HASTINGS MUSICAL FESTIVAL LIMITED

Registered charity 261351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Musical Festival involving Dance, Instrumental, Speech&Drama and Singing.

Objects

(I) THE ADVANCEMENT IN HASTINGS AND ELSEWHERE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND (II)THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC TASTE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING PARTICULARLY THE ARTS F DRAMA, MIME, SINGING, MUSIC, ELOCUTION, DANCING, FOLK DANCING AND BALLET.

Area of benefit: HASTINGS OR ELSEWHERE

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 for the year ended 30 June 2025, expenditure exceeded income by £1,042, resulting in unrestricted funds of £67,564. The charity retains sufficient funds in reserves to exceed yearly administration costs and examiner fees. The filing confirms no material matters were identified during the independent examination.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hastings Musical Festival (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lesley Moorechair
• Charlotte Beale
• Dr Richard Wray · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kenneth John Roberts

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

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

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