Highgate International Chamber Music Festival
Analysis
Highgate International Chamber Music Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chesham. It was registered in October 2016, 10 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Highgate International Chamber Music Festival reported income of £61k and spending of £61k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,884 to £61k (+945%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 603%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Highgate International Chamber Music Festival sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iron Guidance Limited (£61k), Ash Village Hall (£61k) and The Bury Athenaeum (£61k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the charity are fulfilled primarily by the organisation of an annual chamber music festival with concerts open to the public and associated activities including a free outreach project delivered to local schools.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Guidance Limited | Cleveland | £61k |
| Ash Village Hall | Kent | £61k |
| The Bury Athenaeum | Bury | £61k |
| Torbay and South West of England Festival | Devon | £62k |