Devizes Arts Festival
Analysis
Devizes Arts Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devizes. It was registered in April 2020, 6 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 August 2025, Devizes Arts Festival reported income of £73k and spending of £72k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £3,048 to £73k (+2294%), an average of +121% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 2511%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Devizes Arts Festival sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle Upon Tyne (£73k), Eilidh Macleod Memorial Trust (£73k) and Cornwall Youth Choirs (£73k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of the public in the arts and in particular but not exclusively by the organising of an annual arts festival in Devizes and the surrounding area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle Upon Tyne | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £73k |
| Eilidh Macleod Memorial Trust | Cheshire | £73k |
| Cornwall Youth Choirs | Falmouth | £73k |
| The Oral History Society | Powys | £73k |