# Buxton Festival Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1096269 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1096269)
- Website: https://www.bffs.world
- Latest income: £14.5k; spending £13.1k
- What it funds: Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Derbyshire
- Other names: Buxton International Festival Foundation (working)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/buxton-festival-foundation

As an endowment fund, the Foundation seeks to attract legacies and donations from individuals, grant making trusts and corporate bodies. It uses the income from the accumulated capital to safeguard the long-term future of the Buxton Arts Festival by the regular provision of grants to support its core funding.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2025 | £14.5k | £13.1k | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2024 | £15.8k | £25.9k | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2023 | £80.4k | £25.8k | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2022 | £181k | £614 | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2021 | £24.9k | £1,017 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To advance the education of the public in the arts by:1) establishing and administering an endowment sufficient to maintain and improve the amenities for Buxton Festival and to extend the work of the Buxton festival2) supporting the Buxton arts Festival limited and Buxton Festival society (both being registered charities with numbers 276957 and 513970) by provision of financial support3) doing all things consistent with the objects of Buxton arts Festival limited and Buxton Festival society4) undertaking such other charitable trusts related to clause 1 to 3 above as the trustees shall think fit.

## What it funds

Buxton Festival Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes arts / culture / heritage / science for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Buxton Festival Foundation reported income of £14.5k and spending of £13.1k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Oct 2025, it spent £66.5k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Derbyshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Buxton Festival Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (bffs.world) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Buxton Festival Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Buxton Festival Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Buxton Festival Foundation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Derbyshire.

### Does Buxton Festival Foundation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Buxton Festival Foundation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Buxton Festival Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out Buxton Festival Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Oct 2025 was £13.1k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £13.3k a year.

### How large is Buxton Festival Foundation?

In its latest reported year Buxton Festival Foundation reported income of £14.5k and spending of £13.1k.


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