Darnhill Festival Association
Analysis
Darnhill Festival Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Heywood. It was registered in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Darnhill Festival Association reported income of £13k and spending of £14k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £26k to £13k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Darnhill Festival Association sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hull Choral Union (£13k), Caton St Paul's School P T a (£13k) and The Longsdon Memorial Hall (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote, for the benefit of the public, the arts, providing that they are of recognised cultural, aesthetic or educational value and foster, promote, and increase public taste and knowledge of the arts and in particular the active encouragement and dvelopment of children in the arts.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Hull Choral Union | Hull | £13k |
| Caton St Paul's School P T a | Lancaster | £13k |
| The Longsdon Memorial Hall | Stoke-On-Trent | £13k |
| Illogan Village Hall | Redruth | £13k |