CCEW Charity Commission profile

FIERCE (FESTIVAL) LIMITED

Registered charity 1110138 · organisation 4015021

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
22 June 2005
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04609212
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£409,851
Latest expenditure
£435,375
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 103 Argent Centre, Frederick Street, Birmingham, B1 3HS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.wearefierce.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We bring audiences together through radical live events that are socially engaged and specifically contextualized in the West Midlands. Operating from the principal that everyone is creative, we also carry out a variety of learning activities with artists. We promote the education in and appreciation of live and performance art by sharing it with audiences in unusual places and spaces.

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
22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£409,851
Total Gross Expenditure
£435,375
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
19 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
19 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£240,270
Total Gross Expenditure
£232,653
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
20 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
20 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£916,702
Total Gross Expenditure
£916,906
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
13 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
13 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£332,184
Total Gross Expenditure
£221,543
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
8 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
8 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£159,898
Total Gross Expenditure
£83,106

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
22 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£409,851
Total Gross Expenditure
£435,375
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£11,996
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
82
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
19 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£240,270
Total Gross Expenditure
£232,653
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
10
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
20 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£916,702
Total Gross Expenditure
£916,906
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
109
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
13 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£332,184
Total Gross Expenditure
£221,543
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
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
5
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
8 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£159,898
Total Gross Expenditure
£83,106
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
£2
Income From Government Grants
£152,028
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
5

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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
20 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
244644
Income Other Trading Activities
1871
Income Charitable Activities
670109
Income Investments
78
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
916702
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£916,906
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
916906
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8886
Expenditure Support Costs
1800
Expenditure Depreciation
260
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£131,418
Assets Total Fixed
258
Assets Own Use
258
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£169,273
Assets Total Liabilities
£38,113
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£131,418
Creditors One Year Total Current
38113
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£118,101
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
118219
Funds Restricted
13199
Funds Total
131418
Count Employees
6
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Stoke-on-trent City
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wolverhampton
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Warwickshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Walsall
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Worcestershire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Staffordshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FIERCE (FESTIVAL) LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2005-06-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 DECEMBER 2002, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED 31 MAY 2005
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF LIVE, PERFORMANCE, VISUAL, MEDIA, MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS, PRINCIPALLY, THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE ANNUAL STAGING OF A FESTIVAL IN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
455431
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
FIERCE FESTIVAL

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Paying staff
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints handling
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management