01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 December 1978
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01393717
- Financial period
- 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
- Latest income
- £1,982,650
- Latest expenditure
- £2,029,787
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 3 The Square, Buxton, SK17 6AZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.buxtonfestival.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To educate the public by promoting a summer festival of the arts and to involve young people in artistic activity.
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
- 17 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,982,650
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,029,787
- 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
- 23 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,100,324
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,894,299
- 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
- 18 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,994,489
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,697,801
- 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
- 3 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,085,643
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,764,806
- 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
- 22 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,056,983
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,035,433
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
- 17 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,982,650
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,029,787
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- 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
- 23 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,100,324
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,894,299
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 149208
- Income From Government Grants
- £149,208
- 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
- 60
- 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
- 18 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,994,489
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,697,801
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £388,196
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- 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
- 67
- 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
- 3 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,085,643
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,764,806
- 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
- £366,176
- 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 Volunteers
- 56
- 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
- 22 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,056,983
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,035,433
- 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
- £224,081
- 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 Volunteers
- 56
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
- 17 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 854142
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1116999
- Income Investments
- 11509
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1982650
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,029,787
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2029787
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 167074
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4241
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £750,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 157804
- Assets Own Use
- 157803
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £972,106
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £101,213
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,028,697
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 101213
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £307,647
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 934574
- Funds Restricted
- 94123
- Funds Total
- 1028697
- Count Employees
- 8
- 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
- 23 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 792460
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1298654
- Income Investments
- 9210
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2100324
- Income Legacies
- 11250
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,894,299
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1894299
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 149934
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4917
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £417,619
- Assets Total Fixed
- 159712
- Assets Own Use
- 159711
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £984,517
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £68,701
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,075,528
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 67036
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1665
- Assets Cash
- £401,578
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 957899
- Funds Restricted
- 117629
- Funds Total
- 1075528
- Count Employees
- 9
- 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
- 18 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 819294
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 989680
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 185515
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1994489
- Income Legacies
- 42223
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,697,801
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1697801
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8060
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 434854
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4228
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 164629
- Assets Own Use
- 164628
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £809,521
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £104,647
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £869,503
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 85570
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 19077
- Assets Cash
- £431,859
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 790988
- Funds Restricted
- 78515
- Funds Total
- 869503
- Count Employees
- 7
- 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
- 3 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1222841
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 31802
- Income Charitable Activities
- 830701
- Income Investments
- 299
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2085643
- Income Legacies
- 364506
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,764,806
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1764806
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7026
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 202606
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4034
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £383,574
- Assets Total Fixed
- 162714
- Assets Own Use
- 162713
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £657,888
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £157,974
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £662,628
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 121599
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 36375
- Assets Cash
- £348,806
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 545980
- Funds Restricted
- 116648
- Funds Total
- 662628
- Count Employees
- 7
- 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
- 22 March 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 512425
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 23508
- Income Charitable Activities
- 511020
- Income Investments
- 24
- Income Other
- 10006
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1056983
- Income Legacies
- 53750
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,035,433
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1035433
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5538
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 355036
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2290
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £121,135
- Assets Total Fixed
- 163322
- Assets Own Use
- 163322
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £316,603
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £137,830
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £342,095
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 83929
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 53901
- Assets Cash
- £228,982
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 284457
- Funds Restricted
- 57638
- Funds Total
- 342095
- Count Employees
- 5
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Derbyshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- 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
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BUXTON ARTS FESTIVAL LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1978-12-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12TH OCTOBER 1978
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET, MUSIC, SIGNING, LITERATURE AND PAINTING.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 108152
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BUXTON FESTIVAL
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management