The Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts
Analysis
The Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in June 2014, 12 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts reported income of £67k and spending of £65k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £36k to £67k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, The Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cap-A-Pie Engagements (£67k), Jozef Pilsudski Institute of Research Limited (£67k) and Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society (£67k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of the public in the arts and in particular the arts of Music, Speech and Drama and Dance in all their branches
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cap-A-Pie Engagements | Shieldfield | £67k |
| Jozef Pilsudski Institute of Research Limited | London | £67k |
| Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society | Carlisle | £67k |
| Effinity Charitable Foundation | Kent | £67k |