HOLMFIRTH ART & MUSIC LIMITED

Registered charity 1141623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOLMFIRTH ART & MUSIC / HOLMFIRTH ARTS FESTIVAL

To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the Arts, by (a) producing an annual Festival (b) providing information about artistic activity in Holmfirth and the Holme Valley (c) providing support to local arts organisations in Holmfirth and the Holme Valley (d) acting as an informal conduit between Kirklees and Arts organisations in the Holme Valley

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS,IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:A) THE PRODUCTION OF AN ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVALB) PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT ARTISTIC ACTIVITY IN HOLMFIRTH AND THE HOLME VALLEYC) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO LOCAL ARTS ORGANISATIONS IN HOLMFIRTH AND THE HOLME VALLEYD) ACTING AS AN INFORMAL CONDUIT BETWEEN KIRKLEES AND THE VARIOUS ARTS ORGANISATIONS INTHE HOLME VALLEY"

Area of benefit: HOLME VALLEY

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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Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£90k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £13,143 for the year, with total income of £103,280 against total expenditure of £90,137. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £25,432, which is above the stated minimum reserve level of £3,000. The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £3,000 (held: £25k)
“Current minimum reserve level is set at of £3,000 to cover any additional liabilities over and above those incurred at the end of each Festival cycle.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses
“During the year 1 trustee was paid a total of £23 in respect of travel (previous year: £nil). Trustee remuneration and benefits No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£103k£90k
30/09/2023£102k£98k
30/09/2022£83k£72k
30/09/2021£68k£70k
30/09/2020£63k£46k

Common questions

Is HOLMFIRTH ART & MUSIC LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £13,143 for the year, with total income of £103,280 against total expenditure of £90,137. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £25,432, which is above the stated minimum reserve level of £3,000. The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/01/2025£35k"The Graveship of Holme - A Pageant"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/02/2023£10k"Forces of Nature - From Industry to Culture"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/02/2021£10k"NL20:History of Holmfirth Parade"
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2020£10kRecycled Forest
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/03/2018£10k"Sing Holmfirth! Sharing Cultural Heritage. Over 100 years of choral tradition in the Holme Valley"
The National Lottery Community Fund05/05/2011£7kThe River Project