WIMBLEDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED

Registered charity 1142980 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WIMBLEDON MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED

To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE: 1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLI0001C CONCERTS AND RECITALS; 2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Merton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£255k
Latest spending
£286k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £31,474 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total charity funds of £153,949. The trustees acknowledge that securing continuity and durability of funding is the most significant risk faced by the charitable company. Despite this, the trustees maintain that the current reserves provide adequate flexibility to meet obligations in reasonably foreseeable circumstances.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate contingency funds available to assist the management and delivery of annual Festivals on a continuing basis, and for winding up the Festival and Company, should that ever become necessary (reserves figure: £154k)
“The charity aims to build financial reserves to ensure that there are adequate contingency funds available to assist the management and delivery of annual Festivals on a continuing basis, and for winding up the Festival and Company, should that ever become necessary.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £28,630 — grants £28,630 (1); 11% of the £255,287 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Operates in: Merton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£255k£286k
31/03/2024£365k£212k
31/03/2023£245k£262k
31/03/2022£194k£213k
31/03/2021£113k£83k

Common questions

Is WIMBLEDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £31,474 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total charity funds of £153,949. The trustees acknowledge that securing continuity and durability of funding is the most significant risk faced by the charitable company. Despite this, the trustees maintain that the current reserves provide adequate flexibility to meet obligations in reasonably foreseeable circumstances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WIMBLEDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WIMBLEDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£20k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2021£10k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WIMBLEDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED£255k—0above—no doubt
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026£117k——unclear—no doubt
THE ARTS SOCIETY WIMBLEDON FY2025£37k—0unclear—no doubt
WILTONS MUSIC HALL FY2025£2.5m£60,001 - £70,0001within—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED FY2026£264k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LONDON MUSICAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA FY2025£392k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.