Haydn Festival Trust
Analysis
Haydn Festival Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgnorth. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Haydn Festival Trust reported income of £62k and spending of £76k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £62k (+305%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Haydn Festival Trust sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Derby Community Association Limited (£62k), Awa Dance (£62k) and The Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust (£62k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Charity supports the live performance of Classical Music within the Bridgnorth Rural District Area. In particular it financially supports the annual English Haydn Festival, a nine day Classical Music Festival focused around the works of Haydn and those Composers of the late 18th Century. The Trust promotes the performances of Classical Music to the local Youth, through a Schools Concert.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| West Derby Community Association Limited | Liverpool | £62k |
| Awa Dance | Birmingham | £62k |
| The Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust | Dorset | £62k |
| Puppet Place Trust Ltd | Bristol | £62k |