Leicester Musicfest

Analysis

Leicester Musicfest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in November 2019, 7 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 and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Leicester Musicfest reported income of £23k and spending of £21k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £14k to £23k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Leicester Musicfest sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Petersham Hall Community Association (£23k), The Wilson Centre (Long Newton) (£23k) and Brookside (£23k).