--- title: "Hurst Festival — charity 1127445 accounts | CharityCompare" description: "Hurst Festival (charity 1127445): income £49,723 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hurst-festival retrieved: 2026-10-07T22:49:03.825Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1127445CIO HF # Hurst Festival Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Hurst Festival is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.hurstfestival.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1127445&subId=0) Work at Hurst Festival? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=hurst-festival&type=claim&name=Hurst%20Festival) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Hurst Festival? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £49,723 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £52,119 Registered charity number 1127445 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Hurstpierpoint Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.hurstfestival.org](http://www.hurstfestival.org/) Quick answer Hurst Festival (number 1127445) 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 Hurst Festival do? Organisation of an annual festival in the villages of Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common, West Sussex. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Hurst Festival Answers Hurst Festival gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Hurst Festival's highest-paid staff paid? Hurst Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Hurst Festival 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Hurst Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 9 January 2009 Where it says it operates West Sussex ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. 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 Hurst Festival registered for? Arts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Hurst Festival yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Hurst Festival. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Hurst Festival? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=hurst-festival&type=claim&name=Hurst%20Festival) [Visit charity website](http://www.hurstfestival.org/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Hurst Festival a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Hurst Festival as a registered charity (number 1127445) 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 Hurst Festival's charity number? Hurst Festival's charity number is 1127445. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1127445? Search 1127445 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Hurst Festival do? Organisation of an annual festival in the villages of Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common, West Sussex. Does Hurst Festival have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Hurst Festival. 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 Hurst Festival? Hurst Festival's website listed in our register data is http://www.hurstfestival.org. 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 Hurst Festival's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Hurst Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 December 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. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Hurst Festival? The register records Hurst Festival 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 Hurst Festival's trustees paid? Hurst Festival's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Hurst Festival registered as a charity? Hurst Festival was entered on the register on 9 January 2009. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1127445&subId=0).