2023-03-31-accounts

Charity registration number 1165778

Company registration number 09947772 (England and Wales)

HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

Annual report and financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2023

HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Board Of Trustees	O M Barry
	C W Hill
	C R C Holderness
	S J Shotton
	C P Salters
	Dr P K Basra
	T G F Sylvester
	D F S Rogers	(Appointed 30 June 2022)
	D B Meyer	(Appointed 9 October 2023)
	Cllr L Bath	(Appointed 11 July 2022)
Charity number	1165778
Company number	09947772
Principal address	64A Pears Road
	Hounslow
	London
	TW3 1SR
Registered office	64A Pears Road
	Hounslow
	London
	TW3 1SR
Auditor	WSM Advisors Limited
	Connect House
	133-137 Alexandra Road
	London
	SW19 7JY
Bankers	Barclays Bank plc

HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

CONTENTS

	Page
Trustees' report	1 - 5
Statement of Trustees' responsibilities	6
Independent auditor's report	7
Statement of financial activities	10
Balance sheet	11
Statement of cash flows	12
Notes to the accounts	13 - 25

HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

The trustees, who are also the directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charitable company's memorandum and articles, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016).

Our Purpose and Activities

The company's charitable objects are set out in its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The principal objective of the company is to provide the highest quality musical opportunities for children, young people and others in and around the London Borough of Hounslow.

Our mission is to encourage participation, enjoyment and achievement by providing the highest quality learning opportunities in music and the performing arts.

Review of the year and plans for the future

Arts Council England

As lead organisation for the local Music Education Hub, Hounslow Music Service (HMS) continues to fully implement the National Plan for Music Education (NPME), undertaking all the core and extension roles as detailed in the plan. A strong and supportive relationship continues with Arts Council England (ACE) who distribute funding on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE). A significant amount of background information and statistical data is provided to ACE on a regular basis to secure the release of grant payments.

Arts Council England have replaced the Annual Feedback letter with quarterly feedback. Hounslow Music Service continues to be rated as “minor risk” which is the lowest category of concern. During the year ACE identified financial resilience and strong governance as key strengths of the organisation.

Publication of the second National Plan for Music Education (NPME2)

In June 2022 the new National Plan for Music Education was published by the DfE. The original core and extension roles have been removed and replaced with three goals and five strategic functions. The three goals are;

1. All children and young people receive a high-quality music education in the early years and in schools.

2. All music educators to work in partnership with children and young people’s needs and interests at their heart.

3. All children and young people with musical interests and talents to have the opportunity to progress their interests and potential, including professionally.

Although this is expressed differently to the original plan, it is basically the same requirement but with the addition of Early Years. There are then five strategic functions to be delivered through partnership which are;

1. Take a leading role in building a sustainable, local infrastructure for high quality music education and music

making in partnership with others.

1. Support all state funded schools to deliver music, in and beyond the curriculum.

2. Support children and young people to progress in music.

3. Drive broad access to music, so every child has the opportunity to participate, irrespective of their circumstances.

4. Ensure the partnership is sustainable and takes account of environmental responsibilities.

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

In addition the DfE will reduce the number of Hub Lead Organisations from 117 to 43, selected through a competitive bidding process. This will require existing services to collaborate more closely across larger areas, creating a lead organisation to service the relationship with ACE.

South West London Music Education Partnership (SWLMEP)

SWLMEP is an informal partnership of seven South West London boroughs, comprising Croydon Music and Arts, Hounslow Music Service, Kingston Music Service, Merton Music Foundation, Richmond Music Trust, Sutton Music Service and Wandsworth Music. This group has worked collaboratively for more than 20 years, providing joint training days, joint projects, training for middle and senior leaders as well as sharing resources like instruments, curriculum documents and policies. The group has endured through changes in leadership across the region.

In the light of the DfE intention to reduce the number of Music Hubs across the country, the seven music services will work through SWL Music to comply with this. The seven organisations will continue to exist in each local area, and will run SWL Music.

HMS 2022/23 – the year in numbers

HMS 2022/23 – the year in numbers	HMS 2022/23 – the year in numbers
Schools where HMS delivered core roles of the National Plan for Music
Primary Schools	100%
Secondary Schools	78%
Others	100%
Schools where HMS supported singing	100%
Number of pupils in First Access	5021
Number of pupils continuing	710
Total pupils taught weekly by HMS	7179

First Access to music

As a core role of the NPME, enabling access to instrumental music making for all children is a priority. The post pandemic recovery has continued and most schools who previously had wind and brass instrumental programmes have returned to these programmes.

