Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

LEOMINSTER FESTIVAL SOCIETY 

To bring to the public of Leominster and Herefordshire a wide range of arts and culture not otherwise available for the public to be entertained, educated and enjoyed.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£10£12£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/22£24£13£11n/an/an/an/an/a12
30/09/21*£5£8£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20*£0£2£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/19£17£9£7n/an/an/an/an/a25
30/09/18*£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£11£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£12£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15*£15£10£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£11£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13*£9£11£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£6£11£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£12£18£-6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£15£23£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£8£12£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£20£23£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£21£29£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06£22£26£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£24£28£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£20£27£-8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

leominster.festival@gmail.com

01568610332

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Leominster Festival Family Fun Day
£9,800 18/04/2019
12
This funding will be used to develop a family fun day as part of the local festival. The project aims to increase engagement from the local community in the festival.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/10/1992, number: 1014699
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/06/2004, number: 05148744
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 35 days late, AR20: 93 days late, AR18: 83 days late, AR15: 109 days late, AR13: 22 days late,
Main office

Leominster Festival Society
Grange Court
Pinsley Road
Leominster
HR6 8NL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS OF MUSIC, SPEECH, DRAMA, DANCE AND OTHER ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED (IN PRACTICE LEOMINSTER & SURROUNDING DISTRICT)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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