# The Friends of Little Missenden Festival

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 266028 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/266028)
- Latest income: £24.3k; spending £10.3k
- What it funds: Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Buckinghamshire
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-little-missenden-festival

To advance and improve public education and appreciation of the arts, and in particular to give financial and practical support to the Little Missenden Festival - for full details of the objects of the charity see the copy constitution of the charity lodged with the Charity Commission.

## 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 Dec 2025 | £24.3k | £10.3k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £15.6k | £11.3k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £14.2k | £19.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £8,609 | £13.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £30.9k | £20.4k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To advance and improve public education and appreciation of the arts.

## What it funds

The Friends of Little Missenden Festival is registered under the Charity Commission purposes arts / culture / heritage / science for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year The Friends of Little Missenden Festival reported income of £24.3k and spending of £10.3k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £75k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Friends of Little Missenden Festival in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Friends of Little Missenden Festival open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Friends of Little Missenden Festival is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Friends of Little Missenden Festival fund?

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

### Does The Friends of Little Missenden Festival give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Friends of Little Missenden Festival makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Friends of Little Missenden Festival give each year?

The register does not break out The Friends of Little Missenden Festival's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £10.3k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £15k a year.

### How large is The Friends of Little Missenden Festival?

In its latest reported year The Friends of Little Missenden Festival reported income of £24.3k and spending of £10.3k.


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