# Britten Pears Arts

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 261383
- **Other names:** ALDEBURGH FOUNDATION, ALDEBURGH MUSIC, ALDEBURGH PRODUCTIONS, SNAPE MALTINGS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 23, 1970
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=261383


## Contact

- **Address:** Britten Pears Arts, SNAPE MALTINGS CONCERT HALL, SNAPE BRIDGE, SNAPE, SAXMUNDHAM
- **Postcode:** IP17 1SP
- **Phone:** 01728687100
- **Email:** enquiries@brittenpearsarts.org
- **Website:** www.brittenpearsarts.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC, DRAMA, DANCING, MIME, PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND GRAPHIC ARTS, AND LITERATURE AND POETRY, AND TO EXTEND AND INCREASE THE APPRECIATION, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS IN ALL THEIR FORMS;2) TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORKS OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN AND PETER PEARS;3) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE MUSICAL, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LEGACIES OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN AND PETER PEARS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR PROPERTIES AND COLLECTIONS;4) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN MATTERS RELATED TO PEACE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; AND5) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT OR PURPOSE AND TO ENGAGE IN ANY FIELD OF CHARITABLE GRANT-MAKING ACTIVITY PERMITTED BY ENGLISH LAW.

**Activities:** 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

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £15359000 | £12952000 | £68112000 | 156 |
| March 31, 2024 | £18397000 | £12827000 | £64287000 | 169 |
| March 31, 2023 | £12780000 | £13299000 | £58439000 | 166 |
| March 31, 2022 | £11351000 | £11114000 | £58833000 | 144 |
| March 31, 2021 | £9258000 | £8942000 | £57845000 | 132 |



## Trustees

- **Angela Marie Christine Mallinson** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2020
- ALASDAIR WILSON ROBERTSON TAIT
- Andrew Comben — appointed Sept. 9, 2024
- David Andrew Leo Clasen — appointed Oct. 11, 2024
- David Andrew Robbie
- Helen Vincent — appointed June 17, 2025
- James Peter Rivett KC — appointed Dec. 12, 2025
- Jamie Njoku-Goodwin — appointed Jan. 20, 2021
- Lady Sarah Younger — appointed Oct. 9, 2023
- Laura Wade-Gery — appointed April 1, 2020
- Linda OHare — appointed Oct. 10, 2025
- Matthew Gregory — appointed July 11, 2024
- Sarah Mary Faulder — appointed April 1, 2020
- Stephen Christopher Neil Swift — appointed Oct. 9, 2023