Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition
A biennial classical music (piano, strings and wind) international competition for young people aged between 16 and 27 held in Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Objects
TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE EDUCATION IN MUSIC AND, FOR THAT PURPOSE, TO PROMOTE PUBLIC COMPETITIONS. TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG MUSICIANS AND, IN SUPPORT OF THIS OBJECT, TO HOLD PUBLIC COMPETITIONS, SUPPORT ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, AND RUN FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES FOR THESE.
Latest income
£21k
Latest spending
£4k
Registered
1979
Policies the charity declares
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 8
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 15
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 12
Trustees
- Mary Andersonchair
- Henry Stephen Swanton
- Maria Magdalena Colquhoun
- STEPHEN HEMSTED
- Vivian Widgery
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £21k | £4k |
| 31/12/2024 | £39k | £45k |
| 31/12/2023 | £15k | £4k |
| 31/12/2022 | £29k | £44k |
| 31/12/2021 | £14k | £10k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | — | £5k | Music festival |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | — | £1k | Music festival |