The British Music Experience (number 1125752) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The British Music Experience do?
The BME has a mission to advance the education and appreciation of the art, history, and science of music. The museum holds a collection of artefacts brought to life through audio-visual technology against a backdrop of Britain's social and political landscape. The British Music Experience fulfils its charitable objectives by operating a Museum housed in the Cunard Building, Liverpool.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The British Music Experience
Answers The British Music Experience gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The British Music Experience's highest-paid staff paid?
The British Music Experience's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The British Music Experience's money come from?
The British Music Experience reported £958k total income for the year ending 30 April 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £639k (67%), trading and fundraising events £319k (33%), investments £26 (0%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£639k · 67%
Trading and fundraising events£319k · 33%
Investments£26 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The British Music Experience as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The British Music Experience's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The British Music Experience registered for?
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for The British Music Experience yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The British Music Experience.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to The British Music Experience?
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Is The British Music Experience a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The British Music Experience as a registered charity (number 1125752) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The British Music Experience's charity number?
The British Music Experience's charity number is 1125752. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1125752?
Search 1125752 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The British Music Experience do?
The BME has a mission to advance the education and appreciation of the art, history, and science of music. The museum holds a collection of artefacts brought to life through audio-visual technology against a backdrop of Britain's social and political landscape. The British Music Experience fulfils its charitable objectives by operating a Museum housed in the Cunard Building, Liverpool.
Does The British Music Experience have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The British Music Experience. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The British Music Experience?
The British Music Experience's website listed in our register data is http://www.britishmusicexperience.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The British Music Experience's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The British Music Experience's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The British Music Experience's money come from?
The British Music Experience reported £958k total income for the year ending 30 April 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £639k (67%), trading and fundraising events £319k (33%), investments £26 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The British Music Experience?
The register records The British Music Experience as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The British Music Experience's trustees paid?
The British Music Experience's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was The British Music Experience previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The British Music Experience: The Music Experience.
When was The British Music Experience registered as a charity?
The British Music Experience was entered on the register on 8 September 2008. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06364836).