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WE ARE MUSIC (A Company Limited by Guarantee) 

Annual Report and Financial Statements 

Year ending 31 May 2023 

Charity Number: 1130937 Company Number: 6916641 

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**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

## **Charity Number:** 1130937 **Company Number:** 6916641 

**Registered Address:** 12, Queen Street, Great Oakley, Essex CO12 5AS **Located at:** Building 4, Off Highfield Avenue, Dovercourt, Essex 

## **Directors and Trustees** 

The directors of the charitable company are its trustees for the purposes of charity tax. The trustee and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:- 

|Chris Scott|Chairman Trustee|
|---|---|
|Peter Browne|Trustee–12 May 2023|
|Joseph McCann|Trustee–29 July 2020|
|AmberScott|Trustee– 1 March 2022|



## **Other names used by the Charity** 

Get Known, Rock School Club, Rock the Tower are names previously  used by We are Music describing programmes operated by the charity. We have now rebranded using WAM Harwich and WAM Jaywick to replace Rock School Club and Rock the Tower. 

## **STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

## **Governing Document** 

We are Music is a company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 1 February 2014. It is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission. Anyone over the age of 16 can become a member. Children from 9 to 16 with be members through their parent or guardian. 

## **Appointment of Trustees** 

As set out in the Articles of Association at the Annual General Meeting one third of the trustees retire in rotation and can be re-elected at the meeting. If another party wishes to seek appointment, they must give not less than fourteen days’ notice nor more than thirty-five days before the date of the meeting to the Charity. 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

The purposes of the charity are, to help young people through: 

- (a) The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life 

- (b) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities, and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals 

There are two components of our work: - 

## **WAM Harwich & WAM Jaywick** 

- We provide regular sessions for young people between nine and sixteen where they mix together in bands, develop skills and make friends. Most of the young people stay for several years and for many it becomes the focus of their interest and friendships and important to their well being. Band sessions are led by Music Leaders, during term times in our Harwich facility and Jaywick Martello Tower. 

Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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- **We are Music** – **Let’s Break the Mould** 

We strive to provide for the advancement of young people, between sixteen and twenty five, through music into the music industry, and education. We are excited to be running a project, Let’s Break the Mould with the support of our Youth Council, Decoy Studios and Colour Sound with funding support from Youth Music. 

The geographic area in which we operate has high levels of unemployed and low family incomes.  Tendring is ranked as the most deprived of all Essex districts.  Essex County Council  figures show Tendring is “falling further and further behind” and the situation worsened since COVID. 

The Essex County Council Organisational Intelligence report on the profile of people living in Tendring shows a challenging environment facing young people in the area. 

- Secondary pupils score the lowest in wellbeing in Essex. 

- Seven areas in Tendring are in the most deprived 10% in England. 

- There are low family incomes in the area. 

- 15 wards across Tendring have child poverty in the 20-50% range with significant high pockets (30%+) in Harwich, Clacton and Walton on the Naze. 

- Jaywick is the most deprived area in England 

- Tendring has the highest number of NEETs, and children in care in Essex. 

- There are very few activities available for young people in the area, a high degree of vandalism, early drugs use and because of the coastal locations a low police presence. 

In planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commissions guidance on public benefit, including the guidance on public benefit and fee charging. We are Music relies on grants with minimal other income. All services are, due to the support of grant funding, free to participants. 

## **WE ARE MUSIC - MOVING FORWARD** 

At the beginning of the financial year we were starting to recover from the effects of COVID and securing funding to stabilise the charities future. Youth Music had assisted us with reallocating their funding to improve our fundraising and ensure that our operation become structurally sound and resilient to change. At the end of the year we have secured funding to protect our forward programmes  into 2025. 

## **Youth Voice** 

We are a youth led organisation at the core of which is the WAM Youth group who are involved in every step forward. This group comprises young people from the Harwich and Jaywick centres along with the operational WAM team. Regular meeting discuss the way forward. 

