. Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | COMMISSION Period start date = Period end date _ a fe i From Ud O4 2U24 To US US 2UL9 Registered charity number (if any) Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 1[DrGoinSminers | —SSSSSC~dPS SC TCCdrSC[CSCS] Thomas[Swarbick] P| 2|tmom **e** vane | 3[MrJomnWilan |SSSSSSC~—SsSSSSCS Yandell A a 2025 s[MArmowtnie | fageaessoemer 2024 EaSmietana = cn 4 5 a OO aGO 1GG Ce 1 LS Ga GG FS A GG wee 1 A Ln( of t—“ ||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Type|of adviser|Name|Address| |Name|of chief executive|or|names|of senior|staff members|(Optional|information)| **----- End of picture text -----**
## Section B Structure, governance and management ## Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document Declaration of Trust Trustee selection methods Appointed by board of Trustees ## Additional governance issues (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: - e policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - e the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - e relationship with any related parties; - e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## Section C ## Objectives and activities TAR 2 March 2012 ||1.
To
promote,
maintain,
improve
and
advance
education
by
the| |---|---| ||encouragement of the art and science of music and in particular (but| ||without prejudice to the generality of the above) to award an annual| ||music prize to the best music student in the faculty of music in the| ||university of Cambridge (‘the faculty'), such student to be selected by the| |‘
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.
governing document|faculty, tobecalled'TheNigelBrownMusicPrize’.
2. In furtherance ofthe above, but not further or otherwise, to present,
promote, organise, provide, manage, produce and support such concerts,
;
;
:
.
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musical pieces, lectures and musical entertainments and exhibitions as| ||are
conducive
to
the
promotion,
maintenance,
improvement
and| ||advancement
of education
by the encouragement
of music and
to| ||formulate, prepare and establish schemes thereof.| ||3. To or for the
benefit
of such
exclusively
charitable objects and| ||purposes as the trustees may
in their absolute discretion think fit.| ||Advance education by the encouragement ofthe art or science of music.| ||Grants donations to musicians/musical groups.| ||Sponsorship ofthe same.| ||Promotional concerts.| ||Although
it has not been possible to award an annual music prize for| ||several years, plans are underway to reinstate this, to be called ‘The| ||Stradivari Trust Music Prize’.| ||The
trust
continues
to
facilitate
the
purchase
of high-end
musical| ||instruments on behalf of the musicians and administers the management| ||ofthe musician buying out the schemes over a number ofyears.| |Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken forthe|For the last couple of years, the Trustees have had to streamline the
running ofthe charity after the passing ofthe trusts main donorwhich has| |public benefit in relation to
theseobjects (include within
this section the statutory|been all encompassing. The Trustees are confident that the charity will
| Continue thanks to the generosity of new donors and the natural sales
and musician purchases ofschemes.| |declaration that trustees have|| |had regard to the guidance|| |issued bythe Charity|| |Commission on public|| |benefit)|| ## Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) TAR 3 March 2012 You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: - e policy on grantmaking; - e policy programme related investment; - e contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D ## Achievements and performance TAR 4 March 2012 section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main Securng rmnang for future years and advancing on the buy backs of achievements of the charity ownership for various musicians. during the year TAR 5 March 2012 ## Section E ## Financial review Retain sufficient funds to cover known expenditure for a three-month Brief statement of the period ahead. 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: - e the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - e how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - e investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## Section F **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. ## Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees **----- Start of picture text -----**
etc)
Date
22nd Dec 2025
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w—— FOR ENGLAND AND WALES LTHE STRADIVARI TRUST CC16
— Receipts and payments accounts ”
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Last year
funds funds funds funds *
to the :earest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ ee £ consis €
A1 Receipts
[Charitable Activities CdS, 10 | | | C- |__ 20,410 |
[Fundraisingfees|Otherincome ——“‘RSCC#SO‘YSCECB | | || 40,425Ceei i| ||;arsCeCiC ||EESaaeniats4,852 comeenaS19 ) )) || [__286] |
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total (Gross income for AR) | __40,425 | Baeee |
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
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Total receipts Seas | L_s44.te7|
A3 Payments
Grants a [CC |___31,010 |
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(see table)
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A5 Transfers between funds SY | ti Baer |
A6 Cash funds last year end | _—500) | - [2,282]
Cash funds this year end|___116,416|
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted Restricted Endowm
funds funds ent
Categories Details funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest
£
B1 Cash funds |i
[inaLd | | [=] |
Total cash funds | 116,416 || ae40,925.00 |_|EEE
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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funds funds ent
funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest
Details £
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8 ## Z| CHARITY COMMISSION | Independent examiner's report on the FOR ENGLAND AND WALES accounts ## Section A ## Independent Examiner’s Report ## Report to the trustees to the trustees the trustees trustees **----- Start of picture text -----**
Report to the trustees to the trustees the trustees trustees THE STRADIVARI TRUST
On accounts for the year | 5™ APRIL 2025
ended
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Charity no | 1106652
(if any)
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust’) for the year ended 05/04/2025. Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act’). | 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, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. - Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have - examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - e the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. | have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name: | GILBERT HOLBOURN
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Relevant professional |[CHARTERED][ACCOUNTANT] qualification(s) or body - (if any): **----- Start of picture text -----**
Address: | 1 UPPER BRIDGE STREET
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Disclosure
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Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **----- Start of picture text -----**
Give here brief details of
any items that the N/A
examiner wishes to
disclose.
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IER 2 Oct 2018