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Bromley (Kent) Festival of Music and Speech

RegisteredRegistered charity number 286229West WickhamArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£15k2025-05-31
Spending£12ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause41st pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1983Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Bromley (Kent) Festival of Music and Speech is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Wickham. It was registered in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Bromley (Kent) Festival of Music and Speech reported income of £15k and spending of £12k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £718 to £15k (+1970%), an average of +113% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 1153%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Bromley (Kent) Festival of Music and Speech sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Martyn Donaldson Music Trust (£15k), Wash Common Community Association (£15k) and The Swaton Community Trust (£15k).

Income and spending

£0£4,118£8,235£12k£16k2021 Income: £7182021 Spending: £57120212022 Income: £8,9932022 Spending: £13,15720222023 Income: £12,9262023 Spending: £11,11720232024 Income: £16,4702024 Spending: £15,31320242025 Income: £14,8652025 Spending: £12,4312025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The charity runs an annual music and speech competitive festival.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Martyn Donaldson Music TrustMacclesfield£15k
Wash Common Community AssociationBerkshire£15k
The Swaton Community TrustLincs£15k
Drip Action Theatre CompanyWest Sussex£15k