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Nairn Book & Arts Festival

SC037105Registered charity from 19 April 2005
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Charity Information:
Address Frame Kennedy
4th Floor
Metropolitan House
31-33 High Street
Inverness
Postcode IV1 1HT
Website www.nairnfestival.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
To advance the education and involvement of the public by the holding of an annual festival celebrating, sustaining, promoting, encouraging and explaining the Arts through a series of exhibitions, performances, recitals, lectures, talks, discussions and displays, including use of literature, recitals, poetry and dramatic performance.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Nairn Book and Arts Festival is an annual celebration of literature, art, music, drama and film in the Scottish Highlands. Staged in the historic seaside town of Nairn on the beautiful Moray Firth, each year the festival presents a unique and innovative programme of events. The festival is committed to supporting community-focused arts, while providing a platform for writers, artists, musicians and performers from across Scotland and the UK. The festival runs for up to 9 days. A team of two part time staff, and a wider voluntary festival committee stage a range of accessible arts events across the town, including outdoor free family-focused creative activities, live music and performance. The festival is funded by a range of sources, from public funding bodies to grants from private charities , business sponsors, and a small Friends scheme, with additional funding raised by raffles, tombolas, and other fundraising activities.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 19 Apr 2005
Main Operating Location: Highland
Number of Staff: 2
Number of Volunteers: 51-100
Purposes: "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Nov 2021 £51,757 £33,871 05 Apr 2022 Yes
30 Nov 2022 £54,898 £62,503 15 Feb 2023 Yes
30 Nov 2023 £75,705 £72,780 07 Mar 2024 Yes
30 Nov 2024 £102,087 £83,775 31 Jul 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
30 Nov 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Aug 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Andrew Michael Clucas
Alison Bertlin
Phillip Stuart
Claire Dormer Thwaites
Anna Maria Eva Zaluczkowska
Ronald Skeldon
Pradeep Jethi
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