Greenwich + Docklands Festivals
Analysis
Greenwich + Docklands Festivals is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02876062). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Greenwich + Docklands Festivals reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.8m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Greenwich + Docklands Festivals sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include MK Gallery (£1.8m), Southwark Playhouse Theatre Company (£1.8m) and Wessex Rivers Trust (£1.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £246k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.1%
- Charitable activities 97%
- Investments 0.7%
- Other 0.9%
In the charity's own words
GDF is a London based organisation with a national reputation committed to achieving excellence in outdoor arts. GDF aims to raise the ambition, quality and diversity of outdoor performance in the UK through pioneering commissioning and programming activities, which take risks and breaks new ground for outdoor arts, engaging large and diverse audiences including many first time arts attenders.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| MK Gallery | Milton Keynes | £1.8m |
| Southwark Playhouse Theatre Company | London | £1.8m |
| Wessex Rivers Trust | Wiltshire | £1.8m |
| The Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts Ltd | London | £1.8m |