## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date **From** 1[st] April 20212023 **To** 31[st] March 20222024 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** 

Voces Academy 

**Other names charity is known by** 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1166868 **Charity's principal address** 15 Dukesbridge Court Duke Street READING **RG1 4SA** ~~ee~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Chika Robertson 2 Dorte Bille Harding 3 Peter Hanke 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~===~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 1 March **2012** 

**TAR** 

March **2012** 



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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution adopted 3[rd] May 2016 Type of governing document 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

We seek individuals with a balance of arts management and board Trustee selection methods governance experience.  Additionally, charity development experience is (eg. appointed by, elected by) prioritised.  We also aim for a gender balance of trustees.  Selection is dependent on the Voces Academy strategy need. 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

**TAR** 

March **2012** 

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## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

**To advance education in the arts for the public benefit, particularly in but not exclusively choral and other music by providing: a) vocational training courses, workshops and development Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its programmes and governing document b) performances, concerts and recordings of high artistic merit to the general public** 

In planning activities for the year, trustees kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit during meetings. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Voces Academy has been unable to continue with its normal schedule of training courses, workshops and **Summary of the main** development programmes. **activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to** Voces Academy has not undertaken any further activities since this time **these objects (include within** due to challenges and uncertainties within the operating environment. **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

**TAR** 

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## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

Voces Academy has elected to take an inactive period to address challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.  This time has been used to reimagine the activities provided by the charity to ensure that they are best meeting the needs of the public interest in the new, postpandemic landscape. 

**TAR** 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

Longer term the policy on reserves is to develop a three-month balance of cash for expected liabilities.  Finances continue to be reviewed regularly. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

The financial situation of the charity has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and requires a new building up period. 

Due to the loss of income due to the pandemic, the charity has been unable to engage administrative support in the post previously held by the executive director.  There has been a hold on all unnecessary expenses of the charity. 

- how expenditure has There have been no further increase of liabilities. The loan provided for 

- supported the key objectives start-up is not secured against any assets of the charity and is not under 

- of the charity; any immediate requirement for repayment (only as and when the charity 

- • investment policy and is financially able to do so). objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** Tekst 

With the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been no activity for Voces Academy during this year. 

As such, there are no planned activities for the 2022-23 year at present. As such, there are no planned activities for the 2024-25 year at present 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

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

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Peter Hanke **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc) Date** 30 January 2025 

**TAR** 

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|**1166868**<br>**Voces Academy**<br>1st April 2021<br>31st Mar 2022<br>**No (if any)**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>**Charity Name**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>~~ee ee ee~~|**1166868**<br>**Voces Academy**<br>1st April 2021<br>31st Mar 2022<br>**No (if any)**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>**Charity Name**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>~~ee ee ee~~|**1166868**<br>**Voces Academy**<br>1st April 2021<br>31st Mar 2022<br>**No (if any)**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>**Charity Name**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>~~ee ee ee~~|**1166868**<br>**Voces Academy**<br>1st April 2021<br>31st Mar 2022<br>**No (if any)**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>**Charity Name**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>~~ee ee ee~~|**1166868**<br>**Voces Academy**<br>1st April 2021<br>31st Mar 2022<br>**No (if any)**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>**Charity Name**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>~~ee ee ee~~|**1166868**<br>**Voces Academy**<br>1st April 2021<br>31st Mar 2022<br>**No (if any)**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>**Charity Name**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>~~ee ee ee~~|**1166868**<br>**Voces Academy**<br>1st April 2021<br>31st Mar 2022<br>**No (if any)**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>**Charity Name**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>~~ee ee ee~~|**1166868**<br>**Voces Academy**<br>1st April 2021<br>31st Mar 2022<br>**No (if any)**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>**Charity Name**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>~~ee ee ee~~|**1166868**<br>**Voces Academy**<br>1st April 2021<br>31st Mar 2022<br>**No (if any)**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>**Charity Name**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>~~ee ee ee~~|**1166868**<br>**Voces Academy**<br>1st April 2021<br>31st Mar 2022<br>**No (if any)**<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>**Charity Name**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**<br>~~ee ee ee~~|**CC16a**<br>~~-~~|**CC16a**<br>~~-~~||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||||||
|||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|||**Restricted**<br>**funds**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**||
|||**to the nearest      £**|**to the nearest      £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||
|**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||||
|Activities for GeneratingFunds||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|Receipts from Charitable Activities||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**795**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**795**||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                              -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Total receipts_                            -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**795**<br>~~S555~~|||||||||||||
|**A3 Payments**|||||||||||||
|Cost of Activities for GeneratingFunds||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|Cost of Charitable Activities||**97**|**97**||**-**||**-**||**97**||**7,121**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_ **||**97**|**97**||**-**||**-**||**97**||**7,121**||
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Total payments_**<br>**97**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**97**<br>**7,121**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**-                       97**<br>**-**<br>**-   -                       97**<br>**-                6,326**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**-                            -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**-**<br>**-                            -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**<br>**-                       97**<br>**-**<br>**-   -                       97**<br>**-                6,326**<br>~~SSS55=~~<br>~~SS]4]~~|||||||||||||



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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>Long term liability - start up capital<br>Long term liability  - start up capital<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Account Receivable<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**3,469**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,469**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<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>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Unrestricted - Exart<br>Performances<br>**-**<br>Unrestricted - Voces<br>Academy Denmark<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Peter Hanke<br>Chika Robertson|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|
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||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||**-**|
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||||**-**|
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||||**Unspecified**|
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|||Peter Hanke||
|||Chika Robertson||



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