Registered charity · No. 1158439Charitable company
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Freedom Festival Arts Trust
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Freedom Festival Arts Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Freedom Festival Arts Trust (number 1158439) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Freedom Festival Arts Trust do?
To engage and educate the public in the arts, particularly performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and other arts; and encourage public participation in the arts by the presentation creative activities, exhibitions and festivals in the City of Kingston upon Hull and its environs. The core of this activity centres around the annual Freedom Festival.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Freedom Festival Arts Trust
Answers Freedom Festival Arts Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Freedom Festival Arts Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
Freedom Festival Arts Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Freedom Festival Arts Trust's money come from?
Freedom Festival Arts Trust reported £747k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were other income £592k (79%), donations and legacies £155k (21%).
Other income£592k · 79%
Donations and legacies£155k · 21%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Freedom Festival Arts Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Freedom Festival Arts Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Freedom Festival Arts Trust registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Freedom Festival Arts Trust yet?
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Is Freedom Festival Arts Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Freedom Festival Arts Trust as a registered charity (number 1158439) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Freedom Festival Arts Trust's charity number?
Freedom Festival Arts Trust's charity number is 1158439. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1158439?
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What does Freedom Festival Arts Trust do?
To engage and educate the public in the arts, particularly performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and other arts; and encourage public participation in the arts by the presentation creative activities, exhibitions and festivals in the City of Kingston upon Hull and its environs. The core of this activity centres around the annual Freedom Festival.
Does Freedom Festival Arts Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Freedom Festival Arts Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Freedom Festival Arts Trust?
Freedom Festival Arts Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.freedomfestival.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Freedom Festival Arts Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Freedom Festival Arts Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Freedom Festival Arts Trust's money come from?
Freedom Festival Arts Trust reported £747k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were other income £592k (79%), donations and legacies £155k (21%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Freedom Festival Arts Trust?
The register records Freedom Festival Arts Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Freedom Festival Arts Trust's trustees paid?
Freedom Festival Arts Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Freedom Festival Arts Trust previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Freedom Festival Arts Trust: Freedom Festival.
When was Freedom Festival Arts Trust registered as a charity?
Freedom Festival Arts Trust was entered on the register on 3 September 2014. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08530799).