Gorleston Competitive Festival
Analysis
Gorleston Competitive Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Great Yarmouth. It was registered in April 1984, 42 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 provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Gorleston Competitive Festival reported income of £11k and spending of £13k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £17k to £11k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 21118%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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, Gorleston Competitive Festival sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include War Memorial Institute (£11k), St Oswald's Communicare Centre (£11k) and Tupsley Whitehouse Project (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public particularly in arts activities. To advance and encourage the study and practice of Music, Drama, Dance, Literature, Art and Craft by the promotion of a Competitive Festival each year.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| War Memorial Institute | Norfolk | £11k |
| St Oswald's Communicare Centre | Sunderland | £11k |
| Tupsley Whitehouse Project | Hereford | £11k |
| African Cultural and Educational Centre | London | £11k |