Cowbridge Music Festival
Analysis
Cowbridge Music Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cowbridge. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Cowbridge Music Festival reported income of £106k and spending of £114k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £65k to £106k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Cowbridge Music Festival sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chalfont St Peter Community Centre (£106k), Third Text Limited (£106k) and Barnstaple Musical Comedy & Dramatic Society Limited (£106k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Cowbridge Music Festival is an annual festival, held in September in the Vale of Glamorgan, of chamber, instrumental and vocal music, jazz and folk music. Providing opportunities for young musicians it includes an extensive schools outreach programme, concerts given by young musicians and the Chamber Music Seminar. The Festival Fringe was started in 2018 to give opportunities to local music groups
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chalfont St Peter Community Centre | Gerrards Cross | £106k |
| Third Text Limited | London | £106k |
| Barnstaple Musical Comedy & Dramatic Society Limited | Pottington Business Park | £106k |
| Nautical Museums Trust Limited | Hastings | £107k |