Torbay and South West of England Festival
Registered charity 1039997 Registered since 1994
Operates: Torbay
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Christopher Philip Blurton Chair since 2016
- Carolyne Clark since 2021
- Catherine Helen Serjeant since 2019
- Dianne Martin
- Debra Harding since 2025
- Jennifer Yvonne Bald since 2019
- Kenneth James Dowell
- Karen Walker since 2014
- Linda Lear
- Polly Ferguson-Carruthers since 2025
- Rosemary Anne Davies since 2025
5.5y median 6y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Philip Blurton Chair since 2016
- Catherine Helen Serjeant since 2019
- Jennifer Yvonne Bald since 2019
- Karen Walker since 2014
5y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Carolyne Clark since 2021
- Catherine Helen Serjeant since 2019
- Dianne Martin
- Debra Harding since 2025
- Jennifer Yvonne Bald since 2019
- Kenneth James Dowell
- Karen Walker since 2014
- Polly Ferguson-Carruthers since 2025
- Rosemary Anne Davies since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Christopher Philip Blurton Chair since 2016
- Linda Lear
3
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 11Education/training 11Economic/community Development/employment 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 1Education 1Hospitality 1
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£62k latest income
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech 1 shared trustee
- The Association of Friends of Torre Abbey 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Lucis Choir Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Brighton and Hove Operatic Society Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Resound Community Choir Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Simple 8 Theatre Company Similar size; both Arts and culture
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Phone | 01803607672 |
| Address | 6 THORNE PARK ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 6RX |
Finances
£61,503 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £18,120 | £23,462 |
| 2022 | £42,291 | £48,829 |
| 2023 | £58,172 | £51,639 |
| 2024 | £53,031 | £58,521 |
| 2025 | £61,503 | £54,028 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsCharitable objects
THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, AND IN PARTICULAR MUSIC, SPEECH AND DRAMA, AND DANCE IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES.
Governing document: CONSTITUION ADOPTED 1993 AS AMENDED 20 JUNE 1994
Trustees (11)
11trustees
61median age
1aged 70+
- Christopher Philip Blurtonage band 40-44 Chair since 2016
- Carolyne Clark since 2021
- Catherine Helen Serjeant since 2019
- Dianne Martinage band 60-64
- Debra Harding since 2025
- Jennifer Yvonne Bald since 2019
- Kenneth James Dowell
- Karen Walker since 2014
- Linda Learage band 75-79
- Polly Ferguson-Carruthers since 2025
- Rosemary Anne Davies since 2025
Connected charities (2)
- The British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech 1 shared trustee
- The Association of Friends of Torre Abbey 1 shared trustee
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