## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01 September 2024 To 31 August 2025**
**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
benefit, in particular, the professional musicians and music students
activities, projects or will perform a series of chamber concerts
services identified in the to members of the public. The festival will
accounts. 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
had regard to the guidance Commission on public benefit.
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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SORP reference
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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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
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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 2025 Festival went ahead with
a slightly reduced number of musicians
compared to the previous year. Audience
numbers remain consistent and
preparations are underway for the 2026
Festival, with another ambitious
programme. The opening concert
continues to be attended by local primary
school students.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|N/A|
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|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 £1,090 for
the year. This is due to the slightly pared
back 2025 Festival, with a reduced number
of musicians and lower associated costs. A
GiftAid claim is due to be submitted, which
will boost the Festival’s reserves in the
coming year.|
|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|£2,222 at 31 August 2025|
|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|The 2025 Festival was smaller than the
previous year, to reduce expenditure and to
begin to rebuild the Charity’s reserves.
Efforts to secure sufficient donations to
ensure the going concern of the Festival
continue, as well as maintaining the
reduced ensemble sizes.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The principal sources of income for the
festival are ticket sales and donations.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principle risk facing the charity is
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. The
trustees have sought to encourage the
Festival leadership team to provide regular
financial information and ensure the
trustees are kept well informed regarding
the financial position of the charity through
the year.|
|Other||N/A|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s trusts:|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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You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
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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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Name of person (or body)
Office (if Dates acted if not for
Trustee name entitled to appoint trustee (if
any) whole year
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)**
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**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 Ellen Wheeler **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 29 June 2026
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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 01/09/2024 31/08/2025
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 22,025 - - 22,025 31,368
Friends - - - - 1,000
Gift Aid 820 - - 820 2,690
Tickets 19,513 - - 19,513 14,181
- - - - -
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Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 42,358 ] - - 42,358 49,239
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 42,358 - - 42,358 49,239
A3 Payments
Catering 3,365 - - 3,365 3,912
Festival administration 13,591 - - 13,591 19,470
Musicians fees 18,250 - - 18,250 22,628
Publicity 3,687 - - 3,687 4,653
Venue hire 2,375 - - 2,375 500
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Sub total [ 41,268 ] - - 41,268 51,164
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 41,268 - - 41,268 51,164
Net of receipts/(payments) 1,090 - - 1,090 - 1,925
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 1,132 - - 1,132 3,057
Cash funds this year end 2,222 - - 2,222 1,132
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behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
Lloyds bank account
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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Georgina Wheeler|**Endowment**
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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**|Lewes Chamber Music Festival
31stAugust 2025
**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 2025.
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.|
|**Independent**|I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have|
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|**examiner's statement**|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._
**Date:** 29/06/2026 **Signed: Name:** James Conor Landucci-Harmey BA(Hons), PG Dip (Oxon), FCCA **Relevant professional** FCCA **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
1
**Oct 2018**
**IER**
**Address:** 40 Burdocks Drive Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0HH
2
**Oct 2018**
**IER**