## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/01/22 Period start date To 31/12/22 Period end date** ## **Charity name: The Cerne Abbas Music Festival** ## **Charity registration number:1007807** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance public education in classical**
**music in Dorset**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**To present an annual Chamber Music**
**Festival of the highest standards. This**
**will include educational lectures ,**
**performances and workshops with local**
**students as well as the main concerts**
**with international musicians**| |~~accounts~~
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
|Para 1.18|**Yes, we have**| |~~benefit~~||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**We do not make grants**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**We spend money on masterclasses**
**visits to local schools by the**
**professional musicians during the**
**Festival week**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**All aspects of the Festival administration**
**are performed by a small group of**
**dedicated volunteers. This includes the**
**Box office, Friends association,**
**printing,Treasurer , stage erection and**
**catering.**| Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The music festival has come through the**
**uncertain years around the Pandemic**
**and presented a full Festival in 2022.**
**This included many varied works from**
**the 18th century to the present day with**
**12 international performers arriving from**
**across Europe to stay and rehearse in**
**the Cerne Abbas church. Visits to local**
**schools by such leading musicians**
**reinforces the music education in**
**schools and inspires and entertains**
**those attending**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Funds are raised annually from the**
**Friends association, other Benefactors**
**and Sponsors. This is all achieved by**
**our volunteers.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| |||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Charity had good reserves at the**
**end of 2022 to plan for future Festivals**
**with confidence**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**To plan exciting and innovative future**
**Festivals knowing that there is no**
**Financial risk**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£21,756**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| |||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Box Office, Friends association and**
**Benefactors**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| |||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s

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Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
|Para 1.25|**Trustees have remained the same for**
**many years. New Trustees will be**
**appointed by existing trustees in**
**agreement with all the main stakeholders**| |~~trustees~~||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| |||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Cerne Abbas Music Festival| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1007807| |Charity’s principal address|Ashton Farm,Martinstown,Dorchester.Dorset DT2 9HA| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
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~~Hfd~~|Chairman||~~**(if any)**~~| ||~~osor~~
Susan Foulser|||| ||Janet Mason|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity ||**Trustee name**
**Dates acted if not for whole year**
**N/A**| |---|---| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional** ~~**information)**~~ ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Richard John Hosford **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 22/10/2023 Declarations CHARITY COMMISION DETAILS F()R THE YEAR 2022 NrtTitkei SAle Subscripithrts Gift Aid Recm'try I￿tert￿t Alo t105ed 2IJ21 PrOg￿ty￿e LD Saiei Advirth￿l *tsd SuDdry Kettipl 1.1,01)l.ofy 2A.619.OQ 411.00 TOTAL . £ 37 32.00 Trnvel F&xp¢nsts 3￿218￿0 1,156_76 1,259.41 418.05 156 1.4fj4.fj0 330.0 Prtnlj￿I *Dd P05tsge CAl¢rtnE (q) P￿￿¢￿10¢y Sundry Exptj DTrTrAtIODS ts SL Mary'i Cbur¢h TOTAL £ 36,102.62 CHAR￿ CQMfiAWON , FORE￿1￿ Independent ¢xamlnefs roport on tho accounts Scckn¢n ¢h*rMy no On￿¢0￿￿￿10￿th￿y*￿￿ ZVZ I1*pr￿tOt￿Otr￿ut•È& on MY￿1￿￿110n ol y r￿￿T￿J￿.)f01thts￿lIO￿￿d 91 2oa In¥PMjnrevp•￿￿rnYexarnlN1t1tsn of 14Softh• 20tT Atiand ￿ta￿rn9 aL*rnywmkn91iQD. I a￿￿b1È Dli•V)tsÈ bytMctraDty¢￿nm1s5loft Und•r0Bd￿ 145lSllbl ollhtsAot I have cDmplpl¥d my exwnin4tion I wifirm thottso meteioh mHttefS h ¢ometo mysttenbon ￿ Ltrrt8dion the ¢xamination lots￿rt￿an that sthsed OelrA¥ ? gives mei*ie¢to Ihat in. èny m*¢rial tr* ￿o￿tIng r8cLYd5 V4ere not ke￿ in a￿￿dOnce￿l1Tr sectb)n 130 ofthB Ch9111￿￿Ath.. or the a¢c¢untsdid notAccord withthe accounting ieurd%". or lir• aC￿v￿$ nol OWn￿Y￿￿%tht* applicab￿ re4umment6 c0Th￿r￿￿ thpfatm ¢oTrtent ol a¢wunts 9etoul In the CTharit (Accounts** RepDrtsl RegulatsDna 2008oiherlhan any iequiremBnt tb*lhe accoutrts giv&H ts and IAirf VIv￿WhiCh is Mt a maller 6hlergd95 Part ol an independenlexatninai I have ny concems ar￿ have come acios$ no othor matters In conne¢tK)n vAlh the¥KaminalioTrto which attention 6hDuld be draym in this report in orderto @nab￿ a pmper undtrrsiandir￿ of tho a¢(ounls to bo roached. "Flgas8 del8t8lh& Ihe br8¢kets tilhey do nol fjppty. Sjgned.. Oat?: S- DIL 2p13 £ WJ tprnfe¥sJ¢n41 14 Oct 2018