EASTBOURNE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL TRUST

Registered charity 278903 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The maintenance, improvement and development of artistic taste and the knowledge, understanding, improvement and appreciation of music, dancing, elocution, literature and acting, particularly by the holding of music and arts festivals in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Objects

TO FOSTER PROMOTE MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC TASTE AND THE KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AND DANCING ELOCUTION LITERATURE AND ACTING AND PARTICULARLY BY THE HOLDING OF MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVALS AT EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 charity reported a net surplus of £6,705 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £70,050. The trustees confirmed that free reserves of £67,000 are currently in excess of their stated policy target of £34,000, which represents six to twelve months of expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Gillian Hughes
• Brian Walter Fillery
• Dr Jane Pendry · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Timothy Gurney
• Susan Kathleen Fuller

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

Operates in: East Sussex

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