CCEW Charity Commission profile

BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LTD

Registered charity 249748 · organisation 249748

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
17 October 1966
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00889184
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£16,276,597
Latest expenditure
£17,321,710
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: First Floor Offices, The Dance Space, 2 Market Square, Circus Street, Brighton, BN2 9AS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.brightondome.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Brighton Dome & Festival Limited is constituted to advance education through the promotion, production and encouragement of a variety of art forms including music, dance, theatre and outdoor performance. This objective is realised through the annual presentation of the Brighton Festival and the year round operation of Brighton Dome.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£16,276,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,321,710
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
16 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
16 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£16,301,439
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,116,415
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
22 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
22 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£12,744,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,263,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£12,091,533
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,776,762
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£10,334,663
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,985,893

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
15 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£16,276,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,321,710
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£14
Income From Government Grants
£5,924,089
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
284
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
16 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£16,301,439
Total Gross Expenditure
£17,116,415
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£10
Income From Government Grants
£5,766,943
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 60001 70000
4
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
263
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
22 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£12,744,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,263,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£9
Income From Government Grants
£3,603,884
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 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
189
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
27 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£12,091,533
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,776,762
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
£13
Income From Government Grants
£5,678,598
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 60001 70000
4
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
150
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
26 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£10,334,663
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,985,893
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
£12
Income From Government Grants
£7,640,616
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 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
162

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
15 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
6507329
Income Other Trading Activities
752769
Income Charitable Activities
8832441
Income Investments
184058
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
16276597
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£184,330
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£16,897,956
Expenditure Other
239424
Expenditure Total
17321710
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
824220
Expenditure Support Costs
1254305
Expenditure Depreciation
632571
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,604,428
Assets Total Fixed
12467048
Assets Own Use
12467048
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,727,752
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,461,622
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£11,733,178
Creditors One Year Total Current
4345096
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3116526
Assets Cash
£4,700,653
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2364978
Funds Restricted
9368200
Funds Total
11733178
Count Employees
201
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
16 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
6338409
Income Other Trading Activities
393502
Income Charitable Activities
9415641
Income Investments
153887
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
16301439
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,535,619
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£15,417,813
Expenditure Other
162983
Expenditure Total
17116415
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
740648
Expenditure Support Costs
1143245
Expenditure Depreciation
621107
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,213,698
Assets Total Fixed
13071884
Assets Own Use
13071884
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,821,925
Assets Total Liabilities
£8,115,519
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£12,778,290
Creditors One Year Total Current
4911362
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3204157
Assets Cash
£6,029,505
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3282851
Funds Restricted
9495439
Funds Total
12778290
Count Employees
206
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
22 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
5576000
Income Other Trading Activities
338000
Income Charitable Activities
6763000
Income Investments
67000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
12744000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£401,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£12,862,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
13263000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
827000
Expenditure Support Costs
1182000
Expenditure Depreciation
318000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,003,000
Assets Total Fixed
14050000
Assets Own Use
14050000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,937,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,394,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,593,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
4273000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3121000
Assets Cash
£5,163,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3744000
Funds Restricted
9849000
Funds Total
13593000
Count Employees
246
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
27 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
6671134
Income Other Trading Activities
190701
Income Charitable Activities
5179298
Income Investments
50400
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
12091533
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£316,533
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£11,415,649
Expenditure Other
44580
Expenditure Total
11776762
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
1117205
Expenditure Support Costs
1117205
Expenditure Depreciation
508873
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,444,000
Assets Total Fixed
13810618
Assets Own Use
13810618
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,719,468
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,418,067
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£14,112,019
Creditors One Year Total Current
3244643
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3173424
Assets Cash
£5,423,625
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3826555
Funds Restricted
10285464
Funds Total
14112019
Count Employees
218
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
26 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
8490681
Income Other Trading Activities
91149
Income Charitable Activities
1751922
Income Investments
911
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
10334663
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£149,166
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,793,741
Expenditure Other
42986
Expenditure Total
7985893
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
1160585
Expenditure Support Costs
1160585
Expenditure Depreciation
532778
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,287,948
Assets Total Fixed
14186223
Assets Own Use
14186223
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,042,487
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,431,462
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,797,248
Creditors One Year Total Current
2048523
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3382939
Assets Cash
£4,478,971
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3287948
Funds Restricted
10509300
Funds Total
13797248
Count Employees
209
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Brighton And Hove
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
East Sussex
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LTD
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2022-11-30T00:00:00
Reason
Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number
5045186
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1156994
Assoc Charity Name
MARTLETS MUSIC
Charity Name
BRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LTD
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1966-10-17T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 6 OCTOBER 1966 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 10TH SEPTEMBER 1993, 9 DECEMBER 2003 AND 20 JULY 2005.
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC, BALLET, SINGING, DRAMA, MIME, DANCING, AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE, PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
343903
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BRIGHTON DOME
Charity Name Id
343917
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BRIGHTON FESTIVAL
Charity Name Id
343959
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE BRIGHTON FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures