THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 258888 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aim if the Society is to promote the arts. The policy is to provide musical and other entertainment including events for young people, in a historical setting that can be enjoyed by a wide spectrum of residents.The principal activity is to provide an annual festival at Windsor and the neighbouring area in the autumn and a smaller event in the spring.

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Latest income

£215k

Latest spending

£225k

Registered

1969

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £10,531 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total reserves increasing to £184,963. The Trustees acknowledge that ticket income is insufficient to meet the full cost of the festival, creating a reliance on donations and sponsorship to guard against unexpected losses. The charity has no employees and relies on a contracted management company and volunteers to deliver its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: G Heppell, a trustee, was paid £525 for professional services as a photographer.

“During the period G Heppell, a trustee was paid £525 (2024: £813) in respect of their professional services as a photographer.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees

“During the year, donations were received from trustees totalling an aggregate value of £5,354 (2024: £10,269). Membership income was received during the year from trustees totalling an aggregate value of £1,875 (2024: £1,875), net of VAT. During the period G Heppell, a trustee was paid £525 (2024: £813) in respect of their professional services as a photographer.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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).

Berkshire Community Foundation — “Grant, Trust and Foundation Supporters Berkshire Community Foundation” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW TRY · trustee of 2 other charities
Christopher Grant Aitken
GUY BARLOW · trustee of 1 other charity
Georgia Elizabeth Coleridge
Guy Martin Stanford
Julian Robert Karolyi
Julian Tisi
Peter John McKee · trustee of 7 other charities
STEPHEN DAY
Sara Louise Hopes
guy Barlow

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

Operates in: Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/11/2025	£215k	£225k
30/11/2024	£310k	£330k
30/11/2023	£234k	£318k
30/11/2022	£142k	£152k
30/11/2021	£159k	£159k

Common questions

Is THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £10,531 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total reserves increasing to £184,963. The Trustees acknowledge that ticket income is insufficient to meet the full cost of the festival, creating a reliance on donations and sponsorship to guard against unexpected losses. The charity has no employees and relies on a contracted management company and volunteers to deliver its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST, THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£40k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£25k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£6k	Culture and Arts
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k	Culture and arts
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£0	Culture and arts

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 JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£205k
THE BOWERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£27k
THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£12k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	1	£12k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	1	£8k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KEYNSHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION LTD.

KEYNSHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION LTD income £105k
PETWORTH FESTIVAL income £560k
NEWBURY SPRING FESTIVAL SOCIETY, LTD income £629k
THE WORTHING MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY income £145k
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY income £116k
FREEDOM FESTIVAL ARTS TRUST income £747k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED	£215k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KEYNSHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION LTD FY2024	£105k	—	unclear	—	noted
PETWORTH FESTIVAL FY2024	£560k	—	above	—	no doubt
NEWBURY SPRING FESTIVAL SOCIETY, LTD FY2025	£629k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WORTHING MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY FY2024	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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