Registered charity · Leeds
Leeds International Piano Competition
The Objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to:3.1 promote the art and appreciation of music, particularly piano playing, performance and repertoire, through activities including but not limited to competitions, concerts, and public...
- 8 trustees
- Income £672k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Edward AppleyardChair · since 2021
- Christopher Michael TaitTrustee · since 2020
- Gabrielle Teresa SoltiTrustee · since 2022
- Isabel HuntTrustee · since 2026
- Judith Olivia WebsterTrustee · since 2022
- Professor Shearer Carroll WestTrustee · since 2024
- Richard South MorseTrustee · since 2022
- Salma ArifTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.leedspiano.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Leeds International Piano Competition LTD
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£672k£1.5m
- 2023£437k£511k
- 2022£1.3m£309k
Earlier years
- 2021£616k£1.3m
- 2020£823k£298k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The Objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to:3.1 promote the art and appreciation of music, particularly piano playing, performance and repertoire, through activities including but not limited to competitions, concerts, and public events;3.2 to support the development of exceptionally talented young musicians, including through prizes, performance opportunities, mentoring, training, and professional development; and3.3 to advance education, cultural engagement and participation in music, especially piano music, among diverse audiences in the City of Leeds, Yorkshire, and elsewhere.
Grants received
5 grants · £70,100 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The Segelman Trust · £40,000
- Backstage Trust · £20,000
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £7,100
- Sir George Martin Trust · £3,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Edward Appleyard Chair since 2021
- Christopher Michael Tait since 2020
- Gabrielle Teresa Solti since 2022
- Isabel Hunt since 2026
- Judith Olivia Webster since 2022
- Professor Shearer Carroll West since 2024
- Richard South Morse since 2022
- Salma Arif since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Michael Tait since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Edward Appleyard Chair since 2021
- Christopher Michael Tait since 2020
- Gabrielle Teresa Solti since 2022
- Isabel Hunt since 2026
- Professor Shearer Carroll West since 2024
- Richard South Morse since 2022
- Salma Arif since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Judith Olivia Webster since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 35.4 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1073251
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 FEBRUARY 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11 MAY 1998.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 FEB 2017 as amended on 14 Jul 2025 as amended on 26 Sept 2025 as amended on 26 Sept 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 03518157 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01132446586 · info@leedspiano.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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