Ealing Book Festival
Analysis
Ealing Book Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Ealing Book Festival reported income of £62k and spending of £59k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2024 to June 2025, income fell from £63k to £62k (-2.0%), an average of -2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Ealing Book 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 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eric Thompson Charitable Trust for Organists and Organ Music (£62k), Pensychnant Foundation (£62k) and Northampton University of the Third Age (£62k).
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 London Borough of Ealing by running an annual book festival and other writing-related events to enhance the appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of books and to encourage reading for pleasure to as wide an audience as possible including vulnerable people and marginalised communities
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Thompson Charitable Trust for Organists and Organ Music | St Albans | £62k |
| Pensychnant Foundation | Conwy | £62k |
| Northampton University of the Third Age | Northampton | £62k |
| The Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust | Dorset | £62k |