Thanet Music and Drama Festival Association
Analysis
Thanet Music and Drama Festival Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 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 other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Thanet Music and Drama Festival Association reported income of £19k and spending of £18k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £322 to £19k (+5777%), an average of +177% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 3898%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Thanet Music and Drama Festival Association sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coulsdon and Purley Festival (£19k), The Rainbo Music Trust (£19k) and The City of Lichfield Concert Band (£19k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of the Public in the Arts, and in particular the arts of Music, Speech and Drama, and Dance, in all their branches
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Coulsdon and Purley Festival | South Croydon | £19k |
| The Rainbo Music Trust | Devon | £19k |
| The City of Lichfield Concert Band | Walsall | £19k |
| (Radley) Village Hall | Abingdon | £19k |