Isle of Wight Music, Dance, and Drama Festival

Analysis

Isle of Wight Music, Dance, and Drama Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in February 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Isle of Wight Music, Dance, and Drama Festival reported income of £15k and spending of £21k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £4,303 to £15k (+246%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 280%. Over the whole period it spent 130% 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, Isle of Wight Music, Dance, and Drama Festival sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women's Institute - Harlow (£15k), St Albans Musical Theatre Company (£15k) and East Stour Village Hall (£15k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.