Leamington Music

What Leamington Music does

Leamington Music is a UK-registered charity (charity number 1117723) founded in July 2006 and based in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. It presents classical and early music concerts and festival events and promotes music-making in the local community. Programming is curated by Artistic Director Helen Beecroft and draws on visiting international ensembles and soloists, with the 2026 season featuring a "Focus on Poland" festival weekend to mark the charity's 20th anniversary.

The core offering is a seasonal calendar of live performance events. Headline festival concerts carry premium seats at approximately £29, while the Richard Phillips Coffee Concerts series offers a lower-priced (~£9) daytime format that broadens access. Ticketing is distributed across three third-party platforms — TicketSource, Ticketsolve, and Eventbrite — and a Festival Saver Ticket at £125 bundles multiple festival events for repeat attendees at an advertised £28 saving over individual purchases. Beyond ticketed concerts, the charity runs community music-making activities, suggesting an educational and participatory layer beneath the professional performance programme.

The organisation operates as a small non-profit with 1–10 employees. Its business model is that of a community-rooted UK arts charity: revenue is generated primarily through ticket sales, donations, and grants typical of organisations of this size, supplemented by volunteer involvement. There is no proprietary technology platform; operational scale is local, distribution is via off-the-shelf ticketing SaaS, and growth is paced by programming ambition rather than commercial scaling.

Name

Leamington Music

Legal name

Leamington Music

Website

https://leamingtonmusic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UK-registered classical music charity (charity number 1117723), founded 2006 in Leamington Spa, presenting concerts, festival events, and community music-making programmes under Artistic Director Helen Beecroft. Small staff of 1–10; tickets distributed via TicketSource, Ticketsolve, and Eventbrite.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Classical Music Concerts

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190), Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Concerts & Music Festivals (THAJAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Music & Dance Festivals (Non-Commercial/Local) (MPAGAEAH), Arts & Culture Community Festivals (Multidisciplinary Arts Weeks) (MPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Classical music concerts
• Early music programming
• Chamber music festivals
• Music charity events
• String quartet recitals

Headquarters

HQ city

Leamington Spa

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Leamington Music presents classical and early music concerts and festival events across multiple venues in Leamington Spa and Warwick, including a string quartet series at Holy Trinity Church, an early music series at St Mary's Church Warwick, daytime coffee concerts, and biannual festival weekends. The registered charity also supports young artist development, educational outreach, and community music-making.

Product overview

Leamington Music is a registered charity (launched July 2006) dedicated to maintaining Leamington and district as a musical centre. The organization operates multiple concert series across different venues: String Quartet concerts at Holy Trinity Church featuring international ensembles; Early Music series at St Mary's Church, Warwick with vocal and instrumental programmes; and the newly launched Richard Phillips Coffee Concerts at Unitarian Chapel, Warwick. The organization hosts two major Festival Weekends annually (May and September), with the 2026 September festival being a special 'Focus on Poland' event marking 20 years of operation. Ticket sales are managed through TicketSource and Ticketsolve platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Richard Phillips Coffee Concerts: A new series of coffee concerts launched in memory of the founder Richard Phillips.
• Focus on Poland Festival Weekend

Products and services

• String Quartet Concert Series at Holy Trinity Church, Leamington A seasonal concert series of string quartet performances at Holy Trinity Church in Leamington Spa, featuring international and British chamber ensembles, for local classical music audiences and visitors.
• Early Music Series at St Mary's Church, Warwick A seasonal series of vocal and instrumental early music concerts at St Mary's Church, Warwick, including choral works, baroque ensembles, and renaissance polyphony, for classical and early music audiences.
• Richard Phillips Coffee Concerts A new intimate daytime concert series launched in memory of founder Richard Phillips, held mainly at the Unitarian Chapel in Warwick, offering short classical performances in a coffee-concert format.
• Leamington Music Festival Weekends Biannual festival weekends (May and September) featuring multiple concerts in concentrated cultural programmes, including orchestral and chamber performances for the local community.
• Focus on Poland Festival Weekend (20th Anniversary)
• Friends of Leamington Music Membership

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ryedale Festival: Annual chamber music festival in North Yorkshire featuring international quartets and early music ensembles. Direct peer to Leamington Music's string quartet and early music series given the similar format, repertoire mix, and small-town venue pattern.
• Chipping Campden Music Festival: Small Cotswolds-based chamber music festival featuring international quartets and early music ensembles. Closely comparable to Leamington Music in scale, location profile, classical programming mix, and single-organiser charity structure.
• Cheltenham Music Festival: Annual UK chamber and contemporary music festival under the Cheltenham Festivals umbrella. Direct peer to Leamington Music's Festival Weekends because it centres international soloists and ensembles over a concentrated multi-day period with a classical/early music remit.
• English Music Festival: UK festival dedicated to English classical and early music, with chamber concerts and recitals. Comparable to Leamington Music's Early Music series at St Mary's Church given the overlapping repertoire niche and small-organisation festival model.
• Wigmore Hall: London-based chamber music presenter running an international recital and ensemble series. Direct peer to Leamington Music because both programme classical and early chamber music at a similar scale with subscription-style ticketing, though Wigmore Hall operates from a single owned venue.
• Buxton International Festival: Multi-week summer festival in Buxton combining opera, chamber music, and literary events. Comparable to Leamington Music as a UK festival presenter with classical music at its core and a similar reliance on international artists and ticketed events.
• Kings Place: London venue and concert presenter with year-round chamber, jazz, and classical programming. Directly comparable to Leamington Music as a presenter (rather than a performer) selling individual concert tickets and series subscriptions to classical audiences.
• Presteigne Festival: Small UK chamber music festival held annually in a rural town. Direct peer because it matches Leamington Music's scale (single small-town location, international artists, classical/early music programming) and charity-style operation.
• St Magnus Festival: Annual international music festival in Orkney presenting chamber, choral, and orchestral concerts. Direct peer to Leamington Music given the comparable festival-weekend format, classical/early music focus, and small-organisation scale.
• Bath Mozartfest: Annual classical music festival in Bath focused on chamber and orchestral repertoire. Comparable to Leamington Music as a UK regional classical festival of similar scale with ticketed series and international artist programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/leamingtonmusic
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC22TjAdu2z-0
• Facebookfacebook.com/leamingtonmusic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leamington-music
• Instagraminstagram.com/leamingtonmusic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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