BRIGHTON FRINGE LTD

Registered charity 1116367 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIGHTON FESTIVAL FRINGE LTD

To advance education, particularly through the development, promotion and encouragement of the arts in Brighton,Hove and the surrounding areas; to promote the Festival Fringe during the period of the Brighton Festival each year,aiming to encourage the development and quality of new venues and work at all scales.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £47,666 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £3,631. The trustees acknowledge that the policy to achieve unrestricted cash reserves of at least three months' operational expenses was not achievable in 2024/25. However, the trustees remain satisfied that the charity is a going concern, citing firm written commitments for core funding and sufficient funds to complete the 2026 festival without further cash injections.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brighton Fringe (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Commodore Duncan Lustig-Preanchair
• Amy MacGregor
• Hazel Gould
• Ian Brown
• Joanna Botwood
• Sarah Davies

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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