01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 5 September 2013
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08534643
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £2,181,004
- Latest expenditure
- £2,134,586
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Saffron Hall Trust, Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden, Essex
Website recorded by the regulator: www.saffronhall.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
THE CHARITY PRODUCES A FULL PROGRAMME OF ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONS AT SAFFRON HALL.THE CONCERTS ARE ATTRACTING AUDIENCES TO HIGH QUALITY EVENTS FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA AND BEYOND STRETCHING INTO CAMBRIDGE AND THE BORDERING COUNTIES. PERFORMERS INVITED BY SAFFRON HALL TRUST ARE ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS FROM SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST PRINCIPALLY IN THE FORM OF MASTERCLASSES
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,181,004
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,134,586
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,176,092
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,262,553
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,763,321
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,897,465
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,653,791
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,842,121
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,241,700
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £982,739
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,181,004
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,134,586
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £28,915
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 83
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,176,092
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,262,553
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £116,385
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 95
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 18 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,763,321
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,897,465
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,653,791
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,842,121
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 5000
- Income From Government Grants
- £138,382
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 65
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,241,700
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £982,739
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Grants
- £286,420
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 55
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 878259
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1297381
- Income Investments
- 5364
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2181004
- Income Legacies
- 50000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £96,526
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,038,060
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2134586
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22241
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 441777
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18851
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 110864
- Assets Own Use
- 110863
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £423,269
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £827,110
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£292,977
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 681513
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 145597
- Assets Cash
- £321,270
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -294165
- Funds Restricted
- 1188
- Funds Total
- -292977
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 902634
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1270770
- Income Investments
- 2688
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2176092
- Income Legacies
- 25000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £93,535
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,169,018
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2262553
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 17618
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 418243
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12323
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 116907
- Assets Own Use
- 116906
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £376,439
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £832,741
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£339,395
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 652783
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 179958
- Assets Cash
- £298,799
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -459219
- Funds Restricted
- 119824
- Funds Total
- -339395
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 18 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 776623
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 986546
- Income Investments
- 152
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1763321
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £82,043
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,815,422
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1897465
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15585
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 355163
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 15132
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 84548
- Assets Own Use
- 84547
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £214,612
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £552,094
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£252,934
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 498617
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 53477
- Assets Cash
- £113,146
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -337084
- Funds Restricted
- 84150
- Funds Total
- -252934
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 March 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 837437
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 815523
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 831
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1653791
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £106,049
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,736,072
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1842121
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10647
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 360018
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14841
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 92286
- Assets Own Use
- 92285
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £298,650
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £509,726
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£118,790
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 419186
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 90540
- Assets Cash
- £230,283
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -211790
- Funds Restricted
- 93000
- Funds Total
- -118790
- Count Employees
- 45
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 969458
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 14858
- Income Charitable Activities
- 153992
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 103392
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1241700
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £86,733
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £896,006
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 982739
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 674692
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23985
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 99262
- Assets Own Use
- 99261
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £482,124
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £511,846
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £69,540
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 355267
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 156579
- Assets Cash
- £400,668
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -64460
- Funds Restricted
- 134000
- Funds Total
- 69540
- Count Employees
- 42
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Saffron Music Trust
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2013-09-05T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/05/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03 MAY 2017 as amended on 12 Jun 2018 as amended on 01 Dec 2023 as amended on 16 Sept 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR MUSIC, OPERA, THEATRE AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR:(A)FACILITIES TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATION PROVIDED TO STUDENTS ATTENDING SCHOOLS THAT ARE PART OF THE SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST AND OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE LOCAL AREA; (B) FACILITIES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC, OPERA, THEATRE AND OTHER ART FORMS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND (C) FACILITIES FOR REHEARSALS, WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, EXHIBITIONS, RECORDINGS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND 3.2 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SAFFRON WALDEN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
- Area Of Benefit
- LOCAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 535127
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- SAFFRON HALL TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries