CHELTENHAM FESTIVALS
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Cheltenham Festivals runs four international festivals of jazz, science, music and literature. The programme is accompanied by a wide-reaching education and outreach programme. The festivals also specialise in developing young talented musicians, scientists and writers.
Latest income
£7.5m
Expenditure
£7.2m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £4.2m | £4.8m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £7.0m | £6.9m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £6.8m | £7.2m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £7.1m | £7.0m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £7.5m | £7.2m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £2.0m |
| Charitable activities | £4.0m |
| Trading | £1.4m |
| Investment income | £11k |
| Total income | £7.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £6.6m |
| Raising funds | £614k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £11k |
| Total expenditure | £7.2m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £318k |
| Total funds | £516k |
| — restricted | £108k |
| — unrestricted | £408k |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £516k |
| Cash | £826k |
People
| Employees | 47 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- 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.