BEDFORDSHIRE FESTIVAL OF MUSIC, SPEECH AND DRAMA

Charity number: 1064081
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the Charity shall be to advance and encourage the study and practice of the the Arts of Music, Speech and Drama. The Charity: 1. promotes an annual Festival 2. has affiliated to the British & International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance & Speech.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £44,926
Total expenditure: £44,022

People

11 Trustee(s)

65 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 August 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lucinda Alice Camilla Copeman Chair 21 January 2022
None on record
Neil Andrew Fraser Morgan Trustee 06 January 2025
None on record
Lucy Joane Eggleton Trustee 04 July 2024
None on record
Irina Ermakova Trustee 04 July 2024
None on record
MANOJ GUPTA Trustee 06 July 2023
THE ROTHSAY EDUCATION CENTRE (BEDFORD) LTD
Received: On time
Olivia Cooper Trustee 21 October 2021
None on record
Sally Ann Merryweather Trustee 05 July 2018
None on record
WILLIAM IVOR BURTON Trustee 30 June 2016
None on record
Councillor Henry Vann Trustee 30 January 2012
THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA IN BEDFORD TRUST
Received: On time
HOUSE OF INDUSTRY ESTATE
Received: On time
TIM GRANT-JONES Trustee
None on record
ROBERT TRUNCHION Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £40.02k £15.39k £37.73k £41.38k £44.93k
Total expenditure £41.26k £13.61k £42.73k £42.64k £44.02k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26/06/1997 AS AMENDED ON 24/06/1999 AS AMENDED ON 26/06/2003 AS AMENDED ON 24/06/2004 AS AMENDED ON 21/06/2007 AS AMENDED ON 19/06/2008 AS AMENDED ON 20/06/2013 AS AMENDED ON 03/07/2014

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE AND ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF MUSIC, SPEECH AND DRAMA, AND DANCE, IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BEDFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
76 Willington Road
Cople
BEDFORD
MK44 3TN
Phone:
07824829097
Email:
festival@bedfordshirefestival.org.uk
Website:

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