## **Saturday “open house” Sessions.** 

The youth group have developed and operate the Saturday “open house” sessions. It provides a space at WAM Harwich for social gathering, jamming and rehearsal spaces open to current and former members from both Harwich and Jaywick.  This programme is funded until July 2024 by the People’s Health trust. An unexpected outcome from this project was that it fired up the young team who have used these meetings to develop new ideas. 

**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 

Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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## **WAM Harwich** 

Numbers have been steadily building and we have received support from the National Lottery Community Fund through to June 2025. This has catalysed other activities. We have run programmes with local primary schools providing  six  lesson courses at our WAM Harwich facility. To date we have worked with over 140 children and three primary schools. This has attracted further funding from the Essex Music Hub. 

In addition we are running a series of summer taster sessions with the Essex Music Hub. 

## **WAM Jaywick** 

This has restarted and is building steadily initial funding was provided by the Essex Arts & Culture Fund and is now funded through to December 2023 by the Tendring Community Fund. 

## **Lets Break the Mould.** 

Following on from our Get Known programmes this project has received grant funding from Youth Music. It will provide a better deal for young artists to fund their recordings, release tracks and work with Industry Professionals. The support of Colour Sound provides a mechanism to share income from the artists streaming income with potential fans and those wishing to help young emerging artists. Artists will be selected by a team of industry professionals, then recorded at Decoy Studios and released on all streaming platforms. 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

Our turnover £95,916 shows an increase on last year (last year £52,105) and we returned an excess of £14,964. 

Various grants provide restricted funding, and we are holding balances totalling £34,975 at the year-end for these funds. These are supported by £60,815 cash at the bank. At the start of the year we had secured funding from the Essex Community Foundation, and during the year we obtained support from the People’s Health Trust, Essex Arts & Community Fund, and the National Lottery Community. In addition we received funding, from the Essex Music Hub, to support our primary school sessions. Our WAM Jaywick centre received funding from the Tendring Community Fund and Youth Music has supported our Let’s Break the Mould programme to assist emerging artists. We end the year with secure forward income. 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities published on 16 July 2014. 

**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 

Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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## **WE ARE MUSIC Statement of Financial Activities to year end 31 May 2023** 

|**Incoming resources**<br>Note<br>**Income from:**<br>3<br>Donations<br>Charitable activities<br>Other<br>**_Total_**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>4<br>Raising funds<br>Charitable activities<br>Other<br>**_Total_**<br>**Net income/(expenditure) before**<br>**investment gains/(losses)**<br>Net gains/(losses) on investments<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**<br>**Extraordinary items**<br>**Transfers between funds**<br>**Other recognised** **gains/(losses):**<br>Gains and losses on revaluation of<br>fixed assets for the charity’s own use<br>Other gains/(losses)<br>**_Net movement in funds_**<br>**_Reconciliation of funds:_**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**_Total funds carried forward_**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**|<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**£**|**Total funds**<br>**£**|**Prior year**<br>**funds**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||6,853||6,853|<br>2,555|
|||89,063|89,063|49,550|
||-|-|-|-|
||6,853|89,063|95,916|<br>52,105|
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||145|79,284|79,429|49,260|
||1,523||1,523|5,810|
||1,668|79,284|80,952|55,070|
||||||
||5,185|9,779|14,964|(2,965)|
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||5,185|9,779|14,964|(2,965)|
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||5,185|9,779|14,964|(2,965)|
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||14,509|41,958|56,467|59,432|
||19,694|51,737|71,431|56,467|



**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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## **Notes to the accounts.** 

## **Note 1 - Basis of preparation** 

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. 

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts n accordance with the financial reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) issued on 16 July 2014, and with the Charities Act 2011. 

The charity constitutes public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The charity is a going concern whose operation will continue through the next financial year. The accounts present a true and fair view of the charity’s performance. 

The company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Note 2 - Accounting policies** 

## **Recognition of Income** 

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when 

- the charity becomes entitled to the resources 

- it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and 

- the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. 

## **Offsetting** 

There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102. 

## **Grants and Donations** 

These are only included in the S0FA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS 102 SORP). 

In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP). 

