Local and Live Music
Analysis
Local and Live Music is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in February 2019, 7 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Local and Live Music reported income of £78k and spending of £66k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £65k to £78k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Local and Live Music sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Veneziana Fund (£78k), Albrighton Village Hall (£78k) and The Croydon University of the Third Age (£78k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The purpose Local and Live Music is educate the public about music through improving public understanding and appreciation of contemporary live music . Its principal activities are organising an annual free music festival in Tunbridge Wells, other smaller musical events in the South East and making grants to organisations or individuals where their activities are aligned with ours objectives.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Veneziana Fund | London | £78k |
| Albrighton Village Hall | Wolverhampton | £78k |
| The Croydon University of the Third Age | Orpington | £78k |
| Warner Priory Charitable Trust | London | £78k |