Petworth Festival
Analysis
Petworth Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Petworth. It was registered in April 2006, 20 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 05710001). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Petworth Festival reported income of £594k and spending of £611k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £383k to £594k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Petworth Festival sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Newbridge Project (£594k), Applause Rural Touring (£594k) and The Arab British Centre (£594k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64% and donations and legacies 35%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Reserves of £87k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 35%
- Charitable activities 64%
- Investments 0.8%
In the charity's own words
To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the arts and sciences including music, opera, literature, painting, drawing, architecture design and other arts and sciences in all their aspects in such ways as the charity shall from time to time determine. The charity is aware of its responsibilities under the public benefit requirement as set out in the accompany
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Newbridge Project | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £594k |
| Applause Rural Touring | Kent | £594k |
| The Arab British Centre | London | £594k |
| Kirkgate Arts | Cockermouth | £596k |