Festive

Analysis

Festive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Festive reported income of £136k and spending of £108k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £63k to £136k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Festive 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 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Muntazir Trust UK (£136k), The Parochial Church Council of Pangbourne with Tidmarsh and Sulham (£136k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter and St Paul with St Luke, Newport Pagnell (£136k).