Lamberhurst Music Festival
Analysis
Lamberhurst Music Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04370467). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Lamberhurst Music Festival reported income of £50k and spending of £32k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £25k to £50k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Lamberhurst Music Festival sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include School of Preachers (£50k), The Community of the King of Love (£50k) and Kirdford Chapel (£50k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Making classical music available to people living in or near Lamberhurst and the maintenance of St Mary's Church Lamberhurst for the free use of parishioners and its visitors.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| School of Preachers | West Sussex | £50k |
| The Community of the King of Love | High Peak | £50k |
| Kirdford Chapel | Surrey | £50k |
| Clearspring Church | Gloucester | £50k |