STEYNING FESTIVAL LIMITED

Registered charity 1158833 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a local community festival bringing diverse, high quality programmed events to Steyning and the surrounding area. We showcase local, national and international talent via a programme of theatre, music, visual arts, walks and tours, literature, talks, and community events. A team of experienced volunteers manage the activities throughout the town.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR, OF MUSIC, LITERATURE, THEATRE, THE SPOKEN WORD AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LOCAL HISTORY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF STEYNING, WEST SUSSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A BIENNIAL FESTIVAL OF EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS.

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

£102k

Latest spending

£92k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £92,039, exceeding the previous year's £82,947. The trustees' report notes that the charity is dependent on donated income, sponsors, and ticket sales, but confirms there are adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately half the running costs of the Festival (held: £92k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds should be maintained at a level equivalent to approximately half the running costs of the Festival” — page 5

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.

Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Funders the charity credits

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

Horsham District Council — “Horsham District Council” (source page)
Steyning and District Community Partnership — “Steyning and District Community Partnership” (source page)
Steyning Downland Scheme — “Steyning Downland Scheme” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Adrian Geoffrey Gobat
Nicholas Peter Linfield
Nicola Elizabeth Mason · trustee of 1 other charity
Philip John Bowell MBE
Philippa Jane Robinson
Sara Anne Voice
Stephen Adrian Holliday · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£102k	£92k
05/04/2024	£5k	£7k
05/04/2023	£85k	£70k
05/04/2022	£20k	£22k
05/04/2021	£46	£4k

Common questions

Is STEYNING FESTIVAL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £92,039, exceeding the previous year's £82,947. The trustees' report notes that the charity is dependent on donated income, sponsors, and ticket sales, but confirms there are adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£72k
THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£46k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE NOTGROVE TRUST	1	£17k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£12k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST	1	£10k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE STEYNING MUSEUM TRUST.

THE STEYNING MUSEUM TRUST income £143k
THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £215k
THE GUITING MUSIC FESTIVAL income £133k
KEYNSHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION LTD income £105k
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED income £217k
THE HENLEY FESTIVAL TRUST income £4.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STEYNING FESTIVAL LIMITED	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STEYNING MUSEUM TRUST FY2025	£143k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£215k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GUITING MUSIC FESTIVAL FY2025	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KEYNSHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION LTD FY2024	£105k	—	unclear	—	noted
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED FY2025	£217k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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