2021-06-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01 July 2020 Period start date To 30 June 2021 Period end date Charity name: Worthing Symphony Orchestra (WSO)

Charity registration number: 1164531

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The Objectives of the WSO are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly musical education, and to encourage the arts, including the arts of music, drama, mime, dancing and singing.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The principal activity of the WSO for public benefit is usually the continuation of the annual programme of orchestral concerts at The Assembly Hall in Worthing. There would usually be eight concerts per season (September to April/May), one of which includes an additional hour-long free concert for local schools.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees of the WSO take due regard of the guidance in public benefit issues issued by the Charity Commission and believe this is reflected in the activities of the WSO.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	n/a
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	The WSO does not currently hold any investments.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The support for the WSO, i.e. the general management, administration, fundraising and so on, is all undertaken by the trustees and other volunteers. Without the efforts of these individuals, the WSO would cease to operate.
Other		The WSO's musicians are fully professional and self-employed, and are paid on a concert-by-concert basis. The marketing and graphic design activities are also paid on a similar basis. As a result, the orchestra has no paid employees.

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The Covid-19 restrictions have meant that WSO has been unable to put on any concerts during this reporting period. The only activity undertaken by WSO has therefore been the introduction and circulation of a free magazine - WSO Music Matters - in both digital and printed format, which has been circulated to our regular supporters and other interested individuals and organisations.
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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	n/a
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	n/a
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	n/a
Other		n/a

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Due to the enforced lack of activity and consequent lack of outgoings in the reporting period, the financial position is essentially unchanged and adequate pending resumption of activities.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The WSO does not have sufficient funds to warrant a reserves policy at the present time.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	n/a
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Due to the pattern of funding concerts, as the major activity of the WSO, it is not considered necessary to specifically allocate any of the funding held to a specific'reserves' category.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	The WSO has no uncertainty at the present time about continuing as a going concern on its current basis.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The principal source of funds for the WSO is the ticket sales for each public concert. Additional funding comes from grants, donations, sponsorship (particularly 'in kind' from Worthing Borough Council/Worthing Theatres) and from the membership of the Worthing Symphony Society (WSS).
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	n/a
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The principal risk facing the WSO is of maintaining and growing the audience numbers in order to allow the concerts to be financially viable, taking into account other sources of funding and the setting of ticket prices to be as affordable as possible.
Other		n/a

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted?	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions	Para 1.25	Appointed by existing Trustees
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	n/a
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	n/a
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	This CIO, the Worthing Symphony Orchestra, is supported by another charity, the Worthing Symphony Society (WSS).
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Worthing Symphony Orchestra
Other name the charity uses	None
Registered charity number	1164531
Charity’s principal address	4 Highdown Avenue Worthing BN13 1PU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Office (if any) 1 Paul Baker Chairman 2 John Gander Administrator/Treasurer 3 SallyGibbins 4 John Gibbons Musical Director 5 Sean McDonald Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Paul Baker	Chairman
	John Gander	Administrator/Treasurer
	SallyGibbins
	John Gibbons	Musical Director
	Sean McDonald
				the report was		approved
Director name
n/a

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
n/a

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf Ihe assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Detsils of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets Additional inforniation (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser nla Name of chief executlve or names of senior staff membèrs (Optional Infomiatlon) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non4isdosure of ke nla nel details Other o tional infonnation The WSO Trustees are grateful to all those volunteers who make it possible for the Orchestra to continue its concert programme. Wfthout that help. the WSO would not be able to continue. During this reporting perlod. although there have been no concerts, we are very appreciative toward those who have contributed to the content of our magazine and to those who have roduced and distributed it. Declarations Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Slgnature(s) Full namels) Posttlon (eg Secretary. Chair. etc) Paul Baker Chairman Date £ozL

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Recei tsand ents accounts CC16a For th• period To 01-￿3j Section A Receipts and payments Unr¢stri¢¢ed fund• Restricted Endowment fvnd• Total lund8 Last year Al R•cel 140 140 10 10 iO.L Tirjei So Gift s￿￿50T51￿p E¥wls $,1Q4 1,612 AR) 14•,962 InJurarKe & Fe M•ththThJ 8,677 1374 X1 Muilc Hire S￿IK)r O•syn & Pnrt Othtra Pw) TUTh P[w￿rn￿ 116A93 770 6,e85 141.034 A4 Asset and In¥￿tMe Sub tot 4fj4S 141.834 Net of r•¢elpWpayments) . AS Tw¥ntyfer4 bgtween fund• A6 Ca•h fund• I￿1 ywr end C•sh fvnds this y•ar •nd 4318 21.020 8,318 CCXX R1 ISSI

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