Purbeck Film Festival

Analysis

Purbeck Film Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swanage. It was registered in June 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 and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Purbeck Film Festival reported income of £65k and spending of £43k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £30k to £65k (+114%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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, Purbeck Film Festival sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The St Dennis Band (£65k), Junction 4 Productions (£65k) and Welwyn/Hatfield U3a (£65k).