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Hatfield House Music Festival

Registered charity 1147891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HATFIELD HOUSE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

OUR ACTIVITIES RELATE TO OUR OBJECTIVES TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY IN THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF MUSIC AND SIMILAR ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS OF PRESENTING AN ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL AND OTHER EVENTS. THESE INCLUDE THE DESIGN, MARKETING AND PRESENTATION OF MUSICAL AND OTHER ARTS EVENTS. MOST EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT HATFIELD HOUSE ESTATE

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY IN THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF MUSIC AND SIMILAR ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS OF PRESENTING AN ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

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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Registered contact address: Welwyn Hatfield, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£93k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £11,383 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income increasing to £93,033. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £36,951, which the trustees intend to maintain at a level covering three months of operating costs. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for continued operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating costs (held: £37k)
“The Trustees intend to hold sufficient reserves to cover 3 months operating costs, which relate mainly to the cost of the Festival Manager.” — page 5
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 16

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 16

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 16

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31 December 2025)

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

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    Register events

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Hertfordshire · Throughout London

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/12/2025£93k£82k
    31/12/2024£66k£60k
    31/12/2023£77k£88k
    31/12/2022£95k£92k
    31/12/2021£92k£90k

    Common questions

    Is Hatfield House Music Festival financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £11,383 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income increasing to £93,033. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £36,951, which the trustees intend to maintain at a level covering three months of operating costs. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for continued operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

    Who funds Hatfield House Music Festival?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name Hatfield House Music Festival as a grant recipient include THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION, THE MARCHUS TRUST, THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY.

    Known funders

    Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kCulture and the environment
    THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2023£5kThe Arts
    THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2022£3k
    THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITYFY2021£2kTowards music parts hire, piano hire and streaming costs for their Education and Outreach Programme 2021
    THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITYFY2025£1kTowards uplighters and music stands

    Funders of similar charities

    Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION2£7k
    THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUST1£78k
    THE G W CADBURY SECTION CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
    BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
    THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION1£4k
    GERALD FINZI TRUST1£3k
    DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
    THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST1£1k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HATFIELD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    Hatfield House Music Festival£93k—0unclear—no doubt
    HATFIELD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt
    HUTTON AND SHENFIELD CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025£60k—0unclear—no doubt
    PETERSFIELD MUSICAL FESTIVAL FY2025£59k—0unclear—no doubt
    HIGHGATE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL FY2025£61k—0unclear—no doubt
    HAREWOOD HOUSE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£6.0m——below—noted

    Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.