EAST LONDON MUSIC GROUP CHARITY NUMBER 1160841
TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
CONTENTS
Page Report of the Trustees 2-3 Annual accounts 4-6 Independent Examiner’s report 7
EAST LONDON MUSIC GROUP
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CHARITY NUMBER 1160841
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
Principal address 14 Abbey Road, Ilford, London, IG2 7ND
Trustees
Sorrel Brookes Sally Gatward Lucy Campbell (resigned 26 September 2023) George Haggett (appointed 12 February 2024) Hannah Metcalf (resigned 4 April 2023) Elisha Owen (appointed 12 February 2024) Howard Williams Stuart Wilkinson
Structure, Governance and management
The charity is constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation governed by a trust deed dated 17 December 2014 and registered as a charity in England on 11 March 2015. New trustees are appointed by the Trustees and serve for a term of three years (renewable).
Objects and achievements of the Charity
The objects of the charity are
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the promotion of the arts, focused on but not limited to music, for the public benefit in East London through the provision of arts-based events and activities for the community at a very low cost or for free; and
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the promotion of the arts in education for the public benefit in East London through the provision of arts-based educational projects in the community; and
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the advancement of the arts through engagement with high calibre exponents of a range of performing and visual arts.
The main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects are the commissioning and premiering of new pieces, engagement with local youth music provision in performance projects, and the engagement with university level music making.
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
In this year, East London Music Group continued to build and extend its successful partnerships with Edinburgh Primary School, Waltham Forest Music Service and Queen Mary University.
ELMG has a long-standing commitment to educational and community music work and in the academic year 2023/24 continued the successful partnership with a Waltham Forest primary school that saw professional musicians work in the school on a variety of activities over the course of the year. This was the second full year of partnership and ELMG continued to build the school orchestra
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and formed a new choir after school. In addition, there were CPD sessions for teachers on delivering music lessons and performance classes for the children. ELMG were successful in raising the profile and importance of music in the school and enabled a number of internal and external performance opportunities for pupils.
ELMG collaborated with Waltham Forest Music Service in a large scale project named ‘Ensembles East’. ELMG worked with five schools in Waltham Forest to establish ensembles in each school before bringing everyone together in a largescale performance at the end of the year. This was in partnership with WFMS and the Senegalese artist Diabel Cissokho, who treated the children to a performance with his band. The ensembles all received bespoke arrangements from ELMG of Diabel’s songs, and after a short rehearsal, all performed together in a very successful large, multi school ensemble. The concert was a huge success and a fantastic external performance opportunity for the students with a world class musician.
ELMG were able to reconnect with the new Director of Music at Queen Mary University and restart delivery of their scholarship program for the students.
Reserves
The trustees consider that minimum level of general reserves that should be retained is £7,000
to meet expenses as they fall due. The general reserves at the year end were £18,785.
Approved by the Trustees on: 28/05/2025
Signed: SALLY GATWARD
Sally Gatward, Chair of Trustees
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EAST LONDON MUSIC GROUP
CHARITY NUMBER 1160841
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
| 2024 | |||
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| Unrestric ted £ Restric ted £ Total £ Receipts Grants 15,000 - 15,000 Fees 11,710 - 11,710 Donations 90 - 90 Other - - - Total receipts 26,800 - 26,80 0 Payments Website development and IT costs 441 - 441 Artists’ fees and expenses 7,950 - 7,950 Hire (inc venue hire)/licencing fees - - - Commission fees - - - Administration 3,257 - 3,257 Fundraising 548 - 548 Sundry expenses 242 - 242 Printing, postage and stationery - - - Advertising and promotion - - - Total Payments 12,438 - 12,43 8 Net Surplus /(defcit)for the year 14,362 - 14,36 2 Reserves 1 August 2022 4,423 - 4,423 Reserves 31 July 2023 18,785 - 18,78 5 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 JULY 2024 £ Current assets Bank 18,785 Total assets 18,785 Unrestricted reserves Note 2 18,785 Reserves 18,785 |
Unrestric ted £ Restric ted £ Total £ 15,000 - 15,000 11,710 - 11,710 90 - 90 - - - |
2023 Total £ 23,963 14,606 6,264 50 44,883 607 18,822 11,176 11,250 7,355 1,880 409 359 3,542 55,400 (10,517) 14,940 4,423 2024 2023 £ 4,423 4,423 4,423 4,423 |
2023 Total £ 23,963 14,606 6,264 50 |
| 26,800 - 26,80 0 |
44,883 | ||
| 441 - 441 7,950 - 7,950 - - - - - - 3,257 - 3,257 548 - 548 242 - 242 - - - - - - |
607 18,822 11,176 11,250 7,355 1,880 409 359 3,542 |
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| 12,438 - 12,43 8 |
55,400 | ||
| 14,362 - 14,36 2 4,423 - 4,423 |
(10,517) 14,940 |
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| 18,785 - 18,78 5 |
4,423 |
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The Accounts set out on pages 4 to 6 were approved by the Trustees on: 28/05/2025
Signed: SALLY GATWARD
Sally Gatward, Chair of Trustees
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EAST LONDON MUSIC GROUP
CHARITY NUMBER 1160841
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024
1 Basis of accounts preparation
The accounts are prepared on a cash basis with income being recognised when received and expenditure recorded when paid.
2 Charitable Funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.
3 Grants and donations received
During the year, an unrestricted grant of £15,000 was received from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
4 Related party transactions
During the year there were no disclosable transactions in respect of trustees, persons connected with them, or other related parties.
There have been no remuneration or expenses paid to any of the trustees during the current or prior year.
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EAST LONDON MUSIC GROUP
CHARITY NUMBER 1160841
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)
5 Comparative figures
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023
| Receipts Grants Fees Donations Other Total receipts Payments Website development and IT costs Artists’ fees and expenses Hire (inc venue hire)/licencing fees Commission fees Administration Audio visual Fundraising Sundry expenses Printing, postage and stationery Advertising and promotion Total Payments Net Surplus /(defcit)for the year Reserves 1 August 2022 Reserves 31 July 2023 |
Unrestric ted £ Restric ted £ Total £ 15,000 8,963 23,963 14,606 - 14,606 514 5,750 6,264 50 - 50 |
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| 30,170 14,713 44,88 3 |
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| 607 - 607 14,632 4,190 18,822 10,076 1,100 11,176 3,317 7,933 11,250 5,865 1,490 7,355 - - - 1,880 - 1,880 409 - 409 359 - 359 3,542 - 3,542 |
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| 40,687 14,713 55,40 0 |
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| (10,517) - (10,5 17) 14,940 - 14,940 |
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| 4,423 - 4,423 |
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS OF EAST LONDON MUSIC GROUP
Charity number 1160841
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 July 2023 set out on pages 4 to 6
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
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accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
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I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the
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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 examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
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connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the
Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
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I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to
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which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Signed: PATRICIA NICHOLSON
Date: 28 May 2025
Name: Patricia Nicholson, BA, FCA, DChA
Address: 30 Fitzwarren Gardens, London N19 3TP
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