# BRITISH ARTS FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1193943
- **Other names:** BAFA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 26, 2021
- **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=1193943


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 ST. MARYS STREET, ROSS-ON-WYE
- **Postcode:** HR9 5HT
- **Phone:** 07756309844
- **Email:** bafa@artsfestivals.co.uk
- **Website:** www.artsfestivals.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS THROUGH ARTS FESTIVALS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE ARTS OF MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS, DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, LITERATURE, POETRY AND FILMS, AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR; SUCH SCHEMES TO INCLUDE IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THESE OBJECTS THE CREATION OF A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCE BETWEEN FESTIVALS, THE JOINT PROMOTION OF FESTIVALS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS, AND AS A CENTRAL SOURCE OF EDUCATION AND INFORMATION FOR THOSE INVOLVED OR INTERESTED IN THE DIRECTION, PRESENTATION OR ORGANISATION OF FESTIVALS, THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC.

**Activities:** Association of arts Festivals, advocating on behalf of the sector.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £71753 | £99304 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £65879 | £34585 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £24895 | £22916 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £31939 | £21448 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Erica Jane Smith** (Chair) — appointed March 26, 2021
- ANNA GREGG — appointed Sept. 5, 2022
- Ashley John Morris — appointed March 26, 2021
- David Stephen Robert Jarman — appointed Dec. 5, 2025
- Helen Heslop — appointed March 26, 2021
- SHARON MARIE CANAVAR — appointed March 26, 2021
- Steve Heap — appointed Sept. 18, 2024