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Wealden Festival Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training.
Wealden Festival Foundation (number 1170588) 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 Wealden Festival Foundation do?
The Charity operates an annual festival of literature, the arts and the outdoors as well as outreach programmes for young people.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Wealden Festival Foundation
Answers Wealden Festival Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Wealden Festival Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Wealden Festival Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.
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 Wealden Festival Foundation registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Wealden Festival Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Wealden Festival Foundation.
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Is Wealden Festival Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Wealden Festival Foundation as a registered charity (number 1170588) 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 Wealden Festival Foundation's charity number?
Wealden Festival Foundation's charity number is 1170588. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1170588?
Search 1170588 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 Wealden Festival Foundation do?
The Charity operates an annual festival of literature, the arts and the outdoors as well as outreach programmes for young people.
Does Wealden Festival Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Wealden Festival Foundation. 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 Wealden Festival Foundation?
Wealden Festival Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.wealdenliteraryfestival.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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Wealden Festival Foundation?
The register does not record Wealden Festival Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Wealden Festival Foundation's trustees paid?
Wealden Festival Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Wealden Festival Foundation registered as a charity?
Wealden Festival Foundation was entered on the register on 6 December 2016.