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the huddersfield contemporary music festival limited

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in University Of Huddersfield and operates in Kirklees.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

hcmf// is the largest annual, international festival of contemporary, experimental and new music in the UK, taking place over 10 days and consisting of 50 events, including concerts, music theatre, installations,talks and films, with a year round Learning & Participation programme, devised and implemented as an integral part of the artistic programme, and to respond to regional and national need.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£551,196
Latest Expenditure
£638,234

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 115.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 8.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £12,654
Charitable Activities £536,367
Other Trading £0
Investments £2,175
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £638,234
Raising Funds £0
Governance £56,597
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£551,196£638,234£638,234£53,489£53,4895 / 22
2023£583,104£621,695£621,695£140,526£102,3224 / 20
2022£470,985£456,8830 / 0
2021£381,148£254,6110 / 0
2020£559,628£557,784£539,491£38,479£38,4795 / 30

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers