The All-England Theatre Festival ("Aeft")

Analysis

The All-England Theatre Festival ("Aeft") is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The All-England Theatre Festival ("Aeft") reported income of £28k and spending of £25k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6,301 to £28k (+343%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, The All-England Theatre Festival ("Aeft") sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weybridge District Guide Association (£28k), Grantham Branch of the University of the Third Age (U3a) (£28k) and Aston-Cum-Aughton Parish Hall (£28k).