Nelson Festival (Cecil Bateson Memorial)

Analysis

Nelson Festival (Cecil Bateson Memorial) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nelson. It was registered in July 1994, 32 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 buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending May 2026, Nelson Festival (Cecil Bateson Memorial) reported income of £11k and spending of £10k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2026, income grew from £6,166 to £11k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Nelson Festival (Cecil Bateson Memorial) sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chinese Children and Parents Association Limited (£11k), The Friends of the Church of St John the Baptist, Wateringbury (£11k) and Gatley and District Choral Society (£11k).