Leeds International Piano Competition

Analysis

Leeds International Piano Competition is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03518157). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Leeds International Piano Competition reported income of £960k and spending of £417k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £616k to £960k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Leeds International Piano Competition sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Curators (£959k), The Koestler Trust (£964k) and Wolverhampton Arts Centre (£959k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 9.1%. Reserves of £398k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.