The Mersea Island Festival Trust
Analysis
The Mersea Island Festival Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mersea Island Festival Trust reported income of £124k and spending of £121k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £4,021 to £124k (+2994%), an average of +136% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 734%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Mersea Island Festival Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The CIO of James South and William Burberry (£124k), Disability Partnership Calderdale (£124k) and Guru Nanak Singh Sabha Sikh Temple (Gurdwara) (£124k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust supports two annual camps on Mersea Island, Essex that bring together over 400 young people and adults with or without a physical or learning disability. Participants are challenged and stimulated as they gain confidence, self esteem and new friends whilst experiencing a wide range of fun and exciting activities, supported by a team of over 70 volunteers of all ages and abilities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The CIO of James South and William Burberry | St. Neots | £124k |
| Disability Partnership Calderdale | Halifax | £124k |
| Guru Nanak Singh Sabha Sikh Temple (Gurdwara) | Dudley | £124k |
| Stepping Stones Pre-School Leverington | Cambridgeshire | £125k |