Godalming Performing Arts Festival
Analysis
Godalming Performing Arts Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in February 1990, 36 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 other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Godalming Performing Arts Festival reported income of £23k and spending of £18k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £700 to £23k (+3207%), an average of +140% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 1654%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Godalming Performing Arts Festival sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Murray Bequest (£23k), Newton Abbot and District Society of Arts (£23k) and The Gower Chorale (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
To advance the education of the public in the arts, particularly music, speech, drama and dance. A festival of music speech and dance is held in Feb/March each year in Godalming.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Murray Bequest | Oxfordshire | £23k |
| Newton Abbot and District Society of Arts | Newton Abbot | £23k |
| The Gower Chorale | Swansea | £23k |
| Fulham Camerata | London | £23k |