HAYDN FESTIVAL TRUST

Registered charity 1070179 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity supports the live performance of Classical Music within the Bridgnorth Rural District Area. In particular it financially supports the annual English Haydn Festival, a nine day Classical Music Festival focused around the works of Haydn and those Composers of the late 18th Century. The Trust promotes the performances of Classical Music to the local Youth, through a Schools Concert.

Objects

TO PROMOTE IMPROVE DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND FOSTER THE APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE MUSIC OF HAYDN AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES BY THE SETTING UP OF A FESTIVAL OR FESTIVALS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES CONCERTS RECITALS AND WORKSHOPS OF THE MUSIC OF HAYDN AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE CHARITY THROUGH ITS TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME AND TO MAKE THIS MUSIC AVAILABLE TO AS WIDE A CROSS SECTION OF THE PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £13,674 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £23,971. The trustees report that this surplus provides a firm financial base for the future. Per the statement of financial position, the charity holds £21,469 in cash at bank with no current liabilities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: ENGLISH HAYDN FESTIVAL Companies House 02710776

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL CHARLES PROUDMANchair
• ANN MACDONALD
• ANTHONY STEPHEN GEOFFRY THOMPSON

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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