Festival AR102¶
Festival is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Arts category.
2,690 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 1.32% of all charities.
Keywords to find charities¶
UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.
The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:
\b(festivals?|eisteddfod|carnival)\b
Distribution by size of charity¶
| Income band | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| Under £10k | 733 | 1.03% |
| £10k - £100k | 1,097 | 1.57% |
| £100k - £250k | 267 | 1.21% |
| £250k - £500k | 123 | 1.14% |
| £500k - £1m | 69 | 1.03% |
| £1m - £10m | 51 | 0.57% |
| Over £10m | 7 | 0.32% |
| Total | 2,347 | 1.22% |
Distribution by charity regulator¶
| Regulator | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| ccew | 2,241 | 1.31% |
| oscr | 256 | 1.03% |
| ccni | 193 | 2.68% |
| Total | 2,690 | 1.32% |
Ten largest charities (by income)¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL [Charity number: 1113902] Organising and staging a biennial arts festival of performances, exhibitions and special events, commissioning new work for the public benefit. Organising and staging performances between Festivals. Touring selected commissions to venues and arts festivals in the UK and the rest of the world. In 2023 we transitioned to our permanent venue in Manchester -Aviva Studios,home of Factory International. |
£29,253,413 |
| SAMARITANS [Charity number: 219432] Samaritans is the coordinating body for the 201 Samaritans branches located across the UK and Ireland. Samaritans provides a safe place for people to talk, round the clock, every single day of the year. People can get in touch by phone, email, letter or by visiting a branch. Volunteers also do outreach work, for example, at festivals, prisons, hospitals and schools. |
£27,517,000 |
| CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE [Charity number: 1088552] With its two auditoria, together offering some 1,600 seats, Chichester Festival Theatre is the major publicly funded theatre resource in the South East of England. It aims to balance a repertory of diverse and challenging productions and a socially inclusive educational policy with high attendances from a wide geographic and demographic spread. |
£17,473,688 |
| Edinburgh International Festival Society [Charity number: SC004694] To promote and encourage the arts, especially opera, plays, dramas, ballet and music, and the study of the arts and, for these purposes, to organise, promote, manage and conduct festivals of music, dramas and other entertainments in Edinburgh or elsewhere annually or at such longer intervals as the Company may determine. |
£16,586,000 |
| BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LTD [Charity number: 249748] Brighton Dome & Festival Limited is constituted to advance education through the promotion, production and encouragement of a variety of art forms including music, dance, theatre and outdoor performance. This objective is realised through the annual presentation of the Brighton Festival and the year round operation of Brighton Dome. |
£16,301,439 |
| Aberdeen Performing Arts [Charity number: SC033733] 1. The Company's charitable objects are: a. to present, provide or assist in the provision of facilities at reasonable cost for arts and cultural activities, including but not limited to music, opera, drama, dance, literature, visual and digital arts and entertainment (such facilities being provided from time to time being hereinafter referred to as 'the Facilities') for the general public in, or in connection with, the Local Authority area of the Council as defined in Schedule 1 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (such Local Authority area being referred hereafter to as 'Aberdeen') and other parts of Scotland in the interests of social welfare and improving the conditions of life of the general public and, also, to encourage the wider use of the Facilities by residents of, and visitors to, Aberdeen and Scotland for festivals, concerts, workshops, conferences and events all related to the performing arts. b. to provide accessible and affordable opportunities for all members of the general public in Aberdeen and other parts of Scotland to participate in arts and cultural, activities and access the Facilities including people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 and people experiencing socio economic deprivation and other forms of disadvantage and to encourage wider participation from all ages and minority groups. and c. to advance the education of the public in arts and cultural activities by presenting, promoting, sponsoring, supporting and assisting in the development of public interest in and awareness of arts and cultural activities within and at the Facilities and in the community through the use of out- reach programmes, publications and other media promotion. |
£12,286,913 |
| YMCA FAIRTHORNE GROUP [Charity number: 1090981] Working with communities in Hampshire and IOW & providingAfter School Clubs, Holiday Play Schemes, Volunteering Projects, Early Years Childcare, Residential Group Facilities, Daycamps, National Young Carers Festival, Outreach Youth Projects,In school youth work, Holiday Playschemes for Children With Special Needs, Outdoor Education, Forest School, Supported Housing for Young People, |
£12,052,000 |
| EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU [Charity number: 1155539] (1) hyrwyddo addysg y cyhoedd yn nhreftadaeth a diwylliant Cymru, y gwyddorau a'r iaith Gymraeg; a(2) hyrwyddo, cadw a diogelu treftadaeth a diwylliant Cymru a'r iaith Gymraeg, drwy unrhyw ddull a modd a wel yr ymddiriedolwyr yn dda yn cynnwys trwy gynnal gwyl genedlaethol yn flynyddol, sef Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru. |
£8,453,000 |
| Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Limited [Charity number: SC002995] The objects of the Society are:- 4.1.1 To promote and advance for the public benefit the arts and the appreciation of the arts, including, but not restricted to, the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing, music and theatre (all together, 'the Arts'). 4.1.2 To educate, support, advise, and encourage those who participate in the Arts. 4.1.3 To promote the Arts at all levels of cultural and educational life in Scotland and elsewhere. and 4.1.4 To promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions and in such proportions and manner as the Directors shall think fit. Declaring that the expressions 'charitable purpose' or 'charitable object' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a 'charitable institution' shall mean a body on the Scottish Charity Register which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts or a charity within the meaning of section 1 of the Charities Act 2006 or section 1 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 provided that its objects are limited to charitable purposes.' |
£8,278,645 |
| THE ROYAL WELSH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED [Charity number: 251232] The promotion of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and conservation, primarily through the society's Summer show, Winter fair and Spring festival. |
£8,082,106 |
Ten random charities¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| THE CHURCH OF NET [Charity number: 1209402] TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF WORSHIP SERVICES, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, AND PASTORAL AND OUTREACH WORK INTERNATIONALLY. |
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| Speyfest Association SCIO [Charity number: SC046959] The Speyfest Association organises an annual festival, hosting a variety of seated and standing events, with a particular emphasis on traditional pan-Celtic music, dancing, craft, culture and the arts. |
£233,722 |
| PATHFINDER HOUSE OF GRACE (RCCG) BLACKBURN [Charity number: 1209764] THE OBJECT OF PATHFINDER HOUSE OF GRACE (RCCG) IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN BLACKBURN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION |
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| BRITISH TEXTILE BIENNIAL [Charity number: 1194433] Taking place every two years across East Lancashire in public spaces, galleries & historic buildings, the British Textile Biennial commissions artists to make & present work in the context of the area. The festival is underpinned by a year-round programme of research, residencies & community engagement projects. |
£441,757 |
| KNOWLE AND DORRIDGE ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND [Charity number: 1185716] As part of the National Association of Round Tables, Knowle & Dorridge Round Table carries out its purpose through a nationally set standard approach adopted by all Round Tables in the UK. Round Table members meet twice a month for social activities, quarterly for business meetings, and annually for the AGM. We run three charity fundraisers annually; Dorridge Day, Santa float, K&D Drinks Festival. |
£42,454 |
| HOPE BOWDLER VILLAGE HALL [Charity number: 522532] The village hall provides a venue for a range of community activities including a Sewing Bee, Pilates classes, Flicks in the Sticks, Annual Fete, Parish Lunch, Harvest Festival etc |
£2,662 |
| SOUTH EAST HINDU ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 275554] 1. Religious activities, religious festivals. 2. Hold music sessions (religious only). 3. Hold permission for registered weddings. 4. Advocate community harmony and good relations. 5. Promote peace and harmony with community. |
£36,329 |
| THE CVC MUSIC FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1208149] THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF, AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN, THE ART OF MUSIC, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO SUPPORT MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AT THE CHAMONIX VALLEY CLASSICS MUSIC FESTIVAL AND MASTERCLASSES GIVEN BY HIGHLY ACCLAIMED MUSICIANS AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL. |
£41,369 |
| PHILADELPHIA PRAYER CENTRE [Charity number: 1209510] THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS BY THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT. |
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| The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival [Charity number: NI102275] The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival organise two annual arts festivals - the main Cathedral Quarter Arts festival in May and the Out to Lunch Arts Festival in January. These festivals are now widely recognised as two of the most vibrant and dynamic arts festivals on these islands attracting combined audiences of over 70,000 people annually. |
£595,175 |
