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Hay Festival Foundation Ltd
Registered charity 1070073, on the register since 16 June 1998. The 2,348th largest charity in England and Wales by income.
From the registerYear to 31 December 2025
Income£6.9m
Spending£6.4m
Surplus£506k
AccountsUp to date
Legal formCharitable company
Company number03490480
Years on the register28
What it says it does
To further the education and learning of both the Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the other countries around the world in the art or science of literature and poetry, in particular by promoting public festivals. shows, readings and fairs in both the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and such other countries as the Board of Trustees may decide from time to time
In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.
Its causes
Where it works
It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.
Check it yourself
Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website
Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.