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Classic Concerts Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 295996TadworthArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£19k2025-06-30
Spending£17ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause47th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1987Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Classic Concerts Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tadworth. It was registered in January 1987, 39 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 company (Companies House number 02071722). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Classic Concerts Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £17k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £23k to £19k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Classic Concerts Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Fritwell School (£19k), Somerset International Festival of the Arts (£19k) and Campden and District Music Society (£19k).

Income and spending

£0£33k£67k£100k£134k2021 Income: £23,3442021 Spending: £19,14920212022 Income: £50,9032022 Spending: £57,83920222023 Income: £133,8222023 Spending: £127,65020232024 Income: £51,6032024 Spending: £61,09220242025 Income: £18,8582025 Spending: £17,1422025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Present activity is concerned with advanced musical education, including the Conductors' Academy, which supports the education and career development of emerging conductors, the Georg Solti Accademia and the Mascarade Opera Studio.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Friends of Fritwell SchoolOxfordshire£19k
Somerset International Festival of the ArtsBristol£19k
Campden and District Music SocietyGloucestershire£19k
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