Registered charity · Stockton on Tees
Billingham International Folklore Festival Limited
Billingham International Folklore Festival Limited is a registered charity (number 1077067) based in Stockton on Tees, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Robert Cook since 2016. Latest income £63k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as B.I.F.F., Biff, Biff LTD (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £63k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Stockton-on-tees
- Website
- www.billinghamfestival.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Billingham International Folklore Festival Limited
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£63k£73k
- 2024£219k£227k
- 2023£25k£43k
Earlier years
- 2022£129k£120k
- 2021£96k£58k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 88%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PRESERVE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY FOLK DANCE, MUSIC, SONG AND RELATED TRADITIONS, CRAFTS AND FOLK ARTS FROM ALL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
Grants received
13 grants · £225,840 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £148,180 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £48,250 (5 grants)
- Northern Rock Foundation · £14,750
- Point North · £8,000 (2 grants)
- Sport England · £6,660
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Robert Cook Chair since 2016
- Danielle Marie Cutler since 2018
- Elizabeth Croot
- Kathryn Linda O'Donnell since 2019
- Lisa Maloney since 2019
- Olga Maloney
- Susan Mary Taylor since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Robert Cook Chair since 2016
- Danielle Marie Cutler since 2018
- Kathryn Linda O'Donnell since 2019
- Lisa Maloney since 2019
- Susan Mary Taylor since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Elizabeth Croot
- Kathryn Linda O'Donnell since 2019
- Lisa Maloney since 2019
- Olga Maloney
- Susan Mary Taylor since 2019
Portfolio (2)
- Robert Cook Chair since 2016
- Danielle Marie Cutler since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1077067
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 FEBRUARY 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 2 JULY 1999
- Companies House
- Company number 03708860 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01642553220 · info@billinghamfestival.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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