Chester Folk Festival

Registered charity 1192704 CIO Registered since 2020

Operates: Cheshire West & Chester

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.8y median 6y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

4.9y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Education/training 4

Commercial experience

Hospitality 1

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Contact

Website	chesterfolk.org.uk
Email	info@chesterfolk.org.uk
Phone	08712180211
Address	21 DEE FORDS AVENUE, CHESTER, CH3 5UP

Finances

£53,321 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£4,538	£5,145
2022	£38,406	£40,614
2023	£51,959	£51,131
2024	£53,321	£52,381

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF BRITISH AND MULTICULTURAL FOLK ARTS (INCLUDING TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY FOLK MUSIC, DANCE, CRAFTS AND SPOKEN WORD SUCH AS POETRY AND STORYTELLING) IN CHESTER AND SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE STAGING OF AN ANNUAL FOLK FESTIVAL AND THE PROVISION OF A RANGE OF PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS, ACTIVITIES AND OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 08 Dec 2020

Trustees (4)

4trustees

52median age

0aged 70+

Elizabeth Armstrong FCA/CTA Chair since 2020
Nicholas John Mitchellage 52 since 2025
Paul Jonathan Thompson since 2020
Veronica Cheryl Hunt since 2020

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