King's Lynn Festival Limited
Analysis
King's Lynn Festival Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03468735). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, King's Lynn Festival Limited reported income of £292k and spending of £261k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £24k to £292k (+1127%), an average of +87% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 893%. 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, King's Lynn Festival Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carstairs Countryside Trust (£291k), Community Arts Northwest (£292k) and Church Street Charitable Trust (£291k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The promotion, maintenance, improvement and advancement of public education, appreciation and understanding through the arts particularly by the promotion and production of plays, recitals, concerts and the like and in particular by the organisation, promotion and production of the King's Lynn Festival of Music and the Arts.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Carstairs Countryside Trust | York | £291k |
| Community Arts Northwest | Manchester | £292k |
| Church Street Charitable Trust | Hereford | £291k |
| The Handlebards CIO | Merseyside | £292k |