Faust Chamber Orchestra
Trustees’ Annual Report
From 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
Registered Charity England & Wales no. 1163070
The trustees are pleased to present their annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 August 2025.
CHAIR’S REPORT
This season the orchestra was dormant, without any scheduled activity.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The objective of Faust Chamber Orchestra (the ‘Orchestra’) is:
to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals, and by such other means as the trustees shall determine from time to time.
FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PRICING POLICY
The results for the year ended 31 August 2025 and the financial position as at 31 August 2025 are set out in the Annual Accounts prepared on the basis of receipts and payments. The financial year 2023-24 ended with an overall surplus of £1185, resulting from total receipts of £1185 and total payments of £0. Cash funds at the year end amounted to £26190.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS
The trustees serving during the year are set out below:
Countess Elizabeth Howe Chair Ms Klara Kan Treasurer Ms Helen Ecclestone Mr Mark Austin
| Faust Chamber Orchestra | Faust Chamber Orchestra | Faust Chamber Orchestra | Faust Chamber Orchestra | Faust Chamber Orchestra | 1163070 | 1163070 | ||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | ||||||||
| For the period from |
9/1/24 | To | 8/31/25 | |||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||
| Voluntary Income | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Donations | 850 | - | - | 850 | ||||
| Grants | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Gift Aid | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Income from Charitable Activities | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Ticket Sales | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Performance Fees | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Bank Saving Interest | 335 | - | - | 335 | ||||
| Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _ | 1,185 |
- | - | 1,185 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| Sub total | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | ||||
| **Total receipts ** | 1,185 |
- 0 | - 0 | 1,185 | ||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||
| Costs of Charitable Activities | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Musicians’ Fees | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Venue and Other Costs | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Support Costs | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | - 0 |
- | - | - | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) |
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| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | ||||
| **Total payments ** | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | ||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | 1,185 |
- | - | 1,185 | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 25,005 | - | - | 25,005 | ||||
| **Cash funds this year end ** | 26,190 |
- | - | 26,190 | ||||
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | ||||||||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | |||||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B1 Cash funds | Cash at bank | 26,190 | - | |||||
| - | - |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
27/06/2026
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| - | - | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Total cash funds | 26,190 | - | |||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | |||||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | ||||||
| B3 Investment assets | - | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | ||||||
| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
- | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | - | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Mark Austin | Mark Austin | ||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
27/06/2026
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CC16a Last year to the nearest £ - 1,050 - - - 1,916 - 190 3,156 - 0 - 0 - 0 3,156 - 1,700 - - - - - - - 1,700 - 0 - - 0 1,700 1,456 - 23,549 25,005 Endowment funds to nearest £ - -
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
27/06/2026
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- OK Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)
27/6/26
CCXX R4 accounts (SS)
27/06/2026
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