## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period**
**From: 1 July 2024 To: 30 June 2025**
**Charity name: Engines Orchestra**
## **Charity registration number: 1166455**
## **Objectives and activities**
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|Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|**To advance, improve and maintain public education in, and**
**appreciation of, the art of music in all its aspects.**|
|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.|**During the year, the Engines Orchestra continued to support**
**the development and presentation of innovative, cross-genre**
**musical projects, with a focus on enabling artists to realise**
**ambitious large-ensemble work and reach new audiences.**
**In partnership with Serious and the EFG London Jazz**
**Festival, the charity supported pianist and composer Belle**
**Chen in the development and presentation of a major**
**performance at EartH, Hackney - the organisation’s largest-**
**scale public event to date. To facilitate this, the charity**
**designed and launched the eO Creator Fund, a new**
**philanthropic giving model that enables direct public support**
**for artist-led projects. Alongside this, the charity provided**
**strategic support for further funding applications,**
**contributing to additional performances at the Tung**
**Auditorium (Liverpool) and Turner Sims (Southampton),**
**thereby extending the work's reach and impact.**
**We also continued supporting pianist, vocalist, and**
**songwriter Joy Ellis, focusing on her professional**
**development as a large-ensemble composer and arranger.**
**This work forms part of a longer-term project, with plans to**
**record new material in early 2026 and release it later that**
**year.**
**In addition, the charity began working with alt-pop artist**
**Patrick Wolf, supporting both live performance and recording**
**activity. This collaboration reflects the charity’s commitment**
**to fostering cross-genre partnerships and expanding access**
**to orchestral resources for artists working beyond traditional**
**classical contexts.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have|**The trustees confirm they have had regard to the guidance**
**on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission**|
had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
## **Achievements and performance**
|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.|**This year, the charity built on its commitment to enabling**
**ambitious, artist-led projects that expand the possibilities of**
**large-ensemble and cross-genre music-making. Through its**
**work with Belle Chen, Joy Ellis, and Patrick Wolf, the charity**
**has supported artists at various stages of their careers in**
**developing new work, accessing orchestral resources, and**
**engaging with wider, more diverse audiences.**
**The performance at EartH, Hackney, in partnership with**
**Serious and the EFG London Jazz Festival, marked a**
**significant step in the charity’s public-facing activity,**
**presenting innovative orchestral work at its largest scale to**
**date. The successful launch of the eO Creator Fund**
**represents an important development in the charity’s**
**approach to sustainability and public engagement, creating a**
**new model that enables audiences to directly support the**
**creation of new music.**
**Ongoing support for Joy Ellis has enabled the continued**
**development of her large-ensemble writing, equipping her**
**with the skills, experience, and resources required to realise**
**a major recording project in 2026. This work contributes to**
**the broader development of artistic practice within the UK**
**jazz and cross-genre sector, supporting the emergence of**
**new voices in orchestral composition.**
**The charity’s collaboration with Patrick Wolf further reflects**
**its commitment to broadening access to orchestral**
**collaboration for artists working outside traditional classical**
**pathways. By supporting both performance and recording**
**activity, the charity has facilitated the integration of**
**orchestral textures into alternative and popular music**
**contexts, contributing to a more inclusive and innovative**
**musical landscape.**
**Alongside these artistic outcomes, the charity has continued**
**to strengthen its organisational foundations, developing new**
**partnerships, funding approaches, and strategic frameworks**
**that will support the delivery of future projects. Collectively,**
**these activities demonstrate a clear and growing public**
**benefit: enabling the creation of new work, supporting artist**
**development, and expanding access to high-quality, cross-**
**genre musical experiences for audiences.**|
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## **Financial review**
|**Financial review**||
|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period|**The charity posted a surplus of £2107**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|**Policy to be agreed in next financial**
**period.**|
|Amount of reserves held|**£8079**|
|Details of fund materially
in deficit|**None**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|**None**|
## **Structure, governance and management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||
|---|---|
|Type of governing
document: for example,|**Written constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?|**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|**Trustees are appointed for a term of 4**
**years by a resolution passed at a**
**meeting of the charity trustees.**|
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## **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
2
3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||David Warner|Chair|||
||Jason Yarde||||
||Jane Richardson|Treasurer|||
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|None|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf
the assets are held and
how this falls within the
custodian charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements
for safe custody and
segregation of such assets
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**
**Secretary, Chair, etc)**
CHAIR
**Date**27/04/2026|||||
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||||DAVID WARNER||||
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|||||CHAIR|||
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## **ENGINES ORCHESTRA**
## **Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025**
|**RECEIPTS**
Fees & Expenses
Grants and donations received
**Total Receipts**
**PAYMENTS**
Musicians
Production costs
Administration
**Total Payments**
**Receipts minus payments**
**Cash b/f 1/7/2024**
**Surplus /Deficit**
**Cash c/f 30/6/25**|**30/06/2025**
**30/06/2024**
12448
3075
3750
4042
**16198**
**7117**
13446
7202
720
645
100
**14091**
**8022**
**2107**
**-905**
**£5,972**
**£6,877**
**£2,107**
**-£905**
**£8,079**
**£5,972**|
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