--- title: "Friends of Buxton International Festival — charity 1184840 | CharityCompare" description: "Friends of Buxton International Festival (charity 1184840): income £203k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/friends-of-buxton-international-festival retrieved: 2026-10-07T11:25:03.178Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1184840CIO FO # Friends of Buxton International Festival Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Friends of Buxton International Festival is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://buxtonfestival.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1184840&subId=0) Work at Friends of Buxton International Festival? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=friends-of-buxton-international-festival&type=claim&name=Friends%20of%20Buxton%20International%20Festival) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Friends of Buxton International Festival? Reported income · year ending 2025-10-31 £203,420 Reported spending · year ending 2025-10-31 £242,279 Registered charity number 1184840 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Buxton Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [buxtonfestival.co.uk](http://buxtonfestival.co.uk/) Quick answer Friends of Buxton International Festival (number 1184840) 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 Friends of Buxton International Festival do? The charity operate a membership scheme of Friends in order:TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY SUPPORTING THE BUXTON ARTS FESTIVAL LTD BY ANY MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Friends of Buxton International Festival Answers Friends of Buxton International Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 October 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Friends of Buxton International Festival's highest-paid staff paid? Friends of Buxton International Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Friends of Buxton International Festival 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Friends of Buxton International Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 9 August 2019 Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Other Finance; Provides Services. 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 Friends of Buxton International Festival registered for? Arts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Friends of Buxton International Festival yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Friends of Buxton International Festival. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Friends of Buxton International Festival? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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The register data used for this profile lists Friends of Buxton International Festival as a registered charity (number 1184840) 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 Friends of Buxton International Festival's charity number? Friends of Buxton International Festival's charity number is 1184840. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1184840? Search 1184840 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 Friends of Buxton International Festival do? The charity operate a membership scheme of Friends in order:TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY SUPPORTING THE BUXTON ARTS FESTIVAL LTD BY ANY MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE. Does Friends of Buxton International Festival have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Friends of Buxton International Festival. 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 Friends of Buxton International Festival? Friends of Buxton International Festival's website listed in our register data is http://buxtonfestival.co.uk/. 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 Friends of Buxton International Festival's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Friends of Buxton International Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. 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. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Friends of Buxton International Festival? The register records Friends of Buxton International Festival 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 Friends of Buxton International Festival's trustees paid? Friends of Buxton International Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Friends of Buxton International Festival registered as a charity? Friends of Buxton International Festival was entered on the register on 9 August 2019. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1184840&subId=0).