HASTINGS INTERNATIONAL PIANO — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 8 December 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £256,001
Latest expenditure: £276,752
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: White Rock Theatre, White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.hastingsinternationalpiano.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity stages a biennial international piano festival and international piano concerto competition in Hastings, East Sussex providing public concerts and recitals, together with year round educational activities and other musical events designed to encourage the appreciation of music among all age groups.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 21 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 21 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £256,001
Total Gross Expenditure: £276,752

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £638,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £474,266

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £167,321
Total Gross Expenditure: £163,186

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £386,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £385,139

Fin Period Start Date: 8 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 9 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £10
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 21 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £256,001
Total Gross Expenditure: £276,752
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,950
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: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £638,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £474,266
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £167,321
Total Gross Expenditure: £163,186
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £386,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £385,139
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £70,913
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 8 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 9 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £10
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 558996
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 75832
Income Investments: 3635
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 638463
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,057
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £472,209
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 474266
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 200424
Expenditure Depreciation: 114
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £112,575
Assets Total Fixed: 342
Assets Own Use: 342
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £198,393
Assets Total Liabilities: £29,418
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £169,317
Creditors One Year Total Current: 29418
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £197,380
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 112575
Funds Restricted: 56742
Funds Total: 169317
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: East Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HASTINGS INTERNATIONAL PIANO
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-12-08T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Dec 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS, IN PARTICULAR BY STAGING A BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL AND INTERNATIONAL PIANO CONCERTO COMPETITION IN HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX PROVIDING PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS, TOGETHER WITH YEAR ROUND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER MUSICAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AMONG ALL AGE GROUPS.
Area Of Benefit: LOCAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures