SIDMOUTH FOLK WEEK LIMITED

Registered charity 1111958 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting in and around the town of Sidmouth in East Devon an annual festival of folk arts and other associated events both in Sidmouth and elsewhere which will encourage awareness, knowledge, understanding, conservation and appreciation of and participation in the folk arts.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("FEE OBJECTS") ARE: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROMOTING, IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF SIDMOUTH IN EAST DEVON, AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF FOLK ARTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED EVENTS, BOTH IN SIDMOUTH AND ELSEWHERE, WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE AN AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, CONSERVATION AND APPRECIATION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE FOLK ARTS. SUCH FOLK ARTS WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED: TO" THE ARTS OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC, SONG, DANCE, DRAMA, STORYTELLING AND RELATED FOLKLORE, CUSTOMS, ARTS AND CRAFTS WHICH ORIGINATE, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT INTO CONTEMPORARY FORMS.

Area of benefit: IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF SIDMOUTH IN EAST DEVON

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,576 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £13,385 to £9,810. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on unpredictable public collections and donations to finance its activities. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with few other commitments.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

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• Conflicting interests
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• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
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• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sidmouth FolkWeek Limited (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Griffiths · trustee of 1 other charity
• BARRINGTON LISTER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Beverley Langton
• Christopher Francis Lockyear · trustee of 1 other charity
• Colin John Trussell
• JAMES DEREK SCHOFIELD
• JEAN SALT
• Rachel Anne Charles
• Timothy David Ambrose Shardlow · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Devon

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