LEWES FESTIVAL OF SONG

Charity number: 1185478
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Lewes Festival of Song is an annual three day celebration of classical song featuring performers with an international reputation, as well as younger generation musicians and those on the brink of their careers. Concerts are also sometimes arranged for the spring and / or autumn. The Festival takes place in St. Anne's Church, Lewes, for which we are fund-raising to provide a new piano.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £10,602
Total expenditure: £10,325

People

4 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 September 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Moore Galt Chair 24 September 2019
THE EARLY OPERA COMPANY LIMITED
Received: On time
Roger Heber Clow Trustee 18 August 2021
None on record
Judith Margaret Mary Mackerras M.Mus, Trustee 07 November 2020
THE VILLAGES MUSIC FESTIVAL
Received: On time
Nancy Cooley Trustee 24 September 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £8.60k £13.03k £10.35k £208 £10.60k
Total expenditure £1.28k £13.17k £10.37k £160 £10.33k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £1.45k £500 N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 26 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 26 July 2025 On time
Annual return 30 September 2023 20 October 2024 82 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 11 September 2024 43 days late
Annual return 30 September 2022 20 June 2024 326 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 05 May 2024 280 days late
Annual return 30 September 2021 31 July 2022 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 10 August 2022 11 days late
Annual return 30 September 2020 22 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 22 July 2021 On time
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Governing document

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CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Sep 2019

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.

Contact information

Address:
Flat 7
Landport Farmhouse
19 Hayward Road
LEWES
BN7 2EA
Phone:
07718750705
Email:
info@lewesfestivalofsong.co.uk
Website:

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