The TuneIN programme, devised during the pandemic and in response to schools asking us to deliver the music curriculum either alongside their class teachers, or instead of class teachers has continued to be very popular. This is a significant growth area for us with more schools asking us to deliver the programme throughout the primary school. Children learn to play instruments as part of this programme, but the instruments are less complex and the main focus is the development of musical skills.

Continuation beyond first access

Until 2020, continuation was an identified strength of HMS with numbers continuing beyond first access significantly above national averages. This dropped significantly in 2020/21 and again in 2021/22. The lack of in person teaching, performances within schools and extra projects severely affected uptake. Although numbers of children wanting to continue has risen, the cost-of-living crisis and the squeeze on school funding has now hit many pupils. Numbers continuing are gently rising, but this is a key area where more funding is needed to support hard pressed families.

Numbers of children learning in small group lessons has continued to recover, although the economic shocks caused by recent events also has an impact. Hounslow, as a borough that earns its living from hospitality and aviation and their associated industries, has been more profoundly affected by the pandemic than other areas where there are a broader mix of industries.

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

Music Centres, Schools and Academy

Saturday Music Academy numbers continue to rise during 2022/23, with several new teachers joining enabling us to respond to waiting lists.

Ensembles are also recovering with lots of new pupils joining and enjoying these. The number of children and young people joining ensembles has been lower in Hounslow than other boroughs and it is a strategic priority for the service to encourage greater participation in ensembles.

Examinations

We have continued to run an examination centre twice during 2022/23, with large numbers of children taking grades. A total of 172 pupils took examinations through HMS during the year.

Support for Schools

Hounslow Music Service has continued to broker primary music network meetings. Although these have remained online, schools have reported that they have found the training and content useful. The service also funds all Hounslow Primary and Special schools to access Charanga resources free of charge, and broker training for schools to use these. During the year HMS also ran a Primary Music Conference at Waterman’s Arts Centre which was attended by 92% of all primary schools. It was a hugely enjoyable day led by Dr Alison Daubney.

Hounslow Music Service also attends the Secondary Network meetings, which are run by a local Head of Music.

Projects and workshops during 2022/23 Our Song

HMS, in partnership with Croydon Music and Arts, were finally able to deliver our Early Years music programme in Early Years settings during the year. Funding had been awarded by Youth Music for this project in 2019, but since the focus of the project was developing singing resources for Early Years settings alongside support and training for practitioners to use these resources, the pandemic required us to redesign and delay the programme. During 2022/23 children’s songs from South Asia, West Africa, the Caribbean and England were collected and recorded. These resources were then shared with settings. Alongside this there was a programme of more than 150 performances in settings by artists from those cultural heritages.

Benedetti Foundation residency in Hounslow

The Benedetti Foundation delivered 10 residencies during the year across the United Kingdom, with Hounslow being selected as the London residency. Across the week, musicians from the foundation ran workshops in schools for 3 days, working with almost 2000 primary aged children and their teachers. These were very high-quality workshops and feedback from schools was excellent.

Alongside this there was a string day which attracted 75 children who ranged from beginner to Grade 3. This took place at Gumley House Convent School, who kindly offered their space at no charge. Being able to deliver this workshop in the centre of the borough meant it was accessible to the maximum number of children. The performance was recorded and the recording was sent to the pupils. It was another high-quality event, with lots of excellent professional development for HMS string staff as part of the day.

Sandhurst Military Band Day at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts

Our relationship with British Army music continues to develop and during March 2023 approximately 50 young brass and wind players travelled to Maidenhead to take part in a fully funded day of side-by-side workshops with Sandhurst Army Band. During the day there was a mixture of activities including playing, listening and rehearsing during the day. The performance was again recorded and shared with schools. The event was fully funded by the Army who even funded a much discussed, healthy lunch.

Funding from other sources

London Music Fund (LMF) continue to provide funding for scholars and awarded scholarships to a new cohort in 2022. In Hounslow every LMF scholar is joined by another child to share their lesson, and this is known as our Shadow Scholar scheme. We have found that children who share their lessons in the early stages of learning are more likely to continue to play their instrument, particularly if the scholars are from the same school. Two former Hounslow scholars were awarded scholarships to the Royal Academy of Music starting in September 2023.

