TENTERDEN FOLK DAY TRUST

Registered charity 1038663 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TENTERDEN FOLK FESTIVAL

To preserve and advance public education and appreciation of traditional and contemporary folk music, song, dance and other related traditions, crafts and folk arts as a part of the living heritage. In particular through promoting the annual Tenterden Folk Festival, occassional concerts and dances, educational workshops for schools, etc. and working as a local folk development agency.

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE APPRECIATION OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPOARY FOLK MUSIC, SONG, DANCE, AND OTHER RELATED TRADITIONS, CRAFTS AND FOLK ARTS AS PART OF THE LIVING HERITAGE.

Area of benefit: THE BOROUGH OF ASHFORD IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Ashford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£10k

Latest spending

£15k

Registered

1994

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £13,817 — grants £13,817 (7); 24% of the £57,141 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 35
Government income: £6,502 — grants £6,502 (8); 14% of the £47,704 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £7,300 — grants £7,300 (7); 16% of the £46,070 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Castle BEMchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Margaret Ann White
Richard john Cartwright

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£10k	£15k
31/12/2024	£57k	£49k
31/12/2023	£48k	£51k
31/12/2022	£46k	£48k
31/12/2021	£42k	£42k

Common questions

Who funds TENTERDEN FOLK DAY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TENTERDEN FOLK DAY TRUST as a grant recipient include BRISSENDEN TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BRISSENDEN TRUST LIMITED	FY2025	£5k