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THE PEWSEY AND DISTRICT FEAST AND CARNIVAL

Registered charity 1145832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our aim is to promote the culture and heritage of our community whilst advancing any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community. We organise a series of community events in the second and third weeks of September each year around the Pewsey area targeted to provide something for all ages. Events include competitions, dances, races, talks and a Carnival first run in 1897.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£101k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £225,044, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £122,000. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £514,839 by the end of the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (94% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 95,478 103,026” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 225044.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The charity has total reserves of £514,839 of which £225,044 are free reserves at 31 January 2025.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: over £122,000 (held: £225k)
“In line with the policy to increase this by approximately £5,000 annually to cover the cost of two Carnivals, the current balance of over £122,000 means this target has now been met.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£101k£79k
31/01/2024£113k£103k
31/01/2023£90k£106k
31/01/2022£59k£40k
31/01/2021£43k£45k

Common questions

Is THE PEWSEY AND DISTRICT FEAST AND CARNIVAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £225,044, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £122,000. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £514,839 by the end of the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£205k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST1£72k
THE BOWERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£27k
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND1£15k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST1£10k
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO1£9k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
THE BOLTINI TRUST1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SELSEY PAVILION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PEWSEY AND DISTRICT FEAST AND CARNIVAL£101k—0above225044.0%no doubt
SELSEY PAVILION TRUST FY2025£260k—0below—no doubt
THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£215k—0unclear—no doubt
BRYN AND CWMAFAN EVENTS FY2024£124k—0unclear—no doubt
PEBSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2024£133k—0unclear—no doubt
CHINLEY BUXWORTH & BROWNSIDE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.