01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 September 1965
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00858029
- Financial period
- 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
- Latest income
- £1,160,535
- Latest expenditure
- £1,177,239
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 32 CHELTENAHM PARADE, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, HG1 1DB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Harrogate International Festival is a creative cultural organisation working year round to bring the highest quality performing arts, literature, community and education to Harrogate and Yorkshire through strategic alliances with key public and commercial partners.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,160,535
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,177,239
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,225,664
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,260,481
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,129,238
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,082,333
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 August 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,232,803
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,111,191
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £688,405
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £589,341
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 6 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,160,535
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,177,239
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £31,667
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,225,664
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,260,481
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £54,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,129,238
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,082,333
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £124,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 40
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,232,803
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,111,191
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £256,667
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £688,405
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £589,341
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £130,164
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 26
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 6 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 173000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 26052
- Income Charitable Activities
- 931340
- Income Investments
- 30143
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1160535
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £34,287
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,142,952
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1177239
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1005
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 42740
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 181035
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £728,686
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,082,937
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £354,534
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £728,403
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 354534
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,031,016
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 728686
- Funds Restricted
- -283
- Funds Total
- 728403
- Count Employees
- 10
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 260963
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 23304
- Income Charitable Activities
- 922591
- Income Investments
- 18806
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1225664
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £33,665
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,226,816
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1260481
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12460
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 185503
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £745,107
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £953,843
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £208,736
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £745,107
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 208736
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £911,118
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 745390
- Funds Restricted
- -283
- Funds Total
- 745107
- Count Employees
- 8
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 229709
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 22219
- Income Charitable Activities
- 865336
- Income Investments
- 11974
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1129238
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £30,078
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,052,255
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1082333
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10547
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 110524
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £779,924
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,057,600
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £277,676
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £779,924
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 277676
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £986,301
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 779924
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 779924
- Count Employees
- 8
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 August 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 376710
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 14437
- Income Charitable Activities
- 840978
- Income Investments
- 678
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1232803
- Income Legacies
- 5000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £33,938
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,077,253
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1111191
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 111457
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £164,080
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £977,137
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £244,118
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £733,019
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 244118
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £940,065
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 733019
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 733019
- Count Employees
- 8
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 August 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 245623
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 14005
- Income Charitable Activities
- 428700
- Income Investments
- 77
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 688405
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £46,910
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £542,431
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 589341
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6440
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 104367
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £126,364
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £886,599
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £275,192
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £611,407
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 275192
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £848,440
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 602843
- Funds Restricted
- 8564
- Funds Total
- 611407
- Count Employees
- 5
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- North Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kirklees
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- City Of Wakefield
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leeds City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Calderdale
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- City Of York
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bradford City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1965-09-28T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-07-09T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 326418
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 326418
- Assoc Charity Name
- G C ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 SEPTEMBER 1965 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 13 JULY 1970, 8 FEBRUARY 1979, AND 14 JANUARY 2002, AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 AUGUST 1991
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE, FURTHER, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IN GENERAL AND MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, LITERARY AND VISUAL ARTS IN PARTICULAR SO FAR AS SUCH OBJECTS MAY BE CHARITABLE.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 264860
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures