Workington Musical Festival
Analysis
Workington Musical Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maryport. It was registered in August 1997, 29 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. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Workington Musical Festival reported income of £13k and spending of £13k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £29 to £13k (+46062%), an average of +364% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 2297%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Workington Musical Festival sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nettlestead Village Hall (£13k), The Coquetdale Music Trust (£13k) and Dinnington Colliery Band (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Promotion of an annual Festivals of Music and Dance. A member of the British and International Federation of Musical Festivals. Provision of financial grants to selected competitors.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Nettlestead Village Hall | Kent | £13k |
| The Coquetdale Music Trust | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £13k |
| Dinnington Colliery Band | Sheffield | £13k |
| Cymdeithas Corau Meibion Gogledd Cymru | Rhyl | £13k |