Company registration number: 04819935
Charity registration number: 1174236
Bollington Festival
(A company limited by guarantee)
Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
Bright Partnership Limited
Suite 1 Armcon Business Park
London Road South
Poynton
Cheshire
SK12 1LQ

Bollington Festival
Contents
Trustees, Report
1 to2
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
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Bollington Festival
Trustees. Report
The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with
the financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 30 September 2024.The trustees
have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended
Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
Structure, govemance and management
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document. the artides of association, and constitutes a limited
company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Registration Number:
1174236
Company Registration Number:
04819935
The charity is incorporated in England and Wales.
Registered Office:
Suite 1 Am)con Business Park
London Road South
Poynton
Cheshire
SK12 1LQ
Independent Examiner:
Bright Partnership Limited
Michael Senior FCA
Suite 1 Amcon Business Park
London Road South
Poynton
Cheshire
SK12 1LQ
Trustees and officers
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Trustees:
Mr M S Butcher (resigned 30 November 2023)
Ms R C Roth-Biester
DrRGay
Dr V N Marten
Mr C Bennett
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Bollington Festival
Trustees. Report
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 13 June 2025 and signed on its behalf
by:
Mr C Bennett
Trustee
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Bollington Festival
Independent Examinerfs Report to the trustees of Bollington Festival ('the
Company.)
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Bollington Festival {Yhe Company.)
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended
30 September 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are
responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies
Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act,).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of
the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your
charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act,). In carrying
out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section
145(5){b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no matters have come to my attention in connection with
the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of Bollington Festival as required by section 386 of the
2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records" or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other
than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view which is not a matter considered
as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordan￿ with the methods and principles of the
Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities lapplicable to
charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in
the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached.
Michael Senior FCA
Bright Partnership Limited
Suite 1 Armcon Business Park
London Road South
Poynton
Cheshire
SK12 1LQ
13 June 2025
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Bollington Festival
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
(Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised
Gains and Losses)
Unrestricted
funds
Total
2023
Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Other trading activities
6,547
58,665
11,098
2,416
Total income
65,212
13,514
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
{935)
{527)
(65,158)
Total expenditure
(65,158)
(1.462)
Net income
12.052
Net movement in funds
12.052
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
75,776
63,724
Total funds carried forward
75,830
75,776
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods.
The funds breakdown for 2024 is shown in note 6.
The notes on pages 6 to 8 fomi an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bollington Festival
(Registration number: 04819935)
Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2024
2024
2023
Note
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
76,256
76,178
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
(426)
75,830
(402)
75,776
Net assets
Funds of the charity:
Unrestricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
75,830
75,776
Total funds
75,830
75,776
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006
for the year ended 30 September 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year
ended 30 September 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The Trustee acknowledge their responsibilities for:
ensuring that the charitsble company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and
387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable
company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in
accordance wth the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the
charitable company.
These financial ststements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to
charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements on pages 4 to 8 were approved by the trustees. and authorised for issue on 13
June 2025 and signed on their behalf by-
Mr C Bennett
Trustee
The notes on pages 6 to 8 fomi an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
1 Statutory inforniation
Bollington Festival is a private company, limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales,
registration no. 04819935, and a registered charity. no. 1174236.
2 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements of the charitable company. which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have
been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities..
Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with
the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1
January 2019)., Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland. and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared
under the historical cost convention.
Income
All income is recognised On￿ the charity has enti￿ement to the income, it is probable that the income will
be received and the amount of the income re￿1vable can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing
the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in
settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an
accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category.
Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on
a basis consistent with the use of reSoUr￿s.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitsble objectives at the discretion of the
trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity.
Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial
statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
3 Other trading activities
Total
funds
Total
2023
Fundraising Event
Festival Income
2,455
56,210
2.416
58,665
2,416
4 Trustees remuneration and expenses
There were no trustees, remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 September 2024 nor for the
year ended 30 September 2023.
Trustee's Expenses
There were no trustees. expenses paid for the year ended 30 September 2024 nor for the year ended 30
September 2023.
5 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Accruals
426
402
6 Funds
Balance at 30
September
2024
Balance at 1
October 2023
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Unrestricted funds
General
75,776
65,212
65,158
75,830
Balance at 30
September
2023
Balance at 1
October 2022
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Unrestricted funds
General
63.724
13.514
(1,462)
75,776
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Bollington Festival
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
7 Related party disclosures
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 30 September 2024.
8 Company limited by guarantee
The company is limited by guarantee and as such does not have any share capital.
Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company, in the event of a
winding up. such an amount as may be required not exceeding £10.
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Bollington Festival
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 September 2024
Total
2024
Total
2023
Donations and legacies
Donations general
Grants general
6,547
10,098
1,000
6.547
11.098
Other trading activities
Festival Income General
Fundraising events general
56,210
2,455
2,416
58,665
2,416
Raising funds
Fundraising costs
Donation general
(635)
(300)
(935)
Charitable activities
Festival Costs general
Accountancy and legal fees General
(64,732)
(426)
(65,158)
{125)
{402)
{527)
This page does not fomi part of the statutory financial statements.
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