Charlty number: 1128730 NORTH NORFOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL UNAUDITED TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 NORTH NORFOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRAnvE DETAILS Tru8teeB Mr Simon R￿418￿￿-Jonè$ Mr Barry Cheesèman Mr Michael Hc41ey Charity regi•tsred numbèr 1128730 Prlncipal office Pipers Croft Friars Lane gurnham Mwket Kings Lynn PE31 &JA Accountsnt• Larking Gowen LLP Swnmtrrhill Houge I Scullhorpe Ro•J Fakenham Ncrfolk NR219HA NORTH NORFOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT contlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The Charity was eSt￿lSh&j by a Ded8rthn of Twst datèd 17 March 2(MJ9 and was entered the Cenlra Regtsler of Charities tmdar Nuftknr 1128730 on 23 March 2(MJ9. The Tru￿￿ swving durirvj Ihe year endwl 31 Octobw 2￿20, wwg as follows.. Mr Simon Rowlan&Jones Mr Barry CheeBernan Mr Mich8el Holley Trusiees, rf wuirèj, are r￿rted infmlty on the b8sis d Ih9ir related exper*nce and their interest in work of the Charty. N￿nin8t[￿S are approved and appointed by the ther Trustees 8nd briefe¢J a¢¢ordirety. OBJECTIVES AND ACTivmEs The Charttls obleclfves are to advance, encwragg, devel(4) and malntain publlc education, in appredalion and invofvemenl in classical mLK8i, ty prornoting a festival of public for publlc benefft. Furthermore, Ihe Charity s8eks lo a(fvance wt$, espedalty da88ical mLni by th& provision of 8 public leslNal of muslc ¥•J1gdures in North Norfolk. ACHIEVEMETrifs AND PERFORMANCE The 2020 Festwal wa8 canc8118d owng to restriCt￿n$. Constantly tharvJing ruth and r6gul8Uon$ rnadg it imp)SBibl¢ lo carry out plan5. Artists and provKler8 of seNices related lo the FegtiV81 wwe notifled in time, with one exception, 2020 lestNe brochure, wh had b￿n deBigned and printed telore the Pandem￿ took h¢lJ. Th& Trustees tC•)k 9￿d ￿r& lo ¢ontrol expenth'lure and so finan￿al 1058ts8 were kept to £2.289 ￿presenting brthire wirting and design c*)sts. As sale5 had gontr ￿tkne for a br￿f a fw b)okJ'ngs had teen made, amounting to £620. All li¢ket mnles wwe ?￿￿oMatICallY refunded. Many frEnds had 8lrgady pa￿ their subs¢riptH)ns and made their donatons, amounting to a ltsta of £17.302 by time the derision was taken to can￿1 the Fes1ivJ. Ev&ryone was infofrned in wnting and Ihe great malty wanted us to retain their money to carry over to the following y88r12021). atthwJh Iwo big dorKKs did 88k fcK Ihgir contribuiions to t¢ refvn*d I pledged to donate for 2021. Tlis arnounted to £2,￿0 in total. This gengrosity. together with thè h&atthy balance we had accnjed from the yevkjus Fesliva in 2019. meant that our financial position at end of 2020 wa5 secure and left us in an 1vantageous POSition to put on more concwts as wèll as the normal FestNal in August 2021. In a detsmiwied effort lo keep the Festival a the forefrwl of supporters, mirKls we Vanned a series of extra ad hoc 0?￿rtS vthth were greaty 4)pr&i8ted by audiencE and musicians alike. All I￿e1V9￿ good fees m8de up Irryn the l¢kel rtswenue and donal1c￿s. Two concals in Auwst 2￿20 at St Margwel's, Bumham Norton, gwen in Ilp air thi the thurchyard prowded some rnuch-needed INe MLL8￿. Four meffje Sell oul ¢onc£rts were gNen inside St Marfs, S¢xrth Creake in Se0em￿r with slrklty limited soooEly di$tan¢xd audIer￿￿3. NORTH NORFOLK MUSIC FE8TIVAL TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 Finally, the year ended with fv40 ConC￿lS gwen li the Malting8. Wells-nexl-the Sea, again wth al revenue p8ssèd on to the mu5nan5. The Festival was abk to pay for the M￿￿eSt hire tharg8s from exists'ng funds. fUrt￿r ¢oncerts were planned for N￿ember one of wh¢ch was poslpjned until January 2￿21 but in the event. 