MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£24.2m
Expenditure
£25.8m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-30 | £12.8m | £6.6m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £20.2m | £18.8m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £13.9m | £12.0m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £29.3m | £31.0m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £24.2m | £25.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £14.1m |
| Charitable activities | £5.4m |
| Trading | £4.7m |
| Investment income | £75k |
| Total income | £24.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £20.0m |
| Raising funds | £5.8m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £2.8m |
| Total expenditure | £25.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £13.1m |
| Total funds | £13.2m |
| — restricted | £138k |
| — unrestricted | £13.1m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £13.2m |
| Cash | £5.1m |
People
| Employees | 210 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.