## **Tax reclaims on donations and gifts** 

Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise. 

## **Donated Goods** 

These are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be exchanged) unless impractical to do so. Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets and included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable. 

## **Volunteer Help** 

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustee’s annual report. 

**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 

Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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## **Income from membership subscriptions** 

Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations and Legacies. 

## **Settlement of insurance claims** 

Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12FRS 102 SORP) and are included as an item of other income in the S0FA. 

## **Liability recognition** 

Liabilities are recognised where it si more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. 

## **Redundancy cost** 

The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period. 

## **Deferred income** 

No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts. 

## **Creditors** 

The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts. 

## **Provisions for liabilities** 

A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date. 

## **Basic Financial instruments** 

The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per paragraph 10.7 FRS 102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17 to 11.19, FRS 102 SORP. 

## **Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity** 

These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £100. 

They are valued at cost and depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 7. 

## **Intangible fixed assets.** 

The charity has no intangible fixed assets. 

## **Heritage assets** 

The charity has no heritage assets 

## **Investments** 

The charity has no investments 

## **Stocks and work in progress** 

The charity has no stocks or work in progress 

## **Debtors** 

Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received. 

## **Current asset investments** 

Cash on deposit are only held to meet short term cash commitments as they fall due. The charity does not hold current asset investments. 

**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 

Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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## **Note 3 – Analysis of Income** 


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Restricted<br>Unrestricted   income  Total  Prior<br>funds funds funds year<br>Analysis £ £<br>Donations  Donations and gifts  596 596 1,678<br>and  Gift Aid  1,737 - 1,737<br>legacies:  Legacies  - - - -<br>General grants provided by<br>government/other charities  -<br>Membership subscriptions and<br>sponsorships which are in<br>substance donations  4,520 - 4,520 876<br>Other  -<br>Total 6,853  -<br>6,853  2,554<br>Essex Culture & Arts Fund<br>19,500<br>Charitable  Youth Music Fund B -Music<br>activities:  Connects Us 39,550<br>Essex Community Foundation<br>1,000  10,000<br>Essex Music Hub -23  6,804<br>National Lottery Community Fund  24,054<br>Peoples Health Trust East  13,856<br>Tendring Community Fund  10,000<br>Youth Music -LBTM  13,849<br>Total 6,853  89,063  95,916 52,104<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>



## **Note 4 – Analysis of expenditure** 

|**Expenditure on**<br>**raising funds:**|**Analysis**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**Prior**<br>**year**<br>**£**<br>**£**|
|---|---|
||Incurred seeking grants<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -|
||**Total expenditure on raising funds**<br> -|



**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 

Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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Essex Culture & Arts Fund  -<br>18,298 1,202<br>Expenditure on<br>charitable  Essex Community Foundation  - 11,000<br>activities  Youth Music Fund B Music<br>Connects Us - 17,079 42,840<br>Essex Music Education Hub -22  -<br>1,034<br>Essex music Hub- 23<br>1,956<br>Operating sessions / concert  145  4,183<br>National Lottery Community Fund  15,845<br>Peoples Health Trust East  11,804<br>Tendring Community Fund  1,570<br>Youth Music – Lets Break the<br>Mould  1,733<br>Total expenditure on charitable<br>145  79,285<br>activities  79,430 49,259<br>Other  Rent & Rates  78<br>Heat Light  38  693<br>Repairs works  847<br>Depreciation  1,162 1,105<br>Insurance  421<br>Accountancy Fees  225<br>General  20 2,744<br>Total other expenditure 1,523 1,523 5,180<br>TOTAL EXPENDITURE 1,668 79,285 80,953 54,439<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Note 5 – Fees for examination of the accounts** 

|**ote 5 – Fees for examination of the accounts**|||
|---|---|---|
|Independent examiner’s fees<br>Assurance services other than audit or independent examination<br>Other fees (for example: financial advice, consultancy, accountancy<br>services) paid to the independent examiner|**This year**|**Last year**|
||<br>**£**|<br>**£**|
||0|0|
||0|0|
||0|0|



