SHOREHAM WORDFEST AND COMMUNITY ARTS

Registered charity 1163258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHOREHAM WORDFEST

Celebration and promotion of the spoken and written word including readings, discussions, poetry, song, books, plays and creative arts. Holding an annual literary festival in the Adur District and surrounding areas. Attracting high profile, high quality input. Organising workshops, competitions and such other educational and creative activities, working across the arts for all ages and all people.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF THE SPOKEN AND WRITTEN WORD INCLUDING READINGS, DISCUSSIONS, POETRY, SONG, BOOKS, PLAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS AND THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR THROUGH A LITERARY AND WORD FESTIVAL IN THE ADUR DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS AS THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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 incurred a slight loss in the annual budget for the first time, primarily due to cancellations during the autumn festival. Despite this, the charity maintains substantial reserves to underpin future programmes and subsidise target areas, with most activities covering their own costs through ticket income and sponsorship.

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 3 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
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Shoreham Banking Hub — “We are hugely grateful to our business sponsors for their generous support, particularly our new event sponsor, Shoreham Banking Hub.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rosalind Turner MA BA PGCEchair
• DAVID JOHNSON
• Ivor Gaber
• Janet Behan
• Janet Lydia Pressley

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

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