## ## |||||||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary||ofthe purposes|||of||Toeducate the public in the arts and| |the charity as set|||out|in its|||sciences and
in particular
the art ofscience| |governing||document|||||ofmusic by the presentation
ofconcerts| ||||||||and other activities.| |Summary
activities||ofthe main
in relation to those||||Para 1.17and
1.19|Cumbria
Rural Choirs is made up of
singers from local choirs and individuals| |purposes||for the public|||||living
in rural communities
across North| |benefit,|in|particular,||the|||Cumbria.
The long-term
strategy continues| |activities,||projects|or||||to be the development
ofthe choral singing| |services|identified||in|the|||techniques
to achieve the highest possible| |accounts.|||||||standard
ofperformance.
The choir's| ||||||||repertoire focuses on large scale, complex| ||||||||choral works which, often, would be too| ||||||||demanding
for the local choirs to undertake| ||||||||on their own. Its engagement
ofan| ||||||||internationally
renowned
music director to| ||||||||lead the rehearsals
and conduct the| ||||||||concert, enables
all participants
to broaden| ||||||||and develop their musical skills. Italso| ||||||||provides the opportunity
for audiences
to| ||||||||hear choral music, accompanied
by a| ||||||||professional
orchestra
and soloists, rarely| ||||||||performed
outside large urban| ||||||||conurbations.
Cumbria
Rural Choirs| ||||||||represents a unique
professional
/ amateur| ||||||||partnership
which enhances
Cumbria's| ||||||||music scene and provides enormous| ||||||||benefits for the Cumbrian
community,| ||||||||through
the high standard
that it achieves.| ||||||||It helps to counteract
rural isolation and the| ||||||||lack ofaccess to high quality educational| ||||||||and cultural
provision
in rural communities.| |Statement||confirming||||Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm that they have| |whether|the trustees|||have|||referred to the guidance
contained
in the| |had regard to the|||guidance||||Charity Commission's
general guidance
on| |issued b||the Chari|||||ublic benefit when
reviewin
the Chari
's| ## |chieve|men|ts|and Per|formance|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||SORP reference|| ||||||The Choir held its AGM in November 2022| ||||||having started the season
in September| ||||||following a successful 'Come and Sing' day| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,||||Para 1.20|in June which enabled several people to
experience
singing
choral music for the first| |identifying|the|difference the|||time to participate
and then, subsequently,| |charity's|work|has made to|||join the choir for the 2022-23 season. This| |the circumstances|||of its||was the first year under the new format of| |beneficiaries
and|||any wider||the guest conductor also being the guest| |benefits to society as a|||||musical director. This year the post was| |whole.|||||filled by Dr Andrew
Padmore. Rehearsals| ||||||were changed
to 4 full days on Saturdays| ||||||which resulted
in longer and more| ||||||concentrated
periods oflearning
and| ||||||singing. This was supported
by on-line| ||||||material
supplied
by Andrew
enabling| ||||||members to improve
their singing| ||||||technique
and also to leam their part. This| ||||||greatly enhanced
the learning
experience.| ||||||The outcome was a very successful| ||||||performance
In Carlisle Cathedral
in April| ||||||of Haydn's
'The Creation'.
Itwas
attended| ||||||by about 350 people ranging
in ages from| ||||||10 - 90+years, many ofwhom provided| ||||||very positive reviews
via e mail following| ||||||the performance.| ## |inancial
Review|inancial
Review|inancial
Review||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's|||Para 1.21|The Trustees decided that the newly| |financial
position|at the end|||reformed
Cumbdia
Singers, making a post| |ofthe period||||Covid 'come back', should aspire to holding| |||||a 'big sing' with a professional
conductor,| |||||orchestra and singers. Due to the increase| |||||in membership,
it had been expected that| |||||the choir would 'break even', but a very| |||||steep and unexpected
increase
in the cost| |||||ofstaging for the concert resulted
in a loss.| |||||The Charity,
however,
still has a healthy| |||||bank balance which exceeds the minimum| |||||reserve.| |Statement
explaining||the|Para 1.22|The Trustees have set a minimum
target for| |policy for holding|reserves|||unrestricted
reserves of6 months
running| |stating why they|are|held||costs.| |||||They are held so as to keep the Chadity| |||||afloat in emergencies,
such as Covid-19,| |||||and to enable the commissioning
of new| |||||work to take place in advance ofincome| |||||comin
in.| |Amount ofreserves||held|Para 1.22|Unrestricted
funds held of811,865| ## |ou ma
cho|ose to include fur|ther statement|s
where relevant about|s
where relevant about||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||The Charity receives income||from the|| ||||following sources:|||| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds (including||Para 1.47|Members
subscriptions
Donations|||| |any fundraising)|||Grants|||| ||||Income from events
held|||| ||||Legacies|||| ||||The principal
risk is the return ofCovid-19|||| ||||and government
restrictions||on meetings|| |A description|ofthe principal|Para 1.46|which means that renewed|activity would||| |risks facing|the charity||once more go into abeyance||and/or|| ||||members
would feel unable||to continue|and| ||||audiences
would not be able||to attend|| ||||concerts.|||| ## |Description|ofcharity's|ofcharity's||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |trusts:||||||| |Type ofgoverning||document|Para 1.25|Constitution||| |||cjvj'1!=.'l j||||| |How is the|charity||Para 1.25|CIO Association||| |constituted?||||||| ||In!(
l '2|pc||||| |Trustee selection||methods|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed|by the members|at| |including
details ofany||||the AGM.||| |constitutional
provisions e.g.||||Trustees may co-opt people as Trustees.||| |election to|post or name of|||||| |any person|or body entitled|||||| |to appoint one or||more||||| |trustees||||||| ## |Chari|name|||Cumbria|Rural Choirs| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the chari|||uses|CRC|| |Re istered charit||number||1168081|| |Charity's|principal|address||16Byrnes Close|| |||||Plumpton|| |||||Penrith|| |||||CA11 BPE|| ## |||~|~|~|~
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