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Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 11 12 2019 10 12 2020
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Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~
Charity name OPEN MUSIC Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1159108 ~~CT~~ Charity's principal address 91A Church Rd Hove East Sussex Postcode BN3 2BA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) ~~ee es~~ 1 Melanie Absolon Treasurer ~~ee rsGs~~ 2 Duncan Harrison Chair ~~es es Se~~ 3 Elizabeth Carey ~~ee rsGs~~ 4 ~~es es Se~~ 5 ~~ee rsGs~~ 6 ~~es es Se~~ 7 ~~ee rsGs~~ 8 ~~es rs Se~~ 9 ~~ee Pn~~ 10 ~~es es Se~~ 11 ~~ee rsGs~~ 12 ~~es es Se~~ 13 ~~ee rsGs~~ 14 ~~es es Se~~ 15 ~~ee rsGs~~ 16 ~~es es Se~~ 17 ~~ee rsGs~~ 18 ~~es es Se~~ 19 ~~ee rsGs~~ 20 ~~es rsee~~ Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Foundation
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How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Appointed by a resolution passed at trustees meeting (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
With the impact of the corona virus and subsequent global lockdown, the trustees have delayed the ninth edition of the festival till 2022. As in previous editions, a core team of Dylan Nyoukis, Karen Constance and Michael Sippings will curate and managed the event, aided by volunteers from Brighton’s new music and arts scene and throughout the local community.
During the period of this report no funding has been raised or sought.
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To promote the public appreciation of, and to educate the public in the art of experimental music and related art forms, particularly by the organisation of an annual festival of contemporary music and art held in the South East of England.
Open Music is a not for profit arts group that formed in 2006 to curate and coordinate ‘Colour Out of Space’ - a festival promoting new experimental approaches to music and its cross over into other disciplines such as artist cinema. The event began as a showcase for Brighton’s burgeoning new music scene and has expanding yearly to present both national and international artists. It has become one of the UK’s leading festivals of sound art and has gained a strong international reputation for its programming and ethos.
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)
We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit; Through the festival and related projects, Open Music aims to promote a wider understanding of experimental music, exploring its practice and history through activities that include performance, screenings, live cinema, workshops, residency, presentations and debate.
The festival is highly international in its outlook and aims to create links between artists, bringing together different strands and genres of music, exploring how they can relate and, in doing so, how they can create something new and innovative.
Through the festival, Open Music provides a unique and inspiring opportunity to experience innovative musical developments from the UK and from around the world, in an exciting environment, with high standards of audio/visual presentation. It introduces new work and new approaches that encompass a wide spectrum of artist practice – not solely in music but in wider fields that include cinema, theatrical performance and visual art.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
Volunteers from all sections of the community play a vital role in the running of the event itself through roles which include front of house, stewards and theatre assistants. Volunteers gain valuable experience that can be added to CV’s and job references.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
Calls for volunteers are made through Open Music, Phoenix Brighton, Brighton Unemployment Centre, Universities of Brighton and Sussex, and through Fabrica’s Artist Resource and Opportunities & Events newsletter.
Preparations are underway for the ninth edition of the festival.
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Though no live activity took place the festival had a strong online presence in 2020. Festival curators Dylan Nyoukis and Karen Constance produced five episodes of ‘Plague Time Television’ featuring short films, animations and performances from over 150 locked-down artists from around the world.
The online series was live streamed and archived, and met with highly positive feedback and reviews.
Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
With no permanent employees or property the charity’s overheads are low. All funds that are raised go directly to the running and promotion of the festival, its artists and artistic programme.
Details of any funds materially There are none in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Open Music’s main source of funding is through grant making bodies and festival ticket sales.
Admission prices for all its events were kept low in order to encourage a wide, diverse audience, and a series of free events ran alongside the festival’s main performance programme.
Our end of year income for 11 Dec 2019 - 10 Dec 2020 represents an outstanding ticket sales payment of £109 and costs incurred through web hosting.
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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) Melanie Absolon Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Treasurer Date 03 / 10 / 2021
| Charity name | Open Music | Open Music | |||||||
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| Charity | number (if any) | 1159108 | |||||||
| For the period from (start date) | 11 / 12 / 2019 | to (end | date) | 10 / 12 / 20 | |||||
| Section A | Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | Total | funds | Last year | ||||
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| to the nearest | to the nearest | to the nearest | to the | nearest | to the nearest | ||||
| Al Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Ticket Sales (3) | 109 | ||||||||
| Sub total | 109 | ||||||||
| A2 Asset and | investment sales, etc | ||||||||
| Total receipts | 109 | ||||||||
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| Web hosting / domain name | 180 | ||||||||
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| A5 Transfers between funds | |||||||||
| AG Cash funds last | yearend | 225 | 225 | ||||||
| Cash funds this year end | 154 |
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