**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 

Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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## **Note 6 – Paid employees** 

|Salaries and wages<br>Social security costs<br>Pension costs (defined contribution scheme)<br>Other employee benefits<br>**Total staff costs**|**This year**|**Last year**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
||0|0|
||0|<br>0|
||0|0|
||0|0|
||0|0|



|**All projects and operational support are supported by part-time freelance workers.**<br>Average head count in the year<br>**This year**<br>**Number**<br>**Charitable Activities**<br>**Total**|**All projects and operational support are supported by part-time freelance workers.**<br>Average head count in the year<br>**This year**<br>**Number**<br>**Charitable Activities**<br>**Total**|**All projects and operational support are supported by part-time freelance workers.**<br>Average head count in the year<br>**This year**<br>**Number**<br>**Charitable Activities**<br>**Total**||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**This year**<br>**Number**|**Last year**<br>**Number**|
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||**Total**|||



**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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## **Note 7 – Tangible fixed assets** 

Cost or valuation 

|At the beginning of<br>the year<br>Additions<br>Revaluations<br>Disposals<br>Transfers<br>At end of the year|**Freehold**<br>**land &**<br>**buildings**<br>**Other land &**<br>**buildings**<br>**Plant,**<br>**machinery**<br>**Fixtures,**<br>**fittings and**<br>**equipment**<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**|
|---|---|
||-                     -<br>41,942<br>-<br>41,464|
||-                     -<br>2,260<br>-<br>478|
||-                     -                     -                     -<br>-|
||-                     -                     -                     -<br>-|
||-                     -                     -                     -<br>-|
||-<br>-<br>44,202<br>-<br>41,942|



Depreciation 

|Basis<br> Rate<br>At beginning of the<br>year<br>Disposals<br>Depreciation<br>Impairment<br>Transfers<br>At end of the year<br>**Net book value**<br>Net book value at<br>the beginning of<br>the year<br>Net book value at<br>the end of the year|Reducing<br>Balance|Reducing<br>Balance|Reducing<br>Balance|Reducing<br>Balance|Reducing<br>Balance|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||5%||5%|
|||||||
||-|-|<br>20,956|-|<br>19,851|
||-|-|<br>-|-|<br>-|
||||1,162||1,105|
||-|-|<br>-|-|<br>-|
||-|-|<br>-|-|<br>-|
||-|<br>-|<br>22,118|-|<br>20,956|
|||||||
||-|<br>-|<br>22,084|-|<br>19,830|
||-|<br>-|<br>20,986|-|<br>21,614|



**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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## **Note 8 - Debtors & prepayments** 

|Analysis of debtors<br>Trade debtors<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>Other debtors<br>**Total**|**This year**<br>**Last year**|**This year**<br>**Last year**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**<br>**£**||
||680<br>8,040||
||- -||
||- -||
||680|8,040|



There are no debtors recoverable in more than 1 year (included in debtors above) 

## **Note 9 – Creditors & accruals** 

|Analysis of creditors<br>Accruals for grants payable<br>Bank loans and overdrafts<br>Trade creditors<br>Payments received on account for<br>contracts or performance-related grants<br>Accruals and deferred income<br>Taxation and social security<br>Other creditors<br>**Total**|Amounts falling due<br>within oneyear<br>Amounts falling due after<br>more than oneyear|Amounts falling due<br>within oneyear<br>Amounts falling due after<br>more than oneyear|Amounts falling due<br>within oneyear<br>Amounts falling due after<br>more than oneyear|Amounts falling due<br>within oneyear<br>Amounts falling due after<br>more than oneyear|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**This year**<br>**Last year**||||
||**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**||||
||- - - -||||
||-<br> -<br> - -||||
||2,291<br>1,266<br> -  -||||
||-<br> -<br> - -||||
||- - - -||||
||- -<br> - -||||
||- - - -||||
||2,291|<br>1,266|<br> -|-|



## **Note 10 – Cash at bank and on hand** 

|Cash at bank and in hand<br>Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date)<br>Short term deposits<br>Cash at bank and on hand<br>Other<br>**Total**|**This year**<br>**Last year**|**This year**<br>**Last year**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**<br>**£**||
||- -||
||- -||
||60,815<br>38,520||
||- -||
||60,815|38,520|



**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 

Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



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## **Note 11 – Fair value of assets and liabilities.** 

The charity has no investments and only cash at bank which is used to pay operational and restricted project costs. We can reduce the scale of the operation to ensure we continue to operate. 

