The Weymouth Dance Festival
Analysis
The Weymouth Dance Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Weymouth Dance Festival reported income of £24k and spending of £19k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £4,718 to £24k (+404%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Weymouth Dance Festival sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quinney Hall (£24k), Llangattock Community Hall (£24k) and Stone Choral Society (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We hold an annual, professionally adjudicated, dance festival for children and young people. The festival is open to dance schools within a 70 mile radius of Weymouth.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Quinney Hall | Sutton Coldfield | £24k |
| Llangattock Community Hall | Crickhowell | £24k |
| Stone Choral Society | Stone | £24k |
| RAF Station Coltishall Heritage Trust | Norfolk | £24k |