Festival Church Trust Limited

Analysis

Festival Church Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blaenau Gwent. It was registered in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03017448). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Festival Church Trust Limited reported income of £14k and spending of £16k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £22k to £14k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 370%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Festival Church Trust Limited sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lawrence's Roundabout Well Appeal (£14k), Pachawawas - Children of the Earth (£14k) and The French Kier Benevolent Trust (£14k).