01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 3 May 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
- Latest income
- £53,658
- Latest expenditure
- £31,573
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Laffitts Hall, Framsden Road, Pettaugh, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6DT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.primadonnafestival.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Primadonna festival celebrates womxn writers and disabled, working-class, Black and Asian and LGBTQIA artists whose voices we seek to amplify. We programme a diverse and inclusive line-up distinct from any other book festival, creating a unique atmosphere of community, cooperation and contribution. In addition, we run a literary prize whose aim is to open up new channels into publishing.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £53,658
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £31,573
- Fin Period Start Date
- 3 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £190,823
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £184,011
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £53,658
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £31,573
- 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
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 3 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £190,823
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £184,011
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £81,000
- 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
- 40
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cambridgeshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Norfolk
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Suffolk
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PRIMADONNA FESTIVAL AND PRIZE CIO
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-05-03T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 May 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN, THE ARTS OF LITERATURE, CREATIVE WRITING AND THE PERFORMING ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BY OPERATING AN ANNUAL LITERARY FESTIVAL.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 664530
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PRIMADONNA FESTIVAL
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures