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Big Church Festival Limited

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Big Church Festival Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about Big Church Festival Limited?

Reported income · year ending 2025-09-30
£4,908,160
Reported spending · year ending 2025-09-30
£5,572,164
Registered charity number
1127987
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Littlehampton
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Big Church Festival Limited (number 1127987) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Big Church Festival Limited do?

The principal activity of the company in the period under review was that of the advancement of theChristian faith thorough an open air music, performance and cultural event.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Big Church Festival Limited

Answers Big Church Festival Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Big Church Festival Limited's highest-paid staff paid?

Big Church Festival Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£90,001–£100,0001
£80,001–£90,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Big Church Festival Limited's money come from?

Big Church Festival Limited reported £4.9m total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.4m (90%), donations and legacies £437k (9%), other income £25k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£4.4m · 90%
  • Donations and legacies£437k · 9%
  • Other income£25k · 1%
  • Trading and fundraising events£18k · 0%

Does Big Church Festival Limited receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Big Church Festival Limited. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Big Church Festival Limited reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Big Church Festival Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Big Church Festival Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
06794709 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
The Big Church Day Out
Where it says it operates
Throughout England

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Big Church Festival Limited registered for?

General Charitable PurposesReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Big Church Festival Limited yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Big Church Festival Limited. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Big Church Festival Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Big Church Festival Limited as a registered charity (number 1127987) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Big Church Festival Limited's charity number?
Big Church Festival Limited's charity number is 1127987. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1127987?
Search 1127987 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Big Church Festival Limited do?
The principal activity of the company in the period under review was that of the advancement of theChristian faith thorough an open air music, performance and cultural event.
Does Big Church Festival Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Big Church Festival Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Big Church Festival Limited?
Big Church Festival Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.bigchurchdayout.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Big Church Festival Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Big Church Festival Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Big Church Festival Limited's money come from?
Big Church Festival Limited reported £4.9m total income for the year ending 30 September 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.4m (90%), donations and legacies £437k (9%), other income £25k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Big Church Festival Limited?
The register records Big Church Festival Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Big Church Festival Limited's trustees paid?
Big Church Festival Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Big Church Festival Limited previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Big Church Festival Limited: The Big Church Day Out.
When was Big Church Festival Limited registered as a charity?
Big Church Festival Limited was entered on the register on 11 February 2009. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06794709).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.