Ripley Music Festival
Analysis
Ripley Music Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in January 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Ripley Music Festival reported income of £22k and spending of £20k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2025, income grew from £13k to £22k (+69%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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, Ripley Music Festival sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women's Institute - Pennington (£22k), Grotton and District Residents Association (£22k) and Village Hall - Cumnor (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of,the arts and science of music in all its aspects by means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Institute - Pennington | Hampshire | £22k |
| Grotton and District Residents Association | Oldham | £22k |
| Village Hall - Cumnor | Oxford | £22k |
| Kirkbymoorside Young Farmers Club | North Yorkshire | £22k |