CITY OF PLYMOUTH FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1040360 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLYMOUTH FESTIVAL

Enables amateur performers in the Arts of Dance, Music, Speech and Drama, to compete before an audience, with verbal and written feedback from professional adjudicators.

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Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £4,420 for the year ended 31 December 2024, largely due to increased costs for repairing trophies and a one-off website investment. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves (the contingency fund) decreased to £16,144, falling below the stated policy target of £20,000. The charity relies heavily on volunteers and entrance fees, with no disclosed staff emoluments or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £16k)
The trustees consider a funds of £20,000 would be sufficient.
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

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£32k£36k
31/12/2023£31k£35k
31/12/2022£19k£17k
31/12/2021£3k£10k
31/12/2020£325£4k

Common questions

Is CITY OF PLYMOUTH FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £4,420 for the year ended 31 December 2024, largely due to increased costs for repairing trophies and a one-off website investment. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves (the contingency fund) decreased to £16,144, falling below the stated policy target of £20,000. The charity relies heavily on volunteers and entrance fees, with no disclosed staff emoluments or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.