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NEWBURY SPRING FESTIVAL SOCIETY, LTD

Registered charity 284622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To bring to the people of West Berkshire and North Hampshire a programme of music covering the classical and contemporary at affordable prices, and to offer a free education programme to local children.

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Latest income
£629k
Latest spending
£590k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £39,178 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £628,987 against expenditure of £589,809. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £217,054, which is below the stated initial target of £300,000, though the trustees consider this level adequate to cover shortfalls and maintain operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: initial target to reach £300,000 (held: £217k)
“The Trustees consider that ideally the level of reserves should be at a higher level than currently, and will look to increase them over a period of time with an initial target to reach £300,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from Friends of Newbury Spring Festival
“Friends of Newbury Spring Festival paid over a grant of £35,000 during the period (2024: £38,000).” — page 26
“Mr A McKenzie, a Trustee, is also a director of The Vineyard at Stockcross. During the year, the Charity paid expenses of £4,131 (2024: £3,333) to The Vineyard at Stockcross for meals and refreshments for a concert.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to The Vineyard at Stockcross (Trustee A McKenzie is director)
“Friends of Newbury Spring Festival paid over a grant of £35,000 during the period (2024: £38,000).” — page 26
“Mr A McKenzie, a Trustee, is also a director of The Vineyard at Stockcross. During the year, the Charity paid expenses of £4,131 (2024: £3,333) to The Vineyard at Stockcross for meals and refreshments for a concert.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“Friends of Newbury Spring Festival paid over a grant of £35,000 during the period (2024: £38,000).” — page 26
“Mr A McKenzie, a Trustee, is also a director of The Vineyard at Stockcross. During the year, the Charity paid expenses of £4,131 (2024: £3,333) to The Vineyard at Stockcross for meals and refreshments for a concert.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£629k
Total spending
£590k
Cost of raising funds
£116
Reserves (reported)
£217k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (71% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£629k£590k
30/09/2024£552k£542k
30/09/2023£497k£488k
30/09/2022£467k£466k
30/09/2021£401k£397k

Common questions

Is NEWBURY SPRING FESTIVAL SOCIETY, LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £39,178 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £628,987 against expenditure of £589,809. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £217,054, which is below the stated initial target of £300,000, though the trustees consider this level adequate to cover shortfalls and maintain operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NEWBURY SPRING FESTIVAL SOCIETY, LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEWBURY SPRING FESTIVAL SOCIETY, LTD as a grant recipient include THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST, COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k

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 MARCHUS TRUST3£13k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION2£4k
THE VINEHILL TRUST1£50k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST1£16k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION1£15k
THE BEHRENS FOUNDATION1£5k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND1£5k
JAPAN HOUSE LONDON TRUST1£5k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW PRODUCERS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWBURY SPRING FESTIVAL SOCIETY, LTD£629k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW PRODUCERS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FY2025£275k—0below—no doubt
LONDON CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL FY2025£156k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEWBURY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2024£900k—0below—no doubt
THE NEWBURY UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt

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