811 th￿e had to be can￿lled. The FestNal was able to assist the very promising young Echea Striro Quart& to make 8 oiongèd stay in Norfolk. a per￿ of prepar*"on ar￿ study under ihe supefvi%ion of Simon Rty4laAI-Jones, culrninaling in a fulklength re¢x)rded cotKert that was urrJJlated ￿)line to our Friends and followers and as a result pi¢xluced an income of £1,8￿. We were able to use Ihe5e fvnds to COV8r the cost of the quarlèt's arrA)NYncNJalion al Ihe YoFke TTu*. as wdl as ay them a small lee. We are grateful lo The Yothe Twsl for thei¥ part in makirvJ Ih's possible providitvJ the accommtrJab)n at a nvJth.redu￿ So, despite the disappokrtment of a canr*ll8d Fest￿81 in 2020, we arè Icthing forwwd wmh ewtsj optlmiqm to 2￿27 and have planned a programme o¢xordiroly. Our idea is to have concorts every day at 3w and 6pm lo last maxirnum of g) minut¥$ wth no interv81. Tlis will 8llow us lo be a fl￿ble and will mean that NNMF might have a drfferent ￿MoSphere next t4me but the art￿1¢ levels as well aB the comlort ￿ $8foty d Ihfj audience and mu$idan$ WIN Thjt Le Lxjmwomisod. FINANCIAL REMEW AND RESERVES The Receipts and PaY[r￿nts Account ofthe Chwity 1$ s•t out ￿ p￿e 1. Tot¥1 re￿Ipts for the year were £3S.15912019 £91.5911. Unrn$lit#¢d reserye8 at the year- end ￿0￿nted lo £40,25412019 £29.1531. As al 31 0¢to￿r 2020 the Cha￿Y total fuThds of £40,254 {2019 £29,1&31. All were UnreStr￿led ftJrKl$. There is no fom)al rèserves polw in plac*. RISK MANAGEME The Trustee6 fegularfy review the main risks tsl may impact Chty ar¥J IN￿lement •Xlon and safeguards to milig8tè those Tisks wl)ere n￿30ry. PUBLIC BENEFIT The Trustees confirm Ihal Ih&y have compled wilh theiT duty to h8ve due regard to the guhlance on publ￿ benefit wblished by the Commission in exercising their powers or dubos. TRUSTEES, STATEMENT Th￿ reporl was aFymved by ltrw Trustees ...........................8rnI signed on their Ixh8lf J ILoow~ Mr S Rvwl81i4-knes Trustees Mr B Ctseseman TNstetr NORTH NORFOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS AccouKr FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020 unT￿trIC￿ Fund 2020 Unr•strlet•d Funds 2019 Con¢¢rt• rickel S81ès 9.250 54,306 Art￿ts. lees Other concert expenses 7,eo7 39,443 30,208 113,4271 I89.￿1) 14,1771 115,3451 Other Receipts Fffends, subscriptions & donations Other concert In￿rne Gift aid Insuranc8 refund 21,739 19,332 15,093 2,794 3,880 202 25.9)9 37,219 Payments Ma￿eting Administratlon Sundiie8 Refvnds 2.72S 4,738 386 3,653 8.852 821 110,6311 111.1261 Net rec•lpt•llpiymortt•l for thg y•ar 10,748 Cash at bank 1 Novembtrr 2019 29,153 18,4CK Net re￿IptS11paYrnants1 forthe ye8r 11.101 10,748 Cash at bank 31 Oetoèer 2020 40 254 29,153 NORTH NORFOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2020 Unrnstrlctod Funds 2020 Unmstrlct•d Fund8 2019 CURRENT ASSETS Cath al bank 40,254 29,153 40.254 29,153 FUNDS Unreslrlcted res0￿e$ 40,254 29.153 W• 8pprove these acLounts and confirm that we have made 8vailable relevont retards and informabon for Iheir prepara￿on. Signed On behalf ol the trustee8. Mr S Ro￿lend-J0n88 Trustee r 8 Cheeseman Trustee D*e. IS FA. 2oii ## **NORTH NORFOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2020** ## **1 General notes** Basis of accounting: The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis. Accordingly no account is taken of amounts payable or receivable at the period end. ## **2 Transactions with Trustees** The Charity does not have any employees. During the year ended 31 October 2020 the following transactions occurred: Mr S Rowland-Jones, Trustee, charged the Charity £nil in respect of festival performances and masterclasses (2019: £4,500). Mr B Cheeseman, Trustee, charged the Charity £3,000 for the use of his own home as accommodation and concert preparation (2019: £nil). During the year £NIL was reimbursed to trustees in respect of trustees' expenses (2019: £NIL). ## **3 Other disclosure issues** The Charity has not given any guarantees charged or received a loan secured on any of its assets, or has at the year end any contingent liabilities. The Charity does not receive grants as a material part of its income. 3 **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS OF NORTH NORFOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL** I report to the trustees on the examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 October 2020 which are set out on pages 1 to 3. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent Examiners’ statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records 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. ## **Christopher Yeates FCA DChA** LARKING GOWEN LLP CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS SUMMERHILL HOUSE SCULTHORPE FAKENHAM NR21 9HA Dated: 18 February 2021