British Arts Festivals Association

Analysis

British Arts Festivals Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ross-On-Wye. It was registered in March 2021, 5 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 provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Arts Festivals Association reported income of £72k and spending of £99k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £32k to £72k (+125%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, British Arts Festivals Association 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 Burwell Museum Trust (£72k), Support and Training in Prep, Primary and Senior Schools Limited (£72k) and A M Challis Trust Ltd (£72k).