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

Instrument Hire Scheme

During 2022/23, HMS placed 3695 instruments in primary schools to provide whole class lessons for children at no charge. A further 166 instruments were placed in secondary schools to support music leaders there to deliver their curriculum. In addition to these we placed buckets and spoons, boom whackers, xylophones and djembes in schools to support the TuneIN programme.

The annual programme of mouthpiece, slide and instrument cleaning and repair resumed during the year alongside replacement of asset tags that had fallen off.

Events

End of term and chamber concerts

2022/23 saw a return to normal end of term concerts where no distancing was required, and with normal levels of attendance.

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that, in determining the activities undertaken by HMS, they have had due regard to the public benefit requirement, and the guidance published by the Charity Commission. We have reviewed all our programmes against the public benefit requirement in 2022/23 and confirmed that all activities we invest in deliver public benefit, in the form of advancing education and the arts or increasing access to music-making from under-represented groups within the Borough of Hounslow. Any private benefit - for example for individuals benefiting from our bursary scheme - is incidental to the wider public benefit of removing barriers to accessing music. All new projects and programmes will be carefully reviewed against the public benefit requirement and guidance. The Trustees are satisfied that the public benefit requirement is met in respect of all Hounslow Music Service's activity.

Financial review

Taking into account income and expenditure, the charity realised an operational surplus of £24,790 for the year. The net movement for the year was an increase of £24,790 in total charity's funds.

Teaching within and outside school has recovered well and trustees were pleased to generate a surplus of £24,790. As Covid restrictions have been removed performances have resumed although we are still not charging entry. We are mindful that many Hounslow families have been badly affected financially by the damage to hospitality and tourism, and so there are increased requests for assistance. Trustees are creating a new bursary fund to support more children and young people, for whom finance could be a barrier, to continue with their music making, and this surplus will be used to support this.

Total fund balances as at 31 March 2023 were £407,199, of which £162,250 related to the revaluation reserve and the general unrestricted funds stood at £244,949.

Total income for the year from grant monies and tuition fees was £1,416,854 increasing from £1,295,734 last year. Total expenditure of £1,394,079 increasing from £1,267,856 last year, of which £13,345 (2022: £12,217) related to the governance of the charitable company.

Risk management

The Trustees have prepared a Risk Register, which is regularly reviewed and was substantially refined in 2022 to make it a more effective document that can inform decision-making on a regular basis. The two main risks that the Trustees have identified are a reduction - in real or cash terms - in the size of the core grant, and the risks associated with the current reorganisation of Music Hubs by the Arts Council for England and the Department for Education. We have put in place mitigations to help reduce the impact of these and the other lower-severity risks that we have identified and are confident that risk is well-managed within HMS. The Board, supported by the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee, keep this under close review on a regular basis.

Going concern assessment

The Trustees are satisfied that the financial statements of Hounslow Music Service should be prepared on a going concern basis. HMS generated a surplus during the year ended 31[st] March ’23, increasing its reserves to over £400K at the balance sheet date. The reserves and cashflows should continue to increase in the coming years.

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) For the year ended 31 March 2023

The Trustees' report was approved by the Board Of Trustees on 18 December 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

C R C Holderness

Chair of trustees

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

For the year ended 31 March 2023

The trustees (who are also directors of Hounslow Music Service for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

• Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

• Observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;

• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

• There is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company’s auditors are unaware; and

• The trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information.

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Hounslow Music Service (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Board Of Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The Board Of Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

• the information given in the Trustees' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared, which includes the directors' report prepared for the purposes of company law, is consistent with the financial statements; and

• the directors' report included within the Trustees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)

TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors' report included within the Trustees' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

• adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

• certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or

• the Board Of Trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemptions in preparing the Trustees' report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.

Responsibilities of Board Of Trustees

As explained more fully in the statement of Trustees' responsibilities, the Board Of Trustees, who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Board Of Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the Board Of Trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board Of Trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 and section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with those Acts and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to management bias in accounting estimates and posting inappropriate journal entries to manipulate the fair value of the company's assets.

Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation where relevant, review of Directors meeting minutes, enquiries with management as to the risks of non-compliance and any instances thereof, challenging assumptions and judgments made by management, and identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted with unusual account combinations. Our audit procedures also focused on laws and regulations that could give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006.

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less like we are to become aware of it.

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below. A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https:// www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Wendy Patterson (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of WSM Advisors Limited

19 December 2023

Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor

Connect House 133-137 Alexandra Road Wimbledon London SW19 7JY

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31 March 2023

Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2023 2023 Notes £ £ Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies 3 14,273 401,918 Charitable activities 4 999,487 - Other income 5 1,176 - Total income 1,014,936 401,918 Expenditure on: Charitable activities 6 1,394,079 - Net (expense)/income resources before transfers (379,143) 401,918 Gross transfers between funds 401,918 (401,918) Net income for the year/ Net movement in funds 22,775 - Fund balances at 1 April 2022 384,424 - Fund balances at 31 March 2023 407,199 -	Total 2023 £ 416,191 999,487 1,176 1,416,854 1,394,079 22,775 - 22,775 384,424 407,199	Total 2022 £ 401,698 878,579 15,457
		1,295,734
		1,267,856
		27,878 -
		27,878 356,546
		384,424

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

BALANCE SHEET

As at 31 March 2023

	2023 Notes £ Fixed assets Tangible assets 11 Current assets Debtors 12 31,271 Cash at bank and in hand 320,992 352,263 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 14 (107,314) Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 15 Net assets Income funds Unrestricted funds Designated funds 18 109,492 General unrestricted funds 297,707 Total charity funds The accounts were approved by the Board Of Trustees on 18 December 2023 C R C Holderness Trustee	2022 £ £ 162,250 8,994 371,183 380,177 (113,769) 244,949 407,199 - 407,199 127,793 256,631 407,199 407,199	£ 158,016 266,408 424,424 (40,000) 384,424 384,424 384,424

Company Registration No. 09947772

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended 31 March 2023

Notes Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations 24 Investing activities Purchase of tangible fixed assets Proceeds on disposal of tangible fixed assets Net cash used in investing activities Repayment of borrowings Net cash used in financing activities Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	2023 £ (28,420) 1,575 (40,880)	£ 17,534 (26,845) (40,880) (50,191) 371,183 320,992	2022 £ (3,065) - (41,000)	£ 112,581 (3,065) (41,000) 68,516 302,667 371,183

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2023

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Hounslow Music Service is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 64A Pears Road, Hounslow, London, TW3 1SR. The company is also a registered charity with registration number 1165778.

1.1 Accounting convention

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the charitable company's memorandum and articles, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016). The charitable company is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charitable company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have undertaken an assessment of the adequacy of the resources available to the charity. The trustees have a reasonable expectation the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future accordingly continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Board Of Trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charitable company.

1.4 Incoming resources

Income is recognised when the charitable company is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Grants receivable and local authority fees are credited to the statement of financial activities in the period to which they relate. A liability for any repayment is recognised when there is uncertainty.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charitable company has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charitable company has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.

Incoming resources represent tuition fees and income from concerts, tours, hire of instruments, subscriptions, training and other services rendered during the year. Donations and other income are included in the year in which they are received.

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HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.5 Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

Resources expended are recognised in the year in which they are incurred. Resources expended include attributable Value Added Tax which cannot be recovered.

Expenditure for charitable purposes

Direct charitable expenditure includes all expenditure directly related to the objectives of the charitable company and comprises the costs of providing instrumental tuition, concert performances, tours, and education and community projects undertaken by the charitable company and is accounted for when payable. Certain other costs, which are attributable to more than one activity, are apportioned across cost categories on the basis of an estimate of the proportion of time spent by staff on those activities.

Governance costs

Governance costs represent expenditure incurred in the management of the charitable company's assets, organisational administration and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

1.6 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Musical instruments Over 5-50 years on a straight line basis per annum Office equipment Over 3 years on a straight line basis per annum

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.

1.7 Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting end date, the charitable company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).

1.8 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.9 Financial instruments

The charitable company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charitable company's balance sheet when the charitable company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

1.10 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charitable company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.11 Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

The charitable company contributes to the Teachers' Pension Scheme on behalf of the teaching staff and also contributes to defined contribution pension schemes which have been arranged for members of staff, who are not eligible to join the Teachers' Pension Scheme.

Pension costs charged in the Statement of Financial Activities represent the contributions payable by the charitable company in the year.

1.12 Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged as an expense on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charitable company’s accounting policies, the Board Of Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3 Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted funds funds £ £ Donations and gifts 14,273 - Grant receivable for core activities - 401,918 14,273 401,918 Donations and gifts Donated musical instruments 14,273 - 14,273 - Grants receivable for core activities Department of Education - Music Education Grant - 391,590 Mayor's Music Fund - 10,328 - 401,918	Total 2023 £ 14,273 401,918 416,191 14,273 14,273 391,590 10,328 401,918	Total 2022 £ - 401,698
		401,698
		-
		-
		392,978 8,720
		401,698

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

4 Charitable activities

Income from: Music education Analysis by fund For the year ended 31 March 2023 Unrestricted funds For the year ended 31 March 2022 Unrestricted funds	School Income Parental Income £ £ 726,896 272,591 726,896 272,591 655,158 223,421	Total 2023 £ 999,487 999,487	Total 2022 £ 878,579
			878,579

5 Other income

Other income Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme	Total Unrestricted funds 2023 2022 £ £ 1,176 1,699 - 13,758 1,176 15,457	Total Unrestricted funds 2023 2022 £ £ 1,176 1,699 - 13,758 1,176 15,457
		15,457

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

6 Charitable activities Expenditure on: Staff costs Depreciation and impairment Direct costs Share of support costs (see note 7) Share of governance costs (see note 7) Analysis by fund Unrestricted funds	2023 £ 949,144 22,612 114,172 1,085,928 294,806 13,345 1,394,079 1,394,079 1,394,079	2022 £ 851,423 41,008 66,105
		958,536 297,103 12,217
		1,267,856
		1,267,856
		1,267,856

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

7 Support costs allocated to activities Support Costs Governance Costs £ £ Staff costs 168,973 - Telephone & Internet 2,966 - Bank fees 849 - Cleaning and refuse collection 11,523 - Consulting 5,720 - General expenses 12,129 - IT costs 48,309 - Utilities 19,796 - Printing, postage & stationery 3,563 - Rent 5,764 - Interest paid 880 - Audit fees - 13,345 Insurance 2,549 - Travel 2,208 - Payroll admin 3,540 - Rates 5,683 - Advertising & Marketing 354 - Instrument repair and replacement -schools - - Analysed between: Charitable activities 294,806 13,345	2023 £ 168,973 2,966 849 11,523 5,720 12,129 48,309 19,796 3,563 5,764 880 13,345 2,549 2,208 3,540 5,683 354 308,151 308,151	2022 £ 176,634 3,476 3,476 10,136 - 17,123 47,460 8,265 994 3,000 1,000 12,217 2,480 2,400 3,572 5,683 828 10,576
		309,320
		309,320

These costs are wholly attributable to charitable activities and are allocated based on the trustees' estimate of the appropriate proportion attributable to each activity.

8 Board Of Trustees

During the year, a negligible sum of £253 was recharged for legitimate trustee expenses. These were incurred for the purposes of supplying board meeting refreshments.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

9 Employees

Number of employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

Teaching staff Management & Administration Employment costs Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs	2023 Number 71 7 78 2023 £ 924,965 60,092 133,060 1,118,117	2022 Number 60 9
		69
		2022 £ 858,822 43,213 126,022
		1,028,057

The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more
were:
	2023	2022
	Number	Number
£60,001 to £70,000	1	1

10 Taxation

The charitable company is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

11 Tangible fixed assets Musical instruments Office equipment £ £ Cost At 1 April 2022 306,605 27,547 Additions 21,484 6,936 Disposals (4,500) - At 31 March 2023 323,589 34,483 Depreciation and impairment At 1 April 2022 152,899 20,311 Depreciation charged in the year 18,301 7,236 Eliminated in respect of disposals (2,925) - At 31 March 2023 168,275 27,547 Carrying amount At 31 March 2023 155,314 6,936 At 31 March 2022 153,706 4,310 12 Debtors 2023 Amounts falling due within one year: £ Trade debtors 23,571 Prepayments and accrued income 7,700 31,271 13 Loans and overdrafts 2023 £ Other loans 40,000 Payable within one year 40,000 Payable after one year -

Total £ 334,152 28,420 (4,500) 358,072 173,210 25,537 (2,925) 195,822 162,250 158,016 2022 £ 8,994 - 8,994 2022 £ 80,000 40,000 40,000

The charitable company entered a loan agreement with London Borough of Hounslow on 29 April 2016. The longterm loan is non-secured.

The loan interest is at the rate of 1% above the base lending rate from Bank of England. During the 2017/2018 year, repayment terms were revised; stating repayment of five tranches of £40,000 over a 5 year period with the first repayment due in July 2019.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

14 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Notes Borrowings Deferred income 16 Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals and deferred income 15 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year Borrowings 16 Deferred income Arising from tour income in advance Deferred income is included in the financial statements as follows: Current liabilities	2023 £ 40,000 9,154 26,823 16,355 14,982 107,314 2023 £ - 2023 £ 9,154 2023 £ 9,154	2022 £ 40,000 23,909 6,018 17,194 26,648
		113,769
		2022 £ 40,000
		2022 £ 23,909
		2022 £ 23,909

17 Restricted funds

The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.

		Movement in funds	Movement in funds
	Balance at 1	Incoming	Resources	Transfers	Balance at 31
	April 2022	resources	expended		March 2023
	£	£	£	£	£
Grant	-	401,918	-	(401,918)	-

The transfer represented the costs incurred for the core activities relating directly to the grant monies received.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

18 Designated funds

The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.

		Movement in funds	Movement in funds
	Balance at 1	Incoming	Resources	Balance at 31
	April 2022	resources	expended	March 2023
	£	£	£	£
Revaluation of Musical Instruments	127,793	-	(18,301)	109,492
	127,793	-	(18,301)	109,492

The resources expended represent the depreciation cost for the musical instruments.

19 Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted Restricted £ £ Fund balances at 31 March 2023 are represented by: Tangible assets 162,250 - Current assets/(liabilities) 244,949 - 407,199 -	Total £ 162,250 244,949
	407,199

20 Operating lease commitments

Lessee

The operating lease represents the lease of part of the ground floor and all of the first floor of 64 Pears Road. The inception of the lease was on 4th January 2017. The lease is negotiated at a rent of £3,000 per annum over 20 years and rentals are fixed for 5 years. The rent will be reviewed upwards every 5 years by between 2 and 4%, whichever is closer to the level of inflation, for the entire 20 year lease. There is no stated commitment period in the lease contract.

21 Related party transactions

Remuneration of key management personnel

The remuneration of key management personnel is as follows.

	2023	2022
	£	£
Aggregate compensation	61,778	60,458

An amount of £10,328 was received during the year (PY: £8,720) from the London Music Fund, of which one Hounslow Music Service director, Oonagh Barry, was a director of up until resignation on 5th July 2022. The amount was fully paid during the year and there is no amount outstanding at the balance sheet date. This amount relates to a scholarship grant.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

22 Pension schemes

Teachers Pension Scheme

The charity participates in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (the "TPS"), for its teaching staff. The pension charge for the year includes contributions payable to the TPS of £114,376.

The TPS is an unfunded multi-employer defined benefits pension scheme governed by the Teachers' Pensions Regulations 2014. Members contribute on a "pay as you go" basis with contributions from members and the employer being credited to the Exchequer. Retirement and other pension benefits are paid by public funds provided by Parliament.

The employer contribution rate is set following scheme valuations undertaken by the Government Actuary's Department. The latest actuarial valuation of the TPS was prepared as at 31 March 2016, and the valuation report, which was published in September 2019. The employers contribution rate increased to 23.68%. Employers are also required to pay a scheme administration levy of 0.08% giving a total employer contribution rate of 23.76%. This valuation will also determine the opening balance of the cost cap fund and provide an analysis of the cost cap as required by the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.

Local Government Pension Scheme

The LGPS is a funded defined benefit scheme and took on by the charitable company as part of the transfer. The LGPS is closed to the charitable company so no new members can be admitted from the point of externalisation. By March 2018 just two members of staff remain, approximately 1.3FTE. The scheme would continue until the last member leaves the charitable company. The total contribution made in the year was £19,139.

23 Company limited by guarantee

The liability of the members is limited. Every member undertakes to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the company, in the event of the company being wound up whilst they are a member, or within one year after ceasing to be a member, for the payment of the debts and liabilities of the company contracted before ceasing to be a member.

24 Cash generated from operations

Cash generated from operations Surplus for the year Adjustments for: Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets Loan interest provision Movements in working capital: (Increase)/decrease in debtors Increase in creditors (Decrease) in deferred income Cash generated from operations	2023 £ 22,775 22,612 880 (22,278) 8,300 (14,755) 17,534	2022 £ 27,878 41,008 1,000 34,394 12,047 (3,746) 112,581

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

For the year ended 31 March 2023

25	Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
			2023	2022
			£	£
	Cash in hand		320,992	371,183
26	Analysis of changes in net funds
		At 1 April 2022	Cash flows	At 31 March
				2023
		£	£	£
	Cash at bank and in hand	371,183	(50,191)	320,992
	Loans falling due within one year	(40,000)	-	(40,000)
	Loans falling due after more than one year	(40,000)	40,000	-
		291,183	(10,191)	280,992

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