The Tredegar House Folk Festival Society
What it does
The Society arranges a folk festival in the grounds of Tredegar House, Newport, normally on one weekend in May every year
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY FOLK DANCES, MUSIC, SONG AND OTHER RELATED TRADITIONS, CRAFTS AND FOLK ARTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Newport City
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice the City of Newport
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £68,248 and spent £68,589.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £68,248 | £68,589 | Not reported | 10 |
| 30 September 2024 | £60,237 | £62,403 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | £47,286 | £48,482 | Not reported | 24 |
| 30 September 2022 | £41,101 | £40,064 | Not reported | 8 |
| 30 September 2021 | £198 | £130 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 34,369%, from £198 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £68,248 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Support from Welsh Folk Dance Society gave £1,500 in the year to 30 September 2024, 2% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: £11,500 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £11,500 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | £9,850 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £8,580 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 30 September 2024, the charity named 2 funders who gave £1,860 between them. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Sept 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Support from Welsh Folk Dance Society | Trust, company or other | £1,500 |
| Support from Ty Cerdd | Trust, company or other | £360 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Mrs Sue OatesChair
- David John Pidcock
- Ian Glyn Richardson
- Susan Ann Venn
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 1 January 2026, 210 days early | Received 1 January 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 24 December 2024, 218 days early | Received 24 December 2024 |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 3 September 2024, 35 days late | Received 3 September 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 31 December 2022, 211 days early | Received 31 December 2022 |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 24 February 2022, 156 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1103628
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 May 2004
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2 MARCH 1997 AS AMENDED 15 MARCH 2004.
- Website
- www.tredegarhousefestival.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Newport
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.