BECKENHAM FESTIVAL (MUSIC, SPEECH & DRAMA, STAGE DANCING) Registered Charitv No. 278285 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDKD 31 JANUARY 2025 INDEX TO ACCOIINTS Page Trust Information Trustees, Report Independent Examiner's Report Receipts and Payments Account RL'conciliation of 14 unds Held Breakdown of CIo8ing Balxnee Restrlcted and General Funds Principal Accounting Policies
BECKENHAM FESTIVAL (MUSIC, SPEECH & DRAMA, STAGE DANCING) TRUST INFORMATION 31 JANUARY 2025 STATUS Rcgistered Charity No. 278285 TRUSTEES The Trustees who served during the year and #t the date of this report were: Ali.son W¥kefield Am#nda Arterton AmMn(lu DuKgn Fve Fi)rd Jynet Nicholls {Ch8ir & Dancing Convenor) (6*1'cret#ry) (Treasurer) ADDRF.¢iS F()R C.()RRF..¢il'()P¥l)FNC.E 6 Chavc Road Wilmin%lon Kent l)A2 7ED INDEPF.NDENT EXAMIIYER Michael T.F. Belfourd CA BANKF.RS HSBC Ilank pl Page I
BF.CKENHAM FESTIVAL (MUSIC, SPEECH & DRAMA, STAGE DANCING) TRUSTEE%' RF.PORT ror tbt e4r ended 31" J4nu#rv 2025 The Festival WAS founded in 1922 arHI estsblished a ChArity on 2 July 1979. OB,IF,CTIVES Th¢ original objectives of the Charity were to advance. promoie and encoyragc generally and by means of rhe comtttitive fcsiival movemeni in particular. the studi, and practice of the an of music, spetth & drama. ballroom and stage dancing. When the ballrM dancing seLlion Leased to operate i1th1n the Festival. 11 was reinoved from the Festival's CorLStitution at a Special (ieneral Meeting and, consequently, its advancement. promotion ar encouragjeineni We dropped from ihe objectives of the Charity. The F¢stival. whi¢h is affiliated io Ihe British and International Federation ot" Festiva15 and, &$ far as possible, endeav()uJ% to cai'ry ihe i)bjeciives of ihat Federation, shall do all .%uch other lawlul Ihiiigs 8s are incidental or LonduLlV¢ lo the attainmeni ()I'the alorementioned objeLtives. l-he Trusiees confirm Iliat they hav¢ rLl¢rred to ihe guidance contained iii the Charity Conimi4sion's geiieral ¥uidance on publiL benefjt when reviewing the Charity's aiins and objectives and in planning future activities. THF. FF.STIVA The Festival is held on weekends in Ociober ai one venue. Conipeiitots. who come from #ll parts of London und (he Soutli-Lasi ol. F.iigland Isomeiimc% from other parts of ilie LIK and overseas), cnier a vttri¢iy ot classes within the disciplinLs ofihe Festival. C)ur websilc Luiilinuis to piomole the fesiival tl)wughoui ihe year. An adjiidicai()r is appointed to each class s() Ihai a w'iniiei. is idLniified. Many (It the Classes havL Imphies which a held hy the winncr5 for one year. Mcdals dnd i¢rtiliLate5 are also amardcd. Cash prizes or bursaries are given to selected Loinpetilors i() suppot1 their art151ic slLidie%. Presentutions are niade during Ihe Festival aiid othLr event5, if held, during the year. l-he Annual CJener81 Meeting, io ivhich the Fesiivol members and public are invite(L is in February or March. The coiiduct of th¢ Festival is iiive%ied in un electcd C'ommitlee. The Mayor of Bromley is Honorary President and is invit¢d io atteiid the Fc%livdl aiid li) Cl)air (lie ACJM. RF.SULT FOR THE EAR AND P ANS FOR TFIF. FUTUR ThL deficii for the year £6.66? 12024 surplus - £l1.226) with iotal funds carried fonvard of £25.58112024 £3? ?43). The danLing entries w¢re 1,321 iii 2014 (?023 - 1,5251. 'rhe i)verall number of eniric8 iva5 lower ihan lh¢ prcvious year because ?023 was an All England yLar . There were no MLISIL or Speech & Drama se¢iioTrs in !0?4 or 2023. The "fnjslees consider the general funds of the charity to be adequate, but not excessive, io support the Charity's aLiivilies. Approved bv the Trnstces on A Wakefield Chair A Arterton 14on. Secretary A Diiggan Hon. Treasurer Page 2
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BECKENHAM FESTIVAL (MUSIC, SPEECH & DRAMA, STAGE DANCING) I report to the Trust¢¢s on my examination of the accounts of Be¢kenham Festival (Music. Speech & Dramffj Stage Dancing) [the Charity] for the year ended 31 January 2025 which are set out on pages 4 to 6. Responsibilitieg and basis of report As th¢ chity's Truste¢s you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requir¢m¢nts of the Charities Act 2011 ('Xhe Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Aci and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicabl¢ Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independen¢ ex&miner'8 Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination givinbi me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting record5 wcre not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 30 L)t the Act. or the accounls do not accord with those records. I have no concems and have come across no other multers in Connection with the examination to which altention bhould be drawn in this r¢port in order to enabl¢ a proper undL'f5tanding of the aLcounts to be reaLhed. ,M7¢ MTF Belfourd CA 203 Croydon Road Beckeiiham Kent BR3 3QH 28 (ktober 2025 Page 3
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BECKENHAM FESTIVAL tMUSIC, SPEECH & DRAMA. STAGE DANCINGJ RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS HELD AT 31ST JANUARY 2025 2025 2024 Opening balance 1st February Surplus IDefl¢ltl for Ihe year 32,242.96 16,662.281 21,017 11 11.22585 Closing Balan¢0 31 January £ 25,580.68 £ 32,242.96 BREAKDOINN OF CLOSING BALANCE AT 31ST JANUARY Cash In Hand Cash at bank: Current account Hlgh Interest Dgposlt Bond Bu8lnoss Monoy Managor A¢Gount 5.571.24 20,000.00 1,175.63 20,000 00 11,067.33 CLOSING BALANCE £25,580.68 £32,242.96 BREAKDOWN OF FUNDS HELD AT 31ST JANUARY RESTRICTED FUND NORMAN VAUX TROPHY & BURSARY PRIZE 563 92 563.92 GENERAL FUNDS 25,016.78 31,679.04 TOTAL FUNDS £2S,580.68 £ 32,242.96 Approved by the Trustees on A Wakofleld Chair A Arterton Hon. Sècretary A Duggan Hon. Treasurer Page 5
BECKENHAM FESTIVAL (MUSIC, SPEECH & DRAMA, STAGE DANCING) PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025 (a) Basis of Preparntion The aLcounts hai'e been prepared under ¢h¢ higtoriral cost convention using ihe ReLeipls dnd Paym¢ni% basis. (b) Fund Accounting General fund5 unreslri¢ted funds which are available for use al (he discr¢lion of the IwsteL'% in lurth¢'ran¢¢ ()l- thc gJeneral ()bjeLlives ot the charity and which have n(It been designated for oiher purposes. Restrilled funds tunds which are lo be used in accordance wilh specitic rcstrictions imp()sed by the don(Irs or whiLh have heen rai.sed by the Lharity l(Ir partiLulur purkyises. The Norn)dn Vaux M¢m()rial 'frophy Rursury is Jwarded Ii) the mi)st promisin classical gyuilarisl &5 dcLidcd by ihL' adjudicator. {c) Taxmtion Thc trust is a rcgiistLred charity and as SULh 1% able to takL advantagie of applicable Lharily lax LXL'nipli()n.% oli ii)Lom¢ appliL.d lur LharitablL purpos¥'s. Pagie 6