
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 2-APR-2021 To 1-APR-2022** 

**Charity name: Friends of Isca Linea Symphonia** 

**Charity registration number: 1163019** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governingdocument|Para 1.17|The object of the charity is to further the<br>musical education of young people for the<br>public benefit.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Supporting rehearsal and performance by the<br>orchestra; purchasing instruments, music and<br>equipment beneficial to the same; and<br>providing financial assistance to those young<br>people who would otherwise be unable to<br>participate.<br>Post-Covid, the format of rehearsals has<br>changed and the way the charity previous<br>supported these isn’t currently viable.  The<br>trustees had envisaged that they would revert<br>to the previous format, but this now seems<br>unlikely.<br>Performances are starting to return, and<br>opportunities to support these are likely to<br>increase again.<br>The trustees are considering alternative ways<br>the charity can support the public benefit, and<br>is not currentlyfundraising.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have considered the guidance,<br>consider that the charity current meets the<br>requirements, and continue to consider<br>opportunities to enhance the public benefit.|



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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The charity has a policy of providing grants to<br>cover orchestra fees of those otherwise unable<br>to attend.  However, in recent years this has<br>been in low demand and the trustees are likely<br>to reviewgrant-makingoptions once the|





|||charities normal activities resume after Covid-<br>19, with a view to expanding the numbers of<br>beneficiaries.|
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|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|The activities supported by volunteers remain<br>on hiatus for the time being.|
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## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|In a normal year, pre-Covid, the charity<br>supports orchestra rehearsal: providing<br>refreshments for participant and selling near-<br>cost t-shirts for performances.  It is also able to<br>provide financial assistance to participants<br>otherwise unable to afford the orchestra fees<br>and purchases of instruments, music,<br>equipment and subsidised performance and<br>travel costs for concerts.<br>However, while rehearsals have re-started,<br>post-Covid-19, the current format doesn’t map<br>well with the support the charity was<br>previously providing – this is being reassessed<br>by the trustees.|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|No fundraising was performed this year, due to<br>Covid.  A small amount was received from<br>regular monthly donations, primarily from one<br>of the trustees.|





|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The charity has built up a health balance, in<br>comparison to recent outgoings.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No specific policy, though the trustees feel that<br>the charity is holding more in balance than is<br>strictly necessary and are likely to aim to<br>reduce this balance by expenditure on<br>activities furthering the aims of the charity<br>once activities resume.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|No reserves required – but holding sufficient<br>balance to cover the costs of concerts ahead of<br>ticket sales is advantageous.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|The charity has no fixed operating costs and is,<br>therefore, not at risk of insolvency.  The<br>trustees will not authorise spending of funds<br>not alreadyinpossession of the charity.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|None.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|No concerns.|



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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution adopted on 13.07.15|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by existing trustees|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Friends of Isca Linea Symphonia|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1163019|
|Charity’s principal address|12 Greenfield,<br>Caerleon,<br>Newport NP18 3DN|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Nathan Stone|||Other trustees|
||CarlyStone|Treasurer||Other trustees|
||Alan Waters|||Other trustees|
||Paul L’Allier|Chair||Other trustees|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets None 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)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

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Friends of Isca Linea Symphonia                                            Charity Number 1163019 

## **Financial report for the period Apr 21 to Mar 22** 

This is the sixth full year of Isca being registered as a charity.  The previous year’s report has been added for comparison. 

For the year in question the charity made a loss of £35.  This was due to COVID-19 pandemic causing all rehearsals to cease which prevented any profits from tuck shop and tea & coffee sales. When rehearsals reconvened, a change of venue and arrangements also ceased sales of tuck shop and tea/coffee.  There was also a HMRC Corporation Tax fine to pay. 

We had £65 of donations. 



## Profit and Loss Report 

From Date 01/04/2021     To Date 31/03/2022 

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|||2020-2021|2021-2022|
||**Sales**|**£**|**£2**|
||Donation|56.11|65.00|
||T-shirt|0.00|0.00|
||Tea & Coffee|0.00|0.00|
||Tuck Shop|0.00|0.00|
|||56.11|65.00|
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||**Direct Expenses**|**£**|**£**|
||Music Costs|0.00|0.00|
||T-shirts|0.00|0.00|
||Tea & Coffee|0.00|0.00|
||Tuck Shop|0.00|0.00|
||Gwent Music(Historical Debt)|0.00|0.00|
||HMRC CorpTax Fine|100.00|100.00|
|||100.00|100.00|
||Gross[Profit/Loss]|-43.89|-35.00|
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||**Overheads**|**£**||
||General Expenses<br>Marketing (Logo)|||
||Net[Profit/Loss]|-93.89|-35.00|
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## Balance Sheet Report 

|Balance Sheet Report|||
|---|---|---|
|Date 31/03/2022|||
|**Fixed Assets**|2020 - 2021<br>2021 - 2022<br>£<br>£||
||2020 - 2021|2021 - 2022|
||£|£|





|||0.00|0.00||
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||**Current Assets**||||
||Cash at Bank<br>Cash in Hand|10,191.82|10,156.82||
|||49.69|49.69||
|||10,241.51|10,206.51||
||Total Assets||||
||**Liabilities**|£|||
||Total Liabilities|0.00|||
||Net Assets<br>Total Equity||||



