2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 01 2024 31 12 2024 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

North West Music Trust

Charity name North West Music Trust Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1099327 Charity's principal address 19 Green Hall Close Atherton MANCHESTER Postcode M46 9HP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	WILLIAM WOOF	CHAIR
	JOYCE PLUMPTON	VICE CHAIR & ACTING TREASURER
	JUDY WESTERDALE	SECRETARY

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

CONSTITUTION

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

TRUST How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) ELECTED Trustee selection methods

• (eg. trust, association, company)

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION OF PIANO MUSIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF Summary of the objects of the MASTER-CLASSES, CONCERTS, RECITALS AND PERFORMANCES charity set out in its governing document THROUGH THE TRUSTEES’ REGARD FOR THE GUIDANCE ON PUBLIC BENEFIT, AS ISSUED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION, THE NORTH WEST MUSIC TRUST UNDERTOOK A SERIES OF OUTREACH EVENTS WHICH BROUGHT THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PIANO AND ITS TIMELESS MASTERPIECES TO MANY FOR WHOM THIS WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. THE SERIES INCLUDES VENUES BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

THE NORTH WEST MUSIC TRUST’S OUTREACH PROGRAMME HAS REACHED OUT TO MANY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO ENJOY WORLD CLASS PIANO PERFORMANCE IN PLACES WHERE THERE IS LITTLE OR NO PROVISION.

FEEDBACK HAS BEEN ENORMOUSLY POSITIVE AND THE TRUST FEELS ITS EFFORTS ARE AMPLY JUSTIFIED TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAMME.

THE TRUST HAS GIVEN FURTHER GRANTS TO A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS AND HAS INCREASED ITS STOCK OF INSTRUMENTS TO LEND OUT FREE OF CHARGE TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM AND TO HIRE OUT FOR A SELECT NUMBER OF EVENTS FROM WHICH THE PUBLIC WILL BENEFIT.

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Section E Financial review

NORTH WEST MUSIC TRUST IMPLEMENTS A POLICY OF HAVING Brief statement of the AT LEAST SIX MONTHS’ OPERATION COSTS charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information ~~_ ee~~

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) JOYCE PLUMPTON Position (eg Secretary, Chair, VICE CHAIR & etc) ACTING TREASURER Date 02/05/2025

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North West Music Trust

Registered Charity 1099327

Receipts and Payments Accounts

Year ended 31st December 2024

£

Receipts

A1a Donations and other similar 44,505 - A1b Operating activities Sub-total (A1a+A1b) 44,505 A1d Other receipts 5,402 Total receipts 49,906

Payments A2a Payments for generating funds 1,229 A2b Charitable payments: A2b (iii) Support costs 59,903 A2b (iv) Payments for management and administration costs 68 Sub-total (A2a+A2b) 61,199 A2c Other payments 4,806 Total payments 66,005 Net of Receipts (A1-A2) - 16,099 Cash funds last year end 24,172 Cash funds this year end 8,073

Net of Receipts (A1-A2) Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report FFF ~~—Cti‘CCOCtC~~ t( Charity Name

Report to the trustees/ members of

North West Music Trust

31/12/2024 Charity no 1099327 ended (if any) ~~Pe~~ Set out on pages 3 of 3 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) ~~po~~ Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

On accounts for the year ended

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

It is my responsibility to:

• examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,

• to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and

• to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

• Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

• Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention

• examiner's statement 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:

  • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and

  • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act

  • have not been met; or

• to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

• Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Date: 02/05/2025 Signed: ~~ee~~ Name: RODGER DEYN ~~pO~~ Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): ~~a~~

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Address: FLAT 2 OVERDALE BONVILLE ROAD ALTRINCHAM WA14 4QR

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

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Give here brief details of NONE any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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