Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
Analysis
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in School Lane. It was registered in June 2010, 16 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 company (Companies House number 07184925). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Liverpool Arab Arts Festival reported income of £230k and spending of £252k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £164k to £230k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Liverpool Arab Arts Festival sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Two Moors Festival Limited (£229k), Moviola Limited (£230k) and The Makers Guild in Wales (£229k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ARABIC ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROMOTION AND STAGING OF REGULAR ARABIC ARTS FESTIVALS AND EVENTS IN LIVERPOOL.THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS, CULTURE, AND HERITAGE THROUGH THE SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SHOWCASING OF ARABIC ARTISTS AND ARTISANS.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Two Moors Festival Limited | Devon | £229k |
| Moviola Limited | Sherborne | £230k |
| The Makers Guild in Wales | Cardiff | £229k |
| Stoke-On-Trent Repertory Theatre Limited | Stoke-On-Trent | £230k |