Milton Keynes Festival of the Arts

Analysis

Milton Keynes Festival of the Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Olney. It was registered in February 1986, 40 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 buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Milton Keynes Festival of the Arts reported income of £45k and spending of £43k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £10k to £45k (+335%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 213%. 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, Milton Keynes Festival of the Arts sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Verina Black Charitable Trust (£45k), The Mrs Sunderland Music Festival (£45k) and Royal Society of British Artists Limited (£45k).