01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 June 1989
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02319269
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £553,903
- Latest expenditure
- £479,806
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 1a Forum Buildings, St James Parade, Bath, BA1 1UG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bathfestivals.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Promotion of the arts.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 16 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £553,903
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £479,806
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- 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
- 3 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,025,165
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £757,945
- 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
- 7 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £930,631
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £945,567
- 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
- 31 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,094,131
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,030,286
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £588,783
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £524,651
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 16 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £553,903
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £479,806
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 200
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 3 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,025,165
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £757,945
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 200
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 7 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £930,631
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £945,567
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2000
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 31 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,094,131
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,030,286
- 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
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £18,865
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 151
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £588,783
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £524,651
- 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
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £44,679
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 16 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 232024
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 321379
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 553403
- Income Legacies
- 16492
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £23,014
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £456,792
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 479806
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6926
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £65,970
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £80,540
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£14,568
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 80540
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £25,136
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -17200
- Funds Restricted
- 2632
- Funds Total
- -14568
- Count Employees
- 2
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 3 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 342008
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 682470
- Income Investments
- 687
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1025165
- Income Legacies
- 24326
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £22,578
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £735,367
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 757945
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24126
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1348
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 842
- Assets Own Use
- 840
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £112,408
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £201,915
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£88,665
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 201915
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £47,831
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -91297
- Funds Restricted
- 2632
- Funds Total
- -88665
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 7 February 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 489463
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 441055
- Income Investments
- 113
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 930631
- Income Legacies
- 76521
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £36,714
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £908,853
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 945567
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 18426
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6276
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3326
- Assets Own Use
- 3324
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £115,263
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £440,101
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£321,512
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 261101
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 179000
- Assets Cash
- £49,238
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -358517
- Funds Restricted
- 37005
- Funds Total
- -321512
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 31 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 256848
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 837272
- Income Investments
- 11
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1094131
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £39,122
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £991,164
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1030286
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13350
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 84427
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1951
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5165
- Assets Own Use
- 5163
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £128,331
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £440,072
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£306,576
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 440072
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £55,908
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -351884
- Funds Restricted
- 45308
- Funds Total
- -306576
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 347424
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 241286
- Income Investments
- 73
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 588783
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £47,264
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £477,387
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 524651
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 70711
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2616
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6796
- Assets Own Use
- 6794
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £197,267
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £574,484
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£370,421
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 315705
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 258779
- Assets Cash
- £141,236
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -429433
- Funds Restricted
- 59012
- Funds Total
- -370421
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bath And North East Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BATH FESTIVALS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1989-06-06T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 NOVEMBER 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 18 OCTOBER 1993 AND 17 JULY 2006.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 DEC 2016
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC, DRAMA, DANCING, MIME, PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND THE GRAPHIC ARTS AND LITERATURE AND POETRY, AND TO EXTEND AND INCREASE THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS IN ALL THEIR FORMS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE AVON
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 29502
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE FOUNDATION FOR THE BATH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AND RELATED ARTS INITIATIVES
- Charity Name Id
- 29500
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BATH FESTIVALS TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves 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
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management