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BECKENHAM FESTIVAL (MUSIC, SPEECH AND DRAMA, STAGE DANCING)

Registered charity 278285 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Competitions for young people. Music, speech & drama, stage dancing. Held at school venues each weekend in Nov. Cash prizes, cups, medals given to winners in each group. Bursary & some sponsorship mayor of London Borough of Bromley attends.

Objects

TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE GENERALLY AND BY MEANS OF THE COMPETITION FESTIVAL MOVEMENT IN PARTICULAR, THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS OF MUSIC, SPEECH AND DRAMA, BALLROOM AND STAGE DANCING IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES.

Area of benefit: BECKENHAM

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
£34k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,662 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £25,581. The Trustees consider the general funds to be adequate to support the charity's activities. The document notes that the overall number of entries was lower than the previous year because 2023 was an All England year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention using the Receipts and Payments basis.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£34k£41k
31/01/2024£46k£34k
31/01/2023£32k£38k
31/01/2022£25k£28k
31/01/2021£93£667

Common questions

Is BECKENHAM FESTIVAL (MUSIC, SPEECH AND DRAMA, STAGE DANCING) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,662 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £25,581. The Trustees consider the general funds to be adequate to support the charity's activities. The document notes that the overall number of entries was lower than the previous year because 2023 was an All England year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.