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 DuKg￿n
F￿￿ve Fi)rd
Jynet Nicholls
{Ch8ir & Dancing Convenor)
(6*1'cret#ry)
(Treasurer)
ADDRF.¢iS F()R
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6 Chavc Road
Wilmin%lon
Kent l)A2 7ED
INDEPF.NDENT
EXAMIIYER
Michael T.F. Belfourd CA
BANKF.RS
HSBC Ilank pl
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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 ballr￿M dancing seLlion Leased to operate i￿1th1n 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
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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¢ ch￿ity'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.
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MTF Belfourd CA
203 Croydon Road
Beckeiiham
Kent BR3 3QH
28 (ktober 2025
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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
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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.
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