Trustees, Annual Report for the perlod From 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024 Charlty name: Rowan Arniour.Brown Memorlal Trust Fund Charity registratlon number: 1102888 Objectlves and Actlvities The Rowan Armour-Brown Memorlal Trust Fund, also known as the RAB Trust, offers supplementary support and assistance to règlstered full and part-tlme students enrolled on vlolln maklng and bowed Instrument restorationlrepalr courses within the UK. We provlde an annual award opportunlty to provlde asslstance to reglstered students for purchaslng Items requlred for furtherlng thelr development In the craft of making, repalring and restoring violin and bowed instruments. Additionally the Trust provldes numerous opportunities throughout the year for the enrolled students to purchase Items fundamentsl to thelr studles and Instrument maklng development at low Gost. We also support registered students by facllltatlng work experlence placements and participation In bowed Instrument courses. Achievements and Performance There are three vlolln and bowed Instruments colleges wlthln the Unlted Klngdom Newark Violin Making School, Merton College and West Dean College. The Trust was able to asslst 23 students by making awards of £12,030 comblning of cash awards for tool purchases. the provlslon of tools dlrectly where posslble, study books, suppl8m8ntal Instrument courses and workshop placements for experlonce wlthln a luthler or shop. Tho Trust was bequeathed several workshop tool donatlons thls year whlch led to our tool and instrument sales belng more slgnlficant In size than we usually experience which enabled us to beneflt the students to a greater extent than usual and also bolster our fundlng for future awards. The Trust was also able to comblne a speclal tool sale wlth a student forum at the annual Lutherie event In Newark allowlng RAB trustees the opportunlty to assist students not only In tool provislon but also offer expert advlce and facilitate networklng. The Trust provlded travel asslstsnce for students travelling from Merton College and West Dean College to the event. The Trust has addltlonally worked wlth the Brltish Vlolln Makers Assoclatlon (BVMA) to provlde spaces for RAB Trust award students on thelr popular and often oversubscrlbed setup and bow making courses for which the Trust is grateful.
The Trust also made a sale of a cello that several of the Trustees had partlcipated In completing and this sale alone generated a slgnificant Inflow for the Trust adding to build upon the prevlous exceptional year for fundralslng. Financial Review The Trust funds Itself through the sale of donatlons recelved usually In bequests. These donatlons are generally workshop Glearan¢es whl¢h may InGlude Instruments, books and vlolin maklng tool8. The RAB Trust financlal year runs from January 2024 to December 2024 and has an overall cash balance of £70,208 of whlch £33,125 Is held on deposlt Includlng reserves. Due to the Intermlttent nature by whlch the Trust recelves Income through bequests or donatlons the funds held on deposlt represent a 8lgnlflcant reserva upon whlch to draw upon if so required. Thls flnanclal year the RAB Trust has recelved an income of £36,057.49 agalnst a total expendlture of £14,736.52 generatlng a net Income of £21,320.97. Our overall cash balance at the close of December 2024 Is £70,208 upon a prevlous year close of £48,887. As mentloned in the previous section the Trust has experlenced another unusual year wlth regard to bequeathed donatlons but also slgnlflcantly with the sale of a cello whl¢h In Itself ralsed a net amount of £18,240 for the Trust. The Income recelved from Instrument and tools sales amounted to £28.786 In total for the year with the aforenentIon0d cello sale representlng almost over half that sum. The Trust has also recelved an Income of £1740 from onllne courses, £2000 from the Educatlonal Servlces and slgnlflcant donatlons from The Roblnson Charitable Trust, The Marsh Charitable Trust and Michael Cane to whom we are most grateful. The RAB Trust had made awards of £12,030 to students across 3 natlonal colleges . Newark Vlolln Maklng School, Merton College and West Dean Collége. In addltlon to that monetary sum the Trust has also awarded tools. books and travel expenses to students.
Income 2024 Unre8trl¢ted lunds Donations £3967 Educational Servlces Grant £2,000 Deposit Account Interest £1304 Instrument and Tool Sales £28.786 Total Receipts £36.057 Payments Stud8nt Awards £12,030 Advertlsing and Marf(etlng £1,219 Accountancy Software £165 General Expenses £686 Bank Fees £26 Internat £196 Travel £415 Totsl Payments Net of Ro¢elpt8lPayments £14,737 £21,321 C88h FundJ108t Year End £48,887 Cash Fund8 thls Year End £70ROB
Structure, Governance and Management The Rowan Armour-Brown Memorial Trust Fund is an unincorporated charlty governed by a trust deed. The trustees have been selected on the basis of their requlslte skllls, knowledge and experlence for effectlve admlnlstration of the charity. The trustees represent a wealth of expertlse and experlence wlth vlollns and bowed instruments as luthiers who have worked at some of the industry's finest violin workshops and retailers. Reference and Administrative details Charity name Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity's principal address Rowan Armour-Brown Memorial Trust Fund RAB Trust 1102888 15 North Road, Berwlck-upon-Tweed ,TD151PW Trustees Elisabeth Summers, Chair Judith Blackwell, Secretary Luke Lindforth-Delaney, Treasurer Mark Robinson Elaine Spicer Adam Winskill Sheena Laurie Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the arity's trustees Slgnature(s) Full name(s) Posltlon (eg Secretary, Cha5r, •t¢) Zi thfLrtt Date
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts 'N Section A i* Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of RAB TRUST On accounts for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2024 Charlty no (if any) 1102888 Set out on pages 1-13 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"thp Trust") for the year ended Responsibillties and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Cornmission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which 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. Slgned: Date: 6 OCTOBER 2025 Name: Colin Noel Garrett Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (If any): Solicitor (retired) Address: 17 North Road Berkhamsted HP4 3DX IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018