Newbury Spring Festival Society, Ltd

Analysis

Newbury Spring Festival Society, Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in May 1982, 44 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 company (Companies House number 01539561). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Newbury Spring Festival Society, Ltd reported income of £629k and spending of £590k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £401k to £629k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 16%. 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, Newbury Spring Festival Society, Ltd sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Ballet School Endowment Fund (£627k), Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (£630k) and 20 Stories High (£627k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71% and charitable activities 28%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £217k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.