Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 06/04/2020 Period start date To 05/04/2021 Period end date
Charity name: REBETIKO CARNIVAL
Charity registration number: 1166038
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The objectives of our charity are: i. to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage of Rebetiko song and its cultural practises (as inscribed in 2017, 12th UNESCO Committee meeting on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity); ii. to advance the knowledge and understanding of Rebetiko customs practises and traditions, through traditional and non-formal methods of learning (i.e. oral tradition but also through: TAR 3 March 2012 a) formal ways of learning such as lectures, workshops and exhibitions b) established and contemporary means of transmitting knowledge such as audio and video recording and social media; iii. to promote the enjoyment of Rebetiko to a diverse audience; iv. to reduce cultural prejudice and misinformation by: a) promoting awareness of Rebetiko’s unique musical idiom and creating further discussion over Rebetiko as a musical genre and the sociocultural context in which it has developed. b) increasing intercultural awareness, understanding and appreciation of world culture through music and dance; |
| v. to promote British values by sharing, tolerating and respecting individual cultural identity and diversity and thereby advancing democratic beliefs; vi. to promote global citizenship values: creativity, innovation, commitment to peace, human rights, sustainable development and social responsibility. vii. to provide opportunities for creative collaboration as well as international and interfaith cooperation; viii. to promote social cohesion and support individual and collective wellbeing through: a) presentation of public concerts that aim to bring individuals and communities closer and thereby strengthening social ties; b) education and outreach work that is inclusive (i.e. aimed at people of all ages, ability levels, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds) and provides opportunities for creative expression thereby allowing participants to grow, develop new skills, maintain well-being and resilience, and increase self-confidence and a sense of achievement; c) hosting intergenerational music making events which help: - reduce social isolation and tackle loneliness by improving the mental health and wellbeing of everyone involved; - bridge the gap between generations by promoting empathy and connection between young and old; - create a more cohesive community whilst tackling ageism; d) outreach work aimed at people with SEN and those who are not able to access live music due to physical disability or ill health. ix. to support the careers and professional development of musicians and artists working in the |
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| cultural sector by providing paid work through live/online performances, workshops and presentations. |
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| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
We were very limited as to what we could do because of the Covid situation. We did manage to create an online live stream concert series called_Aoide’s Wandering Ouzeri_and also created a series of pre recorded videos which were sent to residences for people with special needs. We also set up a new Youtube channel with remote recordings including one with 54 musicians from all over the world. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 |
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Volunteers work in different areas of the charity: -Graphic designer -Event manager -Front of House who deal with tickets -Volunteers who provide rehearsal space, equipment and accommodation when needed. -Social media PR. -Translation of Greek texts into English |
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Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | Our main achievements during the pandemic were as follows: 1) created opportunities for paid work for musicians who lost their regular income during the pandemic (Through our outreach videos and online series ) (objective ix) 2) continued promoting the enjoyment of music and of cultural enrichment to a worldwide audience through live streamed concerts (objectives i-iv) 3) as part of our commitment to outreach work, we provided music therapy sessions for people with special needs, through bespoke pre-recorded video performances that were created especially for them (objective viid) 4) as part of our commitment to promoting social cohesion and supporting individual and collective wellbeing, we brought together musicians of all ages and ability levels, to collaborate remotely and share their recorded performance with a worldwide audience, through our Youtube channel (objectives ii, iv, vi & vii) |
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Any reserves go into future projects planned for the next financial year and agreed upon by the Director, musicians and Trustees of the RC. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | The Charity raises money in the following ways: -individual donations; -donations from the musicians who give a percentage of their earnings to the charity from certain concerts; -fundraising concerts. Expenditure helps support the key objectives of the charity by: - paying the musicians’ fees; - covering costs of venue hire; - covering costs of any aspect of education and outreach work, for schools and care homes that can not afford our fees; - covering PR costs, so that as many people as possible hear about our work and benefit from attending the different types of events that we put on. |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other | ||
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Appointed by Director of the Rebetiko Carnival in discussion with other Trustees. |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | REBETIKO CARNIVAL |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | |
| 1166038 |
| Charity’s principal address | 49 America Lane | ||
| Haywards Heath | |||
| West Sussex | |||
| RH16 3PZ | |||
| UK | |||
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year Nam e of pers on (or bod y) entit led to app oint trust ee (if any) |
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| CAROL MACTAGGART |
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| KATERINA TSIRODIMITRI |
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| STAVROS KOKKINOS |
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Stavros Kokkinos Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 27/01/2022
| TransactionTransactionSort Code Account NuTransactionDebit Amo Credit AmoBalance | TransactionTransactionSort Code Account NuTransactionDebit Amo Credit AmoBalance | TransactionTransactionSort Code Account NuTransactionDebit Amo Credit AmoBalance | TransactionTransactionSort Code Account NuTransactionDebit Amo Credit AmoBalance | TransactionTransactionSort Code Account NuTransactionDebit Amo Credit AmoBalance |
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| 30/03/202 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 GIORGOS T | 150 | 5342.36 | |
| 30/03/202 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 CARVALHO | 150 | 5492.36 | |
| 30/03/202 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 ANDRIA AN | 150 | 5642.36 | |
| 30/03/202 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 GEORGE A | 70 | 5792.36 | |
| 30/03/202 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 ANDONIS M | 120 | 5862.36 | |
| 30/03/202 FPI | '30-18-30 34048860 CUCKFIELD MUSIC FE | 570 | 5982.36 | |
| 19/03/202 PAY | '30-18-30 34048860 SERVICE CH | 7 | 5412.36 | |
| ######## FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 NEAR EAST | 245 | 5419.36 | |
| ######## BGC | '30-18-30 34048860 EVENTBRITE INC. 139 | 288 | 5664.36 | |
| 5/3/2021 FPI | '30-18-30 34048860 TURRALL PA DONATIO | 100 | 5376.36 | |
| 1/3/2021 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 ANDONIS M | 70 | 5276.36 | |
| 19/02/202 PAY | '30-18-30 34048860 SERVICE CH | 7 | 5346.36 | |
| ######## FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 ANDONIS M | 51 | 5353.36 | |
| ######## FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 KONSTANT | 100 | 5404.36 | |
| ######## FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 GEORGE A | 100 | 5504.36 | |
| ######## FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 GIORGOS T | 100 | 5604.36 | |
| ######## FPI | '30-18-30 34048860 THE HELLENIC CENTR | 45 | 5704.36 | |
| ######## BGC | '30-18-30 34048860 EVENTBRITE INC. 134 | 390 | 5659.36 | |
| 25/01/202 PAY | '30-18-30 34048860 OUR CHAR | 15 | 5269.36 | |
| 25/01/202 TFR | '30-18-30 34048860 FORGN PYT | 200 | 5284.36 | |
| 21/01/202 FPI | '30-18-30 34048860 CHRISTOS KOKKINOS A | 50 | 5484.36 | |
| 18/01/202 PAY | '30-18-30 34048860 SERVICE CH | 7.85 | 5434.36 | |
| 18/01/202 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 KOSTAS KO | 100 | 5442.21 | |
| 18/01/202 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 CARVALHO | 150 | 5542.21 | |
| 18/01/202 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 MICHAIL IS | 100 | 5692.21 | |
| 18/01/202 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 ANDRIA AN | 100 | 5792.21 | |
| 18/01/202 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 TSIRODIMI | 100 | 5892.21 | |
| 18/01/202 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 STAMATIS | 100 | 5992.21 | |
| ######## FPI | '30-18-30 34048860 P DIEPEVEEN DONATIO | 1000 | 6092.21 | |
| 8/1/2021 FPI | '30-18-30 34048860 THE HELLENIC CENTR | 516.6 | 5092.21 | |
| 4/1/2021 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 STAMATIS | 120 | 4575.61 | |
| 4/1/2021 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 ANDRIA AN | 140 | 4695.61 | |
| 4/1/2021 FPO | '30-18-30 34048860 CARVALHO | 155 | 4835.61 | |
| 29/12/202 FPI | '30-18-30 34048860 ENSEMBLE REZA ENSE | 415 | 4990.61 | |
| 21/12/202 PAY | '30-18-30 34048860 SERVICE CH | 7 | 4575.61 | |
| 17/11/202 PAY | '30-18-30 34048860 SERVICE CH | 8.45 | 4582.61 | |
| 17/11/202 DEP | '30-18-30 34048860 MOBILE CHEQUE DON | 310.89 | 4591.06 | |
| 29/10/202 DEB | '30-18-30 34048860 WORDPRES | 84 | 4280.17 | |
| 20/10/202 PAY | '30-18-30 34048860 SERVICE CH | 6.5 | 4364.17 | |
| ######## PAY | '30-18-30 34048860 OUR CHAR | 15 | 4370.67 | |
| ######## TFR | '30-18-30 34048860 FORGN PYT | 680 | 4385.67 | |
| 21/09/202 PAY | '30-18-30 34048860 SERVICE CH | 6.5 | 5065.67 | |
| 17/09/202 BGC | '30-18-30 34048860 EVENTBRITE INC. 115 | 765 | 5072.17 | |
| ######## DEP | '30-18-30 34048860 MOBILE CHEQUE DON | 4 | 4307.17 | |
| ######## DEP | '30-18-30 34048860 MOBILE CHEQUE DON | 43 | 4303.17 | |
| ######## DEP | '30-18-30 34048860 MOBILE CHEQUE ISMI | 329.17 | 4260.17 |
| 18/08/202 | PAY | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | SERVICE CH | 6.5 | 3931 | |
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| 20/07/202 | PAY | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | SERVICE CH | 6.5 | 3937.5 | |
| 22/06/202 | DEB | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | THE INTELL | 220 | 3944 | |
| 19/06/202 | PAY | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | SERVICE CH | 6.5 | 4164 | |
| 19/05/202 | PAY | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | SERVICE CH | 6.5 | 4170.5 | |
| 15/05/202 | DD | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | PAYPAL PA | 12.59 | 4177 | |
| ######## | FPO | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | STAMATIS | 116 | 4189.59 | |
| ######## | FPO | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | KATERINA | 115 | 4305.59 | |
| ######## | FPO | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | THEODORO | 120.9 | 4420.59 | |
| ######## | FPO | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | THEODORO | 200 | 4541.49 | |
| 7/5/2020 | FPO | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | DELIGIANN | 150 | 4741.49 | |
| 7/5/2020 | FPI | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | PAYPAL PPWDL5X922 | 147.7 | 4891.49 | |
| 20/04/202 | FPI | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | PAYPAL PPWDL5X922 | 356.4 | 4743.79 | |
| 20/04/202 | PAY | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | SERVICE CH | 6.5 | 4387.39 | |
| 6/4/2020 | FPO | '30-18-30 | 34048860 | ANDRIA AN | 100 | 4393.89 |