Freedom Festival Arts Trust
Analysis
Freedom Festival Arts Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in September 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 company (Companies House number 08530799). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Freedom Festival Arts Trust reported income of £747k and spending of £697k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £618k to £747k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Freedom Festival Arts Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunderland Music, Arts & Culture Trust (£746k), Waterperry Opera Festival (£748k) and Middle Child Theatre Limited (£746k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 21%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £50k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 21%
- Other 79%
In the charity's own words
To engage and educate the public in the arts, particularly performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and other arts; and encourage public participation in the arts by the presentation creative activities, exhibitions and festivals in the City of Kingston upon Hull and its environs. The core of this activity centres around the annual Freedom Festival.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sunderland Music, Arts & Culture Trust | Tyne and Wear | £746k |
| Waterperry Opera Festival | Buckinghamshire | £748k |
| Middle Child Theatre Limited | Hull | £746k |
| Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Wales | Rhondda Cynon Taff | £748k |