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SOLENT MUSIC FESTIVAL

Registered charity 1158876 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SMF

The Solent Music Festival presents an annual international classical music festival at St Thomas Church in Lymington. It also organises local musical projects involving the community.

Objects

TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND MUSICAL EVENTS.

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
£62k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £25,607 at the end of the financial year, which is below the charity's stated policy target of approximately 12 months of unrestricted expenditure (£60,000). The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £61,195 against total expenditure of £60,850.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £26k; policy: about 12 months unrestricted expenditure plus an allowance for any forecast shortfall on project expenditure)
“At the end of the financial period unrestricted reserves are £25,607. Estimated unrestricted expenses for the next 12 months are £60,000.” — page 4
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.

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£62k£61k
31/12/2024£61k£60k
31/12/2023£55k£59k
31/12/2022£44k£45k
31/12/2021£48k£49k

Common questions

Is SOLENT MUSIC FESTIVAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £25,607 at the end of the financial year, which is below the charity's stated policy target of approximately 12 months of unrestricted expenditure (£60,000). The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £61,195 against total expenditure of £60,850. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.