Churchill MWSIC Trustees Report for the year ended 31 July 2025 Reference and administrative details Churchill Music Is a registered UK charity, number 1121866. Address for correspondence: Churchill Court Lodge, Church Lane, Churchill. North Somerset, B525 5QW. Website churchillmusic.or8.uk. The following individuals were Trustees as at the date of approval of the report (in alphabetical orderl: Angela Biggs Alice Harper, MA, MEd Zoe Maitland-Round, MA, Mus Janet Murray, Sarah Pearson ACMA (Treasurer) Trevor Smallwood OBE DL {Chairl. Strurture. governance and management Churchill Music is governed by the declaration of trust that was dated 12 August 2007. The Charity Commission's model trust deed IGD21 was used for this. Key elements include: Churchill Music shall be administered by its trustee5 and has no members. The day-to-day running of Churchill Musids activities shall be performed by a sub- committee. consisting of two of the trustees. This 'operations' sub-committee will meet regularly and record any key decisions in a record book. It may engage performer5 UP to a fee of £1,500. Above this amount, the Trustees must be consulted. New Trustees should be appointed for a term of 3 years by a resolution of the Trustees passed at a special meeting called under clause 15 of the Trust Deed. Meetings shall be held as often as is deemed necessary. however there should be a minimum of two, in the spring and autumn. to ensure the season's bookings and the accounts are discussed. Churchill Music Is committed to its various projects, which provide people from the surrounding area with access to high quality musicians, workshops. concerts and wellbeing projects. Pa8e lof3
Churchill Music Treasurer keeps a reserve as a contingency where a concert has to be cancelled at short notice. Objectives and activities Summary of the objects as set out in the £overnlng document "The aim of Churchill Music is to promote, develop, improve and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects. by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by liaison with local schools and by such ways as the trust, through its trustee5, shall determine from time to time. Summary of the maln activlties In relatlon to these objects All the above is delivered with the assistance of small donations from Champions of Churchill Music lfriendsl. Churchill Music has maintained its strong reputation for excellence. innovation and friendliness. Achievements and performance The Trustees are once again delighted with the achievements over the past year.
Five world-class concerts were held. The feedback from audience members was consistently positive, enthusiastic and complimentary. Audience numbers were healthy. Churchill Music Young Muslcian of the Year now in its 17th year was a great success. Contesters included students who had started the violin in the taster lessons at Wrington Primary school. A further award, The Raymond Haytersong Prize in memory of Raymond Hayter, is made to the student at Churchill Academy who has shown great promise and would benefit from recognition for determination and commitment. Churthlll Muslc vlolln ProJert- violin taster lessons to all year 2 or 3 pupils at Churchill and Wrington Primary Schools continued to be a great success with more pupils at Wrington Primary school choosingto continue lessons. A Yiolin club. is planned to start in September 2025 in Churchill Primary School. Masterclasses: Churchill Music supported the following: o World renowned clarinettist, Michael Colllns Churchill Academy. Backwell School and Bristol University. Bones Apart-the internationally acclaimed trombone quartet Churchill Academy and Churchill Primary School. o The Carducci Quartet in Churchill Academy and Wrington Primary school. Peter Donohoe OBE, pianist, CM patron masterclass open to pianist5 in local schools including St. Crispen's School in Street and competitors from the district final of the Rotary Young Musician competition. The Power of muslc project: Delivered in 24 primary schools to date extending to primary schools in Bristol and further afield. Page2of3
The Sln8 for Fun project - weekly. health and wellbeing sin8in8 sessions which are open to all, remain popular with an average of 3CFtr attendees each week. A group of 20 volunteered to sing carols in the corridor of Weston Hospital before Christmas which was well received with patients and staff passing by who stopped to join in even for one verse. We were grateful for the support of the Churchlll & Langford mlnlbus to transport the singers. Churchill Music continues to explore new projects and ways to support music education in schools within the area. The use of a'comms, person to revamp the Churchill Music website and social media output has been successful and will be evaluated further. Financlal Review The Trustees consider the year to have been another success though still recovering from the devastating effects of the COVID19 pandemic. Times and communication method5 are chan8in8. Churchill Music is endeavourin8 to keep well informed and to inform. There were sli8htly fewer Indivldual Champlons,1112 Indlvidualsl compared 124 Indlvlduals the previous year. This Is mainly due to the ageing population and people movin8 Out of the area. The Trustees have tried to address thls by movin8 concerts to Sunday afternoons making them more accessible to some. rather than evening events in line with social trends nationally. Through its regular newsletters and social media channels Churchill Muslc continues to promote the health and wellbein8 benefits of learnin8 a musical instrument at any a8e. attendln8 top quality live chamber music concerts Sn the company of others and the health and wellbein8 benefits of communal singln8. Accountin8 Basls Total Income Total expenses Surplus/lDeficitl Accruals £24,362 £21,600 £2,162 Cash £27,278 £22,845 £4,432,63 The Trustee5 manage the charity finances on an accrual's basis, reporting to the Charity Commission (per thelr guidance) Is on a cash basis. Reserves held are £25K. Declaration The Trustees declare that they have approved the report above. Si8ned on behalf of the charitvs Trustees: Signature. TnP...Full name:. Position: l. -kHikJLrtrt Pa8e3of3
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| Funded | By | 31stJuly25, | 31stJuly24 |
| TreasurersAccount | 1,744 | 1,110 | |
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| MovementinFunds | 4,432.63 |