The Stour Festival Company Limited
Analysis
The Stour Festival Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in August 1965, 61 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 company (Companies House number 00818973). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Stour Festival Company Limited reported income of £198k and spending of £197k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £138k to £198k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Stour Festival Company Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newcastle Upon Tyne Musical Theatre Company (£198k), Hanham Community Centre (£198k) and Ihes Trust UK (£197k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objectives of the Charity are the promotion and encouragement of the Arts by the production of primarily, musical recitals, but not excluding opera, plays, drama, lectures, readings and other artistic activities of an educational nature.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Upon Tyne Musical Theatre Company | Cramlington | £198k |
| Hanham Community Centre | Bristol | £198k |
| Ihes Trust UK | Oxford | £197k |
| The National Youth Jazz Collective | Leicester | £198k |