Minehead and Exmoor Music Festival Society
Analysis
Minehead and Exmoor Music Festival Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in February 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Minehead and Exmoor Music Festival Society reported income of £33k and spending of £29k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2,314 to £33k (+1310%), an average of +94% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 829%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Minehead and Exmoor Music Festival Society sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bloomsbury Music Group (£33k), Downham Market & District Heritage Society (£33k) and The Wooburn Singers (£33k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Society organises a series of concerts in the last week of July in each year and sometimes in the winter to raise funds for the July week. We have our own visiting orchestra and chamber group and also arrange a recital given by a talented local young performer.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomsbury Music Group | Manchester | £33k |
| Downham Market & District Heritage Society | Norfolk | £33k |
| The Wooburn Singers | Buckinghamshire | £33k |
| German Saturday School Bristol | Bristol | £33k |