Chesham Arts Festival
Analysis
Chesham Arts Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in August 1995, 31 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 trust. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Chesham Arts Festival reported income of £22k and spending of £31k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £35 to £22k (+63986%), an average of +403% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 32920%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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, Chesham Arts Festival sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The James and Frieda Lund Trust (£22k), Firstbase (£22k) and Property Held for the Wheathampstead Women's Institute (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To hold an annual music, speech and dance festival
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The James and Frieda Lund Trust | Fornham St. Martin | £22k |
| Firstbase | Leeds | £22k |
| Property Held for the Wheathampstead Women's Institute | St Albans | £22k |
| Ardingly Choral Society | West Sussex | £22k |