INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FOUNDATION & FESTIVALS

Registered charity 1050109 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BATH GUITAR FESTIVAL, IGF INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL, IGF INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL BATH INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL LONDON, INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL BATH

Activities include performance at festivals and concerts, workshops and outreach projects as well as new music commissions, CD production and publications.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£231k
Latest spending
£227k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £98,442, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £3,258 for the year, supported by incoming resources of £230,507 against total expenditures of £227,249.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £98k)
“At 31 December 2024 the charity had reserves of £95,441 (2023 £95,184). As noted in the review of activities, the charity has implemented a series of policies in order to increase reserves to the desired level.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — International Guitar Foundation and Festivals (IGF) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£231k£227k
31/12/2023£227k£222k
31/12/2022£200k£199k
31/12/2021£227k£225k
31/10/2020£235k£224k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FOUNDATION & FESTIVALS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £98,442, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £3,258 for the year, supported by incoming resources of £230,507 against total expenditures of £227,249. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FOUNDATION & FESTIVALS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FOUNDATION & FESTIVALS as a grant recipient include COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£7kProgrammes in Cardiff and Swansea to improve access to music making

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East20/11/2025£5kGrant to International Guitar Foundation & Festivals
Northern Rock Foundation26/06/2009£20kGrant awarded to International Guitar Foundation & Festivals (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation24/11/2005£12kGrant awarded to International Guitar Foundation & Festivals (Tyne & Wear)

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GABRIELI.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FOUNDATION & FESTIVALS£231k—0below—no doubt
GABRIELI FY2025£994k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LYRIC ART FESTIVAL FY2025£388k—0below—no doubt
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE FY2024£104k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GUITING MUSIC FESTIVAL FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.