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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee) Directors’ report for the year ended 31 March 2025 Charity Registration No. 1114146 Company Registration No. 05706385

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

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Members of the Board and professional advisors

Directors Stephen Allen (resigned April 2024) Stephen L Barter (resigned May 2025) Jonathan Douglas CBE Alan D Gemes (former Chair, resigned November 2024) Patrick Harrison LVO (Chair, appointed January 2025) Hilary Hodgson (appointed January 2025) Philip Keller Sir Richard Mantle OBE (appointed April 2024) Alison F Meek Guy Perricone Paul D McCreesh Louise M V Soden Main address King’s Place Music Foundation, Kings Place, 90 York Way, N1 9AG Registered address King’s Place Music Foundation, Kings Place, 90 York Way, N1 9AG Company number 05706385 Charity number 1114146 Independent examiners Shane Tharby FCA For and on behalf of Streets Chartered Accountants 3 Wellbrook Court, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0NA Bankers Lloyds Bank Plc, 72 Fenchurch Street, London EC3P 3EH

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Financial statements

The Directors, who are also Trustees for the purposes of charity law, are pleased to present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Structure, Governance and Management

Gabrieli is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 13 February 2006, and governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association. The company received charitable status on 10 May 2006.

Board of Directors

Gabrieli’s charitable activities are overseen by the Board of Directors, which meets at regular intervals to provide strategic advice, to monitor the work of the executive and to review the financial position of the charity. The four senior leadership team staff members have a standing invitation to Board meetings; other staff attend meetings as appropriate.

The board has the power to co-opt new Directors and to do so has established a Nominations Committee, chaired by Gabrieli’s Vice-Chair, Jonathan Douglas CBE. When considering recruitment and new appointments, Directors assess the various specialist skills required: specifically fundraising, business planning, audit and risk. There are no specific policies for training new Directors, who are assumed to be highly skilled in their own fields. New Directors are appointed for a term of 4 years and can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. The exception is made for the Founder and Artistic Director, who is not subject to term limits. The board reviews its own performance on an annual basis, under the oversight of the Chair.

Executive Staff

Remuneration for executive and other freelance staff, agents and consultants is set in consultation with the directors and with reference to standard agreements made by the Association of British Orchestras, Musicians’ Union and the International Artist Managers’ Association, of which the charity is a member, and is reviewed annually. Individual Directors are not allowed to vote on any remuneration or fees they may receive from the charity.

Risk

The Directors have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed. Risk areas are kept under constant review in a fast-changing environment, and the Directors and are satisfied that appropriate systems are in place to mitigate existing risks and maintain an overview and awareness of emergent risk areas.

Charity objectives and activities

Gabrieli exists to educate the public in the art and science of music, by the presentation of concerts and other musical activities, but relating particularly to those musical works for vocal consort or solo voices in all their aspects.

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A WELCOME FROM OUR CHAIR

I owe a debt to classical music. As a young boy, singing in my school choir was not only a lot of fun, but it instilled in me much-needed confidence. As an adult, listening to and performing music has given me a great deal of pleasure as well creating lasting friendships.

It has, therefore, been a real privilege to join Gabrieli part-way through this financial year.

I have been particularly struck by Gabrieli’s ability to combine high quality performance and recording with hugely valuable outreach to school choirs up and down the country. By broadening access to excellence, Gabrieli is ensuring that thousands of adults and children alike have the opportunity to enjoy and benefit from classical music.

It has been a year of growth and change, with ambition lying at the heart of everything that we set

out to do, both artistically and organisationally. I have swiftly realised that this is nothing new. Gabrieli is an organisation with its eye firmly fixed on the future, and one in which the art of the possible and the belief in the power and beauty of what it is here to achieve guides every decision. It has been a pleasure to get to know everyone here, to appreciate the charity’s history and to help to realise its vision for the future.

This has been a year of financial and organisational consolidation, marked by the arrival of new staff and trustees and of our new CEO, Susie York Skinner, who brings to Gabrieli not only her passionate commitment to everything we do, and a deep love of choral music, but also exceptional leadership skills which are both empathetic and empowering.

