Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 8

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 12

BUXTON ARTS FESTIVAL LIMITED

To educate the public by promoting a summer festival of the arts and to involve young people in artistic activity.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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
31/10/23	£1,994	£1,698	£297	£0	£870	£791	5.6	7	67
31/10/22	£2,086	£1,765	£321	£0	£663	£546	3.7	7	56
31/10/21	£1,057	£1,035	£22	£0	£342	£284	3.3	5	56
31/10/20	£803	£431	£373	£198	£324	£324	9	4	55
31/10/19	£1,642	£1,604	£38	£1,144	£-48	£-48	-0.4	7	30
31/10/18	£1,298	£1,396	£-98	£1,108	£-86	£-86	-0.7	7	0
31/10/17	£1,605	£1,673	£-68	£1,381	£12	£12	0.1	7	0
31/10/16	£1,348	£1,416	£-68	£1,167	£80	£80	0.7	7	0
31/10/15	£1,301	£1,297	£4	£58	£148	£148	1.4	5	0
31/10/14	£1,263	£1,318	£-55	£4	£144	£144	1.3	5	0
31/10/13	£1,317	£1,333	£-16	£4	£200	£200	1.8	6	0
31/10/12	£1,386	£1,361	£26	£4	£216	£216	1.9	6	0
31/10/11	£1,328	£1,376	£-48	£4	£190	£190	1.7	5	0
31/10/10	£1,263	£1,210	£53	£4	£238	£238	2.4	5	0
31/10/09	£1,087	£1,086	£1	£4	£185	£185	2	5	0
31/10/08	£1,080	£1,080	£0	£5	£185	£185	2.1	5	0
31/10/07	£960	£957	£3	£4	£185	£64	0.8	4	0
31/10/06	£929	£920	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/05	£993	£880	£113	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/04	£807	£806	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 5.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 5

Asset Split ?

Established: 45 years

www.buxtonfestival.co.uk

marie.axelle@buxtonfestival.co.uk

0129870395

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Derbyshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

7 employees
67 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£274,103
John Ellerman Foundation	£120,000
The Foyle Foundation	£40,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	08/02/2022	towards a collaboration with Buxton Opera House on a new production of Gypsy (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
John Ellerman Foundation - Core Costs, Touring and Creation of new work
£120,000	29/09/2021 36	Core Costs, Touring and Creation of new work
DCMS - NPO 2018-2022
£122,208	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - BIF recovery
£101,895	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - BIF Revival
£50,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	04/02/2020	towards the production of Sondheim's musical, A Little Night Music for the 2021 Festival in collaboration with Buxton Opera House
DCMS - NPO 2018-2022
£120,000	01/04/2019	£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
DCMS - NPO 2018-2022
£120,000	01/04/2018	NPO 2018-2022
DCMS - NPO 2018-2022
£30,000	01/04/2018	To support NPO 2018-2022

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-77

CAREANE WALLACE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

ANNIE LYDFORD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Communications & Marketing

EMILY GOTTLIEB Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chief Executive

FELICITY GOODEY CBE DL (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

JULIAN GLOVER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Journalist

MARK SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Civil Servant

MICHAEL HARPER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Tutor

LOUISE POTTER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Business Owner, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF BUXTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL,

STUART LESTER Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Chartered Accountant (Retired), Other trusteeship: THE NOVA MUSIC TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/12/1978, number: 276957
Registered at Companies House on 12/10/1978, number: 01393717

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

3 The Square
Buxton
SK17 6AZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET, MUSIC, SIGNING, LITERATURE AND PAINTING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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