WHITTINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL

Registered charity 1168989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote public appreciation of and education in classical music in and around Whittington, Oswestry, in particular by organising chamber music festivals.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £8,500 against a policy target of covering anticipated expenditure and approximately 25% of the expected total budget. While the trustees report being secure in their funds, they explicitly note uncertainty due to dependence on grants for at least 30% of income and risks including the hostile policy of Arts Council England and the need to find a new venue by 2027.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Whittington Music Festival (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (22/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (21/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Pamela Lynn Parishchair
• Debra Jane Lumley-Edwards
• Helen Mary Hughes
• Maria Nichola Hollis
• Oliver Davies
• Patricia Anne Lowe
• RACHEL ADRIENNE PITTAWAY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ursula Frances Neil

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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