It is incredibly exciting to be joining such a successful organisation, which this year again delighted audiences with highly acclaimed performances both in the UK and overseas, as well as receiving notable accolades for the 2023 recording of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius and engaging nearly 6,000 young participants.

All of this is a reflection of the exceptional musicianship of our Artistic Director Paul McCreesh, whose visionary leadership and indefatigable passion informs all that we do. His commitment to expanding audiences for and participants in high quality classical music provides the foundations for organisational growth in the years ahead.

None of Gabrieli’s achievements would be possible without the support and encouragement of so many people to whom we are enormously grateful, including:

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Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the small management team that, come rain or shine, keep Gabrieli on the road, well-organised and well-fuelled. Despite the fact that the job often isn’t glamorous, this tirelessly dedicated and enthusiastic team not only pulls off some extraordinary feats, but is a real pleasure to work with. We are very lucky to have them.

As we look back on another successful year, I want to congratulate every member of the Gabrieli community, and to say how much I look forward to working with you in the year ahead.

Patrick Harrison LVO

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VISION, MISSION, VALUES

Vision

Our vision is of a vibrant society in which inspirational classical music is accessible to, and enjoyed by, all.

Mission

Gabrieli’s mission is to change the cultural landscape, by celebrating and sharing great music generously.

Led by founding Artistic Director Paul McCreesh, at the heart of our organisation is a collective of musicians committed to sharing the beauty and emotional power of transformational music. Together, we continually expand our knowledge and understanding of our repertoire, using research as a foundation from which to create invigorating and imaginative interpretations that inspire ever larger and more diverse audiences.

Through Gabrieli Roar, we break down barriers between professional and participatory music-making. Working with leading professional musicians, educators and young participants, we create immersive learning and performing experiences. Singing side-by-side, both the young people and our professional musicians experience excellence and joy, and exchange new perspectives.

We develop responsive partnerships to increase young people’s access to great choral music. Often providing a young person’s first experience of core classical repertoire, we build sustainable, connected communities of performers, participants and audiences, making culture welcoming and accessible to all.

Gabrieli challenges, excites and empowers audiences – both knowledgeable and new – with performances that enhance and transform lives.

Values

Open, empowering and welcoming: our work is for everyone. We remove barriers to enable and encourage everyone to discover and enjoy great works of art.

Excellent and uncompromising: we celebrate excellence, sharing it widely.

Adventurous, challenging and brave: we develop ambitious, creative projects that embrace the art of the possible.

Impactful and relevant: we respond to the changing needs of our audiences and partners, bringing people together, creating connections and nurturing communities, to impact lives.

Joyful: we delight in the beauty and emotional power at the heart of our artform, and share it with joy and fun.

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ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGY

Gabrieli is a unique organisation in which professional performance and education work sit in a carefully balanced equilibrium. While these two activity strands do not necessarily take up equal proportions of budget or time, they are equally valued.

Gabrieli is at its best when the two aspects of our work are brought together in an alliance which inspires all involved, whether this is igniting a passion for music in a younger singer, reinvigorating an educator, or reminding a professional musician of their love of performing. The rare alchemy that occurs when these worlds meet is what makes our work truly special. Perhaps this is most evident in the astonishing success that we have seen this year for the release of our recording of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius .

INCLUSION

Access, inclusion and diversity sit at the heart of our culture and our mission. We are proud that Gabrieli Roar is addressing cultural inequity by focusing on children and young people who traditionally face barriers to participating in music and culture, and especially where this is linked to geography and socio-economic status. We are committed to working widely across the country, especially in remote locations and areas of low cultural engagement and to keeping costs for both participants and partners to an absolute minimum. A significant proportion of our fundraising is focused on subsiding the costs of being involved in Gabrieli Roar activities, predominantly where there are above average levels of pupil premium and strong patterns of ethnic diversity. We ensure that our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is embedded at the heart of our governance and organisational culture.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Gabrieli is passionate about operating in an environmentally responsible way. We are a distributed organisation, allowing team members to live in their own communities, conducting meetings and management activities online. This ensures that our day-to-day operations are environmentally sound, but we know that this counts for little if we do not take the utmost care over touring arrangements. We work closely with promoters to create thoughtful touring routes and calculate the environmental impact of our work to enable us to make informed decisions. We strive to achieve the optimum balance between delivering activity for our beneficiaries, creating good working conditions for our musicians, excellent stewardship of charitable funds and environmentally responsible operations.

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW

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For over four decades, under the Artistic Direction of Founder Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli has cultivated an international reputation for excellence, innovation and ambition. This year, dominated by the extraordinary success of our recording of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius , has been no different. With soloists Nicky Spence, Anna Stéphany and Andrew Foster-Williams, the professional forces of Gabrieli were augmented by 100 young singers from the Polish National Youth Choir and Gabrieli Roar. The recording has won notable awards such as the Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine Choral Awards, and received considerable critical acclaim.

On the concert platform, the major event of the year was an international tour of Handel’s oratorio Solomon , with Tim Mead in the title role. Concerts in London, Paris and Valencia were preceded by a private fundraising evening in central London. This ambitious undertaking is indicative of our ambition to develop Gabrieli’s performing profile over forthcoming seasons, with exciting international projects planned and a renewed presence in our home city of London.

Touring engagements continued throughout the season, with a revival of our flagship programme A Venetian Coronation 1595 for one of our longest-standing collaborators, Festival de l’Opera de Beaune in France, and a Morales performance for Utrecht Oude Muziek Festival.

Gabrieli Roar

central musical experience that touched your soul so deeply that it catalysed a life-long passion? Gabrieli Roar exists to create such experiences.

Working in partnership with school, youth and church choirs nationwide, we nurture a love of choral music in young people. We bring leading professional musicians, educators and young participants together, breaking down barriers between professional and participatory music-making. We share the widely acknowledged benefits of engaging in music-making, expanding young people's ability to learn, building confidence and improving both physical and mental health.

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW “the intonation, clarity of Gabrieli words, gradation of dynamics and rhythmical incisiveness are compelling … this CD is " brimful of edifying delights...

“The period instruments intensify the emotion and textural variety in Elgar's writing here, and Spence, Stephany and Foster-Williams are superb in the solo roles. McCreesh steers the ship with unerring focus. Above all the choirs guide the disc to greatness. én The Sunday Times | x 9 Gabrieli Performing Elgar Dream of Gerontius at Ely Cathedral © Frances Marshall

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which we will receive £1,000,000 over five years to support the expansion of Gabrieli Roar. Buoyed in both confidence and opportunity by this significant investment, this was a year of extraordinary activity and ambition, with more promised for the future. The programme is led by Artistic Director Paul McCreesh, with expert musical and pedagogical support from Creative Directors, Emily Dickens and Charles Béquignon-MacDougall. It is structured into four key delivery strands:

Roar Explore

This new series of first-access singing workshops is intended for schools with limited existing singing provision. The programme, which reached 500 young people and their teachers during the year, introduces part-singing and harmony, and provides teachers with new resources, teaching methods and repertoire. The workshops are adaptable and can respond to partners' needs, whether by providing first introductions to singing or offering ongoing support to those developing new choirs.

Roar Evolve: Purcell Dido and Aeneas

2024 saw the development of a new Roar Evolve project focusing on Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas . The hour-long work is expanded with the addition of a suite of folk songs which respond to the narrative themes of the opera. Adapted thus, it becomes accessible to primary and secondary schools, and suitable for a wide range of ability levels: primary schools sing the simple folk melodies, whilst more advanced singers delight in the variety of Purcell’s choral writing, from menacing witches’ choruses to moving laments. The project is performed with Gabrieli's orchestra and a cast worthy of any international concert platform, led by mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston in the title role.

