CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1 st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 Charity name: Cambridge Youth Opera Charity registration number: 1166771 Objectives and Activities SORP referencÈ Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Para 1.17 To advance the education of children and young people aged be￿een 4 and 30 in Cambridge and the surrounding area in the ratic arts Giving such children and young people the opportunity to experience all the elements that go into staging an opera- to help young people. especially bul not exclusively through leisure time acts'vities, to develop their capabilities and grow to full maturity as individuals and members of societ The Irustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Chanty Commission on public benefit Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefil, in particular. the activities. projects or services identified in the accounts. Statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidan issued by Ihe Charily Commission on public benefit Para 1.17 and 1.19 Para1.18 Additional informatlon (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about= SORP referenc P8rn 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Pard 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Achievements and Performance SORP rÈference Our main focus during 202212023 was Ihe production of The Little Black Cat the opera vrritten by young people with us in 202112022. The work described was preparatory to the workshops. rehearsals and perfomances which took place during the following financial year (202312024). Summary of the main achievements of the charity. identifying ihe difference the charity's work has made lo the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Pard 120 The purpose of the work Ca￿led out was to put us in a position to benefit as diverse a group of young people as possible, giving them meaningful and practical ways to explore Iheir creativity, learning new skills and developing their self-confidenGe and social wellbeing. The work carried out during 2022123 was largely around fundraising, preparation and planning. We were able to raise the required funds to pursue the project through a combination of grants from the Arts Council and D'oyly Carte Charitable Trust. and a campaign for individual donations. including a fundraising o)ncert in September 2022. With fundiThJ in place, we put in pla￿ and built up relationships and partnerships to enable us to work with.. A cast and chorus of CYO members drawn from across our community - the first workshop for this group ran in late March 2023 Two secondary schools and one primary school for work on chorus of cat sounds, designed to engage with those who would usually struggle to access the arts, including those with special educational needs andlor who are geographically isolated A further secondary school for collaboralion around lighting and technical theatre The NoThvich Puppet Theatre. for the training of young puppeteers. as well as puppetry design A team of expert freelancers to deliver the work We further continued the strategic work begun in the previous financial year. particularly around the development of the Youth Board. Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 At the end of the year 2022123, the sum held was over £16,000. This was because CYO had received grants from the Arts Council and the d'oyly Carte Charilable Trust for use in the pri)duGtion of Little Black Cal which duly took place later in 2023. At the end of the 2022123 year. however. none of this money had been nt. CYO aims to keep reserves of a minimum of between £1,000 and £2.000 to protect against unforeseen rises in costs and ex enditure £16,886 Statement explaining ihe policy for holding reserves stating why Ihey are held Para 1.22 Amounl of reseNes held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any Un￿rtaIntieS about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 1.24 Parz 1.23 Additional inforniatlon {0ptional) You ma choose lo include further statements where relevant about= The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Paro 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity P8r8 1.46 Other Additional information {optional) You ma choose lo include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 performan￿ offundraising activities against objectives set Paro 1.41 Investment performan against objectives Para 1.41 Other Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts-. Type of goveming document Para 125 Constitution How is the charity constituted? Para 1.25 cio assuLloilioi-, C,J Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled lo appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 By interview and approval of existing trustees Addltlonal Information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and prO￿d￿reS adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wider ne￿Ork with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Chari name Other name the chari uses istered charit number Charity's principal address Cambrid e Youth O cyo 1166771 47 Eachard Road, Cambridge CB3 OHZ era Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity tes acted rf not for wholt ear Tru$tè• namè Offic• Ilf any) Name of person lor body) entitled int trustee ifan lan Nimmo Smith Chaiman Resigned 7 November 2022 Dawn Giesler Acting Chairman Treasurer Ursula Lenel Sarah Dixon Secretary Amy Klohr Sarah Harrison Appointed f November 2022 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cor orate Irustees - names of the d1￿ClOr$ at the date the re Dire¢tor namo rtwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trustse name Dates acted if not for whole 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 cust¢xlian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assels Addltlonal information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser Name ot chief execulive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke rsonnel detsils Other o tional information Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's Irustees SignatuTr(s) Full name(s) Posltlon (eg Secretary. Chair, etc) Sarah Dixon Secretary Date **Cambridge Youth Opera** **No (if any)** ## **Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts** **Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts CC16a For the period** 01-Apr-22 31-Mar-23 **To from** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**12,442**
**2,700**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,142**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,142**
**730**
**380**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,110**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,110**
**14,032**
**-**
**2,854**
**16,886**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
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**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**12,442**
**2,700**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,142**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,142**
**730**
**380**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,110**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,110**

**14,032**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**12,442**
**2,700**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,142**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**15,142**
**730**
**380**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,110**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,110**

**14,032**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Grants|**12,442**|||||**-**| |Fundraising|**2,700**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**15,142**|||||**6,076**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**6,076**| |||||||| |Production costs|**730**|||||**-**| |Admin, general|**380**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**1,110**|||||**8,569**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**8,569**| |||||||| ||**14,032**|**-**|**-**|
**14,032**||**- 2,493**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**2,854**|**-**|**-**|**2,854**||**5,347**| ||**16,886**|**-**|**-**|**16,886**||**2,854**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
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