Stoke on Trent Festival Limited

Analysis

Stoke on Trent Festival Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle. It was registered in January 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00995728). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Stoke on Trent Festival Limited reported income of £283k and spending of £279k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £92k to £283k (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 169%. 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, Stoke on Trent Festival Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Curators Forum (£283k), Southpaw Dance Productions (£283k) and The Fairground Heritage Trust (£283k).