CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period 1st April 2023 To 31 St March 2024 Charity name: Cambridge Youth Opera Charity registration number: 1166771 From Objectives and Activities SORP reference Para 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document To advance the education of children and young people aged be￿een 4 and 30 in Cambridge and the surrounding area in eratic 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 but not exclusively through leisure time activities, to develop their capabilities and grow to full maturity as individuals and members of societ The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission. 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. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Par8 1.17 and 1.19 Para 1,18 Additional information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance SORP reference The Little Black Cat 2023124 saw our first major staged production since the COVID lockdowns. We produced and performed The Little Black Cat, a new opera created by our young people in 2021122, with performances at the Norwich Puppet Theatre and the Storey's Field Centre in Cambridge in June 2023. This was a large scale project involving young people in singing and acting, puppetry, costume making, stage management, lighting and sound engineering. The young people involved benefited from a very original, inclusive and high quality project, working with professional coaches and musicians. We were able to provide inspiring and confidence boosting activities to all who took part, as well as offering career enhancing opportunities for our 17 - 18 year old technical team, all of whom are now moving into the industry. 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 As well as our membership, we worked with two schools, Chesterton Community College in Cambridge and Downham Market Academy on the creation of recorded choruses of cat sounds. We worked with special needs students at Chesterton and a large, mixed ability group at Downham Market, opening our work to young people who would not normally have access to extra-curricular high quality arts projects. We attracted many children in our audiences, in both Norwich and Cambridge, with sell out shows in the latter. Our observations and feedback from the audience showed that the children who saw it were fully engaged and, in some cases, found it a transformative experience, different from anything else they had experienced. Youth Board Our other main achievement of this year was the start of our Youth Board, the CYO Superheroes. This comprises eight young people who are helping shape our activities as we move forward, ensuring that we are engaging with young people every step of the wa Additional information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performan￿ of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Para 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 As described above. during the year CYO staged a production of an entirely new opera created and performed by young people. As a result, both income and expenditure have been higher than in recent ears. CYO aims to keep reserves of between £1,000 and £2,000 to protect against unforeseen costs and ex enditure £6486 Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statin are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 1.24 Para 1.23 Additlonal information (optional) You ma choose to 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 pollcy 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: Type of governing document Para 1.25 Constitution How is the charity constituted? le.g unincorporated Para 1.25 cio 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 By interview and approval of existing trustees Additional information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.$1 Relationship with any related parties P8ra 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Charit name Other name the chari uses Re 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 Dates acted if not for whole ear Trustee name Office lif any) Name of person lor body) entitled toa oint trustee ifan Steven Wooding Chair Appointed 12 September 2023 Resigned 12 September 2023 th Dawn Giesler Acting Chair th Sarah Dixon Secretary Treasurer Ursula Lenel Resigned 12 September 2023 Appointed 12 September 2023 th Deborah Hanna Treasurer th Sarah Harrison Amy Klohr Kathryn Middleton Appointed 12, September 2023 10 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 Cor orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Director name ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole ear Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets NIA 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) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke ersonnel details Other o tional information Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the chari 's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair. etc) Steven Wooding Chair Sarah Dixon Date Is 2+ **CAMBRIDGE YOUTH OPERA 1166771 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 01/04/2023 31/03/2024 **To from** ~~rr a ee~~ **Section A Receipts and payments** |||**Unrestricted**
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**£**||**to the nearest**|**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**| |**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||||| |Grants||**1 049**|**1 049**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**1 049**||**12 442**| |Donations||**3 420**|**3 420**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**3 420**||**-**| |Fundraising||**327**|**327**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**327**||**2 700**| |Ticket Sales||**3 234**|**3 234**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**3 234**||**-**| |||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
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