## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
Devon Youth Jazz Orchestras Association
**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1148112
DYJO
**Charity's principal address** 8 Knightley Road EXETER **Postcode EX2 5SR**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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||Graham Davies|Treasurer|01/09/24 to 30/07/25||
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||Richard Coates|Treasurer|01/08/25 to 31/08/25||
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
- Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Constitution adopted 12[th] November 2011
Association
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Annual elections in November each year at the AGM Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
Membership of the orchestra is open to young people between the ages of 11 You **may choose** to include and 19 residing in Devon. additional information, where relevant, about:
- The trustees oversee the day to day running of the association.
- • policies and procedures There is a Child Protection policy in place and DBS checks are carried out on adopted for the induction and trustees and musical consultants. training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational We receive support from Devon Music Education Hub. structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
Jazz education and performance opportunities for young people in Devon. To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation **Summary of the objects of the** of, the art and science of jazz music in all its aspects by any means the trustees **charity set out in its** see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals. **governing document**
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In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings. The Association provides a jazz education programme for young people in Devon. The Association organises 8 rehearsal days from September to April and a 3 day residential in the Autumn half term holiday to develop young musicians jazz skills and nurture their self-confidence and social skills.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
The orchestras perform a number of public jazz concerts every year in Devon and nationally. On a bi-annual basis the Association organises a tour to a foreign jazz festival for players to perform and listen to jazz on an international basis.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
The DYJO Association offers financial assistance towards DYJO tuition fees on a scaled basis.
Financial assistance guidance framework depending on declared income.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
£0 - £20,000 100% £20,000.01 - £30,000 75% £30,000.01 - £40,000 50% £40,00.01 - £50,000 25%
£50,000.01 Only under exceptional circumstances.
This scaled framework can be used for guidance when making financial assistance grants. But is only for guidance. Each application for financial assistance is to be discussed by the financial assistance committee and awarded on its merits. The amount of assistance can be higher or lower than the guidance percentage depending on the outcome of the committee's decision.
The Association uses self-employed consultants to provide musical expertise, but all other functions are undertaken by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main** Ran 8 jazz training days of 8.5 hours for 54 young people. **achievements of the charity during the year** Provided funding to cover annual DYJO tuition fees of 2 individuals Provided a 3 day residential jazz course for 44 young people. Took part in the Devon Music Hub Music for Youth Festival. Took part in the National Music for Youth Festival. Performed free public concerts 2 times during the year. Performed 3 concerts for a paying audience
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
In line with prior years, part of the total funds are ring fenced as a reserve fund of £15,000 to enable us to operate for a period of time with a minimum membership and no more income than that received from membership income alone.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
Total income for the year was £28,768.44 and total expenditure was £33,338.86. This represents a significant decrease in both expenditure and income compared to previous recent years, primarily because of this not being a touring year.
The primary income sources are a) membership fees, which remained at £300 per member (with 50% second sibling discount) and totalled £13,820, an increase on the previous year (£12,395), as a consequence of more members, and b) from the Devon Music Education Hub (£7,000).
## **Section F Other optional information**
We are planning another trip to the Vienne Jazz Festival in July 2026.
We aim to continue increasing the number of participants in the jazz programme and to develop our outreach work in schools.
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Maria Howell
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary **etc)**
**Date** 30/06/26
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|Profit & Loss Report|Profit & Loss Report|Profit & Loss Report|Profit & Loss Report|Profit & Loss Report|
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||**Current Yr**|**Current Yr**|_Prior Yr_|_Prior Yr_|
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|**4000 REVENUES**||**1,367.98**||_182.73_|
|4005 Tuck Shop Sales|393.58||_182.73_||
|4020 Merchandise Sales|730.00||_0.00_||
|4025 Concert Fees|244.40||_0.00_||
|**4100 OTHER INCOME**||**4,582.05**||_3,444.69_|
|4115 Gift Aid|3,047.38||_1,979.88_||
|4125 Bank Interest|420.41||_318.81_||
|4130 Donations|0.00||_715.00_||
|4140 Misc Income|1,114.26||_431.00_||
|**4300 FUNDRAISING INCOME**||**1,798.41**||_2,104.63_|
|4305 Entrance Fees / Ticket Sales|1,573.41||_1,045.00_||
|4307 Busking|0.00||_328.78_||
|4309 Collections|225.00||_0.00_||
|4320 Misc Fundraising|0.00||_730.85_||
|**5000 MEMBERSHIP INCOME**||**14,020.00**||_32,795.00_|
|5001 Member Fee|13,370.00||_12,095.00_||
|5003 Sibling Fee|450.00||_300.00_||
|5050 Member Income - Tour Fee|200.00||_20,400.00_||
|**5100 SPONSORSHIP INCOME**||**7,000.00**||_2,667.00_|
|5102 Partnership SLA|7,000.00||_2,667.00_||
|**TOTAL INCOME**||**28,768.44**||_41,194.05_|
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|**EXPENSES**|||||
|**7000 COST OF SALES**||**-7,649.46**||_-22,118.10_|
|7001 Tuck Shop Purchases|-164.88||_-134.23_||
|7004 General Expenses|-2,022.31||_-2,181.82_||
|7007 Merchandise Purchase|-943.16||_0.00_||
|7010 Uniform Purchases|-1,095.00||_-453.60_||
|7011 Transportation|-2,250.00||_-9,516.81_||
|7012 Accommodation|0.00||_-6,999.83_||
|7013 Meals|-964.79||_0.00_||
|7015 Trips|0.00||_-2,831.81_||
|7020 Other Costs|-209.32||_0.00_||
|**7200 OVERHEADS**||**-25,262.50**||_-20,258.13_|
|7201 Staff Costs|-16,071.88||_-12,312.00_||
|7202 External Staff Costs|-500.00||_-400.00_||
|7203 Rehearsal Venue Hire|-440.00||_-2,016.51_||
|7205 Residential Venue Hire|-6,459.00||_-3,616.20_||
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||**Current Yr**|**Current Yr**|_Prior Yr_|_Prior Yr_|
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|7206 Insurance Costs|-42.00||_-1,290.00_||
|7207 Making Music Membership|-463.24||_-164.24_||
|7208 Internet Costs|-198.28||_-287.68_||
|7209 CLUB REASURER SUBSCRIPTION|-40.00||_0.00_||
|7210 Other Venue Hire|-1,048.10||_-171.50_||
|**7400 Asset Purchases**||**-426.90**||_-384.31_|
|7401 Instrument Purchases|0.00||_-91.50_||
|7405 Music Purchases|-426.90||_-271.31_||
|7407 Other Asset Purchases|0.00||_-21.50_||
|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**||**-33,338.86**||_-42,760.54_|
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|**NET PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR PERIOD**||**-4,570.42**||_-1,566.49_|
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** The Devon Youth Jazz Orchestras Association (DYJO)
**On accounts for the year** 31 August 2025 **Charity no** 1148112 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2025.
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’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** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
- **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.
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.
**Signed:** _A.Hemmings_ **Name:** Adrian Hemmings **Relevant professional** FCA (Chartered Accountant) **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 2 Cromwell’s Meadow Crediton Devon. EX17 1JZ
**Date:** 28 June 2026
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## **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. AH.
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