MILTON KEYNES FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

Registered charity 293601 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Organisation and management of an annual festival of the arts in three sections, music,dance and speech & drama. The festival offers both competitive and non-competitive classes principally designed to encourage children and young people to perform, thus furthering their interest and education in the arts. In addition the festival may support a gala concert in which selected participants perform.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF MUSIC, SPEECH AND DRAMA AND DANCE IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES.

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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Latest income

£45k

Latest spending

£43k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £3,494 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £37,124. The trustees report that reserves remain healthy and are sufficient to meet future costs or lost revenue, indicating no material uncertainty regarding going concern.

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.

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.

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Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Adrian Boynton
Christine Lesley TAYLOR · trustee of 1 other charity
Claire Wilson
Eloise Ferry
Isabel de Sousa
JANICE HUGHES
James William Evans
Joseph Thomas Lawrence Cairns
Ka Wing Ho
Keeley Robertson
Keeva Buckley
Leanne Hughes
MR Adam Scott
Michael Guy
Michelle Okowa
Nicholas James Harper
Sharon Elizabeth Alexander

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Milton Keynes · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£45k	£43k
30/06/2024	£41k	£37k
30/06/2023	£35k	£38k
30/06/2022	£32k	£31k
30/06/2021	£10k	£8k

Common questions

Is MILTON KEYNES FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £3,494 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £37,124. The trustees report that reserves remain healthy and are sufficient to meet future costs or lost revenue, indicating no material uncertainty regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.