THE WORLD TRUST

Registered charity 1003265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIPON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

To promote, improve, develop and maintain, public education in, and appreciation of, music and the arts, and to promote any charitable purpose throughout the world. The main project is Ripon International Festival.

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Latest income

£70k

Latest spending

£70k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,910 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves of £38,968. The trustees consider these modest reserves sufficient to carry the enterprise forward given small administrative outlays, though they note the need to significantly increase reserves to provide future security. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year of costs after deducting external ticket sales (held: £39k)

“The Trustees consider that a reasonable target for reserves is for reserves to at least equal the costs of running the Ripon International Festival for one year after deducting income received from external ticket sales.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

BARONESS COX OF QUEENSBURYchair
Elizabeth Burton-Phillips MBE
MICHAEL BROOK
Stephanie Bell MA
Xin Yuan
martin clark MA Eng

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of London · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£70k	£70k
31/12/2024	£78k	£76k
31/12/2023	£73k	£73k
31/12/2022	£81k	£77k
31/12/2021	£33k	£30k

Common questions

Is THE WORLD TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,910 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves of £38,968. The trustees consider these modest reserves sufficient to carry the enterprise forward given small administrative outlays, though they note the need to significantly increase reserves to provide future security. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE WORLD TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WORLD TRUST as a grant recipient include THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£256
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£200