Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival

Analysis

Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exmouth. It was registered in February 2009, 17 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival reported income of £158k and spending of £147k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £139k to £158k (+14%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. 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, Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cambridge Chrysalis Trust (£158k), Mapplewell and Staincross Village Hall Limited (£158k) and Wolston Leisure and Community Centre Trust (£158k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.