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Concert tickets - net|**8,499**||**-**||**-**||**8,499**||**2,824**| |Advertisingincome|**1,200**||**-**||**-**||**1,200**||**-**| |Barprofit/programme sales|**272**||**-**||**-**||**272**||**-**| |Fundraisingconcert|**548**||**-**||**-**||**548**||**-**| |Friends Scheme|**3,955**||**-**||**-**||**3,955**||**-**| |Sponsors & Donations|**5,898**||**-**||**-**||**5,898**||**6,892**| |Grant funding|**4,960**||**6,000**||**-**||**10,960**||**- 7,780**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross_
_income for AR)_|**25,332**||**6,000**||**-**||**31,332**||**1,936**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and**
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Artists' fees & expenses|**29,825**||**-**||**-**||**29,825**||**-**| |Venue rental|**1,750**||**-**||**-**||**1,750**||**-**| |Piano,staging& overheads|**2,446**||**-**||**-**||**2,446**||**-**| |Publicity|**1,735**||**-**||**-**||**1,735**||**-**| |Stationary&postage|**764**||**-**||**-**||**764**||**-**| |Insurance/PRS|**135**||**-**||**-**||**135**||**-**| |Membershipfees|**133**||**-**||**-**||**133**||**-**| |WMF Website|**300**||**-**||**-**||**300**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**37,088**||**-**||**-**||**37,088**||**-**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and**
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**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of approval| ||Robert Greaves||| ||~~2~~||~~02/01/2023~~| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From** 01 September 2021 **Period start date To** 31 August 2022 **Period end date** **Charity name:** Whittington Music Festival ## **Charity registration number:** 1168989 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote public appreciation of, and
education in, classical music in and around
Whittington, Oswestry, in particular by
organisingchamber music festivals| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Our mission is to provide world class
performances of chamber music at affordable
prices and to encourage young people and the
general public to participate. The trustees are
aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance on
public benefit and take it into account when
making decisions that may affect the
accessibility of its activities to the public at
large (e.g. ticket prices, transport, access for the
disabled). Anyone aged 25 or less is entitled to
free tickets thanks to 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 of the 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 challenging
and unusual programme. Since its inception in
May 2012 the festival has gained a reputation
for excellence plus a loyal and slowly expanding
audience.
Outreach activities include school workshops
(50-100 children), talks on the programme,
demonstrations by the artists to e.g. local U3A
groups.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees are aware of the SORP guidance
and have ensured the public benefit of the
Trust’s activity.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The festival programme is decided by the Artistic
Director, Sophia Rahman, who also recruits the
artists, and receives a fee 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.
We are fortunate to have in addition a
substantial number of volunteers who are willing
to perform a wide range of tasks before and
during the festival.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Several changes were made to the format
and scope of the festival in 2022.
The festival was shortened from six to four
days but the number of concerts was
increased to seven by holding two concerts
on each of the first three days, including a
family concert aimed at youngsters.
The scope was broadened to include jazz
and song, as well as masterclass tuition by
festival artists of talented local young
musicians who afterwards performed at the
family concert.
The festival was an artistic triumph, and
although audience numbers increased
during the four days, overall attendance was
less that expected. This may well have been
due to concerns about Covid, the innovative
programme or personal finances.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The number of subscribers was similar to
previous years but these were mostly new
people with few renewals, so income was
comparable to previous years.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We received several grants from other charities
but lower box office income together with
higher artists’ fees meant that we made a loss of
£5756.00.
The Trust holds no fixed assets and 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 of the festival (The Project
Reserve) as well as commitment to expenditure
for the following year’s festival which has to be
made before knowing what our income will be,
(The Friends’ Reserve), typically about 30% of
the expected total budget.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£7802.00| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Grant income for next year from other
charities has been less than anticipated, and
an application for a substantial grant from
Arts Council England has twice been
refused. The 2023 festival is only able to go
ahead due to the generosity of our
supporters and our artists who have agreed
to accept lower fees.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The dire state of the economy; the new
policy of Arts Council England; a resurgence
of Covid this winter.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution – registered 1 September 2016
amended 20/10/17| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|After an initial induction and period of mutual
evaluation, appointment of new trustees is
voted on at an ordinary meeting. New
trustees are given a copy of the CIO
constitution and are made aware of the
aims of the Charity| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Whittington Music Festival| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charitynumber|1168989| |Charity’s principal address|Ashfield,
Bronygarth,
Oswestry,
Shropshire SY10 7LY| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Dr Robert Greaves|Chairman||| ||Mrs Helen Hughes||Since 12/01/2022|| ||Mrs Jane Stirling|||| ||Dr Robin Butler|||| ||Mrs Pam Parish|||| ||Mrs Hazel Davis|||| ||Mrs Maria Hollis|||| ||Mrs Debi Lumley-
Edwards||Since 15/9/2022|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** Dgolarnfjons Th• tr￿t•0S d•ol*r• that thèy hav• approv•d th• Irust0•5' r•port Sign•d •n b•hall of th• ¢harlty¥ trust•es Full nam•(sl Qc&iA tsiiiL Ih Robert Greaves Chai￿an Chair, 16[th] August 2022 ## WHITTINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL Independent auditor’s comment I confirm that I have considered the following: Income and expenditure are broadly similar to years preceding the Covid pandemic although income is about 17% lower than the average of the 3 pre Covid years. The various sources of income received are in line with what might be expected. Expenditure is however much in line with the 3 pre Covid years. However the work done is all within the aims of the Festival. An area of concern is the inclusion within the festival accounts of a separate fund raising activity for the Ukraine given that this is not really within the remit of the Festival and also causes the treasurer much extra and unnecessary work. I would recommend that such a practice is not repeated. In fact given the multiplicity of entries and the scale of the turnover the committee might wish to give consideration to appointing a professional treasurer. Michael Davie