Lake District Music Limited
Analysis
Lake District Music Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in April 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01887957). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Lake District Music Limited reported income of £410k and spending of £375k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £239k to £410k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Lake District Music Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fierce (Festival) Limited (£410k), Writing on the Wall Limited (£412k) and Stand and Be Counted Theatre Ltd (£410k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Founded in 1985, Lake District Music has consistently pursued a clear policy of bringing to Cumbria an annual festival and professional summer school of quality and purpose centred principally, but not exclusively, on chamber music.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Fierce (Festival) Limited | Birmingham | £410k |
| Writing on the Wall Limited | Merseyside | £412k |
| Stand and Be Counted Theatre Ltd | Oldham | £410k |
| The Summer School Foundation | Newton Abbot | £412k |