Charfty numbgr: 1164872
LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
UNAUDrrED
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
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Tru8t••8' R•port
Indop•ndont Ex•mlnorf$ Rfrport
Stat8m•nt ol Flnanclal Actlvltl•s
8al*nca Sh••t
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Notss to the Flnanelal Stalom•nts
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0otall•d In¢om• and Exp•ndtturn Account and 8ummarl••

LEICESTER CATHEDRAL PAUSIC FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The Truste￿ of the Leic851or Cattr￿dral PAusiG Foundalion we8ent thèir annual report for the year ended 31
Decembgr 2024 and confirm they compty with the requirements ￿ th8 Cha¥ilies Ad 1993, as amend￿ by the
CharitRs Ad 2￿]8 and subsequentty by the Chariiips Act 2011.
The financial statements have been prnpwed in accordance with the arcourrting pol￿18$ Set out in Ihe not88 to
the accounts and comply with the charitys goveming document. the Chariti88 Act 2011 and the ￿e¥ant version
ol the Statefflenl of Recommended Practice applKable to charities preparing their accounts in acc(Kdance with
tha Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republ￿ of Ireland {FRS 102).
OblectlV￿ and •ct5vltlo9
a. ObJo¢tl¥u ond alm•
Obl•¢ts
The ObjKts of the CIO are. for the pubk bw*fiL'
1. The advancemnl of edUc￿0Th in music by, tArt not rimthy to:
il The grantwig of scholarships and bursaries lo muxians. thoristers and clM)its'.
ii) The prowsion and maintena￿e irf music, InstrWne￿ WKI ¢Ah8rIacil￿'￿ frjr provNliig ft¥J8iC.'
iii} The training of musicians ch(xistws: and
N) Tha provision of musical and choral in schools. churches ?r#Y the wMl8r cOmm￿ty., a￿1
2. The advarKemgnt of the Chri¥tign in 8£cwdwKYJ wilh lh8 pre￿pts of the Chwch of England.
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THe YEAR ENDED 31 DecEMBeR 2024
Obl•dlva and actSvltle• (contlnu•d)
b. Revlow of a¢tlvttlo8 In 2024
Cathgdral Cholrs
Recruilmenl and Retention d Chor*ters Chtyd Scho*s
The fI￿t 'Be a Chorister lor a day e¥*nt since the &*hedrdl reopened place on 27 Pwril attracted 17
children. Thg gvenl con¢lLKled. nat with Choral Even50ng, but wilh a short concert attended by famili08. friend8
and anyone else wtrJ happened lo be in Ihe cath￿1rd and the change of format alkyw￿ a ¢hoi¢e of repertoire
better suited lo teginners. The calibre ol those singers was higher than we'v• ever ha¢1 previously, bul Bad
none sub8equenty came forward for auditK)n. Our approach to this aspect of recruitment b8 different in
2025.. followng 8 fflixlel lrialled by our Schc¥Jl¥' Choral Director Lucy Hawh at St Marfs. Nottingham. where she
runs the children's choirs, we plw to Tr￿1d $8S5ions fw prospe¢b* ¢horisters on a weekday when th¢ choristers
woukl be attending any*xy.
Over the ccyjm ofthè ￿Or ¢iW kws nim girls been rncNled diredly from our Dio&ng Schools, most
r8¢enty al the start of D￿eMber. Those children sang along$ide the Boy3 and J￿10r Gi￿9 at the Crib Seniice
on Christmas Eve all have tetumed in the Year. Betng able to ¢)ffer to ￿eT the cost of to and
from the Cathedral has enabled a number of chldren to lake part wouldn't othepmse have been abl8 to do
so.
Of the nine boys in the ch￿r at the start of 2024, four still in the choir at the end of 2024, of whom, on8 ha5
moved to Nv4VPOrt over the Christmas TVK batches of prctstioneT5 have started. four in
Seplember and six in December. the first ofwhich were admitted as Chcrfistern on 19 January 2025. Numbers in
the tws, choir a5 of 19 January are theT&ft>re.' sevén th￿l$tOrS plus six probalionern. One of the choristers wll
retire from singing treble jLrnt lJefoTe his 15th kn'rthday in Febnw. All but one of the remaining
chorister51probationers we of pr¥nwy-¥th¢Jd agg. ￿(1 nurrt)ws in exh S¢￿01 year are healthy.
Of 19 I￿lOr gid8 in thè choir at Ihe of 2024. nine There slill in the cholr at the erAI of 2024. TWD new
batches ol PTc&alioners weldgJ a k>tsl of $i¥ nv4 Singers. of whom one was admrtted a5 a Chorister on 19
January. Numbers in the junior girfs. as of 19 Jwuary are therefrye.. ten choristers plus fve probationers.
spread faity e￿LY across school years three to eight. girfs in eight will move lo the sgnior gids.
choir in the autumn, are singing regularty with senior gith on M￿dayS and have been invited to sing wth Senior
giris on Sunday3 when the jUn￿r girfs have a swwi¢e.
The onty Ch￿9& to the I'nerup of ￿ftgers am￿ ser)w)r and young scfflgmen was the
departure of two 8iXth4omi &ir18 lone to the organ Scholatship al Chrisfs College. Cambridge) and year eight
barilone8. One ¢hornl s¢hdar left after transferring to a drfferenl univer8ty and another 18 on a one-year
p*ement in Reading and will retum wi Septert>er 2025. Two fulktim8 choral schdars hav8 been ￿rUIt•d.
Tog•th•r Wlth L•lc•At•rCath•dral
Eight parish ¥i$it$ took pla￿ in 2024 and a number of parislw visited ¥thile the Cathedral was cb)sed retumed
for Choral Evensong. For one of these [In Apill, members of the choirs of th& parishos we had vis>t8d join8d
forces wth the Cathedral Choir to sing E¥ensrxfj. When one ol the choirs is singing away from the Cathedr81.
Evensong has still taken place at the Cathedral. often sung by a small 9￿P of songmen. 11 remains our
aspiration to b8 able lo pwde a four-part choir al trKI ¥grvio$ simultanewsly. but thi$ ￿lieS on sufficient
numbers of confident young songmen ccvning through ￿ Tanks, which, gNen th8 agfrprofikn of the boys. choir is
unlikely to be the case for wolher fve or six years. Eff￿'ent, timety aNJ accurate communication wth parishes
conliMe8 to P￿￿t ¢hallenges and ￿SUItS in moo tme h￿"r￿d to be spent on plannin9 the8e visits than ought
to b8 thè case (even taking into account the fact that th8 choir n¢M havo both haW4emi SuThJ8ys offj. but the
value of the¥e for our relalionshy wflh the wider dw)cese is recogni5ed.
