Eastbourne Music and Arts Festival Trust
Analysis
Eastbourne Music and Arts Festival Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastbourne. It was registered in December 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Eastbourne Music and Arts Festival Trust reported income of £54k and spending of £48k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £1,883 to £54k (+2789%), an average of +132% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 2118%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Eastbourne Music and Arts Festival Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Sussex Opera (£54k), South Manchester Aos (£54k) and The Gust (£54k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The maintenance, improvement and development of artistic taste and the knowledge, understanding, improvement and appreciation of music, dancing, elocution, literature and acting, particularly by the holding of music and arts festivals in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| New Sussex Opera | Lewes | £54k |
| South Manchester Aos | Manchester | £54k |
| The Gust | Moreton in Marsh | £54k |
| Saltash Heritage | Cornwall | £54k |