Eastbourne Music Festival Norah Sande Awards
Analysis
Eastbourne Music Festival Norah Sande Awards is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Eastbourne Music Festival Norah Sande Awards reported income of £10k and spending of £8,707, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £10k to £10k (-3.6%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Eastbourne Music Festival Norah Sande Awards sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halifax Young Singers Limited (£10k), Whitchurch Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (£10k) and UK Friends of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (£10k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Organising competitions to encourage and support young musicians, at the commencement of their careers, who were born, resident, training or working in Kent, Sussex or Surrey and the London Postal District.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Young Singers Limited | West Yorkshire | £10k |
| Whitchurch Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society | Shropshire | £10k |
| UK Friends of the National Museum of Women in the Arts | London | £10k |
| Stourbridge Choir and Orchestra | West Midlands | £10k |