Battle Festival

Registered charity 1168104 Registered since 2016

Operates: East Sussex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8.8y median 9y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.9y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Business services 1Other services 1

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Battle Memorial Hall 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.battlefestival.co.uk
Email	info@battlefestival.co.uk
Phone	07377386468
Address	16 Virgins Lane, Battle, TN33 0JH

Finances

£23,786 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£23,595	£12,488
2022	£19,396	£23,595
2023	£38,026	£35,556
2024	£35,614	£34,578
2025	£23,786	£40,248

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE CREATIVE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RUNNING AN OPEN ACCESS ARTS AND CULTURE FESTIVAL IN THE TOWN OF BATTLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 JUL 2014

Trustees (4)

4trustees

79median age

1aged 70+

David Furnessage 79 Chair since 2016
Claire Davies since 2019
Jill Gyngell since 2016
Melanie Julia Polwhele Powell since 2018

Connected charities (1)

Battle Memorial Hall 1 shared trustee

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