Following an initial project in Essex in October 2024, this programme is now planned for repeat projects in Leicester, Southwark, Oxfordshire, Dorset and Northamptonshire.

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“Focusing on learning and performing a great piece of music, guided by the best in the business. This is something that an individual school can’t give, and so is invaluable.”

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Roar Evolve: A Grand Georgian Christmas , December 2024

Gabrieli Roar’s largest project to date engaged over 5,000 participants and 300 teachers at the end of 2024. Working in 11 cities from Truro and Portsmouth to Carlisle and Hull, the project reached children from 110 schools, introducing them to English Christmas music dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The project was structured in order to engage a wide age- and ability-range of young people and choirs. Choir Directors’ preparation for the project was facilitated through a series of launch and repertoire-learning workshops, online Continuous Professional Development sessions and a detailed resource pack.

" A Grand Georgian Chrismtas is rooted in a vibrant community music-making tradition, when amateur instrumental bands and choirs led the music for worship in parish churches across England. It is built around popular, singable tunes that are approachable for all – young or old, experienced or otherwise:

I cannot think of a better vehicle for

Gabrieli Roar’s unswerving focus on sharing the joy of excellent music-making for all.

I am so proud of the young people who performed on this project. With their inspirational teachers, they took a leap into the unknown, learning unfamiliar music, immersing themselves in an entirely different kind of Christmas celebration. This was a period in English music where music truly belonged to the community. Together, we brought that back to life, not in the humble parish church but instead in the awe-inspiring surroundings of building such as York Minster and Ely Cathedral!"

Paul McCreesh

Roar Empower: Summer Residential Course

created by bringing young participants and professional musicians together in a shared musical endeavour. The excitement of doing so is never greater than at our annual summer residential course, one of the highlights of the Gabrieli Roar programme. This year, nearly 200 young singers assembled at Gresham’s School, Norfolk to learn the Verdi Requiem under the artistic direction of Paul McCreesh. As is now traditional, the course culminated in a sold-out performance at Ely Cathedral with Gabrieli’s professional orchestra and soloists Francesca Chiejina, Polly Leech, John Findon and William Thomas.

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Our residential courses are intensive, exciting projects, with a breathtaking range and amount of activity. Tackling musically demanding choral works is at the heart of the experience, but learning the music is only one aspect of the programme. We support our young singers to understand the musical, cultural and theological context of the repertoire, and expand their growing musicianship, technical ability and confidence. We facilitate this through sectional rehearsals and workshops exploring sight-reading, memorising, aural musicianship, score-reading and vocal health. We also offer singing and conducting masterclasses, one-to-one vocal tuition and careers talks. The course is delivered by a Vocal Faculty of ten acclaimed professional artists.

The 2025 Roar Residential Course in numbers:

and social demographics are never barriers to access. Course participation is heavily subsidised (participants pay a maximum of £275 towards the full cost of £950 per person). This year, full bursaries were awarded to 21% of participants, with a further 9% being offered a degree of financial support, as required.

“Everyone was so welcoming and kind! I came on my own and was very worried about

loved the fact that it ended up feeling like a family and that even though I came on my own, I was made to feel like I belonged.” Roar Participant 2024

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Our evaluation provides strong evidence of our impact on young people and our partners:

Developing musical skills. Increasingly few choirs tackle core choral repertoire, even at Christmas when there is so much popular suitable music. Gabrieli Roar’s focus on core repertoire has a demonstrable impact on participants’ musical skill 1 development.

“They are now confident to try all sorts of different musical styles … it is the first time the children have been given the musical score to learn the songs from, so this has greatly improved musical skills.” Partner

Increasing cultural capital. For many, ‘classical repertoire’, cathedrals and other historic cultural spaces are unfamiliar. By welcoming participants into these spaces and sharing this music with them, we democratise access to the arts and build cultural capital. 2 “They were a bit nervous when we started rehearsing as it wasn't what they were used to singing but Gabrieli Roar eS

“They were a bit nervous when we started rehearsing as it wasn't what they were used to singing but Gabrieli Roar made it so accessible for everyone that they quickly lost Partner this misconception and really enjoyed themselves.”

Increasing cultural access. There are many barriers – principally cost and geography – to accessing participatory singing opportunities. We seek not only to increase the amount of provision but to bring it to 3 regions with lower existing activity levels. 'é “In Plymouth, we're in a cultural black hole for access to professional choral

“In Plymouth, we're in a cultural black hole for access to professional choral projects. This allowed the singers to work to a high level and understand the Partner hard work and eventual pay off in terms of achievement.”

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A Grand Georgian Christmas at Ely Cathedral. © Frances Marshall

Professional Development. resources and opportunities to attempt a project like this without support.

“Without this project, I would never have attempted this type of music … and now Partner feel more confident to lead our school choir in any similar projects.”

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Embedding inclusivity. Partnerships enable us to reach young people with limited previous access to singing; we strive to engage schools with no choral tradition. We create projects with multiple access points, enabling all to participate, regardless of ability. 5

“The inclusivity for all ages, without being at all patronising for those who are a bit more experienced … works on all levels; the repertoire was particularly well chosen with this in mind.” Partner

Complementing local provision. Working in close partnership with local organisations, we ensure that our projects enrich existing local provision and have sustained impact.

“We are ambitious for our choir, and the Georgian Christmas tour offered us the opportunity…to prove to everybody that through investment in time and training, state school children can be just as committed and adept as their more privileged counterparts.” Partner

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Igniting passion. At Gabrieli Roar, young people discover that music which is hundreds of years old still carries the emotional power to exhilarate, bring joy and illuminate the world, as all great art can.

“Gabrieli Roar inspires children like nothing I’ve seen.” Partner

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improved my confidence with singing out and always going for it and not care about getting things wrong. This will help in later life in all aspects including my desire to teach!!” Participant 2024

“I think it has developed mine and my friends’ teamwork skills and has helped develop my social skills which will help me in most future careers.” Participant 2024

Roar New Leaders: Our summer residential course provided opportunities for advanced young singers to join our vocal faculty as Roar New Leaders, supporting with warm ups and sectional rehearsals whilst learning skills in workshop leadership, rehearsal planning and management, and choral directing. We were delighted that our New Leaders continued to work with us during the year, particularly in the autumn when they supported with workshop delivery for the Grand Georgian Christmas tour. Sen 18 ‘- -: . . —~ ~~: ._ © Frances Marshall Gabrieli Roar Summer Residential Course, rehearsing at Ely Cathedral

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FUTURE PLANS

As we move into the 2025-26 season, our strategic priorities will be securing high profile professional performances, including expanding our London presence, and the continued development of the distinct Gabrieli Roar activity areas.

Our engagements will include a focus on Purcell, from professional performances of King Arthur and The Fairy Queen to the continued development of Gabrieli Roar’s Dido and Aeneas project, engaging partners across the UK. We are also looking forward to Gabrieli Roar's first international project – a performance of the Vivaldi Gloria at the Palau de la Musica, Valencia – and to revisiting Haydn’s The Seasons during our annual residential course, following our 2016 recording of the work.

Bury St Edmunds, Derby, Durham, Leeds and Portsmouth the opportunity to sing Bach, Purcell and Vivaldi in a newly devised programme, Baroque Masterpieces . The year will end with Gabrieli giving the final performance at the London Handel Festival, performing Handel's Acis and Galatea and Ode for St Cecilia's Day .

This will be an ambitious year in terms of fundraising, because it is clear that there is huge appetite for our work amongst education partners and young singers. We are determined to do everything that we can to meet that demand and engage young singers and audiences across the country and beyond.

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GABRIELI STAFF AND TRUSTEES

Gabrieli continues to operate with a small, dedicated team of staff and trustees who work closely together to deliver our work.

