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 tr￿SitIon 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<il t¢slival for the bencfil
of the p¢ople ol. I lurstpi¢rpoinl and Sayers Common and the SU￿Ound1n&1 area.
2025 Fe8tivg1
l)uringF lh¢ y¢ar. the trustees oversaw the holdingy ot. the 2025 festival which took
pliice from 13 ScpiLmber li) 28 %epi¢mber 2025. -1'hL' runninb> ol. Ihe fcslival was
dclcgalcd to a %LP&if£ile le%lii'al ionimitlcc chairLd b>, C'ulin Miiiihcws. with the
servi¢es ul. leslival manab¥Lr Susan I,'skdale.
ThL i)bjLclive a% alway% Io <lLhiev¢ a bdlancLd pr()byramni¥ wilh incomc
&>enLratingJ LvLnl.s dli)nbtr%id¢ ¥ominunily ei'enls ￿'hILh rLquirLJ lunding, bul with little
()r ni) inLI)me, aiminbp also for sponsorship and d()niili()n% sc) as to achicvc a %miill
urplu4 if possible. Th¢ fL'stival hcld in Scptcmber 2025 resulted in an overall108s 01.
£2396 (cf a surplus ()f £2115111 IhL pfL'Vi()U5 year. in Itirgye part rcflccting a &Trenerous
onc-ofl- l)ostLodL l.()ItLry g?r(Ini). Had ihe ?025 <iLLounling year covcred Ihe lull Iwelve
months lo 30 April 2026. it is eslimal¢d thai Ihc l. cstival w()ulil h4i%e mad¢ d larger
loss. of some £8000. The funds carri¢d forward al 31 t)eL¢mber 2025 amountcd to
£4442.3.
'I'hc policy of the trustee5 is lo maintain Ihe reserves ol'th¢ Company al ca. 6 months
Orex￿nd1IUre. lo enabl¢ I'ulur¢ I¢slivd15 Wlth a wide rangc of community evenls and
also lo provide for future contingencies.
ON
F THF. TRUSTF.FS
Michel Ol¥ztwski
D#t¢d b . 07. 2026

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
anal￿10
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
R￿OurC￿ 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•rlt*bl• 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 ￿valUat￿n 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
DeCem￿r 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 do￿Tr under section 145(5Mb) of the 2011 Act). and
• to state whether particular matlers have come to my attention.
Basis of inde￿ndent 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