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CCEW Charity Commission profile

BIG TENT FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1195014 · organisation 5172634

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
30 June 2021
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
10918359
Financial period
1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income
£385,925
Latest expenditure
£294,560
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 14 SANDRINGHAM STREET, YORK, YO10 4BA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Bringing together political thinkers and entrepreneurial and cultural thought leaders and the public to discuss and debate public policy ideas in environments that are conducive to open minded, collaborative and civil dialogue, such as public festivals, summits and citizens assemblies;

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received
23 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
23 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£385,925
Total Gross Expenditure
£294,560
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£236,547
Total Gross Expenditure
£101,207
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received
11 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
11 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£227,707
Total Gross Expenditure
£216,893
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received
28 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
28 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£226,180
Total Gross Expenditure
£183,357

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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2025
Ar Due Date
30 July 2026
Ar Received Date
23 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£385,925
Total Gross Expenditure
£294,560
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2024
Ar Due Date
30 July 2025
Ar Received Date
15 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£236,547
Total Gross Expenditure
£101,207
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
12
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2023
Ar Due Date
30 July 2024
Ar Received Date
11 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£227,707
Total Gross Expenditure
£216,893
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 September 2022
Ar Due Date
30 July 2023
Ar Received Date
28 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£226,180
Total Gross Expenditure
£183,357
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BIG TENT FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2021-06-30T00:00:00
Charity Name
BIG TENT FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-03-09T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
5079608
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1167393
Assoc Charity Name
RADIX GROUP LIMITED

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 OCT 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 JUN 2021
Charitable Objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN A NON-PARTISAN MANNER IN ISSUES OF PUBLIC POLICY [INCLUDING HEALTH, WELLBEING, ECONOMY, COMMUNITY AND HOUSING, EDUCATION, DIVERSITY, EQUALITY AND REPRESENTATION, HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT, AND UK’S RESPONSIBILITY IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT], IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:I. BRINGING TOGETHER POLITICAL THINKERS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL AND CULTURAL THOUGHT LEADERS AND THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE PUBLIC POLICY IDEAS IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE CONDUCIVE TO OPEN MINDED, COLLABORATIVE AND CIVIL DIALOGUE, SUCH AS PUBLIC FESTIVALS, SUMMITS AND CITIZENS ASSEMBLIES; ANDII. PROMOTING STUDY AND RESEARCH IN ISSUES OF PUBLIC POLICY, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RELATION TO REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION, AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures