Hurst Festival- Re ort of tbe Trust¢¢s for the ear to 31 December 2025 The trustees present their report wilh the lin[1¥11 stdt¢ments of the charity for the year to 31 De¢¢mber 2025. Nol¢ the new. ¢(11¢r end to the Fiscal year. so that 2025 is a trSitIon year covcringF the period l May 2025 to 31 December. In future, end Deccmber will become the regular dale lor the end ol. lh¢ linanLial year. Registered Charity number 1127445 Prin¢ipal address 112A Hib?h Sir¢¢l Hur%lpierpoint FJN6 9PX Trutbtccs during the vear MiLh¢l 015/.L.'s] (C'hair) Simon Anckorn John Barry Marbiar¢l Carey Julia Kirby haUg,h Parish Bob Sampson Belinda Sharp Truste¢ appointed after year end Ian Declcy Company Secretary John ilarry Independenl F.xAminer Martin Il'all. STRUCTURL, GOVERNANCE AND MANAI:LMENT Structure Hur51 Festival was inLorporaled as a priviile limited Lompany (No 6565917} on 15 April 2008 and comm¢nc¢d a¢livili¢s on that datc. 'I'h¢ lund.s ol. thc Hurstpicrpoint and Sayers Comm()n Arts Festival %i)Liety 'ere translvrred io the Lompany at that date. Charilable status was gyranled on 9 January 2009. -l-he compan), applied lo the Charity Commission during 2025 for coni'ersion to a Charitable InLorporated ()rgyani8ation IC11)) (ind subsequently became a L11) after year end, on 20 February 2026, 'hen il was rem()I'ed Ir()m ihc C'ompanies rL¥isier. Govcrning document During 2025 the Hurst Feslii'al wa5 controlled by its gJoverning dc)Lumenl. its memorandum and artilles uf itsSOLialion inLorpordtLd 15 April 2008 as amcndcd by spccial resolution 6 January 2009.
rom 20 Februar). 2026 the I lurst Festival has beiotne a CIO and is govemed by the
Constitution datcd 29 January 2026.
Risk managemcnt
-rhe Iruslees have a dut>' l() identify and review (he risks to whiLh the I lurst Festival is
exp()%ed and to cnsure appri)Pri(Ite controls are in pltiLe to proN'ide reasonablc
as5ufimce against fraud and error.
A Comprehensi.¢ risk and controls review ex¢rLise was conducted by Truste¢8 in
2019 and updated in 2029_23 10 rcflccl current circumslan¢L'S and expericnce with e.g.
the pandemic. It is the intention lo lormally review risks and Lontrols every 3 years.
OBJECTIVF.S AND ACTIVITIES
l)bjeclivc5 and aims
The Festival's objLCtiVC ]%' li) ()rgJanis¢ and produc¥ an annu
HURST FESTIVAL Charity No 1127445 Annual accounts for the period CC17a PerK)d start date Penod efva dale 0110512025 To 3111W2025 Section A Statement of financial activities Restn'cted income funds R•¢omm•nd tègorI by o¢ti¥ity D¥tsils of own anal10 Unre•tricted fund• Endowm•nt Totsl th1 fund¥ y••r Totsl la•t year In¢omlng r•sourc•s {Note 31 F01 F02 F03 F04 FOS Incoming rnsour¢M rrom 98n8rat8d lund• Vedunw Irttsx• 8,978 1.732 8,978 1,732 9,869 2,515 S02 Invosimni Incts 290 Incomlng r••our¢•s from ¢harltable actlvltses Oth•r In¢omlng mource• 38.723 38,723 68,182 SOS Total Incomlnq rnsources s ROurC axpended INot•• 44 Co•t• of G•n•Miinp Fund• Costo ol gonerntsng ¥dunl•ry 49.723 49,723 80,962 S07 4,000 5,600 Fundr•iwNJ tththno t£•t• Ch•rltbl• aciivltl $10 48.119 48,119 54.827 G0V•rnan ¢a•ts sii S12 Total r8sourc•s expend s13 Net Incomlntyloutyolng) r•sourc belor• nsfers s14 52,119 52,119 60.461 2,396 2,396 20,501 Gro88 transfer8 b•tw•frn fvnds sis N•t Incomlnty(outyoln9) rnsourc•s b•lorn oth•r r•cognls•dgalnsl(loss•sJ $16 2.396 2,396 20,501 Other r•cognised galnsl{lossesl Gains and losses on valUatn ol fixed assets for the charity's own use Gains and losses on investment assets S17 $18 N•t movement in funds s19 2,3 46,819 2,396 46.819 20,501 26.318 Total funds brnught forward Total funds eani•d fon¥ard s21 44.423 44,423 46,819 CC17a (Excell [7r2026
Section B Balance sheet èslticted income funds Unr•¥trict•d funds Endowment Total this funds year Totsl last y•ar Fixed assets Tangible assets F01 F02 F03 F04 2,624 F05 3,027 (Note 9) B01 2.624 Invostmonts (Nots 10) Total flxed assets 803 Current assets Stock and work in progro88 Debtorn {Note 111 Ishort tomil investments Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets 344 344 3,310 41.362 Credltors: amounts falling due within one year (Note 121 Blo 500 500 880 Net current assets/(Ilabllltlo¥) 811 Total *ets less current Ilabllltles 812 Crodltor8: amounts falling due after one year (Note 12) Provlslon• for Ilabllltles ond charg•8 B13 Net assets BIS Funds of the Charity Unrestrlcted funds B18 44,423 44,423 46,819 917 Restricted income funds INot• 13} Endowment fund8 INot• 13} 818 81 Total fund$ 820 46,81 For the above period, tho MpanY was enlilled lo exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relatin9 to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtaln an audit ol ils accounts for the period In queylion in accordance with section 476. The Iruslees as director5 acknovAedge their reponsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Ad respect to accounting records and the prepafalion of the accounts. The above finanual statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on .................. and were signed on rts behalf by". alufe Print Name Date of roval Michel Olszewski Chair CC17a IExcell 0610712026
Independent Eiaminers Report to tbe Trustees of Hurst FestRvAI I report on the attached accounts of the Hurst Festival for the period 1st May 2025 to 3151 DeCemr 2025 Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner As trustees of the Hurst festival you are reswnsible for the preparation of the a¢¢ounts: you consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charilies Act 2011 {the 2011 Act) and thal an independent examination is needed. It is my resw)nsibility to: ' examine the accounts under section 145 of th¢ 2011 ACL . follow the procedures laid doTr under section 145(5Mb) of the 2011 Act). and • to state whether particular matlers have come to my attention. Basis of indendent ei*miDer's statement My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as tThstees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a'true and fair, view and th¢ repK)rt is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examiner's $t8Jt¢ment In the course of my examinatio no matter has come to my attention: (l ) which gives me reasonable cause tr> believe thaL in any material respect, the requirements.. • to keep a¢countin8 records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met: or (2) to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in onler to enable a proper ding of the accounls to be reached. artin Watts 8 Mill Larte Shoreham-by-sea BN43 SAB