ESSEX FOLK ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1112159
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

EFA encourages & promotes knowledge and understanding of folk arts including music, song and dance.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £3,530
Total expenditure: £4,100

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire
  • Kent
  • Suffolk
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 November 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • EFA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MARY BARBARA BRYAN Chair
None on record
IAN FRASER SMITH Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
NIGEL ANTHONY GASPAR Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
JOHN CHARLES TERRY Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
Valerie Cleare Trustee 02 April 2017
None on record
CELIA ALISON KEMP Trustee 04 September 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £1.92k £2.64k £2.28k £3.53k £3.53k
Total expenditure £2.38k £2.87k £3.96k £3.39k £4.10k
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 December 2024 11 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 02 December 2024 32 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 16 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 April 2023 153 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
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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 8 MAY 2005

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY ENCOURAGING AMONGST PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH EAST ENGLAND (BY WHICH EXPRESSION IS MEANT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF THE COUNTIES OF ESSEX, KENT, HERTFORDSHIRE, SUFFOLK AND INCLUDING THE LONDON POSTAL DISTRICTS) AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, CONSERVATION AND APPRECIATION OF, AND PARTICIPATION IN, THE FOLK ARTS TO INCLUDE BUT WITHOUT BEING LIMITED TO THE ARTS OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC, SONG, DANCE, DRAMA, STORY TELLING AND RELATED FOLKLORE AND CUSTOMS WHICH PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ORIGINATE IN ENGLAND OR WHICH HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO ENGLAND BY COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE SETTLED HERE.

Area of benefit

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

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF THE COUNTIES OF ESSEX, KENT, HERTFORDSHIRE, SUFFOLK AND INCLUDING THE LONDON POSTAL DISTRICTS.

Contact information

Address:
2 Tyne Way
CHELMSFORD
CM1 2LR
Phone:
01708752057
Email:
secretary@essexfolk.uk
Website:

essexfolk.org