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BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK

Registered charity 1104684 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To preserve and advance public education in the appreciation of English and Multicultural folk dance, song and music and to promote the knowledge and practice of English and Multicultural folk dance, song and music by means of dances, classes, lectures, demonstrations and other like methods, in the town of Broadstairs and St Peters and the neighbouring towns and villages.

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF ENGLISH AND MULTICULTURAL FOLK DANCE, SONG AND MUSIC AND TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF ENGLISH AND MULTICULTURAL FOLK DANCE SONG AND MUSIC BY MEANS OF DANCES, CLASSES, LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS AND ANY OTHER LIKE METHODS IN THE TOWN OF BROADSTAIRS AND ST. PETERS AND NEIGHBOURING TOWNS AND VILLAGES.

Area of benefit: IN THE TOWN OF BROADSTAIRS AND ST. PETERS AND NEIGHBOURING TOWNS AND VILLAGES

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

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Latest income
£395k
Latest spending
£402k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,826 for the year ended 30 September 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds decreased from £71,774 to £64,948, while the trustees maintain a reserves policy aimed at covering winter expenditure and providing a buffer against funding reductions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet unrestricted expenditure incurred during the winter following the festival, provide start-up funding for the following year’s festival, and provide a buffer against unexpected reductions in sponsorship or grant funding (held: £65k)
“The trustees aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to: meet unrestricted expenditure incurred during the winter following the festival * provide start-up funding for the following year’s festival * provide a buffer against unexpected reductions in sponsorship or grant funding” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Sally Ironmonger (£600) and a band involving Michela George (£1,005) were paid for performances.
“Sally Ironmonger, one of the trustees, was paid £600 (2024: £400) for performances at the Festival. A band in which Michaela Martin-George, one of the trustees, is a member was paid £1,005 (2024: £555) for performance at the festival.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Sally Ironmonger was paid £600 for performances.
“Sally Ironmonger, one of the trustees, was paid £600 (2024: £400) for performances at the Festival.” — page 14
“A band in which Michaela Martin-George, one of the trustees, is a member was paid £1,005 (2024: £555) for performance at the festival.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A band in which Trustee Michela George is a member was paid £1,005 for performances.
“Sally Ironmonger, one of the trustees, was paid £600 (2024: £400) for performances at the Festival.” — page 14
“A band in which Michaela Martin-George, one of the trustees, is a member was paid £1,005 (2024: £555) for performance at the festival.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£395k£402k
30/09/2024£320k£304k
30/09/2023£309k£293k
30/09/2022£341k£390k
30/09/2021£333k£298k

Common questions

Is BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,826 for the year ended 30 September 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds decreased from £71,774 to £64,948, while the trustees maintain a reserves policy aimed at covering winter expenditure and providing a buffer against funding reductions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK as a grant recipient include JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500Arts