## ## ## ## ## ||||||SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary||ofthe purposes of|||Para 1.17|To promote public appreciation
of, and|| |the charity as set out||||in its||education
in, classical music in and around|| |governing||document||||Whittington,
Oswestry,
in particular
by|| |||||||organising
chamber
music festivals|| |Summary
activities||ofthe main
in relation tothose|||Para 1.17and
1.19|Our mission
isto provide world class
performances
ofchamber
music at affordable|| |purposes||forthe public||||prices and to encourage
young people and the|| |benefit,|in parbcular,|||the||general public to participate. The trustees are|| |activities,
services
accounts||projects
identified|or
in|the||aware ofthe Charity Commission's
guidance
public benefit and take it into account when
making decisions that may affect the|on| |||||||accessibility ofits activities tothe public at|| |||||||large (e.g.ticket prices, transport,
access for|the| |||||||disabled). Under-25's are entitled to free tickets|| |||||||under a scheme sponsored
by The Cavatina|| |||||||Trust.|| |||||||Our venue has excellent acoustics and sight-|| |||||||lines, particularly
suited to chamber music. We|| |||||||identify young award-winning
stars ofthe music|| |||||||world and attract them to perform
at this rural|| |||||||outpost by providing
a residency
with top|| |||||||quality facilities and support, as well as a|| |||||||chaHenging|| |||||||and unusual
pregramm.
Since its inception|in| |||||||May 2012the festival has gained a reputation|| |||||||for excellence plus a loyal and slowly expanding|| |||||||audience.|| |||||||Outreach
activities include school workshops|| |||||||(50-100children), talks on the programme,|| |||||||demonstrations
by the artists toe.g. !ocal U3A|| |||||||groups, and some concerts are broadcast
live|| |||||||over the internet to a diverse international|| |||||||audience ofseveral thousand.|| |Statement
confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity|The trustees are aware ofthe SORP guidance
and have ensured the public benefit ofthe
Trust's activity.| |---|---| |Commission
on public|| |benefit|| ## |You may c|ho|ose to|indude
fu|rther statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||SORP reference|| |Policy on|grant making||||| |Policy on|social investment|||Para 1.38|| |including|program||related||| |investment|||||| ||||||The festival programme
is decided by the| |Contribution
volunteers||made|by||Artistic Director, Sophia Rahman,
who also
chooses the artists, and receives afee for her
services.| ||||||Otherwise,
the charity is run entirely on a| ||||||voluntary
basis and the trustees are responsible| ||||||for all executive action involved
in planning,| ||||||publicising,
funding
and managing
the festival| ||||||and for legal and financial advice.| ||||||We are fortunate to have in addition
a| ||||||substantial
number ofvolunteers
who are| ||||||willing to perform a wide range oftasks before| ||||||and during the festival.| ## ||||We appointed a new Artistic Director,| |---|---|---|---| ||||Sophia Rahman,
four new trustees and a| ||||new treasurer to fill vacancies created by| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
of the charity,
identifying
the difference the
charity*s work has made to
the circumstances
ofits||Para 1.20|retirement
and one resignation.
We were
able to hold a3&ay Covid-secure
festival
only days after the easing ofGovernment
restrictions
on May 17ih. The requirement
for social distancing
forced the move to a| |beneficiaries
and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|||la~ger church
in Oswestry which normally
accommodates
350people. Even so, we
could only sell 70tickets per concert which| ||||meant using part ofthe substantial
reserves
derived from the cancellation
ofthe 2020| ||||festival.| ||||Artists were thrilled to perform,
and the| ||||audience to enjoy, live music again affer 15| ||||months ofdeprivation.| ||||The pandemic
meant that no outreach
work| ||||was possible.| ## |Financial Review|Financial Review|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's
financial
position at the end
ofthe period||Para 1.21|Having spent f16,826delivering the festival,
because ofunexpected
donations
and a legacy,
we finished the year with a balance off13,558.
The Trust holds no fixed assetsand
all funds are|| ||||held in a bank account.|| |Statement
explaining
the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held||Para 1.22|The Reserves Policy states that we need
reserves to cover anticipated
expenditure
coming due after the delivery ofthe festival|| ||||{TheProject Reserve) as well as commitment|to| ||||expenditure
forthe following year's festival|| ||||which has to be made before knowing
what|our| ||||income will be, {TheFriends' Reserve), typically
about 3096ofthe expected total budget.|| |Amount ofreserves
held||Para 1.22|f13,558.00|| |Reasons for holding zero||Para 1.22||| |reserves||||| |Details offund materially|in|Para 1.24||| |deficit||||| |Explanation
ofany||Para 1.26||| |uncertainties
about the||||| |charity continuing
as a going||||| |concern||||| ## ## |Description ofcharity's|||| |---|---|---|---| |trusts:|||| |Type ofgoverning
document
(trL!st deed, royai charter)||Constitution
—registered|1September 2016| |||amended 20/10/17|| |How isthe charity|Para 125|ClO|| |constituted?|||| |Ce.g un!ncorporated|||| |assoc!atior!, CIG)|||| |Trustee selection methods
including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled|Para 1.25|After an initial induction
and period of
mutual
evaluation,
appointment
ofnew
trustees is voted on at an ordinary
meeting.
New trustees are given a copy ofthe CIO
constitution
and are made aware ofthe|| |to appoint one or more
trustees||aims ofthe Charity|| ## ## ## |Charity's|principal|address|Ashfield,||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Bronygarth,||| ||||Oswestry,||| ||||Shropshire|SY10|7LY| ## ## ##