The Musicians' Company

Registered charity 310040 · since 1964wcom.org.uk·United Kingdom·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£8,950

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

£8,950

Typical grant (median)

1 published grants

Key takeaways

This funder is a fit if your work involves young musicians starting their professional careers, or concerts and festivals across the UK, in areas such as music education, performance, jazz, popular music, music theatre or video gaming.
Its awards reach musicians at conservatoires, university music departments, military schools of music and newer music establishments, so a request should show how your work connects to those musicians or to UK concerts and festivals.
The annual report shows £8,950 awarded in grants, apart from £217,697 to individuals, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one.
No application process is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so get in touch through the contact shown before preparing a full request, and ask about timing and next steps.
Its published information does not say how competitive it is, so treat it as an uncertain source rather than a reliable one.

Overview

The Musicians' Company is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 310040).

The Musicians' Company is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, set up to promote education in music and to relieve musicians or their dependants who are in need of financial assistance. It supports musical performance and education to the highest professional standards, and its Young Artist Programme focuses on helping young musicians at the start of their professional careers. The charity gives over 40 awards annually and spends over £250,000. Its awards include the New Elizabethan Award and the Dankworth Prizes for Jazz Composition, and the Young Artists' Programme nurtures award winners during the first five years of their careers while involving them in participation work in the wider community.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Musicians' Company supports young musicians at the start of their professional careers through awards, prizes, bursaries and scholarships. Its awards reach musicians at conservatoires, university music departments, military schools of music and newer music establishments in the UK, and cover genres including jazz, popular music, music theatre and video gaming. It also gives funding to concerts and festivals throughout the UK. Through its Young Artists’ Programme, it develops award winners with performance opportunities, professional development, publicity and outreach; its artists share music through participation and learning in schools and wider communities. The Company describes its work as nurturing emerging musicians and sharing music through concerts, outreach, awards and the young artists’ programme.

Themes

Music education
Music performance
Early-career musicians
Jazz
Popular music
Music theatre
Video gaming

Geographic Focus

The UK.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom

Similar funders

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Grants

1 published grants analysed · median £8,950

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

other organisations and festivals · the promotion of music
£8,950year to 31 December 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 3 grants to individuals.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£20,521	£229,421	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£21,868	£199,702	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£18,454	£225,314	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£18,020	£217,266	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£507,561	£521,993	£8,950	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.