Artistic Leadership

Founder and Artistic Director Paul McCreesh has led Gabrieli for over 40 years. During this first year of Vinehill Trust funding, it has been exciting to be able to expand the artistic leadership of Gabrieli Roar with the formalisation of Emily Dickens and Charles Béquignon-MacDougall’s positions as Creative Directors.

Executive staff

At the start of this year we were delighted to announce the return of Susie York Skinner (Gabrieli’s Director of Development until 2019) as Chief Executive. Returning to an expanded and reinvigorated organisation, Susie has already started to implement new strategic objectives for Gabrieli and Gabrieli Roar. She is supported by a senior management team of three, including Sophie Richardson, Director of Concerts and Tours and Anna Winstone, Director of Roar. In August 2024, following Nicolette Shaw’s departure, we welcomed Debbie Forwood as our new Director of Development.

Trustees

In November 2024, Alan Gemes stepped down as Chair of Gabrieli. In over a decade as a Director of Gabrieli, Alan provided essential and insightful support, guidance and leadership to the board, staff and Artistic Director.

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Alan was succeeded as Chair by Patrick Harrison LVO. Currently a Partner at Highgate, a strategic advisory firm specialising in dispute resolution and critical situations, Patrick was previously Press Secretary to HRH The Prince of Wales. He has over 30 years’ experience advising CEOs, High Net Worth families and senior politicians on high-stakes issues. He brings to Gabrieli a keen eye for strategic development; experience in advocacy, campaigning and brand development; and a skilled understanding of how a charity’s activities embody its values and further its mission.

Alongside Patrick’s appointment as Chair, we welcomed Hilary Hodgson to the board. Having begun her career with Arts Council England, Hilary later spent a decade as the Director of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation’s education programme and most recently founded and led Classics for All, embedding classics teaching in state schools nationwide.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Gabrieli receives no regular public funding and is entirely reliant upon generated income and voluntary giving. However, our five year funding agreement with The Vinehill Trust has provided new found stability, and opportunity for investment in activity. As a result, we closed the year with net reserves of £77,455. Total income amounted to £994,004 against expenditure of £933,283.

The Directors are conscious of the extreme pressures under which the charity operates and take a prudent view of the future. Gabrieli continues to function on the tightest of budgets, with a small central office and minimal staff. The Directors are responsible for the management of the risks faced by the charity. All significant activities undertaken are subject to detailed review as part of an initial project assessment. The board's Finance Committee reviews a comprehensive Risk Register on a quarterly basis.

Reserves policy

In view of the fluctuations in concert income from year to year and the inherent volatility of the fundraising landscape, the Directors consider it essential to raise and maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to three months’ core operating costs. This amounts to approximately £80,000 currently.

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Fundraising

Voluntary income this year – comprising public funding, grants from private trusts and foundations, and individual giving – totalled £533,075. Our fundraising is relationship-based with an emphasis on donor care, ensuring a personal and a friendly approach combined with administrative efficiency and professionalism.

We are grateful to our supporters without whose generosity we would be unable to continue our work. Particular thanks are due to the Vinehill Trust, of course, but also Arts Council England, Garfield Weston Foundation, Leverhulme Trust, Philip King Charitable Trust and Vogue Foundation. In addition, we acknowledge and thank individual supporters who helped us generously throughout the year, especially during The Big Give Christmas Challenge.

individuals, and all are briefed in good fundraising practice, with careful regard for privacy and donors’ wishes. Donors to Gabrieli can be assured that we comply with all necessary regulatory standards for fundraising. We are a member of the Fundraising Regulator, are committed to the Fundraising Promise and adhere to the Code of Fundraising Practice.

PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT

The directors regularly review the charity’s activities to ensure the highest benefit to the public, placing particular emphasis on the Charity Commission’s general guidance on this issue.

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Gabrieli’s executive staff are tasked with ensuring the charity’s activities are accessible to all members of the public. Examples of steps taken include:

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTORS

The directors, who are also trustees for the purposes of charity law, are responsible for preparing this report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for that period.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial positions of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and irregularities.

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies’ exemption.

