Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL LIMITED 

Harrogate International Festival is a creative cultural organisation working year round to bring the highest quality performing arts, literature, community and education to Harrogate and Yorkshire through strategic alliances with key public and commercial partners.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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
31/10/22*£1,233£1,111£122£34£733£7337.9830
31/10/21£688£589£99£47£611£60312.3526
31/10/20£412£437£-25n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/10/19£1,162£1,095£66£22£537£5345.81050
31/10/18£965£898£67£41£471£4696.31150
31/10/17£906£806£100£38£404£10120
31/10/16£1,255£1,194£61£53£304£3043.190
31/10/15£885£847£38£20£243£2433.490
31/10/14*£836£821£15£10£205£205390
31/10/13*£733£752£-19£8£190£188390
31/10/12£748£746£2£7£208£2063.370
31/10/11£742£759£-17£12£206£2023.270
31/10/10£875£845£30£21£224£2193.170
31/10/09£770£727£44£14£194£1873.160
31/10/08£939£910£29£20£150£1221.670
31/10/07£1,000£958£42£958£121£1211.560
31/10/06£699£675£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£505£475£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04*£413£377£36£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 7.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 59 years

www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com

info@harrogate-festival.org.uk

01423562303

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City, Calderdale, City Of Wakefield, City Of York, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
  • 30 volunteers

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
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Emergency Resource Support
£80,000 14/03/2022
This fund aims to provide emergency funding awards to culturally significant organisations that were financially sustainable before Covid-19 but are now at imminent risk of failure and have exhausted ....more
DCMS - Renew Restart Regrowth
£80,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Childrens Festival. 9-10 July 2011
£10,000 14/04/2011
12
This community organisation in Harrogate will use funding to pilot a children's festival weekend offering a range of activities from hands-on science experiences through to music workshops aimed at ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-77
  • JENNY HARRIS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Freelance Producer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/09/1965, number: 244861
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/09/1965, number: 00858029
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 48 days late, AR14: 15 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR04: 13 days late,
Main office

32 CHELTENAHM PARADE
HARROGATE
NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG1 1DB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, FURTHER, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IN GENERAL AND MUSICAL, DRAMATIC, LITERARY AND VISUAL ARTS IN PARTICULAR SO FAR AS SUCH OBJECTS MAY BE CHARITABLE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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