BILLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL LIMITED

Registered charity 1077067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B.I.F.F., BIFF, BIFF LTD

to preserve and advance public education in and appreciation of traditional and contemporary folk dance, music, song and other related traditions, crafts and folk arts from all countries of the World

Objects

TO PRESERVE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY FOLK DANCE, MUSIC, SONG AND RELATED TRADITIONS, CRAFTS AND FOLK ARTS FROM ALL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the company reported an operating loss of £10,454 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a decrease in net assets from £31,209 to £20,755. Despite the loss, the company holds £56,725 in cash and is exempt from audit under the small companies regime.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03708860

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• TAYLOR, Susan Mary — director, appointed 01/12/2019on trustee list
• CUTLER, Danielle Marie — director, appointed 18/04/2018on trustee list
• COOK, Robert — director, appointed 10/02/2017on trustee list
• MALONEY, Olga — director, appointed 01/07/2000on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Cookchair · trustee of 4 other charities
• Danielle Marie Cutler · trustee of 1 other charity
• ELIZABETH CROOT
• Kathryn Linda O'Donnell
• Lisa Maloney
• Olga Maloney
• Susan Mary Taylor

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

Operates in: Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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