FREEDOM FESTIVAL ARTS TRUST

Charity number: 1158439
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To engage and educate the public in the arts, particularly performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and other arts; and encourage public participation in the arts by the presentation creative activities, exhibitions and festivals in the City of Kingston upon Hull and its environs. The core of this activity centres around the annual Freedom Festival.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£639,430

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Donations and legacies £80.58k
Charitable activities £558.85k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £0
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£875,772

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £875.77k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £200,000 from 1 government contract(s) and £254,599 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £875.77k

People

7 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

86 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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • East Riding Of Yorkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 September 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FREEDOM FESTIVAL (Previous name)
Company number:
08530799 Open in new window
Gift aid:
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KAREN HALL Chair 13 December 2023
None on record
Mark Moore Trustee 12 February 2025
None on record
Louise Alford Trustee 27 September 2023
None on record
Patricia Mary Dalby Trustee 22 October 2019
HEY SMILE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Sally Ann Christopher Trustee 01 August 2018
None on record
Robert Pritchard Trustee 04 October 2002
NEW LIFE SUPPORT
Received: On time

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 £915.34k £617.78k £915.39k £801.46k £639.43k
Total expenditure £934.83k £403.62k £786.55k £1.11m £875.77k
Income from government contracts £200.00k £200.00k N/A £200.00k £200.00k
Income from government grants £265.60k £288.04k £554.10k £173.04k £254.60k
Income - Donations and legacies £171.89k £53.99k £68.49k £86.94k £80.58k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £743.45k £563.79k £846.90k £713.15k £558.85k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £1.37k £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £934.83k £403.62k £786.55k £1.11m £875.77k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £12.90k £11.22k £2.25k £2.20k £3.11k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £1.96k £3.46k £2.36k £3.29k £1.41k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £318.48k £573.71k £787.23k £399.30k £86.56k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £64.97k £107.54k £191.12k £112.14k £33.85k

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 06 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 22 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 MAY 2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/11/2014 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 27/11/2015

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, DRAMA, POETRY READING, SCULPTURE, PAINTING, HANDICRAFTS AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED ARTS; AND TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE SAID ARTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS IN THE CITY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL (?THE CITY?) AND ITS ENVIRONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO EVENTS WHICH CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF THE CITY INCLUDING ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY THROUGH THE PIONEERING WORK OF HULL-BORN WILLIAM WILBERFORCE; PROVIDED THAT THE PROMOTION OF SUCH EVENTS IS UNDERTAKEN SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
Suite 9
Bond 31
42/43 High Street
HULL
Phone:
01482214036
Email:
info@freedomfestival.co.uk
Website:

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