CCEW Charity Commission profile

BUXTON ARTS FESTIVAL LIMITED

Registered charity 276957 · organisation 276957

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