GREENBELT FESTIVALS

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Robson Laidler

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“As at 31st December 2024 the charity had funds carried forward of £323K (2023: £383K). With continued careful budgeting and control, despite making a loss in 2024, we remain above our minimum reserves policy target and will work towards growing them again as we budget for 2025. This, together with the continuing support of our Greenbelt Angels, means the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis.”

Significant events

• “Greenbelt had been operating for fifty years and, facing complex and overwhelming challenges, reminded itself to keep dreaming for the next fifty.”
• “In 2024, the festival weathered a perfect storm, including the tail end of an Atlantic hurricane, causing operational challenges and rain on Saturday, but festivalgoers' spirits remained high.”
• “50% of the offering from the Communion Gathering was given to projects and partners in Gaza for relief and rebuilding.”
• “A new hybrid stage, No Fly Zone, was piloted in partnership with Christian Aid, enabling artists and activists to join remotely and in person, with live-streaming for an online audience.”
• “The second year of the pay-what-you-can-afford ticketing model, coupled with a tiered price rise framework, saw 21% of attendees opting for 'Supporter' tickets.”
• “The 2024 programme brought together diverse artists, activists, poets, preachers, and performers, including headliners like Corinne Bailey Rae.”
• “The visual arts programming saw a real gear shift with a freelance curator, Georgina Barney, pulling together an art trail, exhibition, and artist-in-residence programme.”
• “The 2024 festival Communion Gathering, titled 'Dreaming of Home', explored themes of displacement, sanctuary, and community against ongoing conflicts, particularly in Palestine and Israel.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +0.9%

  £1,450,044 → £1,463,398

• Cash

  -27.2%

  £681,997 → £496,623

• Net assets

  -15.8%

  £383,478 → £323,035

• Employees

  0%

  10 → 10

• Profit before tax

  -243.4%

  £42,154 → -£60,443

• Wages

  -3.9%

  £363,570 → £349,264

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers