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|Object|i|v|es and|Activ|itie|s||
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|||||||SORP reference||
|Summary|||ofthe purposes||of|Para 1.17|Toeducate the public in the arts and|
|the charity|||as set out|in its|||sciences and in particular the art ofscience|
|governing|||document||||of music by the presentation<br>ofconcerts|
||||||||and other activities.|
|Summary<br>ofthe main<br>activities<br>in relation tothose||||||Para 1.17and<br>1.18|Cumbria<br>Rural Choirs is made up oflocal<br>choirs and individual<br>singers from rural|
|purposes|||for the public||||communities<br>across North Cumbria.<br>The|
|benefit,||in|particular,|the|||long-term<br>strategy ofyour trustees<br>remains|
|activities,|||projects or||||the development<br>ofthe choral singing|
|services||identNed<br>in||the|||technique tothe highest possible standard,|
|accounts.|||||||The choir repertoire focuses on large scale,|
||||||||complex choral works which would be too|
||||||||demanding<br>for the local choirs to undertake|
||||||||on their own and its use ofa professional|
||||||||orchestra and conductor forthe final|
||||||||Concert enables those local performers<br>to|
||||||||broaden and develop their musical<br>skills|
||||||||and provide the opportunity<br>for our|
||||||||audiences<br>to hear music rarely performed|
||||||||outside large urban conurbations.<br>Cumbria|
||||||||Rural Choirs represents a unique|
||||||||professional Iamateur<br>partnership<br>which|
||||||||enhances<br>Cumbria's<br>music scene and|
||||||||provides enormous<br>benefits for the|
||||||||Cumbrian<br>community,<br>helping to counteract|
||||||||rural isolation and the lack ofaccess to|
||||||||high quality educational<br>and cultural|
||||||||provision<br>in the rural community.|
|Statement|||confirming|||Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm that they have|
|whether||the trustees||have|||referred tothe guidance<br>contained<br>in the|
|had regard to the guidance|||||||Charity Commission's<br>general guidance<br>on|
|issued|by||the Charity||||public benefit when reviewing<br>the Charity's|
|Commission<br>on public|||||||aims and objectives and in planning<br>future|
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|chieve|men|ts<br>and Per|formance||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||SORP reference||
|||||The Choir itself has not operated<br>during the|
|||||financial year due to Covid-19 restrictions|
|||||and members<br>not being sufficiently|
|Summary<br>ofthe main<br>achievements<br>ofthe charity,|||Pars 120|interested<br>in online singing. The members,<br>however, were informed<br>of all the online|
|identifying|the|difference the||opportunities<br>which the Trustees were|
|charity's|work|has made to||informed<br>about.|
|the circumstances<br>of its||||The Trustees, however,<br>have met on a|
|beneficiaries<br>and any wider||||regular basis to consider. how totake|
|benefits to society as a||||forward the postponed<br>concert following|
|whole.||||the end ofthe COVID 19pandemic.|
|||||Currently<br>arrangements<br>are being made to|
|||||perform the music commissioned<br>from local|
|||||and national composers for that concert in|
|||||a new Celebrating<br>William and Dorothy|
|||||Wordsworth<br>concert in March 2022; an|
|||||update tothe health and safety and<br>risk|
|||||assessments;<br>and to review the measures|
|||||that needed to be taken to incnsase and|
|||||maintain<br>the relevance ofthe society in the|
|||||promotion<br>ofvocal activities for the public|
|||||good throughout<br>the North Cumbria<br>Region|
|||||when Government<br>restrictions are removed|
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|Financial<br>Review|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Review ofthe charity's|||Para 121|The charity has had minimal<br>income and|
|financial<br>position at the||end||expenditure<br>this year, but did make a|
|ofthe period||||surplus due to grants and Gift Aid rebate.|
|||||Dudng the year refunds were made for|
|||||future<br>rformances to an one who asked.|
|Statement<br>explaining|the||Para 122|The Trustees have set a minimum<br>target|
|policy for holding reserves||||for unrestricted<br>reserves of6 months|
|stating<br>why they are held||||running<br>costs.|
|||||They are held so as to keep the Charity|
|||||afloat in emergencies,<br>such as Covid-19,|
|||||and to enable the commissioning<br>of new|
|||||work totake place in advance ofincome|
|||||comin<br>in.|
|Amount ofreserves<br>held|||Pars 1M|Unrestricted<br>funds held off18413.|
|Explanation<br>ofany<br>concern|||Para 123|No going concern issues|
|uncertainties<br>about the|||||
|charity continuing<br>as a||going|||
|Additional<br>Information||(optional)|||
|You m<br>choose to include further statements||||where relevant<br>about|
|||||The Charity receives income from the|
|||||following sources:|
|The charity's<br>principal<br>sources offunds (induding|||Para 147|Members subscriptions<br>Donations|
|any fundraising)||||Grants|
|||||Income from events held|
|||||Legacies|
|||||The principal<br>risk isthe continuance<br>of|
|||||Covid-19 and government<br>restrictions<br>on|
|A description<br>ofthe principal||||meetings<br>which means that any activity is in|
|risks facing the charity||||abeyance.|





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|Description<br>ofcharity's||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|trusts:||||||
|Type of governing<br>document||Constitution||||
|How isthe charity|Para 125|CIO Association||||
|constituted?||||||
|Trustee selection methods|Para 125|Trustees|are appointed|by the members|at|
|induding<br>details ofany||the AGM.||||
|constitutional<br>provisions e.g.||Trustees|may coopt people as Trustees.|||
|election to post or name of||||||
|any person or body entitled||||||
|to appoint one or more||||||
|trustees||||||



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|Cha||name||Cumbria|Rural Choirs|
|Othernamethecha'|||uses|CRC||
|||'||||
|R|istered cha||number|1168081||
|Charity's||principal|address|16Bymes Close||
|||||Plumpton||
|||||Penrith||
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|mes|ofthe charity tru|stees who manage the|charity|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Trustee name|Of(los (ifany)|Dates acted|Ifnot forwhole|Name <br>to|ofperson (or body) entWed<br>Int trustee<br>Ifan||
||Mrs A Bishop|Secretary||||||
||Mr G Bowles|Chair||||||
||Ms A. Blackbum||Appointed|19-9-20||||
||Dr A C Clark||Resigned|13-1-21||||
||Mrs E Dunning|||||||
||Mrs M Feniby|Booking Secretary||||||
||Mr D Opperman|||||||
||Mrs K. Purvis||Appointed|19-9-20||||
||Mr C N Riches|Treasurer||||||
|10|Dr M Riches|Fundraiser||||||
||Mrs U Smith|Librarian|Resigned|19-9-20||||
|12|Mrs JStewart|Librarian||||||
|13|Mrs J Swinburne|||||||
|14||||||||
|15||||||||
|16||||||||
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||vr:.y||.,v,|'|||||||Cumbria|Rural|Cholrs|CIO|||1188081|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||n|||||||||||Receipts and|||a|ments accounts||||CC&ea||
||||||||||||Forthe period<br>from|||01-Jul-20||To|SILJun-21|||||
|~||'|||||~||~|~ ~|Un~<br>funds|||||E~<br>funds|Total|funds||Last year||
||||||||||||tothe nearest||2|tothe heareatt||to the nearest 2|to the nearest||2|totheneare|tt|
|A1 Racei||||||||||||||||||||||
|Dohaachs||||||||||||||||||1,558||||
|Legacy received||||||||||||||||||||||
|Grit akl||||||||||||||||||||1|229|
|Fundhising||||||||||||||||||||||
|||||||||||||||||||1,000||||
|ungem<br>Subscdptlons||||||||||||||||||||||
|Ticket Sakrs||||||||||||12421||||||||||
|Choir Day||||||||||||||||||||||
|Programme|Sales||and||Advertsing|||||||||||||||1,354||
||||||||||||||||||||||518|
||||||ross||rncome<br>r|||||||||||||15,758||
|seta<br>table .|||n|||o||sa s, (soo<br>Total receiPts||||1,39,|||||-|2||1,7||
|A3 Pa|nts|||||||||||||||||||||
|Cch doctor'||||||||||||||||||||||
|2020 Wcrdsvvcrth|||performance|||||||||||||||||||
|Choral director||||||||||||||||||||1,182||
|Dangers||||||||||||||||||||3~7||
|Accompanist||||||||||||||||||||||
|Performance|and Rehearsal|||||Halts|||||||18||||||18|||
|Music Hhe,|Printing||and||Statonery|||||||||||||||||
|Advergsihg|ehd|Puhtcfty||||||||||||||||||||
|Bank Charges|||||||||||||78|||||||||
|||||||||||||710|||||||710|||
||||||||||Sub total|||1Jtt4||||||1JH4||13,QQQ||
|A4 Asset|and||investment|||||purchases||||||||||||||
||||||||||Sub total|||||||||||||
|||||||Total paymertts||||||1Jttd|||-||-|1/14||13,999||
||Net||ofrecelptsrfpaymerrts)|||||||||||||||||1,7||
|A5 Transfers||between||||funds||||||||||||||||
|A8 Cash|funds||last year|||||ond||||||||||||||
||Cash|||funds||||this|year end|||18ytt||||||19/13||||





|||~|~|~||0|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||Unrestricted|Restricted||Endowment|
|Categories||Details|||funds||funds|funds|
||||||to nearest 0|to|nearest 0|to nearest 0|
|61Cash funds||Bank Current|Account||18,013||1,000||
||||Total|cash funds|18r413||||
||||||Unrestricted|Restricted||Endowment|
||||||funds||funds|funds|
|||Details|||tonearest 0|to|uau raut 0||
|62 Other monetary assets|||||||||
||||||Fund towhich|||Current value|
|||Details|||$$$$1||||
|63Investment|assets||||||||
|||Details|||Fund towhuh<br>asset|Cast (opsormg||Current value|
|64Assets retained forthe charity's|||||||||
|own use|||||||||
||||||Fund lowhich|Amount duu|||
|||Details|||ml&leu||0||
|BSUabllltles|||||||||
|Signed by one or <br>lhe trustees|two trustees on behalf of all||Signature||Print|Name||Date of<br>a<br>roval|





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