ar￿ Re*trailon No
1160159
Anrtu•l Report and Accounts for the 12 MI￿$
31st Decwnber 2023
Pag•s I to 3
Annual Report of theTrustees
Pai• 4
knd•pendent Examlnees Report
P•g• 5
Rec•lpts & Payment Account
Pale 6
ststement ol A55ets & iiabllltles

SUSSEX STEEL
Trustees Annual Report and A(xfwnts lor the 12 Months Ended 31 Oecember 2023
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Sussex Steel
5fRuclliRE
The organisation is a tharitsble InC￿POrated Org￿lS•t10n, registered on
26th January 2015. Charity Numb¢r 1160159
The charity e5tsbli$hed under • constitution whKh •stsblished the
objects and powers of the tharitsble incorpor*ed ￿8*￿IsatIOn.
TRusfEES
Trustees who served office duriw the year were
J. Acott
M. Klan¢zkowskl
S. Allen
C. Hawes
L Acott
The trustees 4re all unpald positlon
PRINCIPAL BANKERS
The Co-operative Ban
INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER
Pauline FarrACMA
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SUSSEX sfEEI
Truste￿ Annual Report Ac(ounts lorthe 12 Months Ended 11 December 2023
ves&a
Sussex Steel provldes educatThi in the art of steelpan for all.
Activities include running workshops and 8iViW tuition both in ￿h(jOI5 and viithin
the wlder comrnuntty. We provide the loan of free pan5 for schools to stsrttheir
groups goirvd. We prO￿de opportuniti'es for steelpan pkyers of all a8es to perform
in public.
We provide opportunities for all mefflbws of to ￿rtICIPate In musk
We have continued to work with sthools across the region, and have Invlted other
Chlldren to join our youth band.
Our largest growth thls year has been wlthln th¢ •dult bands. Th•re are two ￿ndS
in Brl8hton for adults and three at AngmeTlw. p￿re$S betwe•n the different bands
has been encouraged with several of the beginne￿ band havin8 moved to the
Intsrmedlate band and some of the intermedtyt¢ play¢fS th• communlty b•nd.
The Communlty band w•re once agaln inwted to pl•y at the s￿nal• carni￿1, whkh
was very suc¢e5sful and l•d to further bL*)kings.
All the Su55ex Steel b•nds played at the Clwlstms event held at • loal Church.
A successfvl fund rnising sponsored walk was ¢x8anlsed goiw from Brighton to
Littlehampton with the pro¢eeds goin¢ to¥vards new equlprneDt
Members of the Community band have succcessfvlly arrKvaed a plece of musk
for the band to plav.
We wll continue to work with schools and the cofflmunlty, wovlding free access to
stéelpans where nec¢ssary.
The Community &nd wlll play again overtvM doys at the Sw•we CarnwallRegatta.
We *ryll continue to build links wlth other comrnuimtygroups and or¥ani5ations.
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SUSSEX STEEL
Trnstees Annual Réwt and Accwnts for the 12 MMths Ended 31 Dec•nber 2023
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Probtyde further opportunltles for players to perforni in publlo allcyw¥¥ them to build
up their tonfidence and galn perfommnce experiences at differenttype50f events
Continue with fund raising
We wlll introduce a Mlnis Band for Pthnary School thlldren
We will introduce and promote a function band that can provlde smallef ¢roups
for private partie5 and weddiws etc. when requested.
A revlew of our tutr¥ing activity across the rnany Schools In EJ5t Jnd West Sussex
has resulted in In improvement In our financial stsbility. The Ch4rty can report an
operating surplus of £ 8.7k in the year
Ther• was £ 1.3k spent on Captsl, specla115t ￿nIng and new equipmenL
Th• Trust••s r•coqnise the need to invest In new and replacement pans and other
musical equlpment. The Restrlced fund has been Increased to £ sk to meet these
demand5. le•vin8 £ 19.4k of unrestric¢d funds at the year end.
Th• Tru$t••s are sttisfied w•th th¢ ffinancial posltion of the charity atth• period*nd,
and are confhd•nt that the current level of fundlnq wlll be suffic••nt to •nable the
c￿rIty to contlnue ID accordance with Its obiffilves.
The tru5tee$ declare that they have appr¢r4ed the Iwustee5 report above.
