The Abbotskerswell Beer and Food Festival

Analysis

The Abbotskerswell Beer and Food Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The Abbotskerswell Beer and Food Festival reported income of £92k and spending of £82k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £2,966 to £92k (+3002%), an average of +214% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 3386%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Abbotskerswell Beer and Food Festival sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Springwell Community Hub (£92k), Ace Cardiff Limited (£92k) and Celestial Church of Christ - Holy Saviours (£92k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.