Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival
Analysis
Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in April 1982, 44 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 human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival reported income of £24k and spending of £22k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £56 to £24k (+43193%), an average of +356% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 50125%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Bournemouth Music Competitions Festival sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% 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 Arthur S Winterbotham Memorial Hall (£24k), Leek Arts Festival (£24k) and East Cornwall Bach Choir (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Promotes the development of performance in the Performing Arts, primarily by young people, through the provision of a public stage for performance, with constructive adjudications by Adjudicators of National repute. Activity is enhanced by competition.
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|---|---|---|
| Arthur S Winterbotham Memorial Hall | Gloucestershire | £24k |
| Leek Arts Festival | Staffordshire | £24k |
| East Cornwall Bach Choir | Cornwall | £24k |
| 19th Bolton (Bolton School) Scout Group | Bolton | £24k |