Pettman (Classical Music) Foundation

Analysis

Pettman (Classical Music) Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Keighley. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Pettman (Classical Music) Foundation reported income of £325k and spending of £217k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £110k to £325k (+195%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Pettman (Classical Music) Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship Limited (£325k), The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts 'adopt a School' Trust (£326k) and The Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation (£325k).