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2020-12-31-accounts

Registered number 06463812 Charity number 1127932

CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

UNAUDITED

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

CONTENTS

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Reference and administrative details 1
Trustees’ report 2
Strategic Report 3
Statement of trustees’ responsibilities 4
Independent examiner’s report 5
Statement of financial activities 6
Balance sheet 7
Notes to the financial statements 8 - 12
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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Term of office
Trustees until
Dame Mary Archer (Chair) 31st Dec 2021
Mr J C Bickley 31st Dec 2021
Dr P W Cains 31st Dec 2022
Mr P A Fielder 31st Dec 2021
Prof P K Holman 31st Dec 2022
Dr Alan Howard 31st Dec 2023
Prof D J McKitterick 31st Dec 2022
Dr G S Monsell 31st Dec 2023
Mr C G Whitney 31st Dec 2023
Company registered number
6463812
Charity registered number
1127932
Principal Office
80 Gwydir Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LL
Bankers

CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling ME19 4JQ

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The Trustees present their annual report together with financial statements of the Charity for the from 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020.

Objectives and Activities

Objects and Aims

The Company's objects are:

Public Benefit

The activities undertaken by the Charity to further public benefit are the provision of public participatory courses and public concerts. The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Structure, governance and management

The Company is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by a Constitution registered on the 31st December 2019 and recognised as a Charity by the Charity Commission for England and Wales in accordance with the provisions of the Charities Act 2011

Trustees and Management

Cambridge Early Music is managed by its Trustees, who form a management board. Trustees are elected by the board for a period of three years, after which time they are eligible for election for a further period of three years. In the event of a vacancy, the board may co-opt a Trustee until the next Annual General Meeting. The maximum number of board members is 12. Day to day administration is undertaken by one part time employee.

Induction and Training of Trustees

The induction process for Trustees includes providing them with copies of the Constitution, the latest Report & Accounts, guidance for Trustees published by the Charity Commission of England and Wales and details of the Company's policies and procedures.

Previous Organisation

On 31st December 2019 the organisation known as Cambridge Early Music (a company limited by Guarantee); a Charity registered with the Charity Commission, No 1127932 ceased to exist. Cambridge Early Music (CIO) took over all its assets and liabilities valued at £81,571 under the registration No 1127932 . All Trustees of the Charity company became Trustees of the CIO.

Financial Instruments

Objectives and Activities

The Charity's activities expose it to a number of financial risks including credit risk, cash flow risk and liquidity risk. The use of financial derivatives is governed by the charity's policies approved by the board of trustees, which provide written principles on the use of financial derivatives to manage these risks. The charity does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

Credit Risk

The Charity's principal financial risks are bank balances and cash, trade and other receivables and investments. The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit ratings and/or the total balance with any one counterparty is always below the amount of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). The charity has no significant concentration of credit risk, with exposure spread over a large number of counterparties and customers.

The annual report was approved by the Trustees of the Charity on 19th July 2021 and signed on its behalf by

Dame Mary Archer - Chairman

Peter Fielder - Treasurer and Company Secretary

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

STRATEGIC REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The Trustees who are directors for the purposes of company law, present their strategic report for the year ended 31st December 2020 in compliance with s414C of the Companies Act 2006

Achievement and Performance

The number of NIL entries in Cambridge Early Music's accounts for 2020 tell their own story of a year of enforced lack of activity. As the pandemic took hold, we found ourselves having to cancel or postpone all but one of the concerts , talks and courses we had planned for the year; we very much regret the consequent loss of engagements and income to the musicians we expected to feature. The one survivor was the vocal strand of Year 2 of our ROOTS school outreach project, which went ahead without an audience with an online recital from VOCES8 in early March. Thereafter, successive lockdowns meant we had to postpone the Cambridge Festival of the Voice planned for May (and we hope to mount this in autumn 2021 instead). We were also very sorry to have to postpone our two 2020 Summer Schools and also those planned for summer 2021, but pleased that these will go ahead from summer 2022 onward in a new location, Benslow Music, which is perfectly set up for music courses such as our Summer Schools.

I am grateful to our trustees , who kept the CEM flame alive in various ways. Gill Monsell, chair of the Friends of Cambridge Early Music, instigated a very well received weekly newsletter for our Friends, to which John Bickley added a topical Spotify playlist. John also stepped into the post of Interim Administrator for the period February - September during which our Administrator, Beatriz Aranguren, was on maternity leave.

In the course of 2019, we engaged with the Charity Commission to change our status from that of a Charitable Company limited by Guarantee to that of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, which has simpler governance and reporting structures. I am pleased to say this was achieved on 31st December 2019, so we were a CIO throughout 2020. Our new Constitution is available on our website. We also updated our Data Protection Policy and our Register of Systems in the course of 2020.

We made a small operating loss of £1,141 in 2020, but our balance sheet improved by £2,416, due in part to better recovery of Gift Aid on subscriptions and donations.

I end by thanking the board for their work, and our our Friends, Patrons, Benefactors and corporate partners for their loyalty to Cambridge Early Music throughout this most extraordinary year.

Financial review

The accounts for the year ended 31st December 2020 appear on pages 6 to 12. These show:

Total incoming resources amounted to £20,649 (2019: £128,198) and after deducting total resources expended of £18,233 (2019: £136,848) the net movement in funds was positive to the sum of £2,416 (2019: deficit of £8,650) with net funds of £75,337 (2019: £72,921).

The Charity recorded an operating deficit in 2019 of £1,141 with unrestricted reserves now amounting to £28,499 (2019: £29,640), from which a small amount of interest is generated (£15 in 2020).

Policy on Reserves

The company's policy is to maintain an unrestricted reserves balance of at least £20,000 to enable to company to continue to function whilst identifying alternative sources of funding if the need arises. This sum will be reviewed in the event of a significant change in the level of administrative costs generally and any more general changes in the overall economic environment.

Policy on Investments

The board has considered the appropriate policy for investing funds and has decided to retain all funds in short term cash deposits with no more than 3 months notice for withdrawal.

The strategic report was approved by the Trustees of the Charity on 19th July 2021 and signed on its behalf by

Dame Mary Archer Chairman

Peter Fielder Treasurer and Company Secretary

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The Trustees (who are also directors of Cambridge Early Music (CIO) for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company 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 charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the Trustees of the Charity on 19th July 2021 and signed on its behalf by:

Dame Mary Archer - Chairman

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

I report on the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2020 which are set out on pages 6 to 12.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The Trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

Having satisfied myself that the Charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to: • examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,

Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the company and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from you as 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 financial statements present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent Examiner's Statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in in any material respect the requirements:

have not been met.

Mr Richard Waters Dated 6, Henry Morris Road, Impington, Cambs. CB24 9YG 9th August 2021

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Incorporating Income and Expenditure Account) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Note
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming resources from generated funds:
Voluntary income
2
Activities for generating funds
3
Investment income
4
Incoming resources from charitable activities
5
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Cost of generating funds
Charitable activities
7
Governance costs
8
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
6
Total Funds at 1 January
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 DECEMBER
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS		 Restricted
funds 2020
Unrestricted
funds 2020
Total funds
2020
£
£
£
2,750
7,005
9,755
-
-
-
807
15
822
-
10,072
10,072
3,557
17,092
20,649
-
18,198
18,198
-
35
35
-
18,233
18,233
3,557
(1,141 )
2,416
43,281
29,640
72,921
46,838
28,499
75,337		 Total funds
2019
£
14,013
61
929
113,195
128,198
135,527
1,321
136,848
(8,650 )
81,571
72,921

All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020

Note
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
11
Cash at Bank and in hand
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
12
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
CHARITY FUNDS
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
14		 2020
£
£
706
78,485
79,191
(3,854 )
75,337
75,337
75,337
46,838
28,499
75,337		 £
706
79,209
79,915
(6,994 )		 2019
£
72,921
72,921
72,921
43,281
29,640
72,921

For the financial year ending 31st Dec 2020, the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies

Directors Responsibilities

  1. The members have not required the Charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476: and

  2. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of the accounts

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements in pages 7 to 12 were approved by the Trustees on 19th July 2021 and signed on their behalf by:

Dame Mary Archer Peter Fielder Chairman Treasurer and Company Secretary

The notes on the following pages form part of these financial statements.

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of Compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting for Charities; 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 (FRS102) (effective 1st January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of Preparation

Cambridge Early Music (CIO) meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised as historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement

The Charity opted to early adopt Bulletin 1 published on 2nd February 2016 and have therefore not included a cash flow statement in these financial statements

Going concern

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity

Income and Endowments

Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability

Donations and Legacies

Donations and legacies are recognised on a receivable basis when receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured

Investment Income

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity

Subscriptions and gift aid

Subscriptions and gift aid are recognised in the year of receipt

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Charitable Activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be directly allocated to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Governance Costs

These include the costs attributable to the Charity's compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustees meetings and reimbursed expenses.

Taxation

The Charity is considered to pass the test set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Cash and equivalents

Cash an cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits.

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the Trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the company

2 INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Restricted|Unrestricted|Total funds|Total funds| |funds 2020|funds 2020|2020|2019| |£|£|£|£| |Donations|2,750|7,005|9,755|14,013|

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3 TRADING ACTIVITIES

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Total funds|Total funds| |funds 2020|2020|2019| |£|£|£| |Charity trading income| |Sale of Merchandise|-|-|61| |Net income from trading activities|-|-|61|

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4 INVESTMENT INCOME

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Restricted|Unrestricted|Total funds|Total funds| |funds 2020|funds 2020|2020|2019| |£|£|£|£| |Bank Interest received|807|15|822|929|

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Total funds|Total funds| |funds 2020|2020|2019| |£|£|£| |Course fees|-|-|83,647| |Concert sales (programmes, tickets, misc.)|-|-|21,921| |Subscriptions|10,072|10,072|7,627| |Advertising|-|-|-| |Total|10,072|10,072|113,195|

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

6 ANALYSIS OF RESOURCES EXPENDED BY EXPENDITURE TYPE

7 Direct costs
Governance
DIRECT COSTS
Course direct costs
Professional tuition fees
Course food and accommodation
Advertising and Promotion
Office supplies
Transaction charges
Transport
Bursary cost contribution
Total course direct costs
Concert direct costs
Venue hire - concerts
Professional concert fees
Advertising and Promotion
Equipment and instrument hire/tuning
Refreshments
Travel and Accommodation
Miscellaneous
Total concert direct costs
Other costs
Travel expenses
Advertising
Printing, postage and reproduction
Insurance
Office supplies
Software expenses Inc. telephone
Professional fees
Salary, Tax, NI
Bank and credit card charges
Subscriptions
Miscellaneous costs
Total other costs
Total costs		 Restricted
funds 2020
Unrestricted
funds 2020
Total funds
2020
£
£
£
-
18,198
18,198
-
35
35
-
-
18,233
18,233
Restricted
funds 2020
Unrestricted
funds 2020
Total funds
2020
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
773
773
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
773
773
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
33
33
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
64
64
-
97
97
-
134
134
-
120
120
-
95
95
-
150
150
-
44
44
-
890
890
-
8,315
8,315
-
7,055
7,055
-
60
60
-
465
465
-
-
-
-
17,328
17,328
-
18,198
18,198		 Total funds
2019
£
135,527
1,321
136,848
Total funds
2019
£
14,000
56,831
1,063
-
204
821
7,075
79,994
3,281
27,836
1,582
30
70
1,275
-
34,074
1,195
42
72
150
198
1,092
2,219
17,323
388
101
22,780
136,848

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

8 GOVERNANCE COSTS

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Total funds|Total funds| |funds 2020|2020|2019| |£|£|£| |Accountancy fees and regulatory costs|35|35|1,321|

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9 NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE)

During the year, Mr J Bickley (trustee) received remuneration as cover for maternity leave of £8,315 (2019 - £NIL) During the year, no Trustees received any benefits in kind (2019 - £NIL) During the year, Trustees received reimbursement of expenses as follows:

Mr J Bickley £NIL (2019 - £44)

10 STAFF COSTS

One part time member of staff was employed during 2020

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|||| |---|---|---| |2020|2,019| |Staff costs included in the financial statements are broken down as:|£|£| |Salary|6,594|15,916| |Social security costs|0|1,001| |Employers pension contributions|461|406| |7,055|17,323| |11|DEBTORS| |Amounts falling due within one year|2020|2019| |£|£| |Other debtors|91|91| |Prepayments|615|615| |706|706| |12|CREDITORS| |Amounts falling due within one year|2020|2019| |£|£| |Trade creditors|180|-| |Other creditors|1,101|617| |Accruals and deferred income|2,573|6,377| |3,854|6,621|

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC (CIO)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

13 RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS
Fund name
Student Bursaries
Student Bursaries - Memorial Fund
Roots Educational Project		 Purpose and Restrictions
Financial support for course students
Financial support for course students
To assist music education in primary and secondary schools
in partnership with various other like minded parties

14 STATEMENT OF FUNDS

Funds
Student Bursaries - Memorial Fund
Roots Educational Project
2021 Festival of the Voice
General Funds
Total Funds		 Brought
forward
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
£
£
£
42,081
807
-
1,200
-
-
-
2,750
-
29,640
17,092
(18,233 )
72,921
20,649
(18,233 )		 Carried
forward
£
42,888
1,200
2,750
28,499
75,337
15
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
Current Assets
Creditors due within one year
Total Net Assets		 Restricted
funds 2020
Unrestricted
funds 2020
Total funds
2020
46,838
32,353
79,191
(3,854 )
(3,854 )
46,838
28,499
75,337		 Total funds
2019
79,916
(6,995 )
72,921

16 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During 2020 no sums were paid to Prof P K Holman in respect of tutorial and performance fees, (2019 - £1950).

17 POST BALANCE SHEET EVENT

On the 19th July 2021 Dame Mary Archer resigned as Chair and trustee of CEM and Dr Edward Wickham was appointed as Chair and Trustee in her place.

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