The Mrs Sunderland Music Festival
Analysis
The Mrs Sunderland Music Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Holmfirth. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04963469). It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Mrs Sunderland Music Festival reported income of £45k and spending of £43k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,300 to £45k (+1845%), an average of +110% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 1344%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Mrs Sunderland Music Festival sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milton Keynes Festival of the Arts (£45k), Devon Weavers Workshop (£45k) and The Verina Black Charitable Trust (£45k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance, promote and encourage generally and by means of The Mrs Sunderland Music Festival in particular, the education of the public in the arts of music, dance, speach, litrature and drama in all their branches and to stimulate public interest in these arts.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Festival of the Arts | Olney | £45k |
| Devon Weavers Workshop | Totnes | £45k |
| The Verina Black Charitable Trust | Waterlooville | £45k |
| Rescue Wooden Boats | Melton Constable | £45k |