CCEW Charity Commission profile

CANTERBURY THEATRE AND FESTIVAL TRUST

Registered charity 279714 · organisation 279714

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