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Kimpton Folk Events

Kfe

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1168562
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 2, 2016
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
1 The Slype
Wheathampstead
ST. ALBANS
Hertfordshire
AL4 8RY

Contact

Activities

Organising an annual Folk Festival in Kimpton in July;Maintaining Folk Sessions each month in Kimpton and Wheathampstead;Organising 50-minute 'Pop-Up' concerts in Kimpton during autumn and winter to further generate interest in folk music;Launching an outreach programme to foster increased interesting and understanding of folk music in local schools.

Objects: (a) To Advance, Improve, Develop And Maintain Public Education In And Appreciation Of The Art And Science Of Music (and In Particular Folk Music) By Such Means As The Trustees In Their Absolute Discretion Shall Think Fit, Including The Presentation Of Festivals, Public Concerts And Recitals; And (b) By Making Grants Or Donations To Further Such Other Objects Or Purposes In Kimpton And The Surrounding Area As Are Exclusively Charitable In Accordance With The Laws Of England And Wales As The Trustees In Their Absolute Discretion Shall Think Fit.

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2025 £17,051 £18,193
Sept. 30, 2024 £16,148 £15,241
Sept. 30, 2023 £14,647 £17,130
Sept. 30, 2022 £15,339 £12,910
Sept. 30, 2021 £1,000 £744

Trustees

Name Appointed
Neil Burns (Chair) Oct. 18, 2024
Brian King Aug. 2, 2016
Ian Neilson Oct. 18, 2024
Richard Edwards Oct. 18, 2024
Sally Patterson Oct. 18, 2024
Simon Boyd Oct. 18, 2024
Stephen Christopher Sept. 23, 2022
Terence Vernon Cook Feb. 18, 2026