Buxton Festival Foundation
Analysis
Buxton Festival Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buxton. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 October 2025, Buxton Festival Foundation reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £25k to £14k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 626%. Over the whole period it spent 21% 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, Buxton Festival Foundation sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Worcestershire Masonic Library and Museum Trust (£14k), 1st Turners Hill and Crawley Down Scout Group (£14k) and Colchester Nepalese Society (£14k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
As an endowment fund, the Foundation seeks to attract legacies and donations from individuals, grant making trusts and corporate bodies. It uses the income from the accumulated capital to safeguard the long-term future of the Buxton Arts Festival by the regular provision of grants to support its core funding.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Worcestershire Masonic Library and Museum Trust | Worcester | £14k |
| 1st Turners Hill and Crawley Down Scout Group | West Sussex | £14k |
| Colchester Nepalese Society | Colchester | £14k |
| UK Friends of the National Ballet of Canada | London | £14k |