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Leith Hill Musical Festival

RegisteredRegistered charity number 275176SurreyArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£92k2026-06-30
Spending£94ksame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause78th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1978Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Leith Hill Musical Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in March 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Leith Hill Musical Festival reported income of £92k and spending of £94k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £72k to £92k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Leith Hill Musical Festival sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lytham Heritage Group (£92k), North West Music Academy Limited (£92k) and Friends of the Highgate Roman Kiln (Fohrk) (£92k).

Income and spending

£0£23k£47k£70k£94k2022 Income: £72,3502022 Spending: £54,74220222023 Income: £78,4382023 Spending: £83,84820232024 Income: £86,7292024 Spending: £85,87320242025 Income: £84,7162025 Spending: £80,92620252026 Income: £92,1642026 Spending: £93,9232026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Leith Hill Musical Festival, which is based in Dorking, Surrey, is held in April each year and consists of three days of competitions and concerts for locally-based choirs. In March each year, it performs one of the Bach Passions (or Handel's Messiah) and holds competitions for choirs of young people.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Lytham Heritage GroupLancashire£92k
North West Music Academy LimitedBarrow-In-Furness£92k
Friends of the Highgate Roman Kiln (Fohrk)London£92k
Macclesfield Amateur Dramatic SocietyCheshire£92k