Britten Pears Arts
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Artistic programming - concerts at Snape Concert Hall and other locations;Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme - performance driven masterclasses;Aldeburgh Residencies - development for established musicians;Aldeburgh Young Musicians - creative and performing projects for exceptional musicians aged 8 and 18;Learning and Inclusion - engagement with the local community on arts-based projects
Latest income
£15.3m
Expenditure
£13.0m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £9.3m | £8.9m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £11.4m | £11.1m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £12.8m | £13.3m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £18.4m | £12.8m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £15.3m | £13.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £5.3m |
| Charitable activities | £1.8m |
| Trading | £7.6m |
| Investment income | £714k |
| Total income | £15.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £6.6m |
| Raising funds | £608k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £50k |
| Total expenditure | £13.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.8m |
| Total funds | £68.1m |
| — restricted | £11.2m |
| — unrestricted | £8.2m |
| — endowment | £48.8m |
| Total assets | £68.1m |
| Cash | £5.5m |
People
| Employees | 156 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.