The British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech

Analysis

The British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00177744). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech reported income of £174k and spending of £200k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £137k to £174k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, The British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bacup Royal Court Theatre Group Ltd (£174k), The Charlotte Aitken Trust (£175k) and Heugh Gun Battery Trust Limited (£174k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.