Northern Childrens Book Festival

Analysis

Northern Childrens Book Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northern Childrens Book Festival reported income of £36k and spending of £38k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £36k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Northern Childrens Book Festival sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rowantree Choir (£36k), Fleetdown Community Centre (£36k) and Bardsea Malt Kiln (£36k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.