The Directors’ annual report was approved on 18 December 2025 and signed on behalf of the Board of Directors by:

P Harrison LVO Chair

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Gabrieli for the period ended March 31, 2025

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GABRIELI

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Gabrieli ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  3. the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

  4. principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I 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.

Shane Tharby FCA Independent Examiner

For and on behalf of Streets Chartered Accountants 3 Wellbrook Court, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0NA

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Statement of financial activities (including income and expenditure account) for the period ended March 31, 2025

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (including income and expenditure account)

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure from continuing activities.

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Statement of financial position for the period ended March 31, 2025

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Directors' responsibilities:

applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

issue on 18 December 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by: Fel So Patrick Harrison LVO, Chair

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee) Statement of cash flows for the period ended March 31, 2025

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

NOTES TO THE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS

1. General Information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Kings Place Music Foundation, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.

2. Statement of compliance

Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Income tax

As a registered charity under the Charities Act 2011, Gabrieli's income from charitable activities is exempt in accordance with sections 466-493 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

has entitlement to the funds, and performance conditions attached to the income have been met and the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from charitable activities is included in income in the period in which the activity takes place and includes income receivable from concerts, recordings and CD sales during the period.

deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

Resources expended

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and is recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay. Expenditure items have been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to each category.

Expenditure on charitable activities include the cost of performances, recordings and other educational activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.

Costs of raising funds are those costs incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include office costs, finance, personnel and governance costs which support the charities educational and artistic programmes and activities.

Foreign currency

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate ruling at the date of the transactions. All differences are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

Accounting policies (continued)

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Furniture & equipment - 25 - 33% Straight line

Investments

Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided.

4. Limited by guarantee

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

5. Donations and legacies

The trustees gave total donations of £12,550 (2024: £70,687) towards projects for the current and future years.

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

6. Charitable activities

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

7. Other trading activities

8. Investment income

9. Cost of raising donations and legacies

10. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

11. Expenditure on activities by activity type

12. Analysis of support costs

13. Net income
Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation oftangiblefixed assets
14. Independent examination fees

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

15.

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

The average number of employees during the period, analysed by function was:

Nil).

16.

Trustee remuneration and expenses

No trustee received any remuneration or expenses for acting as a trustee in either year. During the year a trustee was paid fees as the conductor of the Orchestra and a related party was paid for marketing services. See note 25 for more details.

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

17.

18. Investments

All investments shown above are held at cost.

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

19. Debtors

20. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Mr P McCreesh has guaranteed a bank overdraft of £25,000 for the charity's working capital requirements.

Accruals and deferred income includes £177,187 (2024: £248,497) of income received in advance for the 2025/26 season (2024: 2024/25 season). Deferred income released from previous years amounted to £248,497 and amounts deferred in the current year amounted to £177,187.

21. Pensions and other post retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £5,347 (2024: £2,415).

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

22. Analysis of charitable funds

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

22. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

The Gabrieli Roar Residential 2024 fund is used specifically for the summer residential course for teenagers, which took place in July 2024 performing the Verdi Requiem .

The Dido October 2024 fund is used specifically for a collaboration with Essex Music Hub in October 2024, performing Purcell Dido and Aeneas .

and preparatory workshops.

The Gabrieli Roar 2023-24 & 2024-25 funds, and the Gabrieli Roar Partner fund, are for year-round education work, including but not restricted to the other restricted projects. This funding tends to be for a year's worth of work, or at least more than one project.

The Gabrieli Roar Residential 2023 fund is used specifically for the summer residential course for teenagers, which took place in July 2023 performing and recording Elgar The Dream of Gerontius .

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Gabrieli (A company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2025

23. Analysis of net assets between funds

24. Analysis of changes in net debt

25.

Related parties

The charity acquired conducting and music services from Paul McCreesh to the value of £62,565 (2024: £45,404) and marketing services from Hannah McCreesh of £9,900 (2024: £6,840). All transactions have been concluded on a normal commercial basis.

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