HEXHAM ABBEY FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

Registered charity 1184685 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide a festival of music and arts in September/October each year, together with an education project in schools.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £13,188 at the end of the period, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of a minimum of £5,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £3,808 for the year, with total receipts of £34,095 against total payments of £30,287. The trustees confirmed that the charity does not invest and its principal income sources are donations, ticket sales, and subscriptions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Parmley Graham Ltd. — “We are deeply grateful to our generous supporters for making the 2026 Festival possible: Parmley Graham Ltd.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (03/04/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr CHARLES RICHARD SNOWchair
• Martin John Hughes · trustee of 1 other charity
• PROFESSOR DENIS JAMES MCCALDIN

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

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