More Than Music Cymru
What it does
Providing opportunities for vulnerable and hard to reach individuals and groups who have limited access to participatory arts experiences in highly deprived areas in ex-mining communities in the South Wales Valleys. Open Access Tailored Participatory Workshops. Commissioned Projects in partnership with statutory, community, national or international organisations.
Its charitable purposes
“THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, MUSIC, THEATRE, FILM, DANCE AND DRAMA, IN ALL ITS ASPECTS, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS, RECITALS AND WORKSHOPS, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £73,385 and spent £49,854.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £73,385 | £49,854 | Not reported | 24 |
| 31 March 2025 | £35,961 | £29,877 | Not reported | 5 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 104%, from £35,961 in the year to 31 March 2025 to £73,385 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 68% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent less than its income in each of the 2 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Rhondda Cynon Taf Shared Prosperty Fund gave £41,986 in the year to 31 March 2026, 57% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2026: £41,986 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £41,986 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2026, the charity named 5 funders who gave £62,486 between them. £2,000 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhondda Cynon Taf Shared Prosperty Fund | Trust, company or other | £41,986 | |
| Moondance Foundation | Trust, company or other | £14,500 | |
| Art and Business Cymru Culture Step | Trust, company or other | £3,000 | |
| Community Foundation Wales | Other public body | £2,000 | |
| Interlink Summer Grant | Trust, company or other | £1,000 | |
| National Lottery Grant | National Lottery | £19,500 | |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | Council | £10,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £20,000, awarded in 2026.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Hina Prabhudas MortonChair
- Jonathan Lee Bundy
- Keiran Finbar McGaughey
- Peter Withers-Jones
- Richard Morgan MBE
- Sian Mahoney
Filing record
Of the last 2 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 22 September 2026, 131 days early | Received 22 September 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 6 August 2025, 178 days early | Received 6 August 2025 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1208973
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 July 2024
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Jul 2024
- Website
- www.morethanmusic.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.