Wetherby Arts Festival
Analysis
Wetherby Arts Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05256601). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Wetherby Arts Festival reported income of £18k and spending of £18k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £18k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Wetherby Arts Festival sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% 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 Fulham Brass Band (£18k), Probus Young Farmers Club (£18k) and Hexham and District Music Society (£18k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS BY THE PROMOTION OF CONCERTS, EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES IN wETHERBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Fulham Brass Band | London | £18k |
| Probus Young Farmers Club | Wadebridge | £18k |
| Hexham and District Music Society | Northumberland | £18k |
| Blackpool Male Voice Choir | Fleetwood | £18k |