CCEW Charity Commission profile

BATH FESTIVALS

Registered charity 801617 · organisation 801617

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