-06-22 |
| LILL, John Richard | Director | — | 2002-06-20 |
| LLOYD, Robert Andrew | Director | — | 1994-05-12 |
| LUSH, Robert | Director | — | 1998-05-28 |
| LYTTELTON, Richard Cavendish, The Honourable | Director | 2008-05-22 | 2014-04-15 |
| MANNING, Jane Marian, Dr | Director | — | 2014-04-15 |
| MERRICK, Caragh | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2017-04-27 |
| MITCHENER, Anne Tereasa | Director | 2019-01-18 | 2025-04-24 |
| MONTELLO, Silvia Merrylees | Director | 2021-06-23 | 2024-08-27 |
| MORRISH, Jonathan Charles Lutwyche | Director | 2014-11-13 | 2017-09-28 |
| MURDOCH, Andrew William | Director | — | 2004-06-24 |
| NEARY, Martin Gerard James | Director | 1993-10-26 | 2015-04-15 |
| OSMOND, Felicity Anne | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2022-04-28 |
| PARKER, William Northrop | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2012-12-31 |
| PERCIVAL, Allen Dain, Dr | Director | — | 1992-09-19 |
| RACE, Stephen Russell | Director | — | 1995-07-26 |
| RUNSWICK, Daryl Bernard | Director | 1994-03-29 | 2003-03-27 |
| SHARPE, Thomas Anthony Edward | Director | 1999-06-24 | 2017-04-28 |
| SHEFFIELD, Graham Edward | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2022-04-28 |
| SHELDON, Jonathan Howard, Dr | Director | 2014-11-04 | 2017-09-28 |
| SINCLAIR-STEVENSON, Christopher Terence | Director | — | 2010-06-08 |
| SMITH, Ian Duncan Charles | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2007-06-28 |
| SPOFFORTH, Alex | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2024-04-25 |
| STOUTZKER, Ian Isaac | Director | — | 2004-06-24 |
| SULKIN, David Charles Chester | Director | 2009-01-12 | 2013-05-22 |
| TOOLEY, John, Sir | Director | 1993-12-09 | 1999-06-24 |
| VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ursula Joan Penton | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| WARD, Carolyn Jane | Director | 2016-04-13 | 2017-06-01 |
| WHITNEY, John Norton Braithwaite | Director | 1995-06-07 | 2001-01-25 |
| WIGLEY, Richard Jeremy | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2023-10-24 |
| WILLIAMS, David Anthony | Director | 2016-04-13 | 2023-04-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Suzi | Director | 2014-11-24 | 2018-09-27 |
| YATES, Christopher Malcolm | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2008-06-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.