Southwell Music Festival Limited
Analysis
Southwell Music Festival Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southwell. It was registered in July 2013, 13 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 08361306). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Southwell Music Festival Limited reported income of £212k and spending of £203k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £178k to £212k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Southwell Music Festival Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Crew Club (£212k), The Cook Museum Trust (£212k) and Beaford Arts (£212k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Southwell Music Festival istaking place for the first time in 2014,and is planned as an annual, top-quality classical music festival, to celebrate classical music, and to raise the profile of the town and its magnificent mediaeval Minster.The Festival performances will be centred at Southwell Minster, and in the historic Great Hall.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Crew Club | Brighton | £212k |
| The Cook Museum Trust | North Yorkshire | £212k |
| Beaford Arts | Devon | £212k |
| The Springhead Trust Limited | Dorset | £213k |