Sidmouth Folk Week Limited

Analysis

Sidmouth Folk Week Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidmouth. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05564884). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sidmouth Folk Week Limited reported income of £30k and spending of £31k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £37k to £30k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Sidmouth Folk Week Limited sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The UK Colour Pencil Society (£30k), Sutton-Cum-Lound Village Hall (£30k) and Reeth District Memorial Hall (£30k).