Annual report to trustees 2022-23 

This was an interesting year. Following on from the year after lockdown, where things gradually got going again. The audiences, although picking up, were reluctant to book in advance, to the point where we sometimes considered cancelling performances. However, this would not have been a good thing as it would have created further doubt amongst concert goers. A couple of grants helped the funds and they never went below the £1,000 mark. This added to the assets – instruments which are lent out and worth up to £16,000 in total, meant that the funding stayed positive. We must also mention the continued support of our Friends group, who regularly helped with larger donations as well as their annual contributions. The concerts were a mix of classical, light popular, jazz and themed. These last included a “Shakespear in Love” performance by a well know actor and singer, and a sea related concert in the Council Chamber. We hadn’t used this venue for several years and it turned out to be ideal for this size of audience and programme. Unfortunately, on this occasion the windows with a view over the sea, were covered in scaffolding, but we will bear it in mind for future concerts. The biggest audience was over 1,000 on the day at our Free Proms on the Prom in the Seafront gardens, for which we fortunately had good weather. Our oldest attendee aged 94, stayed for the whole 7 hours! The music was really well received, one audience member commented excitedly that it was the best thing she’d ever done in her whole life and another adult thoroughly enjoyed the come and play an instrument, as did the many children who had a go. We think this is a very important part of what we do. The collection raised during the day came to nearly £1,000, which probably would have made even more had our newly acquired card reader worked (very poor internet connection) Our thanks have to go to the amazing tent erecting team, the sound and lighting guys, the stewards, St John’s Ambulance and trustee Adrian Shave, who oversaw the whole event. As a consequence of the free open air day several new people came to the Last Night of the proms and New Year’s Day concerts. The concerts throughout the year attracted enthusiastic audiences. We would like to think we are catering for all tastes. We have also brought music to dementia groups locally, care homes, and into the library, where we played to a mix of ages on a couple of occasions. We would not exist without the continued support of all our volunteers, our administrator, trustees, Friend’s secretary and deliverers, the ladies who run the door, the staff at the bookshop who sell tickets, the helpers at the venues, the lady who provides food gratis for the orchestra and many others. We have therefore approached the new financial year with sufficient funds and good vibes to continue bringing all genres of a high standard of professional music to the people of Felixstowe and beyond. 

Hattie Bennett artistic director July 2023 




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MUSIC IN FELIXSTOWE 1166786<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  06/04/2022 05/04/2023<br>To<br>from<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last year<br>funds funds funds<br>to the nearest      £  to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>A1 Receipts<br>Door Take                      12,583                               -                                 -                         12,583                     12,265<br>Donations                      12,580                               -                                 -                         12,580                     10,362<br>Gift Aid Income                            715                               -                                 -                              715                          786<br>Grants Received                        4,505                               -                                 -                           4,505                       1,640<br>                               -                               -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>Sub total  (Gross income for<br>AR)  [                     30,383 ]                              -                                 -                         30,383                     25,053<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                               -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>                               -                                 -                                 -                               -                                 -<br>Sub total                                 -                                 -                                 -                               -                                 -<br>Total receipts                 30,383                            -                            -                       30,383                25,053<br>A3 Payments<br>Musician Fees                      24,095                               -                                 -                         24,095                    18,460<br>Other Concert Costs                           703                               -                                 -                              703                         958<br>Hire of Venue                        1,861                               -                                 -                           1,861                      1,545<br>Advertising and Promotional Costs                        2,618                               -                                 -                           2,618                         183<br>Distribution Costs                              58                               -                                 -                                58                              -<br>Catering                            871                               -                                 -                              871                         418<br>Accountancy                           330                               -                                 -                              330                         300<br>Stationery                           245                               -                                 -                              245                              -<br>Volunteer Gifts                           147                               -                                 -                              147                           37<br>Travel and subsistence                             72                               -                                 -                                72                              -<br>Donations                           554                               -                                 -                              554                              -<br>Insurance                           164                               -                                 -                              164                           92<br>Sundry                           273                               -                                 -                              273                         135<br>Brochures                             53                               -                                 -                                53                              -<br>Piano Tuning                              -                                 -                                 -                                -<br>Administrator                              -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>Printing                              -                                 -                                 -                            127<br>Accommodation                              -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>Instrument Repairs                              -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>Sub total [                     32,044 ]                              -                                 -                         32,044                     22,256<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                               -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>                               -                                 -                                 -                               -<br>Sub total [                               - ]                                -                                 -                               -                                 -<br>Total payments                  32,044                             -                             -                       32,044                 22,256<br>Net of receipts/(payments) -                  1,661                           -                             -   -                  1,661                   2,798<br>A5 Transfers between funds                           -                          -                           -                                 -                           -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                    4,144                          -                           -                      4,144                   1,346<br>Cash funds this year end                    2,483                           -                             -                      2,483                   4,144<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>Accountancy Fee<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Boudoir Grand Piano<br>Cello<br>Violin<br>Violin<br>Santander Business Bank Account<br>Cash on Hand<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>Gift Aid Donations  Receivable<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**2,383**<br>**-**<br>**100**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,483**<br>**-**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**1,437**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>Unrestricted<br>**-**<br>Unrestricted<br>**-**<br>Unrestricted<br>**-**<br>Unrestricted<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Unrestricted<br>**330**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Harriet Bennett|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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