Signed behalf of the ¢haiity's trustees:.
Colln Hawes
Treasurer
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SUSSEX STEEL
Independent Ex￿Ine1.$ Rewt to the Trusthes on the accounts the twelve
months eAMled 315t December 2023 as set(xrt on pays 5 and 6.
The thaiity's tNstees are re5ponsiblefor the Pre￿￿tIOn of the accounts. The
haritys trustees Cr￿SIder thatan audit15 not required for this year under seclion
144{21 of the Charities Act 20111the 2011 Act) and that an independent
examination is needed.
It is my responsibilty to".
examine the accounts urmler Sertion 145 of the 2011 Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general directlons given by the
Charity Commission lunder section 14515){b) of the Charities Act, and
to st•t• whether partlcuhr mattffs have come to my attentlon.
My examlnatlon was carried out in accordance Mrfth general dlrections glven by th•
Charlty Commisslon. An examination includes a reviwl of the accounting records
kept by the charity ind a Comparison of the accounts presented those records.
It also includes consideration of any unus￿1 Items or disdosures In the accounts,
and seeking explanations from the trustees coDc•rninq •fty s￿h matters. Thg
procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required In in
audit, and consequently no opinion is w'ven as to whether the accounts presènt a
'tru• and falrf vlew and the report 15 limited to thom matters set out in the statsment
bel¢)w.
In connection with my examln4tlon, no matter has come to my attentlon
which lives me reasonable cause to believe that in. •ny materlal r¢$pert, the
requlr•ments:
to keep accounting records in acwrdance wlth section 130 of the Chailtles A¢
and
to prepare accounts whKh accord with the 4c¢Y)untlng records and Cornp￿ wlth
the accountln8 requirements cf the 2011 ChJTitie5 kt.
have not b¢¢n met; or
2. to which, In my opinkjn, attentton should be in order to enable a proper
understsndin8 of the accounts to be reached.
Pauline Farr
Examiner
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SUSSEX STEEL
Fry￿rended 3tst D￿ember 2023
2023
T(rta
2022
Totsl
T<*al
Totsl
INCOME FROM
Donathns arKI Grar
FunrtlOn5
U75
1613
L085
10,285
17,495
952
7505
TultloTr
5kkn4
Workshops
¢&ft
Fund Ralsln¢ & oih•r In¢om¢
Annualconcerts
Trlps Ind tours
3377
3377
L449
1149
1314
4.667
l.C67
L211
L149
1314
i.￿0
TOTALIIKOME
29￿2?
5.417
34,939
37.261
EXPENLXTiIIE ON
Tra¥
St41knn¢ry. tr& Genernl •dmln
Unrforrns
S•1•f￿ & p•yrdl wxns•S
Vehlcle Exp•ns•s
V•nue Hlre
Tunkn8& mlnor •qulpmwrt
Annu•l Con¢¢rts
Insurance
Other E¥￿t Costs
nten•nu & rwl
Tdp5 & tours
2.298
187
285
33,120
1,766
3.192
429
37
16,412
L039
429
37
16.412
L039
3.054
L229
L229
L034
812
240
1391
TOTAL EXPEIIIXIUAE
3*21
43,655
NEf IKOMVIEXPE14t¥lUllEI
16,3941
164
164
2,915
TAANSFER gEIWEEN FUNDS
13,3681
NEf MOVEMEKf111 FiV4DS
19,3791
C•$h fuftds brOu8htfoTh￿rd
11782
782
21161
TOTAL FUN05C•JIRIED FCThARD
281
2L202
12.782
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sussex STEEL
For)tarended 31st De(enkn 2023
2022
Current
Valtse
Cufftnt
Va￿e
Pan5 and Instyuments
Gazebo
IT and Other Equlpmnl
12,133
1.173
9.531
740
2A)2
433
125
3,469
414
166
TOTAL FIXED ASSETS
10.7PJ)
3.160
4.049
Unr*stkned
Totsl
2023
Total
2022
Total
Totsl
C•sh F￿
Cash ai Bank
ExpensesAdvan¢•
16,281
21.282
11532
TOTALCASH FUNDS
14281
21.282
12.782
stock of CD'5 for s•1•
U¥lAlld•s
HMRC & Peh4on$
5uppllers
632
632
Nrf >MEIS LESS UABILrnE5
CHa
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