The Summer School for Pianists

Analysis

The Summer School for Pianists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2017, 9 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Summer School for Pianists reported income of £74k and spending of £73k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £57k to £74k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, The Summer School for Pianists sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cross Hands Hall, Cinema and Community Centre (£74k), The Worcestershire Federation of Women's Institutes CIO (£74k) and Lowther Castle and Gardens Trust (£74k).