# HASTINGS STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1168229
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 14, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1168229


## Contact

- **Address:** 31 Station Road, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** TN40 1RG
- **Phone:** 07708479362
- **Website:** www.hastingsstoryfest.org



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS IN EAST SUSSEX PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:• CELEBRATING AND PROMOTING THE ART OF THE SPOKEN WORD;• ADVANCING AND ENCOURAGING LITERACY THROUGH STORYTELLING - ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE; • HOSTING STORYTELLING EVENTS IN DIVERSE VENUES AND BY ENGAGING NEW AUDIENCES; AND• ORGANISING AND DELIVERING AN ANNUAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL.

**Activities:** celebrating and promoting the art of the spoken word

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- East Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £65061 | £70260 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £70342 | £59988 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £67286 | £67005 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £54703 | £64143 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £49569 | £42536 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **louise Jeanne Chantal** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 20, 2026
- Hilary Lissenden — appointed Oct. 11, 2021
- Richard Street — appointed June 15, 2023
- Yvonne O'Connor — appointed May 20, 2024
- kate francis — appointed Aug. 1, 2018
- rounaq uddin — appointed April 13, 2022