# Leigh Folk Arts Association

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171298
- **Other names:** LEIGH FOLK FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION, THE LEIGH FOLK FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION, Leigh Folk Arts Association
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 25, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1171298


## Contact

- **Address:** 20 Ceylon Road, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
- **Postcode:** SS0 7HP
- **Phone:** 07753803934
- **Website:** www.leighfolkfestival.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO FURTHER PUBLIC EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY FOLK ARTS INCLUDING:1. MUSIC2. DANCE3. SPOKEN WORD (POETRY AND STORYTELLING)THESE WILL BE ACHIEVED BY A SERIES OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING A FREE FESTIVAL IN JUNE.

**Activities:** The objects of the Leigh Folk Festival Association CIO are to further public education and understanding of traditional and contemporary folk arts including: 1. Music 2. Dance 3. Spoken word (poetry and storytelling) These will be achieved by a series of events throughout the year including a free festival during June.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Essex
- Southend-on-sea



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £15373 | £5890 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £53800 | £68297 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £60088 | £55312 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £32161 | £30019 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £13924 | £11625 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Neil Harding** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 17, 2018
- John Sidney Batch — appointed April 11, 2017
- KEITH BAXTER — appointed Jan. 24, 2017
- Nicholas Dart — appointed Feb. 7, 2019
- PAUL COLLIER — appointed Jan. 24, 2017
- Sarah-Jane Holmes — appointed Feb. 27, 2019