Leeds International Piano Competition

Registered charity 1073251 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEEDS INTERNATIONAL PIANOFORTE COMPETITION

Latest income

£672k

Latest spending

£1.5m

Registered

1999

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£672k

Total spending

£1.5m

Cost of raising funds

£189k

Reserves (reported)

£216k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/02/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

Edward Appleyardchair
Christopher Michael Tait
Gabrielle Teresa Solti
Isabel Hunt
Judith Olivia Webster · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Shearer Carroll West
Richard South Morse
Salma Arif

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£672k	£1.5m
31/12/2023	£437k	£511k
31/12/2022	£1.3m	£309k
31/12/2021	£616k	£1.3m
31/12/2020	£823k	£298k

Common questions

Who funds Leeds International Piano Competition?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Leeds International Piano Competition as a grant recipient include The Keith Howard Foundation, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, THE SIR JACK LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
The Keith Howard Foundation	FY2022	£70k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£45k
THE SIR JACK LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE SIR JACK LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k
The Keith Howard Foundation	FY2021	£5k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/03/2019	£7k	"Stories from M&S Sheet Music - Leeds' Piano Heritage"