Most assets were purchased second hand at below market value. We maintain them by regular repairs and servicing provided by volunteer helpers. 

## **Note 12 – Charity Funds** 

* Key: R - restricted income funds of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds 


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Fund  Fund<br>Purpose and<br>balances  Pre  balances<br>Restrictions<br>brought  Incom period  carried<br>Fund names forward e spend  Spend forward<br>£<br>£ £ £ £<br>Essex Music Education  680<br>Hub-23  R Primary school -outreach   6,804  1,956  4,168<br>Essex Community<br>Foundation  R Operational Support  10,000  1,000  11,000  0<br>National Lottery Community<br>Fund  R Support to WAM Harwich  24,054  15,845  8,209<br>Peoples Health Trust East  R Saturday Open House   13,856  11,804  2,052<br>Tendring Community Fund  R Support to WAM Jaywick  10,000  1,570  8,430<br>Youth Music – Let’s Break<br>the Mould  R Support to 16-25 talented  13,849  1,733  12,116<br>Essex Arts & Culture  r Simple Things/Jaywick  19,500  19,500  0<br>Youth Music Fund B  R Music Connects Us  17,041  17,041  0<br>680<br>Total Funds 27,041  89,063  80,449  34,975<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Note 13- Transactions with trustees and related parties** 

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity. 

|**Type of expenses**<br>**reimbursed**|**Thisyear**|**Lastyear**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
|Travel & materials|||



One of the trustees (Chris Scott) is related to the Project Leader any work authorised and paid by the Charity to Toby Scott is approved by one of the unrelated trustees. 

**We are Music** is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 6916641 Registered Charity No. 1130937 

Reg. address: 12 Queen Street, Great Oakley, CO12 5AS  We are located at Building 4, Main Road, Dovercourt, CO12 4DN 

Tel: 07907414611 email: chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Roport to the truste
WE ARE MUSIC LIMITED
On accounts for the year
ended
31 MAY 2013
Charlty no
(if any)
1130937
Set out on pages
1to14
I report to the trustees on my examinatbon of the accounts of the above
chanty {1h8 Trust") for the year ended 3110512023.
Rosponslbilities and
ba•ls of roport
As the charity's trustees. you are re¥)onsible for the preparation of the
accounts in a(£ordan¢e with the requirerrnnts of the Chariti'es Act 2011
(Ihe Act").
I report in resped of my examination of the Trust's acuunls carried out
under section 145 ofth8 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I
ha%e ft)Il<yw•J all th8 applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5Xb) of the Act.
Indopendent I have completed my examinati￿. I confim that no material matteryJ havo
examiner's Statement come to my attents'on in connecb'on wilh the examin8tTron which gives me
cause to belie¥E that in, any materi81 respect.
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with sedi*XJ 130
of the Chaiities Act; or
the accounts did not ac£ord with the accounting records,. or
the ac£ounts did not comply wrth the applicab￿ requirements
conceming the lorm and ￿)ntent of ￿Ount$ set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Re￿rts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 1rue and fairf view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I h8ve no con￿M$ and ha￿ across no other matters in connection
Vaith the examinalion to whicj) attention should be drawn in this report in
¢xder to enable a proper urKlerstanding of the accounts to be r8¥hed.
Slgned:
28 June 2023
Nam•:
Matthew John S￿tt
Relevant professlonal
quallficatlonls) or body
(rfany):
AAT Intennediate
Address:
18 Vaughan Street,
Ipswbch. IP2 8DG
IER
Oct 2018

## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

NONE………………………………………………………………………… 

**Oct 2018** 

2 

**IER** 

