01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 June 1998
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03490480
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £6,883,201
- Latest expenditure
- £6,377,421
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Hay Festival, The Drill Hall, 25 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye, HEREFORD, HR3 5AD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.hayfestival.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To further the education and learning of both the Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the other countries around the world in the art or science of literature and poetry, in particular by promoting public festivals. shows, readings and fairs in both the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and such other countries as the Board of Trustees may decide from time to time
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,883,201
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,377,421
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,365,737
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,969,965
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,389,786
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,091,450
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,687,630
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,630,863
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £166,884
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £45,853
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £6,883,201
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,377,421
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £122,616
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 280
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,365,737
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,969,965
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £801,375
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 280
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 18 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,389,786
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,091,450
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £261,578
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 209
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,687,630
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,630,863
- 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
- £213,093
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 231
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 6 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £166,884
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £45,853
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 400619
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6430909
- Income Investments
- 51673
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6883201
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £134,347
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,243,074
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6377421
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 802585
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13520
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £867,971
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11252
- Assets Own Use
- 11252
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,376,440
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £712,379
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,675,313
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 712379
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,058,640
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 867971
- Funds Restricted
- 807342
- Funds Total
- 1675313
- Count Employees
- 31
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 389673
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5939283
- Income Investments
- 36781
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6365737
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,754
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,963,211
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5969965
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 56666
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 532646
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13435
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £446,775
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15353
- Assets Own Use
- 15353
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,785,241
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £631,061
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,169,533
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 615799
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 15262
- Assets Cash
- £889,589
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 446775
- Funds Restricted
- 722758
- Funds Total
- 1169533
- Count Employees
- 31
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 18 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 245577
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5119064
- Income Investments
- 16301
- Income Other
- 8844
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5389786
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,091,450
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5091450
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11175
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 708139
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8714
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £403,810
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13880
- Assets Own Use
- 13880
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,223,920
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £464,039
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £773,761
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 428179
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 35860
- Assets Cash
- £979,661
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 403810
- Funds Restricted
- 369951
- Funds Total
- 773761
- Count Employees
- 27
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 976027
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3705189
- Income Investments
- 1195
- Income Other
- 5219
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4687630
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,630,863
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4630863
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 241358
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 855898
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3873
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £462,135
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13290
- Assets Own Use
- 13290
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £909,262
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £447,127
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £475,425
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 391074
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 56053
- Assets Cash
- £720,006
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 475425
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 475425
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HAY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1998-06-16T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9TH JANUARY 1998AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08 JUN 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18 MAY 2020 as amended on 10 Dec 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:-(A) TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION AND LEARNING OF THE PEOPLE OF BOTH THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF LITERATURE, POETRY AND ALL OTHER FORMS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING PUBLIC FESTIVALS, SHOWS, READINGS AND FAIRS;(B) TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN LITERATURE AND POETRY AND ALL OTHER FORMS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD PROVIDED THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH SHALL BE PUBLISHED;(C) TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN LITERATURE AND POETRY AND ALL OTHER FORMS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE ABOVE) TO AWARD MEDALS AND/OR PRIZES IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT;(D) TO PROMOTE OR DEVELOP FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF BOTH THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD THE ART OR SCIENCE OF LITERATURE, POETRY AND ALL OTHER FORMS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND LIKEWISE TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE IMPROVEMENT OF LITERATURE, POETRY AND ALL OTHER FORMS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.
- Area Of Benefit
- GREAT BRITAIN
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 358140
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE LONDON FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 577248
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- HAY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
- Charity Name Id
- 358135
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- FESTIVALS OF LITERATURE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures