THAXTED FESTIVAL FOUNDATION

Charity number: 296329
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity's principal object is the arranging and staging of the Thaxted Festival. To promote and assist in the advancement of education in the Arts and Crafts including the arts of music and drama. To extend and increase the appreciation, knowledge and understanding of the arts and crafts in all their forms.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £167,966
Total expenditure: £165,359

Total income includes £1,975 from 2 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

45 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 March 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PETER RICHARD DONOVAN Chair 01 June 2014
None on record
Carolyn Wingfield Trustee 21 May 2025
None on record
Ann Moore Trustee 07 June 2023
None on record
James Hew Fallas Trustee 07 June 2023
None on record
Paul Jeremy Christopher Meader Trustee 10 May 2022
None on record
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL COLLINS Trustee 13 May 2020
THAXTED DAY CENTRE
Received: On time
Miranda Ceinwen Sandison Trustee 27 March 2019
LORD MAYNARD'S CHARITY
Received: On time
JANET ELIZABETH GROGAN Trustee 26 November 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £42.12k £71.11k £107.49k £135.62k £167.97k
Total expenditure £37.92k £75.60k £112.59k £148.07k £165.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £3.50k £12.50k £1.98k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 30 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 30 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 03 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 18 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 18 March 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18TH FEBRUARY 1987

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 APPRECIATION, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS IN ALL THEIR FORMS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Thaxted Festival
10A Watling Street
Thaxted
DUNMOW
Essex
CM6 2PE
Phone:
01371831421
Email:
music@thaxtedfestival.co.uk
Website:

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