Friends of Buxton International Festival

Analysis

Friends of Buxton International Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buxton. It was registered in August 2019, 7 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 makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Friends of Buxton International Festival reported income of £203k and spending of £242k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £205k to £203k (-0.7%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Friends of Buxton International Festival sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Sinfonia (£203k), Soumik Datta Arts (£203k) and The Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust (£203k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.