Henley Youth Festival Trust
Analysis
Henley Youth Festival Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Henley Youth Festival Trust reported income of £35k and spending of £30k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £58 to £35k (+59888%), an average of +395% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 35072%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Henley Youth Festival Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% 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 Norfolk Mills and Pumps Trust (£35k), Tarka Valley Railway (£35k) and The Gillian Dickinson Trust (£35k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The aims of the Trust are to support, promote and facilitate access to the arts, music, drama, dance, sports and other skills amongst the young people of Henley-on-Thames and its surrounding area. Annually, the Trust holds a Festival at which the young people experience professional workshops and shows, have an opportunity to perform, exhibit art work and participate in sporting events.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Mills and Pumps Trust | Norwich | £35k |
| Tarka Valley Railway | Bideford | £35k |
| The Gillian Dickinson Trust | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £35k |
| Ashcott Village Hall | Somerset | £35k |