BUXTON FESTIVAL FOUNDATION
As an endowment fund, the Foundation seeks to attract legacies and donations from individuals, grant making trusts and corporate bodies. It uses the income from the accumulated capital to safeguard the long-term future of the Buxton Arts Festival by the regular provision of grants to support its core funding.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS BY:1) ESTABLISHING AND ADMINISTERING AN ENDOWMENT SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE AMENITIES FOR BUXTON FESTIVAL AND TO EXTEND THE WORK OF THE BUXTON FESTIVAL2) SUPPORTING THE BUXTON ARTS FESTIVAL LIMITED AND BUXTON FESTIVAL SOCIETY (BOTH BEING REGISTERED CHARITIES WITH NUMBERS 276957 AND 513970) BY PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT3) DOING ALL THINGS CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS OF BUXTON ARTS FESTIVAL LIMITED AND BUXTON FESTIVAL SOCIETY4) UNDERTAKING SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE TRUSTS RELATED TO CLAUSE 1 TO 3 ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.
Policies the charity declares
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- MS KATE REDFORDchair
- Colin Jan Gregory
- John Edwin Young
- John Raymond - aka Christopher Barron OBE
- Philip Norman Barton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £14k | £13k |
| 31/10/2024 | £16k | £26k |
| 31/10/2023 | £80k | £26k |
| 31/10/2022 | £181k | £614 |
| 31/10/2021 | £25k | £1k |
Common questions
Who funds BUXTON FESTIVAL FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BUXTON FESTIVAL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include FRIENDS OF BUXTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF BUXTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL | FY2022 | £50k | Payments in support of Buxton Festival Foundation |