**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **1 Apr 2022 31 Mar 2023 From To**
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**Charity name**
**Charity name** Wealden Festival Foundation **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1170588 ~~PF~~ **Charity's principal address** Boldshaves Woodchurch Ashford, Kent **Postcode** TN26 3RA
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Staff members: L Willan, A Willan
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution dated 18 November 2016 (last amended)] How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)[Charitable Incorporated Organisation] Apart from the first charity trustees who are appointed for a term of two Trustee selection methods years, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a (eg. appointed by, elected by) resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. The only voting members are the charity trustees.
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the Charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
- policies and procedures The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the company is adopted for the induction and exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the training of trustees; company, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to
- the charity’s organisational mitigate exposure to the major risks. This year they have, in particular, appointed an independent chair of the Festival Committee to oversee the
- structure and any wider network with which the charity Charity’s legal and governance operations and to ensure objective works; scrutiny of the Charity’s activities.
- relationship with any related All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other
- parties; benefits. Wealden Festival Foundation runs primarily through volunteers
- trustees’ consideration of giving their time to the organisation.
- major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
The Charity’s Objectives are as follows: 1) To advance the education of the public in the subject of literature, the arts and the environment; **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing** 2) To promote excellence in literature, poetry and the arts; and **document** 3) For the public benefit, to promote learning for pleasure through the continued development of individuals’ capabilities, competencies, skills and understanding in subjects of educational value. The Charity operates an annual festival of literature, the arts and the outdoors (Wealden Literary Festival) which aims to further the Charity’s objectives by helping individuals and communities to thrive through improved access to literature, the arts and the natural world. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public** The Charity also seeks to work with local primary and secondary schools **benefit in relation to these** through the implementation of outreach programmes. **objects (include within this section the statutory** As required by Section 17(5) of the Charities Act and the Charities **declaration that trustees have** (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, the Charity Trustees have **had regard to the guidance** complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public **issued by the Charity** benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or **Commission on public benefit)** duties.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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## Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
The results for the year, and the charity's financial position at the end of the period, are shown in the attached financial statements. During the year the charity supported educational projects within the Charity’s objectives. In particular:
A packed programme of outdoor events and creative workshops for children during Wealden Festival Residencies for artists and authors Work experience for students and young adults during Wealden Festival A packed programme of events and workshops for adults led by leading writers, poets and artists during Wealden Festival
## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
The Trustees recognise the importance of maintaining a realistic level of unrestricted reserves in future to ensure that adequate funds are available to enable the charity to continue in its activities in the event of a drop in funding or any significant event. The Charity aims to achieve reserves equivalent to 6 months’ expenditure.
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**Details of any funds materially** Not applicable. **in deficit** ~~Oo~~
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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## **Section G Declaration** ~~eee~~
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Michael Ross Caroline Rosemary Buchanen Jessel ~~ee~~ **Position (eg Chair)** Trustee Trustee ~~eeeeee~~ **Date** 23 January 2026 ~~|~~
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Charity name No (if any)
Wealden Festival Foundation 1170588
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/04/2024 To 31/03/2025
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
- - - - -
Membership/Grants/Donations - - - - -
Events income: Charitable Activities 7,394 - - 7,394 82,053
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Sa Sub total (Gross income for AR) [ 7,394 ] a== - - 7,394 82,053
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
—— Total receipts 7,394 - - 7,394 82,053
A3 Payments
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Costs of charitable activities 4,144 - - 4,144 63,799
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== Sub total [ 4,144 ] - == - 4,144 == 63,799
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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= Total payments 4,144 - - 4,144 63,799
Net of receipts/(payments) 3,250 - - 3,250 18,254
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 1,925 - - 1,925 - 16,329
Cash funds this year end = 5,175 - - 5,175 1,925 —
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Bank account 3,387 - -
Trade debtors -
Stock 1,788 - -
Prepayments - - -
=3 Total cash funds 222 5,175 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets - - -
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B3 Investment assets - -
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SS 222
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B5 Liabilities Trade creditors - -
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approvalDate of
Michael Buchanan
Caroline Jessel
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
27/01/2026