LAMBERHURST MUSIC FESTIVAL

Registered charity 1102771 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making classical music available to people living in or near Lamberhurst and the maintenance of St Mary's Church Lamberhurst for the free use of parishioners and its visitors.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MUSIC BY PROMOTING CONCERTS AND OTHER MUSICAL EVENTS IN THE LAMBERHURST AREA OF KENT;(B) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY, LAMBERHURST, AND THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO THE CHURCH, AND THE MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS OF THE CHURCH.

Area of benefit: THE LAMBERHURST AREA OF KENT.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £25,729 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by an operating surplus and investment gains. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £122,928, providing a strong foundation for future activities. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID CHRISTOPHER HAMchair
• Hugh Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• MR DAVID WARD

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

Operates in: Kent

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