Trustees, Annual Re
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ended March 31, 2022.
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Charity Name: Ml FLAMENCO
Address: 20 Fenton Road,
Bournemouth BH6 SEY
Charity Number: 1153694
Trustees: (Chalr) Karen Butler, Sarah Ellis, Lorna
Glenwright.
STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT.
There are 2 managers of Mi Flamenco, who have detailed knowledge of the
operations- education, event organisation. grant applications etc. and
therefore manage the day-to-day workings, with regular meetings with the
Trustees, to ensure good working practice.
There are 3 trustees: Karen Butler, Sarah Elli5 and Lorna Glenwri8ht.

ACHIEVEMENTS
After a very challenging hiatus in performance. we finally launched our Echoes
production in June 2022 with 6 performances. The tour was fairly successful,
though there were unexpected low-ticket sales in our Hereford venue, which
affected the financial outcome of the tour, but not to the detriment of the
charity. Our November 2022 tour saw fu15 audiences across the board with all 4
venues doin8 well. We unfortunately had to make a decision to pull the show
at Norden Farm in Maidenhead due to extremely low-ticket sales. We made
the best decision as far as our charity is concerned, leading to a highly
successful tour, both in financial and artistic terms.
Now we know that Echoes works well, and the audience is very responsive to
this rnultimedia produttion, we are able to forge forNard both with new
venues and more adventurous show content.
RECENT AcfiviTY
We have fostered a good rapport with Forest Arts, who gave us complimentary
rehearsal space for Echoes. l also gave a free workshop at the venue a5 part of
the Fun Palaces day to encourage people to try activities and dance in
particular. The flamenco dance workshop was well attended and was met with
enthusiasm.
Because of this good relationship with Forest Arts in New Milton, we were able
to film our trailer forthe Echoes show at no theatre hire cost. This enabled us
to film in a venue familiar to the artists when they were still in the UK, which
was of enormous benefit. On a separate occasion. Forest Arts also lent us the
theatre space for a photo shoot for production images. The produttion shots
and the trailer are hugely beneficial marketing tools for approaching new
venues about our work and for promoting the show itself on the venue's
marketing platforms and websites. I believe that having the trailer before the
November 2022 tour was one of the reasons for good ticket sales. Now we
have this useful marketing material, I can send a tour pack to new venues
introducing our company and giving them a much clearer idea of what Echoes
is about.
We also adapted the Echoes show to a smaller stage area. producing a show
called Ignite, which we first performed at Ludlow Assembly Rooms to a very
responsive audience. This show has no screen or projection and therefore does
not require a projertionist, which makes it slightly more economical. The

added benefit is that it enables us to approach more venues which may not
have suitable stage dimensions for Echoes. We will also be performing this
version of the show at Ashcroft Arts in Fareham in September 2023.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
The immediate plans are to continue researching new venues to fill
more dates for our September 2023 tour and to foster new venue
relationships across the UK.
We are continuing to revise material for the show always seeking to
improve ways of delivering the production.
We are considering applying for funding over the next year to be able to
supply more workshops to those in the community with most need.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Mi Flamenco had a turnover of £0 forthis financial year. Due to Covid-19, the
charity did not work during this tax year. The expenditure was £0. Now that
we have already performed 2 tours of Echoes, this will change forthe
upcomingtax year.
CONCLUSIONS
Mi Flamenco has had no activity during the 20-21 period, due to the Covid-19
epidemic, although we were able to prepare for the new tour, Echoes. Final
preparations for these performances took place in May and June 2022 with the
whole company, with the tour taking place in June 2022 and November 2022.
We understand that as a charity, we need to make our work more sustainable,
but are encouraged by the fact that our touring shows have been successful.
We do, however, need to apply for more funding in order to reach those
members of the community who could benefit from our work.
Our overall aim is to continue making our charity more sustainable, whilst
being able to continue delivering quality performance and benefits to groups in
need, thus promoting wider access to the arts.
Funding our work is always going to be challenging, but we aim to tackle this
by:
continuingto tour our new show.
using the performances to maximise funding possibilities for our
outreach work.

seeking out alternative funding possibilities as well as going back to tried
and tested funding bodies.
srATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees have received advice and been informed on their role as a trustee
and the responsibilities that this entails. They regularly meet to discuss the
objects of the charity and whether plans for the charty come within these
objects. The regular meetings and contact also ensure that they are building a
clear picture of the charity, and that all is being done to secure its future and to
reach more beneficiaries. All trustees are aware of their responsibilities as set
out in their signed Trustee declaration.
APPROVAL
This report was approved by the Trustees on January 25th, 2022.
Karen Butler (Chair), Sarah Ellis, Lorna Glenwright
Trustees

## **Mi Flamenco - 1153694** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities** 

## **For the period from 01 April 2021 to 31 March 2022** 

||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**Total**|**Prior year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**total funds**|
|**_Incoming resources_**||||||
|Incoming resources from generated funds||||||
|Voluntary income|—|—|—|—|—|
|Activities for generating funds|—|—|—|—|—|
|Investment income|—|—|—|—|—|
|Incoming resources from charitable activities|—|—|—|—|—|
|**Total income**|**—**|**—**|**—**|**—**|**—**|
|**_Resources used_**||||||
|Cost of generating funds||||||
||—|—|—|—|—|
|Charitable activities|—|—|—|—|—|
|Governance costs|—|—|—|—|—|
|**Total expenditure**|**—**|**—**|**—**|**—**|**—**|
|Gains / losses on investment assets|—|—|—|—|—|
|**Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer**|**—**|**—**|**—**|**—**|**—**|
|**_Transfers_**||||||
|Gross transfers between funds - in|—|609|—|—|—|
|Gross transfers between funds - out|(609)|—|—|—|—|
|**_Other recognised gains / losses_**||||||
|Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use||||||
||—|—|—|—|—|
|**Net movement in funds**|**—**|**—**|**—**|**—**|**—**|
|**_Reconciliation of funds_**||||||
|**Total funds brought forward**|**196**|**590**|**—**|**787**|**787**|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**196**|**590**|**—**|**787**|**787**|





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