--- title: "The Stour Festival Company Limited — charity 238476 | CharityCompare" description: "The Stour Festival Company Limited (charity 238476): income £198k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-stour-festival-company-limited retrieved: 2026-10-11T01:01:15.293Z 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. 238476Charitable company SF # The Stour Festival Company Limited Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Stour Festival Company Limited 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://www.stourmusic.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=238476&subId=0) Work at The Stour Festival Company Limited? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-stour-festival-company-limited&type=claim&name=The%20Stour%20Festival%20Company%20Limited) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Stour Festival Company Limited? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £197,581 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £197,015 Registered charity number 238476 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Henwood Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.stourmusic.org.uk](http://www.stourmusic.org.uk/) Quick answer The Stour Festival Company Limited (number 238476) 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 The Stour Festival Company Limited do? The objectives of the Charity are the promotion and encouragement of the Arts by the production of primarily, musical recitals, but not excluding opera, plays, drama, lectures, readings and other artistic activities of an educational nature. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Stour Festival Company Limited Answers The Stour Festival Company Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Stour Festival Company Limited's highest-paid staff paid? The Stour Festival Company Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 The Stour Festival Company 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Stour Festival Company Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 5 August 1965 Company number [00818973](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00818973) (Companies House) Also known as Stour Music Where it says it operates Kent ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Other Charitable Activities. 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 The Stour Festival Company Limited registered for? Arts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Stour Festival Company Limited yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Stour Festival Company 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Stour Festival Company Limited? - 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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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 The Stour Festival Company Limited's charity number? The Stour Festival Company Limited's charity number is 238476. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 238476? Search 238476 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 The Stour Festival Company Limited do? The objectives of the Charity are the promotion and encouragement of the Arts by the production of primarily, musical recitals, but not excluding opera, plays, drama, lectures, readings and other artistic activities of an educational nature. Does The Stour Festival Company Limited have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Stour Festival Company 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 The Stour Festival Company Limited? The Stour Festival Company Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.stourmusic.org.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 The Stour Festival Company Limited's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Stour Festival Company Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 The Stour Festival Company Limited? The register records The Stour Festival Company 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 The Stour Festival Company Limited's trustees paid? The Stour Festival Company Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Stour Festival Company Limited registered as a charity? The Stour Festival Company Limited was entered on the register on 5 August 1965. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00818973). 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=238476&subId=0).