HENLEY YOUTH FESTIVAL TRUST

Registered charity 1044280 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aims of the Trust are to support, promote and facilitate access to the arts, music, drama, dance, sports and other skills amongst the young people of Henley-on-Thames and its surrounding area. Annually, the Trust holds a Festival at which the young people experience professional workshops and shows, have an opportunity to perform, exhibit art work and participate in sporting events.

Objects

TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE ARTS, MUSIC, DRAMA, DANCE, SPORT AND OTHER SKILLS AMONGST THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HENLEY ON THAMES AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA.

Area of benefit: HENLEY ON THAMES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£30k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust ended the financial year with a surplus of £4,977.67, adding to accumulated funds of £39,454.70. Unencumbered reserves were £35,158.00, which the Trustees consider sufficient to fund the following year's Festival given the nature of their activities. Budgeted expenditure for the next year is higher at around £31,000 due to increased costs for venue hire and providers.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: largely sufficient to fund the following year’s Festival (held: £35k)

“The Trustees’ policy is to carry reserves largely sufficient to fund the following year’s Festival given that the nature of the activities is such that significant expenditure has to be committed before knowing how much sponsorship will be secured.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Louise Flower
Joanna Dickson
Kate Swinburne-Johnson
Sarah Denise Williams
Timothy Anthony Hoskins

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£35k	£30k
31/08/2024	£36k	£29k
31/08/2023	£28k	£20k
31/08/2022	£20k	£19k
31/08/2021	£58	£1k

Common questions

Is HENLEY YOUTH FESTIVAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust ended the financial year with a surplus of £4,977.67, adding to accumulated funds of £39,454.70. Unencumbered reserves were £35,158.00, which the Trustees consider sufficient to fund the following year's Festival given the nature of their activities. Budgeted expenditure for the next year is higher at around £31,000 due to increased costs for venue hire and providers. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.