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WHIDDON AUTUMN FESTIVAL

Registered charity 1195063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the appreciation, enjoyment, participation and understanding of music and the arts for the public benefit, through the provision of musical events and educational activities, particularly but not exclusively in central Devon as part of an annual Arts Festival and at other times of the year

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION, ENJOYMENT, PARTICIPATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MUSICAL EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN CENTRAL DEVON AS PART OF AN ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND AT OTHER TIMES OF THE YEAR.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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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Registered contact address: West Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£68k
Latest spending
£63k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year, with total receipts exceeding payments. The trustees report that grant support increased impressively and audience numbers showed a marked increase, resulting in a financially successful year. Reserves are described as a 'modest financial cushion' that is moving towards the stated policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Freddie Crowley is a Trustee and connected to John Crowley (Trustee/Chairman).
“WAF's Founder, Festival Director and Artistic Director is Freddie Crowley, who is also a Trustee. This presents potential conflicts, especially with regard to his remuneration, for him and for John Crowley, who is a connected person as his father and is also a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 7% of the £67,951 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 24
  • Government income: £5,750 — grants £5,750 (2); 13% of the £44,285 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£68k£63k
31/12/2024£60k£57k
31/12/2023£44k£44k
31/12/2022£52k£47k

Common questions

Is WHIDDON AUTUMN FESTIVAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year, with total receipts exceeding payments. The trustees report that grant support increased impressively and audience numbers showed a marked increase, resulting in a financially successful year. Reserves are described as a 'modest financial cushion' that is moving towards the stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WHIDDON AUTUMN FESTIVAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WHIDDON AUTUMN FESTIVAL as a grant recipient include THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST, MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION, THE VINEHILL TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SCOPS ARTS TRUSTFY2023£10kRegional Arts Festivals
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£5k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2025£5k
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONFY2024£2kMusic Festivals
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONFY2023£1kMusic Festivals
THE VINEHILL TRUSTFY2025amount not statedMusic

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
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
GERALD FINZI TRUST1£3k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODLEY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND ARTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WHIDDON AUTUMN FESTIVAL£68k—0unclear—no doubt
WOODLEY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND ARTS FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
WORTHING MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL FY2025£43k—0unclear—no doubt
THE AMERSHAM FESTIVAL SOCIETY FY2025£92k—0above—no doubt
THE FESTIVAL OF CHICHESTER FY2025£32k——unclear—no doubt
SOUTH DEVON SINGERS FY2025£28k—0unclear—no doubt

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