Manchester International Festival (number 1113902) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Manchester International Festival do?
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.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Manchester International Festival
Answers Manchester International Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Manchester International Festival's highest-paid staff paid?
Manchester International Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 17 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£140,001–£150,000
1
£110,001–£120,000
1
£100,001–£110,000
1
£90,001–£100,000
1
£80,001–£90,000
2
£70,001–£80,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
10
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Manchester International Festival's money come from?
Manchester International Festival reported £24m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £14m (58%), charitable activities £5.4m (22%), trading and fundraising events £4.7m (19%).
Donations and legacies£14m · 58%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£5.4m · 22%
Trading and fundraising events£4.7m · 19%
Investments£75k · 0%
Does Manchester International Festival receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Manchester International Festival. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Manchester International Festival reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Manchester International Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Manchester International Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Manchester International Festival registered for?
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Manchester International Festival yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Manchester International Festival.
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Is Manchester International Festival a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Manchester International Festival as a registered charity (number 1113902) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Manchester International Festival's charity number?
Manchester International Festival's charity number is 1113902. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1113902?
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What does Manchester International Festival do?
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.
Does Manchester International Festival have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Manchester International Festival. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Manchester International Festival?
Manchester International Festival's website listed in our register data is http://www.factoryinternational.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Manchester International Festival's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Manchester International Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 17 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Manchester International Festival's money come from?
Manchester International Festival reported £24m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £14m (58%), charitable activities £5.4m (22%), trading and fundraising events £4.7m (19%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Manchester International Festival?
The register records Manchester International Festival as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Manchester International Festival's trustees paid?
Manchester International Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Manchester International Festival registered as a charity?
Manchester International Festival was entered on the register on 26 April 2006. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 05292793).