Sidmouth Science Festival

Analysis

Sidmouth Science Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidmouth. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Sidmouth Science Festival reported income of £19k and spending of £17k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £15k to £19k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sidmouth Science Festival sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Heywood (St John's) Scout Group (£19k), Sutton Music Festival (£19k) and Friends of Tudor Court Association (£19k).