THE PERFORMING RIGHT SOCIETY FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
PRS Foundation is the UK's leading charitable funder of new music and talent development. Since 2000 it has given more than £50 million to over 9,000 new music initiatives by awarding grants and leading partnership programmes. PRS Foundation supports an exceptional range of new music activity, from showcases and commissions to a network of talent development partners www.prsfoundation.com
Latest income
£5.1m
Expenditure
£4.8m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £3.9m | £3.9m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £4.2m | £4.1m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £4.0m | £4.2m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £4.2m | £4.2m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £5.1m | £4.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £4.7m |
| Charitable activities | £274k |
| Trading | £18k |
| Investment income | £28k |
| Total income | £5.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £4.7m |
| Raising funds | £106k |
| Grants to institutions | £1.9m |
| Governance | £22k |
| Total expenditure | £4.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £150k |
| Total funds | £1.0m |
| — restricted | £323k |
| — unrestricted | £422k |
| — endowment | £265k |
| Total assets | £1.0m |
| Cash | £2.9m |
People
| Employees | 14 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.