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Leicestershire Music Hub Impact Report 2025/26

Leicestershire Music Hub's Impact Report 2025/26 shows music-making across Leicester and Leicestershire: over 20,000 students experiencing the hub's work, 361 schools supported through music-making activities, 10,732 students taught through classroom instrumental learning and 3,763 students taking part in singing projects.

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About

Leicestershire Music Hub brings together Leicestershire Music and partner organisations to give every young person in Leicester and Leicestershire access to high-quality music-making opportunities.

Key Metrics

Students reached Over 20,000 students experienced the impact of the hub's work this year
Schools supported 361 schools supported through music-making activities
Instrumental learning 10,732 students taught through classroom instrumental learning
Singing projects 3,763 students took part in a singing project
Individual lessons 647 pupils received 1:1 or small group music lessons, with 100+ instruments hired out to individuals

Key Outcomes

  • Over 20,000 students across 361 schools experienced high-quality music-making opportunities in Leicester and Leicestershire.
  • 70 young people with social, emotional and mental health needs benefited from a targeted music programme, resulting in improved attendance, music qualification success and gains in confidence, wellbeing and self-expression.
  • Specialist SEND provision led by a dedicated SEND Music Leader ensured children and young people with additional needs could access meaningful musical experiences.

Geography

East Midlands

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £138,600,000 and total expenditure £108,350,000 (year ended 31 March 2025, charity no. 1068852); 5 million people welcomed through palace gates; £138.6m income...
Key Metric 2
Over 160,000 members making 300,000+ visits generating £5.8m membership income plus £814k Gift Aid; 217,400 £1 Universal Credit tickets sold; 304,000 visitors to Untold...
Key Metric 3
89% of visitors gained a better understanding of stories (discovery); 83% felt happier after their visit (joy); 76% were inspired to learn more; 28,365...
83% of visitors felt happier after their visit; 89% gained better understanding of palace stories; 94% charitable activities allocation of total expenditure; Tomorrow's Tower campaign secured £1.9m including £1m from Sandys Trust and National Lottery Heritage Fund development grant
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
3,943 young people reached across 279 learning sessions in 16 programmes; 46 public performances reaching 8,517 audience members
Key Metric 2
100+ Emerging Professionals supported with 159 paid performance opportunities; 32% from regions beyond London; 32% from African, Asian, Caribbean or Mixed Heritage backgrounds
Key Metric 3
46% of Under-18 participants receive bursaries; 46% benefit from free access (Pupil Premium, free school meals or low-income families)
Largest single concert audience of 1,500 for British Standard Time at Berlin's Konzerthaus; NYJO Under 18s alumni have gone on to Birmingham Conservatoire, Leeds Conservatoire and Cambridge University