THE ALL-ENGLAND THEATRE FESTIVAL ("AEFT")

Registered charity 1071518 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AETF

OUR MISSION IS TO ORGANISE AN ANNUAL ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL, OPEN TO ANY AMATEUR DRAMA GROUP IN ENGLAND.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF THEATRE AND IN PARTICULAR BY ESTABLISHING WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSESSMENT OF THE WORK OF AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETIES

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.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased by £3,416 during the year, resulting in total unrestricted cash funds of £23,038. The charity reports no discontinued operations and confirms that statutory requirements have been complied with.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• BARBARA SUSAN PIERCEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Carol Anne Hennessy
• DAVID IAN CLARKE
• IAN THOMAS · trustee of 3 other charities
• Lorraine Biddlecombe
• Rebekah Fortune Smith

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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