Much Wenlock Festival

Analysis

Much Wenlock Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in May 2010, 16 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 07138325). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Much Wenlock Festival reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 102% of its income. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 4521%. 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, Much Wenlock Festival sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London City Brass (£16k), Cornhill Community Action (£16k) and The Bothies (£16k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.