Adferiad

Mae ein strategaeth yn gofyn am fuddsoddiad i gyflawni ein huchelgais hirdymor: i bobl mewn ysbytai a gofal fwynhau ansawdd bywyd gwell a chanlyniadau iechyd gwell. Mae angen i ni adfer ac adeiladu incwm cynaliadwy i symud yn agosach at ein gweledigaeth a sicrhau nad ydym yn dibynnu ar un maes incwm.

This year we continued to focus on diversifying our income. We invested in new areas such as digital fundraising and matched funding campaigns. We also strengthened our partnerships and raised more from health and care partners.

However, the difficult fundraising landscape meant some areas did not perform as well as expected. We are applying our learnings and insights into donor motivations and emerging trends and are grateful for the support of everyone who donated or fundraised for us.

Kate’s story

In April 2024, team Music in Hospitals & Care once again took part in the London Marathon, running 26.2 miles and raising over £10,000 to help share the healing power of live music.

Kate Turner, based in Solihull in the West Midlands, joined our team for the 2025 marathon in June 2024 and immediately began working hard to train and fundraise. Kate shares why she chose to run for us and what music means to her.

“Dw i’n meddwl bod rhedeg yn ffordd wych o ddianc o bethau a gwneud rhywbeth i chi’ch hun a’ch iechyd meddwl eich hun. Tua dwy neu dair blynedd yn ôl, dechreuais redeg hanner marathon achlysurol a meddyliais – dw i yn fy 40au, os na fydda i’n rhedeg marathon nawr, wna i byth, ac dw i wedi gweld yr elusen anhygoel hon yr hoffwn i godi arian ar ei chyfer. Roeddwn i mor falch fy mod i wedi cael fy newis gan Gerddoriaeth mewn Ysbytai a Gofal. Roedd cael un o’u lleoedd yn fraint go iawn.

Rwy'n rhedeg ysgol gerddoriaeth Yamaha yn Solihull, ac roeddwn i'n meddwl y gallwn i godi rhywfaint o arian trwy fy ngwaith. Cysylltais â Yamaha ac roedden nhw'n gefnogol iawn, gan ddarparu gwobrau ar gyfer raffl fel allweddell a phecyn ffrydio, a rhoddon nhw £200 yn uniongyrchol i'm codi arian, nad oeddwn i'n ei ddisgwyl o gwbl. Cysylltais hefyd â gwahanol gwmnïau i gael gwobrau ar gyfer diwrnodau sba a phrofiad golff. Cododd y raffl tua £700 felly dyna oedd fy mhrif godi arian ac ers hynny dim ond caredigrwydd pobl rydw i wedi siarad â nhw ac wedi cael gwybod amdano trwy fy nghyfryngau cymdeithasol a thudalen yr ysgol gerddoriaeth, yn ogystal â dim ond lledaenu'r neges am yr elusen.

My advice for anybody else fundraising is getting the word out there about what the charity does and why you feel it’s a worthy cause, that’s really important.

“Learning a new piece of music is a lot like running – you’re constantly reaching new milestones. For me, it’s about escape. I think that’s what drew me to Music in Hospitals & Care in the first place. When you’re going through tough times, having moments where you can forget everything and simply enjoy the music is so important.”

I think that’s why I didn’t want to just apply to any charity – it had to be something that I believed in. I think in terms of working out how to fundraise, I would definitely get in touch with local businesses and tell them about what you’re doing. If people see how passionate you are about it, I think it makes it a really big difference.”

Kate Turner

“My advice for anybody else fundraising is getting the word out there about what the charity does and why you feel it’s a worthy cause, that’s really important.”

Uchafbwyntiau

Another fantastic day at Fletcher Moss Gardens in Greater Manchester for the annual Didsbury Guitar Trail. We are so grateful to the organising team for donating proceeds to Music in Hospitals & Care for the 15th year running, raising £1,300 to exceed their £600 target.

Other long-standing fundraisers such as Aberdeen Musical Medics and choirs from London, Cardiff and Warrington took to stages and shopping centres. A total of £48,822 was raised from community fundraising.

Funding from the Sir John Fisher Foundation enabled us to share regular live music with people in health and care spaces including care homes and hospital wards across Barrow-in-Furness, an area of significant health deprivation.

Hosted another successful Winter Warmer at Murrayfield Parish Church, Edinburgh in November raising £1,400.

The event featured performances from our musicians and stalls from local businesses.

In May 2024, we received a generous grant of £9,441 from The Waterloo Foundation to share live music in care homes across Wales. This grant particularly supported the development of new partnerships in North Wales, as well as musician recruitment to support our work in this area

Our Big Give Christmas appeal asked donors to imagine Christmas without music – raising £11,318. The campaign ran from 3 to 10 December and donations up to £3,500 were matched to reach our £7,000 target.