Hastings Chamber Music Festival
Analysis
Hastings Chamber Music Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in January 2024, 2 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 December 2025, Hastings Chamber Music Festival reported income of £17k and spending of £15k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £17k (+55%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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, Hastings Chamber Music Festival sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Somerset Maugham Trust Fund (£17k), The Ipswich Chamber Music Society (£17k) and Stand Magazine Limited (£17k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote, improve, develop, maintain and advance education and the arts for the public benefit inparticular through the promotion, support, encouragement of the art of music and all other art forms by the presentation and production of the Hastings Chamber Music Festival which may include public performances, masterclasses, coaching, open rehearsals, workshops, talks and lectures.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Somerset Maugham Trust Fund | London | £17k |
| The Ipswich Chamber Music Society | Suffolk | £17k |
| Stand Magazine Limited | Leeds | £17k |
| Abergorki Community Hall Limited | Treorchy | £17k |