## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01 September 2022 To 31 August 2023**
**Charity name: Lewes Chamber Music Festival**
## **Charity registration number: 1151928**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 The CIO's objects are restricted to the
the charity as set out in its fostering of the public's knowledge,
governing document experience and appreciation of chamber
music and thereby the advancement of the
arts, culture and education for the public
benefit, including by means of:
(a) organising an annual public festival of
chamber music concerts in the town of
Lewes, East Sussex, and the surrounding
area;
(b) organising public concerts of chamber
music elsewhere in England and Wales;
(c) organising performances of chamber
music for school children in Lewes and the
surrounding area; and
(d) providing opportunities to students of
music who have demonstrably excelled in
their art to perform in concerts of chamber
music alongside professional musicians.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The charity will further its charitable objects
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activities in relation to those by organising the presentation of an annual
purposes for the public summer music festival, at which professional
benefit, in particular, the musicians and music students will perform a
activities, projects or services series of chamber concerts to members of
identified in the accounts. the public. The festival will be held in and
around the town of Lewes in East Sussex.
The charity will from time to time also
organise public concerts of chamber music
at other locations in England and Wales.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees have had regard to the
whether the trustees have guidance issued by the Charity Commission
had regard to the guidance on public benefit.
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
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SORP reference
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Policy on grant making Para 1.38 N/A
Policy on social investment Para 1.38 N/A
including program related
investment
Contribution made by Para 1.38 N/A
volunteers
Other N/A
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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Summary of the main Para 1.20 The charity has organised, for the
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|Summary of the main|Para 1.20|The charity has organised, for the|
|achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.||public benefit and in order to advance the
arts and culture and the public appreciation
of chamber music, a chamber music festival
in and around the town of Lewes in East
Sussex (the ‘Festival’).
The 2023 Festival went ahead with a
continued return to pre-Covid arrangements
and maintaining audience numbers from
2022. Preparations are underway for the
2024 Festival|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Other||N/A|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Festival has net income of £485.44 for
the year. The charity continues to work on
rebuilding its reserves to pre-Covid levels, to
ensure it maintains a small buffer against
unexpected expenses.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No formal policy however the Festival aims
to retain a balance of 10% of the cost of the
festival in its bank account as a buffer
against unforeseen costs.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£ 3,057 at 31 August 2023|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A|
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The charity’s principal Para 1.47 The principal sources of income for the
sources of funds (including festival are ticket sales and donations.
any fundraising)
Investment policy and Para 1.46 N/A
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the principal Para 1.46 The principle risk facing the charity is
risks facing the charity ensuring sufficient ticket sales and donations
to cover the ever-increasing cost of running
the festival. Income through ticket sales is
limited by the number of concerts and
capacity of venues.
Other N/A
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO - Foundation Registered 07 May 2013|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CHARITABLE INCORPORATED
ORGANISATION|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|By recommendation|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|N/A|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|N/A|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|N/A|
|Other||N/A|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Lewes Chamber Music Festival
Other name the charity uses LCMF
Registered charity number 1151928
Charity’s principal address 38 Prince Edward Road
Lewes
BN7 1BE
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Edward John Nodder
2 Michael Anthony Lavelle
3 Stephen John Riley
4 Georgina Ellen Wheeler
5 Maureen Angeles Deboo
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name** N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser** N/A
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Georgina Wheeler **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 28/06/2024
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Charity Name No (if any)
Lewes Chamber Music Festival 1151928
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/09/2022 31/08/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donation 27,269 - - 27,269 14,023
Friends 980 - - 980 1,730
Gift Aid 4,800 - - 4,800 -
Tickets 11,862 - - 11,862 13,270
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Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 44,911 ] - - 44,911 29,023
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 44,911 - - 44,911 29,023
A3 Payments
Catering 3,014 - - 3,014 2,845
Festival administration 13,351 - - 13,351 13,026
Musicians fees 21,737 - - 21,737 18,511
Publicity 4,550 - - 4,550 3,826
Venue hire 1,774 - - 1,774 1,758
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Sub total [ 44,426 ] - - 44,426 39,965
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 44,426 - - 44,426 39,965
Net of receipts/(payments) 485 - - 485 - 10,943
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 2,572 - - 2,572 13,514
Cash funds this year end 3,057 - - 3,057 2,572
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**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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Date of
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
|**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**|**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**|
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|**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**
**Responsibilities and**
**basis of report**
**Independent**
**examiner's statement**|Lewes Chamber Music Festival
31stAugust 2023
**Charity no**
**(if any)**
1151928
1 of 2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31stAugust 2023.
As the charity's trustees, 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 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.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below *) 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.
* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
|**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**|**Date:**|28/06/2024|
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||James Conor Landucci-Harmey BA(Hons), PG Dip (Oxon), FCCA||
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**Oct 2018**
**IER**