Changes to th• Torn￿ of Engagom•nt of Aduft Songmon
Sinc8 sept￿nb￿r, the le￿$ of 8ngagement of adutts lolher than ch(Tr1 s¢h¢J1*5) 8in9 With the Cathedral
Choirs has changed. The per-seryKe rate has gone up to £40 (for a call of up to Iwo hours) and £45 (for a call of
up to tsvtrand-a-half hours} plus Pa￿lig rf needed. thereby bringing our rates in line other Pfovincial
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 310ECEMBER 2024
Obl•ctlves and ac11¥1￿￿ {contlnuod}
¢*h8drals such as Newcath and Manch8Stw. SKw8 indKate th￿'r aval*Aity lo sivJ via a Google Form and
are then booked on a pw4eryice basis. xcrAding lo what 18 required for any gini 8eMce. The dIffe￿nCe that
this has made lo the qualty of the ¢hoir has been nottsable and we have been abk to ts¢kle new repertoire
which wouhj p￿u91Y have been great a The Music Foundab'on has agreed to fund the extra cost of
this for an aveTage of ¢￿e alto, one ternr and one bass per seplice. We should aspire lo extend this lo of
gach part per seNce las is the case in Newcastle. Marthestef. Derby etc.). This change has resulted in a
number of high￿￿alIty musr¢Fan$ singirwJ with the ¢hoir mu¢h more frequontty than was previously the ¢ase and
w• hop8 to expand our furth8r by rates.
Slnglng les8ons
Currenlty all senior girfg. y)ung sc¥ynen and chtyal s¢hol¥s have singiNJ18sson8. fvnded by a dmalwjn to tl
Musie Foundation from Mary S•nworth. A number hwe done ABRSM and other 8￿5 wth great Su￿8$5 and
many pgrfonr*d al Leicester MusicF8St some retuming with silverware. It remains our ambition to roll out free
instrumental tuith?n to al boys and jun*)r girf ch¢xi8tets: the fundin9 (from the same donation) 18 there. and
rs*J'ons have started Y•ith the Barth Orcheth about Ithv rThght get that UP orKI runnlng.
¢on¢ort1
The Monday-bJnchtim• recital sertes resumed ir6 Janu￿ 2024. Among the perfomiers engaged are
Philharmonia Fellows. instrumentslists wbcpaliig in the Ph￿am10ft11 Orchestra's scheme for professionals at
the start oftheir careers. these con￿rts Ihemsefves have made aloss, that has been offset by inwme
from con¢8rt¥ where thè porfomws havenl been pwd a fee (Leicester-shire School$. Music servi￿ 8n$gmblgS,
Lei¢ostsr Cathedral Staff musicians, OsnabNck Youth Choir eto) and the 4nproved profile of the series that the
Philhamionia's invclvement has brought has drawn in new audienc* members.. in 2019 average attendance was
51. betrween January and October 2024 I was 60. Efficient. a¢¢urak and SYSt￿at￿ re¢ording of taking$ and
attendance numbers is an ongorKJ Bsu¢.
The choirs have done more concerts than in prev1￿$ one with Leicestershin Chornle. one for
Remembrance. and candlelit Christmas concerts for the wh)r gwls and songmen on their own, a t+
th the boys and junior girfs as wel (50th ￿nIversary d the gir15' choir and Christma5 concert V*4th Lèieesler
Syfflphony Orche8tra). The financial be￿rtS of t1￿. partKularfy where NJ paid extemal instrumentalists are
invofved, are obwous. but the quantity is nTh¥ such that vft c8nl get perfomiance licence exemptions for the
sgnior girts and young songmen aged 1>16. enlailiYJ more admin and more red lape.
Dlo81ng
This continu8s lo cperate in seven sch¢¥Ss. twghl by the Assh8tant Director of Music and the Schools Choral
Director. One sctr¥>)I left the prograw4ne at the end of 2024 for financial reasons and another would have had lo
do so. had wo not been ￿18 to secure funding for this academK y¢ar next from a small family charty. Even
the recent ¢hange of govemment Trsufts in irKreased fundiryJ for the state sect￿. il b8 a years before
that is f8lt on the ground and ￿ may find ou￿1￿$ needing to Subsidisg our work to a greater extent in the
meantimg. A signrfKant prowrthon of the money held ty the Music Fr￿nds￿On Is. in any case. restricted for this
purpose. 8Bcause the Schools Choral rh"rector wa¥ fflly able to accept a part4ime post need to appoint
new S¢hoob' Ch¢yal tire¢tor in 2025 in tyder lo fulfi our c4A YJatK)ns to the furnl&rs.
Publlc bgnefil
The charity trustees have conwlied with their duty to have due to the guidance on publio be￿fft published
by the Chanty COMMI￿ in exer¢ising their p￿￿erS ￿ duties.
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES. REPORT {CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
A¢hlovomonts and prfovmanco
. Achl•v•m•nts
The Charrtable Incorp)raled Org8nisalMM (CIO) fundrases prtimrity throLtgh insts'lutions, trust and foundations
together wrth event-baged fundratsing and indr￿dUd don*ions. The CIO does not engage in cokJ4allino or
street￿sed fvndraising an(J all adriit*$ undertaken are direw monriored and conlrollEd by thè Trustees. It
has not re￿1¥8￿ any complaints in the >par in connection with Ihe propriety of its fundraising. Th8 charity is
aware of the need lo protect vuknw&)fe donors and in the smal number of cases where this 15
applicable it does 80 through theirfamlies.
Th• CIO has reuived funds iotal'r¥J £42,625 from trusts r<KI indrlhluals, vKluding grants of £20,000
from the National Schwls SiTrJwvJ Programm. f20.(M)O from the Rank FLwMlatth and a donation of £2,000
from the Nugee Foundati¢)n.
The interest gamgd investrwrts totalled £18,852, £9.805 was transferred to thB Music Scholarship
Fund to support Choral Scholarships. with the rernainder supporting th8 general wort( of the foundation. Eight
Choral Scholars ha7n been appothtid for the 2024r25 Yew.
Flnincl•l r•vlv
•. Fln•nclal posltlon
Al the ￿r-end. the unrestrKted funds a cash baknce ol £136224, debtors of £28,195, outstanding
creditors of £61.158 and an overall balartt crf £103.261.
The restricled funds had a cash balan¢e of£153.535. an wwestrrnnt bala1￿ of£39.435, outstar￿ing creditors of
£3,230 and an overal balance of £189.740.
The endth￿wrt lunds had an overnll bdance of£455.054 wh￿h are all held in CCLA investments.
b. R•sorY•s polky
The Trust8es ￿￿5*dor that ￿ ¥proprth IMI of Unrestr￿ res8rv85 shO￿d be sufficiènt to coNw any
Govemance Costs, around £4,41KI. The current Iwlel of unrnstricted reserves, £103,261, coml¢)rtebly ex¢eed$
this amount and this is available lo devek*p the worft of the Choir. the continuation of the DYJSing programme
and the salary oflhe Assistant Dife¢tor ol Musi¢.
StnKtuM, gov•man¢• and managom•nt
a. Governlng sta￿10
Leicester Cathedral Music Foththtion is a Chartable IncorrA)rated Organ18at￿n (CIO) whose only voting
members are its charity I￿￿tee8. It was on 5 Nov8mber 2015.
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
StN¢tUrn, gOV0rn4n¢o and manag•mMt (contlnu•d)
b. Organl•atlonal structhrn
The Musi¢ Foundation B crf $wJnrfieanl importance in supporting Chapter ar￿ particularty the College of Canons
lo achi8ve its aims and it uses the staffing tesources of the Cathedral lo meet these. The trustees meet regularfy
lo have oversight of rts fvndraising activitie5 and annudty lo rewve the report and ac£ounts prepared by the
Administrator and Finance Manager. The day lo day cw*ion is carried out by the Cathgdtal slaff and senior
leom. in ¢lose ¢￿S￿ltat￿￿ with the Trustees T*tho meet on a regular basis, and wth the College of Canons,. th&
C*hedTal Cha*r rerAives updat8s at of its m•etin98.
c. Rlsk managem•nt
The main purpose of the chwity ￿ to raise rn￿eY to enat48 the and Chapter of Leicester Cathedral to
aC￿e¥¢ ts purpose as dewbed in the objects of the charity. The Trustees are in fundraising activ((￿5
with other staff from tho cahadral and in this way have direcl inwt to the development of strategies and their
iM￿err1enl8tio￿. The Trustees are • wNare of their responsibiltss wrth regard lo the money raised and thal
il is to be used for the wrpose g¥en. TW ha%Y establisw controls to mW8 any risks li the Ireatmenl
of funds.
11 is thg Ch¥er that would commission any expenditurt ￿ there10￿ any risk would fall to them. In making
deusions to commit to woth in the Cathedral the Chapter need to bg mindful of the ne8d lo ensu￿ that
funds exist either Irom the Music FouTrJaion or olher source&
The Foundation op¥ate$ within the Safeguarding PoI￿Y and procedu￿ ol Lei¢*ster Cathedral which is
constrLKtgd using the Churth of Enq￿d National Safeguwding Policy and Procedures adapted to this l¢xal
Cathedral ccmtext.
The Trustees consider that tho dwily has rnserves to eontinue to meet its charitable objectives.
Rof•r•nc• and admlnlstrallv• d•talls of th• Ch•rlty, its trustws and advis0
Trust••*
Canon Pmf R knn. Chair
J Grett
Mr P Leech
Mr T R Hercock Chair l(leceased 30 Jultr 20241
Th8 Very Re%Thl K¥gn R¢Kxns
Charfty rnglstsrod
numbgr
1164872
Prln¢lpal offic•
Cathedral Office
Sl Martin$ Hwse
7 Paacock Lane
L￿cester
Leicestershire
LE1 SPZ
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL IIUSIC FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED
FOR THE YeAR ENDED 31 DEceMBeR 2024
Ind•pendent oxamln•r8 Ha￿0£ LLP
10 Queen Street PLxe
London
EC4R 1AG
Bankws
Bardays Bank pk
1 . 3 Hay)nathel TtrAer8 Branch
Humber5tone G
Leicestsr
LE1 1WA
Soll¢ltorn
Re¥d T MA (Cart*))
Lwtham and Co Sor￿1
Charrfwood House. 2 For￿ Ro
Leicester
LE113NP
Admlnlslrntor
Jonathan Ke￿ (To 31 P&wch 2024}
Chiel Executive. Diocesan Secr*ary and C*hedral Administrator
Richard (From 1 Aw4 2024)
Chief Opw*irvJ oifKer- L￿eSter Cathedral
Flnance Managor
Trevor Peel
Chief FinwKial Offw- Lo￿•81er Cathedral
Inv•8tm•nt Manag•rn CCLA InvestThth manag￿r￿rt Ltd
1 Angel Lan&
LorKlon
EC 4R &48
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED>
FOR THE YEAR eNOED 31 De¢EMBeR 2024
Stat•m•nt of Trusts•s' responslbllltl••
The Trustees are responsbl8 for prepwrng the Tntstees. Report and the finarKHI statemnts in accordance with
applie￿Ie law and United Kingdom Aceounling StaTrJards (United Kinuwjom General￿ Accepted Accounting
Pr￿t￿0).
The applicable to chanties n Englarnl & Wale8 requires the TA￿8$ to prnpare fina￿la1 statements lor
each financial year wh￿h give a tr￿ and fair of the Stale of affairn of the Charity and of its incoming
resoutces and appli¢*ion of re$wr¢es. indudwig ts income and expenditure, for that peiiod. In preparing these
rinancHI statements, the Tw5teos are requir8d to:
¥81gct 5uitsble accounling ￿li)eS and then ap#y them consistenty,
obserye the methods and prnciples of the Charitns SORP IFRS 1021.,
make judgements and xcounting frstimates that we reasonable and prudenl..
stale whether applicable UK Accounting Standanls (FRS 102) have been f(klryHed, subl￿t to any matsrial
departures dwh)sed and explained in the fin￿cial SIatar￿nts.'
prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inwpropriate to wesum that tho
Charity wll continue in business.
The Tru5toe5 are Tesp(Thibl8 for keeping *leqL* a￿jU￿b"n9 r8uxds thal ara sufficient to sh¢yw arid 8XF4ain
the ChariV$ tranSa¢t￿n$ *d di￿1030 with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial poslion of the Charty
and ena￿e them lo ensure that Ihe finanaal statements comply with the chariti￿ Act 2011, Charty
{Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the pro￿$10n9 of the Trusl deed. Tlw are also responsible for
safeguarding the assots of the Charty and he￿8 lor1￿"￿ wea6onabb& 8tep$ forthe prevention and detection of
fraud and other irregularitie5.
Approved by order of the oflhe boord clTntslees on 28 Ociobw 2025 and signod on their beham by:
Canon Prof R Alllgon
(Trusloel
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL IAUSIC FOUNDATION
INDEPENDENT EXAMINEKS REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Indep•ndgnt Examlnorfs Report to th• Tn*t••• of L•kutsr Cath•drnl Foundatlon (Ih•
CharWI
rep(xt lo the charity Trustees ￿ rny examinatKm of the acctyJnls of the Charity for Ihe yaar ended 31
December 2024.
Respon￿bIllI10¥ and Ba•ls of Report
As the Trustees of the Charity a￿ responsknle for the pryation of tho accounts in accordance wilh th•
raquiremenls of the Charities Act 2011 ￿h0 2011 Acr).
I report in respect of my examina￿￿ of the Charity$ accounts carried out under $a¢tw)n 145 of the 2011 Ad and
in carrying out my examinakn'on I have fol(y•Rd the applica)b8 Directions gvlen by the Charity Crynmission under
section 145(5)(bl of the 2011 A
Indopgndonl Examln•rfs St•tsm•nl
Your attention 15 drawn to the fact that the Charrty ha¥ prepared the a¢¢ounl$ in a¢¢ordan¢e Accounting and
Reporting by Chanties: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities prgparing th8ir accounts in
accordance with the Fir￿n￿al Reporiin9 StaNlard appkable in t￿ UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in
preference to the Accounting Reporting by Charities". Statemènt of Recommended Prxtice issued on 1 April
2LK$5 which i¥ referred to in the exlant TegulatMs bLrt ha5 begn withdT8¢m.
l understand that this has bwi done in order lor the accounts to pro¥id¢ a arxl tair vltsw in a¢cordancè with
the Generalty Accepted Accounting Practice effectNe for rewting perrods beginning on or after 1 Janlsary 2015.
I have completed my aXw￿a￿.(￿. I conffimi Ihat no mallers have come lo my attention li connection *ith the
examination giving me cause lo beli￿ that in ￿ material resp
accourling records were kept in re¥pecl ol the Charty as required by Secti￿ 130 of thg 2011 Act,. Dr
accounts do not acconl wilh ItrK￿e records: or
the *¢ounts do not cornpty with ts appk4)k requirements conceming the fomi and c<Jnlent of
accounts set out in the Charities (Acawnts and Repots) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a Irue and fairf which is not a matter considered as part of an independent
examination.
I have no ¢on¢em5 ar￿ have come across ￿ other matters in connection ￿ryth the examination to which
altention shoukl be drawn in this report in order io enable a propgr understanding of accounts lo be reached.
Stgned.
Adam Halsey FCA
Haysmac LLP
10 Queen Street Haco
London
EC4R 1AG
31 October2025
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LEICESTER CAThEDRAL IAUSIC FOUNDATION
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR E14DED 310ECEMBER 2024
Total
fund$
2024
Tot
rund$
2023
funds
2024
funds
2024
fvnds
Incom• and
•ndowm•nts from:
Donations and18gxi80
Invgslmwts
78,386
18.862
211,309
15,856
11.794
Total Incom• and
endowrn•nts
63,794
227.165
Expondllure on:
Raising furKIs
Charl1￿10 actr4rti85:
Charitable activities
other running costs
Ot￿r charitable
1.088
4.PA1
82.229
151, 192
5,138
67
1,022
Total •xp•ndltur•
9.108
78.543
87.651
160,418
Net
Incomellexpendllurn)
I￿lOre net galns on
Investmenls
Nel gain$ on
investments
31336
124,7491
7A87
66,747
7.187
7NO
29.6T5
Net movem•nt In
fund•
31336
124,1061
7,187
15,417
96.422
R•conclllatlon of
lund¥:
Totd funds brought
forward
Not movement in fuThJ$
213046
(24,106)
447,867
7,187
n2,638
15817
636.216
96,422
336
Total fvnds c•rrl•d
ft*Thvard
103.261
189.740
748.065
732.638
The Statement of Finan(aal Aclimtss includes al gans and kxses feco9nised in the year.
The note¥ on pago$ 11 to 24 frKm part oflh8se financigl statemeth.
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEhlBER 2024
2024
2023
Flx•d as8•ts
Inveslnwl$
486,660
486.660
Current a890ts
Debtor5
Cash at bank WKI in h¥rKI
10
28.195
289.759
6. 7T1
278.551
317.954
28&3Y2
Credittys.. ￿OUnt$ falling due withtii one
year
11
(H388)
(39.344J
N•t currnnt a••ets
253M6
245.978
70ts14$80ts Iw cumnt Ilablltles
748mS
732,638
Total not as••ts
748J155
732.638
Charfty fund•
End(MThenl funds
Restricted funds
Unre$lTiCted fvnd¥
12
12
12
456￿51
189.740
103361
447,867
213.846
70.925
Tolal funds
748.055
732,638
The financlal slatements were aprKo*d and auth￿￿ lor issue by the Trustees on 28 Odober 2025 and
gned on th•ir bèhaw by.
J th(L.
Canon Prof R Alllson
(Tntstee)
The notes on pages 11 to 24 form part ofthese financial
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LEICESTER CATHEORAL MUSIC FOUNt)ATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
G•n•r¥l Informatlon
Leicester Cathedral Fopx¢dation is a Charitth Organi5ation (CIO) r8gi518r8d in
England and Wales. whose onty voting members are if8 trustees. The charitys registered number is
1152990 and the Company Tegstration number is CEO(X￿O. Th principal address of the charity 15 Sl
Martins House, 7 Peac(K* Lane. Leicester. LE1 5PZ .
The ￿n￿CIal statements are presenled in slthling is the functK)nal curTery ol the chatTiy and
rounded to the Mare81 £.
The significant accoLmting pckns a￿&•d in the of financial ststem8nts are set out
beky*. These polic4es ha¥e been consist￿ty 8A)led lo all yèars presertted unless olhepwise stated.
The financial statements cover the indNKILHI ffitty.
The enlity constitutes a b￿8fft ￿tity as defrnd by FRS 102.
A¢Muntlng poll¢l•s
Z1 Bag13 of prep•rntlon of financl•l statw
The financial stslements ha¥e been prepared in aCCo￿ance wlh the Charities SORP (FRS 102) -
Acc(wnting and Reporting by Chariti95'. Statement ol Rectynnwded Practice applicable to charities
preparing they accounts in accordance wilh Ihe Finwcial Reporting Standard ¥plicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) (effectr¥e 1 January 20191. the Firwncial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Irdand IFRS 1021 and the Charities Act 2011.
The financial Stateme￿ haw bgen prnpared to give a and fairf vi8w hav8 departed from
the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulati(￿3 2LK)8 onty to the exlent required to prowde a 'lrue
and fairf view. This departurn has inNdved following the Charities SORP IFRS 102) published in
Octob8r 2019 rather than th8 Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended
PraclKe dfective from 1 AP1￿ 2005 which has sirKe b8w withdrawn.
Leicester Cathedral FcNJndation meets the definikn'on of a pubh'c benefrt entity under FRS 102.
Ass8ts and I1￿111￿10S are 1n1tkn￿ty reccgnised * histori¢al Mst or tronsa¢tion value unless otherwise
stated in the relevant accounting fv.
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LeKesTeR CATHEORAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2024
Accountlng pollclos (contlnu•d)
2.2 Incom•
In¢ome is recogni8ed when the charity has entittem8nt to the funds. any ￿rf0Mian¢e conditions
attach8d to the it•m(sl of income been mrt it is wrknb18 that Ihg incom8 be received, a￿j
the amount can be measured reliabty.
In¢ome Irom and dh•r gran15 **thr"capitaf' grarts or'revenue" grants 1$ o¢ognl$8d
when the charity has entitlement to the funds. any p8rforynance conditions attached to the item(s1 of
income have been me( rt 15 probaAe that the inc4)me be recei¥od and the •nount can be
measured reli*Trty and 1$ not doferred.
For legaci8s, enti￿0fflent is taken as the earfw oflhe dats ￿ whKh eit￿r.
- The charity is awa￿ that probate ha8 been grnnted
. The estate has been fin￿ls￿d and ￿tIficatIOn has been made by th8 8￿￿￿$) to tl* charfty that
o dISt￿￿t￿)n will be m*te
Receipt of a legy in whole or in part. is only considered probabl8 when the ￿OUnt can be
measured reliably. and Ihe charity has been notrfied of the executorfs Interti￿ lo make a (thslribution.
Where legacTes have been notified to thè charity. or the tharity is aware of the granting ol probate.
and the crrteria for incone reC4)gnit￿ have not been mel thgn the legxy ig treated as a conting8nl
asset disdosed rf material.
2.3 Expendlturn
Liabil'kn'es a￿ fecffjnised as expendilure as %x)n as th8r8 is a legal or constructive obligation
commitling tho eharty lo that expenditure. it is prrl)able that a trwsfer of econom￿ benefrts wll be
required in settlement the rnnt of the c4>ligation C￿ be measured reliabty. Expendf(ure 18
accounted for on an accwals basis and has been ¢lawf*d under headings that aggregate all ￿$1
related lo the category. Where costs cannot b8 dir8cty attributed to particular heading5 they have
bgen alkjcated to actNthes on a basis consistent with the use of resouw. Expenses are accounte¢l
for inclusr¥e (whwe apphcabie) of any VAT *thich G￿n01 be recovered.
2.4 Intsr¢st r•celvable
Interest on funds held on deposrt is thduded when recer¥able wd the amount can be measured
reliabty by the Chgrity, this is normally w nOtIf￿8￿n of the interest paid or payable by the
Institut￿ with the lund8 are deposrted.
2.6 T￿allOn
2.6 Inv•stm•nts
FLKed asset investments are a fo￿ of finanoal instrument and are initi'alty recogntsed al their
Iranwtion ¢ost and subsequenty rn8￿￿d at fair value ai the 8alance Sheet date, unl8ss the value
cannot be measured réliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment. Investmenl gains
d losses. wwher reali5ed or unrealised. a￿ coThkned and wesented as 'Gain¥l{Losse$) on
investments, in Ihe Stat￿t of Financial Actviilig5.
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE HNANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Accountlng pollcle8 (contlnued)
Z7 1)ebtorn •nd Cr￿lt0￿ r•colvablo I p•y•bl• *llhin ¢)n• y•ar
Debtors and credttor5 With ￿ stated interest rat8 and receiyabk or payable within one are
¢orded at IrwactA)n pit8. Any kJsse8 ansing from iwent afe recognised in gXP8ndiluro.
18 Cash at ￿nk and In hand
Cash at b?￿k and in haThl includes cash and 3hort4e(m htyhly liqu*J investments with a short maturity
of three months or IBSS the d*e of acqui5rt*)n or openiNJ olthe deposit or simiFaT account.
2.9 Flnancl•l In•lrnmont8
The charity has chosen to adopt th• 11 and 12 of FRS 102 in respect of financial
instruments.
Basic financi81 assets. irKluding trade and other debtorn cash and bank balance5 arg initially
recognised al transactton pite. unles8 the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where
the transaction 1$ measured * tho pr￿nt vakn (rf the fuiure receipts discounted al a martet rale of
interest.
At the Bnd of each rewling perNJd financial assets measured at wnorlisod cost arg assessed for
¢)bjg¢tive emdenee of impaimert If an a$set k8 imp8Yed the rnpaimwnt loss is the difference
befv￿n the carying amount and thg pr8senl ￿u8 of th8 estimated cash flows discounted at the
assefs original effedNe interest Tata The loss is recognised in thè S&￿ement of financial
actMtie8.
financial a5s8is, Investm￿ in equty instruments wh￿h are nol subsidiaries,
associates OT joint vgntures. we in*￿￿￿ measured at fa'T value. whith 1$ ncrnlly the transaction
price.
SuGh assets are subsequently carried at fair vatue and the thanges in fair value are re￿niSed in the
income $tateTh*nl, except that investm8nts ¥1 equty in$lrunknl$ that are not publicty traded and
whose lairvalues cannot be measured reli*ty arn measured at C05t18S5 impawmenL
8a$i¢ finanoal I￿u￿1n9 b* and otI￿r ¢reditor8. are recognised at transaction
prKe. unless the arrangement constitutes a financing tran$actiM. where the debt inslrumnt is
measured at the present value of the future ￿ceIpts discounied at a market Tale of int8re8t.
Tr•Je ¢r&lit(xs are ob&gatiM$ to pty It* or $er4ti8 that have been acquirnd in the ordinary
course of busin8ss from SUPF4iers. Accounts payable are tlas$if*d as currenl liabilities rf payment is
due within one Year or less. W not. flw are presented as non￿Urrent liabilities. Trade creditors are
recognised inilialty at p￿e and 5ubsequentty measured at amortised cost using t
effgctive interest meth¢xl.
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Accountlng pollcl•A (c(•ntlnu•d)
110 Fund acwuntlng
General funds are unrestricled funds are Wdilabl& for use at the discretion of the Truste0$ in
lurtheran¢e of gwwol Objecti￿ of the Ch￿lty and whth have ncl been designated for other
purposes.
Destgnaled funds comprise unrestricw funds that been set asidg by th8 Trustees for parti¢ular
purposes. The and use of e¥h deswated fund WJ sel out in the notes to the financial
statements.
RestrKted funds are funds which are to bg used in accordarKe with sp9cffic restr￿li0n$ imposed by
(knnors or wthi¢h have been raised ty the Charity for pa￿'Cular purwges. The costs of raising and
Iministsrirwj suth funds aT8 cwed against the Specific lund. The aim arKI use of each restricted
fvnd is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
InVeStrr￿ inc(m)e. gwns kts9es are alAK*ed to the approwiate fund.
Incom• Irorn donatlons and l•gacl
Unrostrfthd Rostrl¢tsd
nds
fund#
2024
Total
funds
2024
2024
Donations
12.302
20,0]0
11302
20,000
42.625
Legacie5
Grants
Gift ald
42.000
1.459
34,388
42,000
76,386
Tot81
funds
2023
funds
2023
lunds
2023
Donations
Granls
Gift aid
1&932
128,546
144.478
1.613
218
6.831
17.545
193. 764
211.309
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LEICESTER CAThEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
MOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Inv••kn•nt Incomo
Unvwtrlct•d R•#trfcl•d
fvnds
funds
2024
2024
Total
funds
2024
Income from property INpstn￿tS
Income from listed lwestrrn
4.470
7.324
8,806
10.046
11,794
18.852
Total
nds
2tY23
2ff23
2023
Income frcm property inveslments
IncLvne from b'stsd ￿Vestn￿Trts
2430
6.833
9.ff23
7,183
4,270
11.586
15.856
Anatysl* ol •xp•nd1￿rn on charflabl• actlvltles
Sumrnary by fund ty
Unr•8trlcl•d Restrlcted
fund*
2024
Total
2024
2024
Chartsble ac¢ibib'e5
9.108
87,651
Unrnslrfcterl Restiict8d
funds
23
Total
2023
2023
Charitable xknvities
14632
140,698
159.330
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Anaty519 of •xp•ndltur• by acllvh
AGtivbti
undertaken
dlroctty
2024
Support
costs
Totsl
funds
2024
Chaiitabl8 adivibes
83,251
4.400
87,651
AcbvitBs
IMx*rtaken Siw
¢osls
2023
Total
fimds
2023
2023
Chartable
154. 192
5, 138
159,330
Indepond•nt •xamln•rf8 r•mun•ration
The independent examinefs remunetalion to an indewdenl examiner lee of £2,400 (2023 -
£2,400).
Trust••s' r•mun•rntlon and •xp•n••s
During th8 year, no Trustees any remuneration or other benefrts f2023. £NIL).
During th• year tsMded 31 Decembw 2024. no Tn￿ expenses been In￿rred (2023. £VIL).
Employ•wJ
Excluding trustees, there were no for the th¥ty durirvJ the current or prior year. As the charity
does not employ Staff there were no staff or key management remuneration costs.
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL IAUSIC FOUNDAnoN
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
FIX￿ ass•t Invest￿ts
Ll8tod
Inv••tm•nts
Co¥t or valuatlon
At 1 January 2024
Revaluations
7,829
At 31 Dece[￿8r 2024
N•t book valu•
At 31 December 2024
494,489
At 31 December2LY23
486,660
10. D•btor•
2023
wlthln one y•ar
Othei debtoryJ
28,195
6,771
28,195
6,771
11. Crndltor8'. Amounts falllng duo *lthln on• y••r
2024
2023
Amounts owed lo paMI
other creditors
50.386
14.002
27,522
11,822
64.388
39,344
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATK>N
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
12. St•t•m•nt of fufftd•
stat•m•nt of funds - ¢urrnnlyMr
Balan¢0 at
31
GaIn￿ D•cember
ILossts)
2024
Balance •t 1
January
In¢om• Exp•ndlturo
Unr•Btr1C￿ funds
General Funds- all fund8
70.925
19.108)
103.261
Balanc• al
31
GaITr￿ D•c•mb•r
Inc(•m• Exp￿lturn ILos¥e¥)
2024
Bal•nc• at 1
January
Endowment funds
Aldern￿ Ne￿On Trust
Ouseley Trust
FrierKls of Cathedral Muxic
Choral Scholar Fund
Thomas Topps Charity
FiierKls of Cath8dral Music
FrierKl$ ol tho Cathedral IAu¥tc
ADM Fund
Ousley Church Music ADM
Fund
102Y7
42.902
(227)
2,146
102.720
154
1.688
2,970
34,166
70,982
148,674
69,394
145.704
36.091
387
36,478
16.827
169
16,996
447,167
7.187
Balanco at
31
Galnsl D•combor
(L0>5es>
2024
January
2024
Incom• Expendlturn
RH￿cted fund5
Music Scholarship Fund
Choif Scholwshy Fund
lan Warren Award
Assistant Dir8rt￿ of MUB
Fund
DioSirKJ
Rank Foundation
38,710
38,792
3.060
(17.$911
30,923
39,435
3,060
(1.9W)
2,OlXI
20.0(rf
2,000
9,386
16.OfA
126.668)
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LEICESTER CATHEORAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
12. Stat•m•nt of lunds (contlnu•d)
Statement of fund*- currmt yo•r Icontlnwl
Balan￿ at
31
GaIn￿ December
Incoffl• exyndllur• ILosse5)
2024
B•lanc• at 1
January
NatMJnal Schools Singing
Pr&3r￿me
S•nworth
Ouselty Trust 2
Old Choristerfs Assoc
18.647
93.939
2,000
2,664
(16A23)
113.395)
(2.000)
(516)
22,324
80,544
2,078
213
$3,794
8W)
189,740
Total of funds
732,638
187.6S1)
7,830
748,OS6
Pag8 19

LEICESTEft CATHEORAL IALISIC FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
12. Stat•m•nt of funds IGOlltlnu•d)
Regtrlctod Funds
Muslc Scholarnhlp Fund
The fund re¢eNes irK(yne e*ned fr(xn the MdrI￿ fiJThls dedThted to music w*d scholor5hips.
Cholr Schol•rnhlp Fund
For payment ol Chorister scholarnhips. thL8 fuTrJ was previously hekl by the Cathedra and was previously
krthyn as the BE Furvj. GT Fund ar￿ Akn Ntrth Furnl.
Alan Warr•n ATArd
To be gNen at the discntion crf the Th'rndor of to swng pwple {und8r 1851 sing in tP
Cathedral Chw. The aw¥d is to $LPWt mu¥al d¥4e10￿X•rt for those who play wolin, viol4 collo or
do￿ bass.
Tho Gr•nd Pl•no Fund
The sole puryhxe ofthe fund i¥ to purthw a gr•)d pl￿0 lor the Cathedral suitable for
pn)fessional concert use.
Th• Cath•drnl Musl¢ Tn4t
The grant rwAr48d into this fund IB forthe 2023r24 Academic and is mairty frtused on Diosing.
Amlstant Olr•ctor of Mu¥l¢ Fund
The ￿turn on the investment in the Friends of Cath&lral Music ADM Fund is ahxaled to be used
towards the safary of the AS￿Stant Director of Mus
Rank Foundatlon
This fund is towards the cost ol eXp￿ding the DN)Sing prograrTwn8 by LeKoster C*hedral. This grant
8nables th8 Foundation to support the employment of a fvrt￿r member of musi¢ stsff. whose job wll be
principalty to defiver Diosiry. but wil also be available lo assist thith training of chDrtsters in supporting
skills {aural, th•tyy) and to cCffld￿1 the Ch(m￿ on o(xa5itin.
Natlonal Schools Slnging Programm•
Thi5 fund is toward$ tho ¢ost of eynding the Diosing progranwm run by Leicester C*hedTal. This grant
enables the Foundation to support the eMplO￿ent of a further member of music staff, whose job wll be
prinCip￿ty lo (ieliver Dx)SiThJ. but also be wail*le lo assist with training of choristers in supporting
skills (aural. theory) and to COnd￿t the choirn on OCC8SiDn.
Samworth
This fund is to provide for choris￿ belween lh8 •Je$ 13Q1 ¢an be used toward8 the cost of
singing lessons. instnmnenl leS￿n8, the prowsp)n of chapep)nes and Ihg $￿POrt of ¢horisters who wouhl
be unable to particwaie in the ¢*or w7U￿￿t finan¢1￿ assistance.
Ous•l•y Tru•t 2
This fund was gp*n in 2023 and thè iNyJme 18 to be u8ed lor Ch(xal SchOl￿￿A￿jA sw¥Jers fees.
Old Chorlstgts Ajsoclallon
This fund arose from the closure of the As8cKi*K￿ arHI to be used to $UpF￿ the wellbeing of
Choristers.
Revealed
This fund has been e8tabfi8hed to financiolty suppryl the reordering proje¢l for Le￿$ter Cathedral
ILei¢ester Cathedral Revealed). ft was created for donations that had r8ceN8d towards t
continued pmrysion of music as part ol this pr(yect.
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATlChY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR TrIE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
12. Stat•m•nt of fund• Icontlnu•dl
Endowm￿ Fund8
Aldorm•n Nowton Trn•l
This lund was gNen in 2008 aThl the income IB io bo used frjr Choral Schol8rship¥.
Ouseley Tru*t
This fund w•s gNen in 2008 and the incATh is to be used for Choral Scholarships.
Frl•ndG of Cathedral MU￿¢ cl￿￿1 S¢hol•r Fund
Thi$ lund arose as a result of a grant from th8 Friends of Cathedral Mu¥1¢ and the in¢ome wll be u8ed to
provide Choir sC￿ar$I￿p$ in future years.
Thomas Topp• Charlty
Thi$ fund represents a hist￿￿ er1dc￿ent datsw from 1874. The incom8 is used towards ch￿al
Scholarships.
Frt•nds ol Cathedral Mu¥lc
This fund was given in 2016 hekl by th• Call￿￿￿1 as a r8slrKtsd fund. Once moved to the
Foundation. an Endtrrnl Fund was set up and ￿ interest from thi¥ is toward¥ the general work of the
Foundation. In 2020 as part of the closure of the GT Player Chariiy further funding wa5 gwen to Support
the work of the MUSK Foundati￿.
Frf•nd8 of Cath•dral IAu*lc ADhl Fund
Established ltrwaTd$ the end of 2013 following a grant from the Friends of Cathedral Musi¢ the return on
the Invest￿nI is to b8 used trywards the of the Assislant Dir￿lOr of Music.
Ou8•l•y Church Muslc ADM Fund
An addrtional fund e$lablished lo suprxjrt the role of Ihe ￿￿$tant Dir•GtcY of Music.
Sl•t•m•nt of funds- prlor y•ar
Balance al
31
Gal￿ D8camber
Exp6nditurg (Losses)
2023
Ba18nce al
1 January
Unrnsirlct•d funds
General Fund
6a460
21.816
f19.351J
70.925
Endowm•nt funds
Aldeman Nthrton Trust
Ou8eley Trust
Friend$ of Cathedral ￿￿siC
Clwal Schol¥ Fund
Thoma8 T(pp8 Charly
Friends of Cathedral Mus
FrEnds of the Ca￿￿ra1 Mu
AOM Fund
98. 150
40.902
4. 798
102,948
42.902
1,493
6.015
11.124
34,￿2
69,394
145. 704
63.379
134.5
34.768
1,3r2
36,090
Pa9e21

LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECÉMBeR 2024
12. Statsmont ol funds (contlnued)
statem￿ of funds. wlor y•ar (condnu•dl
31
Gam￿ D6combg1
1 January
2023
Ousloy Church Music ADM
Fund
16.258
16,827
420,546
27.321
447.867
R••trlcted fund•
Musk Scholarship Fund
Choir Stholarship Fun
Allan Warren A*FTd
Assistanl DirKtor of Music
Fund
Rank Found*i
National Sthoo15 SirvJiNJ
Programme
Samworth
Ou$eley Trust 2
Old Chorislerf5 Assooation
Grand Piano Fund
Cathedral MUS￿ Trt￿l
Reveled
37.237
36.439
14.627
(11154)
38, 710
38. T92
3.050
Z353
1.959
(1.9591
(3.946J
16.054
25,000
(6,353J
(1061)
18.647
93.939
(346)
(7&090J
(2A484J
(7,6T4J
2.654
4&0
2&484
31,090
7.674
147,210
205.3￿ (141,067J
2.353
213.846
Total of funds
636.216
227.166
fl60,418)
29,674
732.638
Pagg 22

LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR EMOED 31 DECEM8ER 2024
13. Summary of fvnds
Summary of fund•- curr•nt y•Ar
Balanco at
31
Gainsl D•¢omb•r
Incom• Expendlturn (Losses)
2024
January
2024
Genwal lundB
Endv*ment funds
Re8lrKted fund5
70.925
447,867
213.846
41.444
(9.108)
103.261
455,054
189,740
7,187
8.643)
732.638
187,6S1)
7,830
748,055
Summ•ry of lund*- wlor ymr
8818nc8 at
31
1 January
Gains/ December
2￿3 Incom8 &pendKurn (L(w8sJ
2023
General furrfls
End(pwment fund$
RestTKted fund¥
68.460
420.546
147,210
21.816
(19.351)
ro,925
447,867
213.846
27.321
2.353
20&350
(141.067J
636.216
227, 166
(160,418)
29.674
732.638
14. Anaty•ts of n•t aM•ts b•tw••n fund•
Anatysls of net as¥•ts b•twe•D furbds. uirr•nt I￿￿0d
Unrn•trlcl•d RMtrlct•d Endowmont
fundg
lunds
fund9
2024
2024
2024
Total
ft•nds
2024
Fixed a58et investments
Current assets
Cr•Yitors due within one ￿ear
39.435
153.535
(3,230)
455.054
494A89
317.964
164,3881
164,419
161.1581
Total
103,261
189,740
455,OS4
748.055
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LEICESTER CATHEDRAL IAUSIC FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEM8ER 2024
14. Anatysls of n•t *58•ts b•l￿On lunds (contlnu•dl
Analy818 of not aM•ts fvnds. prfor ￿rIOd
Unrnsb*tsd Re￿￿ted Enthment
funds
2023
Total
funds
2023
2023
2023
Fixed asset investsnents
Current assets
Creditors due within one ye
38.792
IT6. 755
{1. 7QlJ
447.868
486.660
285.322
(39,344)
108.56T
(37.643J
Total
70.924
213.846
447.868
732.638
1& Relat•d party tran•actlons
The Foundatim mae grants to the Cathedral In to the musical work ol the Cathedral, t¢)tslling
£70,388 {2023: £58,950). At the end ofthe ￿aT the chanty (pwed the Cathedral £50,386 {2023'. £27,073>.
At the end of the year the call￿dra1 the tharity £nil (2023.. £n￿.
The Music Foundation is vilal in supportiTrJ the worf( ol the cal￿dra1 Chapl8r the College of Canon8
in developing the MUS￿ h.fe of the Cathedral in au ib aspecls. The trustees ofthe Music Foundation ar8
nominated by Leuster Cathadral. The Tesurts cl the Leicester CaU*dral MUS￿ Foundation have,
therefore, been included in the consolKlated results of Lei¢e¥ter Cathedral.
DuriNJ the year. the FoUr￿at￿ received donatiom from Trustees tdalliThJ £2.600 (2023.. £6,780). Th8
FoUrKlal￿n also received a grant of £nil (2023.. £nl from w￿liaM Hercock Limited. a company owned by
one of th8 Inrntee5.
16. Controlllng party
The Chanty is controlled by its ultirnate parent. The Cathedral Church of St Martin Leicester (Charlty
Number 12051021 IradiThJ as Lewler Cathedral. Copies of the consolidated accounts can be obtained
from the Cathwjral office." St mwlin￿ House. 7 pe￿ Lane. L•￿er. LE1 SPI
The object of the Lrttinate parenl is beiTrJ a ¢entre of worship and m*siDn for th8 advancemènt of the
Chrislian religmin in ¥L￿rda￿ with the prw of the Church of Eng￿d.
The Cathedral woths 1ry4Yards these aims w*h the 8etvw and events hc4d at the C*hedral and in
the whfjer community.
The parent can exwcise ¢ontrol vo its twstees.
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LEICESTERCATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DEceM8ER 2024
2024
2023
Donatlonq and l•gac
Donation8
Lega¢i8$
Grants
Grft 8kl
Invgslment in¢(
12,302
144.478
42.626
60.OLY)
6.831
15.856
18,852
227,165
Galns on Inv•stm•nlg
Gains on investments
29.675
7M30
29.675
Tolal In￿rn0
103.068
256,840
Ral•lng donatlons and legacle8
Fundraising trading oxpense8
1,088
1,088
Charitabh 4¢tivllb•
Charitable Giwng
832S1
154.192
83251
154, 192
Support Costs
Independent ex￿ine1$. remuneration
A¢¢ounlary and legal fees
2.400
2, 738
5138
Total r•8ourco8 •xp•nd•d
87.651
160.418
Not Incon￿ for th• veportlng p•rf¢)d
15,417
Surplus forth8 reportlng p•rlod
Surplu• brought foThvard al l January 2024
16A17
n2.638
96,422
636.216
Surplus carrl•d fomrd at 31 D•c•mb•r 2024
748.055
732,638
The rth an pays 11 to 24 fonn part ol the8e financial Statem￿.
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