01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 March 1980
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01480595
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £611,833
- Latest expenditure
- £740,344
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Festival House, 8 Orange Street, Canterbury, CT1 2JA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.canterburyfestival.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Kent's International Arts Festival.Year round education & outreach activities.Commissioning & producing new works of relevance to East Kent
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
- 11 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £611,833
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £740,344
- 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
- 9 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £696,808
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,771
- 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
- 6 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £622,685
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £650,458
- 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 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £454,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £485,413
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £447,509
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £459,859
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
- 11 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £611,833
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £740,344
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 58
- 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
- 9 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £696,808
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,771
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,100
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 53
- 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
- 6 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £622,685
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £650,458
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £17,090
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 55
- 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 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £454,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £485,413
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,785
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 55
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £447,509
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £459,859
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £162,259
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 55
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
- 11 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 95961
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 127545
- Income Charitable Activities
- 385872
- Income Investments
- 2455
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 611833
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,735
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £718,347
- Expenditure Other
- 14262
- Expenditure Total
- 740344
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 15236
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 9419
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £422,227
- Assets Total Fixed
- 402006
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 402006
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £61,525
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £41,304
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £422,227
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 41304
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £43,185
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 422227
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 422227
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only 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
- 9 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 71016
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 152300
- Income Charitable Activities
- 470124
- Income Investments
- 3368
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 696808
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £10,919
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £677,453
- Expenditure Other
- 3399
- Expenditure Total
- 691771
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 16803
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 32142
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £360,445
- Assets Total Fixed
- 392587
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 392587
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £202,748
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £54,016
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £541,319
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 54016
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £183,620
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 541319
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 541319
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only 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
- 6 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 82975
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 162988
- Income Charitable Activities
- 375701
- Income Investments
- 1021
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 622685
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £24,382
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £619,716
- Expenditure Other
- 6360
- Expenditure Total
- 650458
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7246
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7246
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -17779
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £504,140
- Assets Total Fixed
- 360445
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 360445
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £208,235
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £64,540
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £504,140
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 64540
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £203,237
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 504140
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 504140
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- 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
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CANTERBURY THEATRE AND FESTIVAL TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1980-03-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 FEBRUARY 1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21 JANUARY 1983, 9 MARCH 1990, 8 JUNE 1994, 27 NOVEMBER 2007 AND 28 APRIL 2008.
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION OF THE PUBLIC THEREIN;PROVIDED THAT ALL THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE AND THAT THEIR PROMOTION SHALL BE OF PUBLIC BENEFIT
- Area Of Benefit
- CANTERBURY
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 149094
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CANTERBURY FESTIVAL
- Charity Name Id
- 149101
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CANTERBURY NEW THEATRE LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures