
## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** 

**From: 1 July 2020 To: 30 June 2021** 

## **Charity name: Engines Orchestra** 

## **Charity registration number: 1166455** 

## **Objectives and activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|**To advance, improve and maintain public education in, and**<br>**appreciation of, the art of music in all its aspects.**|
|<br>Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|**The charity intends to present public concerts and provide**<br>**educational workshops.**<br>**Delivery of ‘Island of the Self’ project in partnership with**<br>**Spitalfields Music and Mindful Music London.**<br>-<br>**Workshops with 90 students across three primary schools**<br>**in Tower Hamlets led by Engines Orchestra’s Raph**<br>**Clarkson, with assistance from several Engines Orchestra**<br>**string players.**<br>-<br>**Workshops introduced students to core mindfulness**<br>**concepts and culminated in the creation of six original**<br>**songs written by the students and arranged by Raph for an**<br>**orchestral ensemble and young voices (the school**<br>**students). The songs were showcased via a video/audio**<br>**recording and Engines Orchestra presentation in all three**<br>**schools.**<br>-<br>**The development of the ‘Mindfulness Corner’ on the**<br>**Spitalfields Music website - an open-access resource to**<br>**introduce young people to core mindfulness concepts,**<br>**underscored by Raph Clarkson and Engines Orchestra.**<br>**N.B. The initial project concept included a live performance with**<br>**the 90 school children as part of the 2021 Spitalfields Music**<br>**Festival. Plans were adapted due to COVID 19.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|<br>**The trustees confirm they have had regard to the guidance on**<br>**public benefit issued by the Charity Commission**|



## **Achievements and performance** 



|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|**Development of key partnerships with Spitalfields Music and**<br>**Mindful Music London -  which are set to continue in 2022 to**<br>**engage the wider public through live performance, post COVID-19.**<br>**Development of the ‘Mindfulness Corner’ on Spitalfields Music**<br>**website – a free and open access entry point for young people to**<br>**engage with core mindfulness practices. Accessible by all.**<br>**The introduction of mindfulness techniques and creation of six**<br>**new songs with 90 school children in Tower Hamlets, London.**|
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## **Financial review** 

|**Financial review**||
|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|**The charity generated a surplus of £400**<br>**in the financial year**|
|<br>Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|**Policy to be agreed in next financial**<br>**period.**|
|Amount of reserves held|**£5091**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|**None**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|**None**|



## **Structure, governance and management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||
|---|---|
|Type of governing document:<br>for example,|**Written constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled|**Trustees are appointed for a term of 4**<br>**years by a resolution passed at a meeting**<br>**of the charity trustees.**|





to appoint one or more trustees 

## **Reference and administrative details** 

Charity name **Engines Orchestra** Other name the charity uses Registered charity number **1166455** Charity’s principal address **6 West Terrace, Scarborough YO11 6LR** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||David Warner|Chair|||
||John Fallow||||
||Jason Yarde||||
||Jane Richardson|Treasurer|||
||Tim Foxon||Resigned 5/5/21||
||Jonathan Carvell||||
||Nicholas Lewis||Resigned 5/5/21||
||Natasha Thomas||||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|None|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|N/A|
|<br>Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own assets|N/A|



## **Declarations** 



**The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** DAVID WARNER **Position (for example** CHAIR **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 



## **ENGINES ORCHESTRA** 

## **Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2021** 

|**RECEIPTS**<br>Fees & Expenses<br>Grants received<br>**Total Receipts**<br>**PAYMENTS**<br>Musicians<br>Production costs<br>Administration<br>**Total Payments**<br>**Receipts minus payments**<br>**Cash b/f 1/7/2020**<br>**Surplus y/e 30/6/2021**<br>**Cash c/f 31/6/21**|**30/06/2021**<br>**£**<br>0<br>4625<br>**4625**<br>4225<br>0<br>0<br>**4225**<br>**400**<br>**£4,691**<br>**£400**<br>**£5,091**|**30/06/2020**<br>**£**<br>0<br>0|
|---|---|---|
|||**0**<br>0<br>0<br>0|
|||**0**|
|||**0**|
|||**£4,691**|
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