CHESTER FOLK FESTIVAL

Charity number: 1192704
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance public education in, and appreciation of British and Multicultural Folk Arts (including traditional and contemporary folk music, dance, crafts and spoken word such as poetry and storytelling) in Chester and surrounding area through the staging of an annual folk festival and the provision of a range of participatory workshops, activities and other events throughout the year.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £51,959
Total expenditure: £51,131

People

3 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire West & Chester

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 December 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elizabeth Armstrong FCA/CTA Chair 08 December 2020
None on record
Veronica Cheryl Hunt Trustee 08 December 2020
None on record
Paul Jonathan Thompson Trustee 08 December 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £4.54k £38.41k £51.96k
Total expenditure £5.15k £40.61k £51.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.00k N/A N/A

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 30 September 2023 30 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 30 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 24 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 24 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 08 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 08 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 08 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF BRITISH AND MULTICULTURAL FOLK ARTS (INCLUDING TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY FOLK MUSIC, DANCE, CRAFTS AND SPOKEN WORD SUCH AS POETRY AND STORYTELLING) IN CHESTER AND SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE STAGING OF AN ANNUAL FOLK FESTIVAL AND THE PROVISION OF A RANGE OF PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS, ACTIVITIES AND OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
21 DEE FORDS AVENUE
CHESTER
CH3 5UP
Phone:
08712180211
Email:
info@chesterfolk.org.uk
Website:

chesterfolk.org.uk