Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

LAMBERHURST MUSIC FESTIVAL 

Making classical music available to people living in or near Lamberhurst and the maintenance of St Mary's Church Lamberhurst for the free use of parishioners and its visitors.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£33£38£-4n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21£25£27£-3n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/20*£6£1£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£32£32£0n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/18£26£27£-1£0£0£0n/a06
31/12/17£30£26£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£34£28£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£26£22£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£25£18£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£27£22£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£23£15£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£25£21£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£19£12£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£15£12£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£22£18£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£19£17£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£18£18£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£15£10£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£21£14£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years
(22 years as a company)

www.lamberhurstmusic.co.uk

events@lamberhurstmusic.co.uk

01497488412

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-78
  • MARC LODGE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: It Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2004, number: 1102771
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/02/2002, number: 04370467
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 7 days late, AR10: 14 days late, AR09: 18 days late, AR05: 28 days late, AR04: 29 days late,
Main office

1 Down Farm Oasts
Lamberhurst Down
Lamberhurst
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
TN3 8HF

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MUSIC BY PROMOTING CONCERTS AND OTHER MUSICAL EVENTS IN THE LAMBERHURST AREA OF KENT;(B) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY, LAMBERHURST, AND THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO THE CHURCH, AND THE MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS OF THE CHURCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE LAMBERHURST AREA OF KENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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