CANTERBURY THEATRE AND FESTIVAL TRUST
Registered charity 279714 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CANTERBURY FESTIVAL, CANTERBURY NEW THEATRE LIMITED
Kent's International Arts Festival.Year round education & outreach activities.Commissioning & producing new works of relevance to East Kent
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £119,092 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £541,319 to £422,227. The trustees acknowledge that the financial model requires revision due to stubbornly high core costs and a loss on specific programming, but confirm that sufficient reserves exist to cover the deficit. The auditor confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £195,000 (held: £422k)
“Overall, a cash total reserve of £195,000 is required to meet these objectives.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Canterbury Festival Foundation (related charity) donated £30,000 to the charity.
“From the cumulative excess of income over expenditure the Foundation (Friends) made a donation totalling £30,000 (2024: £35,000) to the Canterbury Theatre and Festival Trust in order to support its charitable activities for the year to March 2025.”
“During the year, the trustees and related parties donated £2,458 (2024: £4,008) to the charity.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees and related parties donated £2,458 to the charity.
“From the cumulative excess of income over expenditure the Foundation (Friends) made a donation totalling £30,000 (2024: £35,000) to the Canterbury Theatre and Festival Trust in order to support its charitable activities for the year to March 2025.”
“During the year, the trustees and related parties donated £2,458 (2024: £4,008) to the charity.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Burgess Hodgson LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (63% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- PROFESSOR KEITH CHARLES MANDERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- CAMILLA SWIRE
- Christopher Nickols
- Dr Dan Lloyd
- Jessica Barry
- Louise Helen Provan
- Rebecca Claire Huxley-Binns
- Simon Ludden
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kent
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CANTERBURY THEATRE AND FESTIVAL TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £119,092 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £541,319 to £422,227. The trustees acknowledge that the financial model requires revision due to stubbornly high core costs and a loss on specific programming, but confirm that sufficient reserves exist to cover the deficit. The auditor confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Burgess Hodgson LLP.
Who funds CANTERBURY THEATRE AND FESTIVAL TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CANTERBURY THEATRE AND FESTIVAL TRUST as a grant recipient include JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST.
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