Wantage Literary Festival
Analysis
Wantage Literary Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in January 2016, 10 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Wantage Literary Festival reported income of £43k and spending of £32k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £967 to £43k (+4324%), an average of +158% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 4208%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Wantage Literary Festival sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Letchworth Arcadians (£43k), Zodiac Theatre Group (formerly The Zodiac Amateur Operatic Society) (£43k) and The Great Western Trust (£43k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The promotion of the arts, advancement of education for the benefit of the public by the promotion of literature, language and the arts in particular through a literary festival in Wantage, Oxfordshire.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Letchworth Arcadians | Baldock | £43k |
| Zodiac Theatre Group (formerly The Zodiac Amateur Operatic Society) | Ellesmere Port | £43k |
| The Great Western Trust | Oxfordshire | £43k |
| Il Circolo Italian Cultural Association Limited | London | £43k |