FROME FESTIVAL LIMITED

Registered charity 1120329 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To plan, produce and present the annual Frome Festival in early July, including fundraising solely for these purposes.

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Latest income

£78k

Latest spending

£77k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a precarious financial position and has not rebuilt its reserves to the policy target of £30,000, holding only £13,020 in free reserves. The trustees acknowledge the risk of possible insolvency but confirm the company is a going concern with no material uncertainties. The organization relies on community grants and sponsorship to cover its operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £13k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)

“Since the losses incurred due to Covid, the organisation has not managed to rebuild its reserves to the £30,000 level policies require.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Frome Town Council — “Thanks to support from Frome Town Council, we’ve upgraded our membership system and can now offer some exciting new perks.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rosemary Josephine Eliotchair
Andrew Harold Jones
Ellie Rose Capron
JEREMY VINCENT TOWLER
Lisa Jane Hardstaff
Roger Philip Southard
Rosemary Jean Hiron-Grimes
Sarah Elizabeth Fleming
William Lockhart Murdoch · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£78k	£77k
31/10/2024	£73k	£73k
31/10/2023	£101k	£105k
31/10/2022	£96k	£96k
31/10/2021	£57k	£71k

Common questions

Is FROME FESTIVAL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a precarious financial position and has not rebuilt its reserves to the policy target of £30,000, holding only £13,020 in free reserves. The trustees acknowledge the risk of possible insolvency but confirm the company is a going concern with no material uncertainties. The organization relies on community grants and sponsorship to cover its operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FROME FESTIVAL LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FROME FESTIVAL LIMITED as a grant recipient include The Field House Foundation.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Field House Foundation	FY2022	—	Donations and financial support/residential course

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Somerset Community Foundation	15/05/2026	£3k	Frome Festival
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/01/2023	£10k	Frome Festival 2023 - Ticket Scheme for Free and Low-Price Events
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/03/2005	£5k	Various childrens workshops