## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 08 2024 31 07 2025 **T From o**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Music in Mind CIO **Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1169001
**Charity's principal address** 39 York Avenue
Crosby Liverpool **Postcode L23 5RN**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) whole year** Chair 1[Alan Edward ] Penton
**Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)**
- 2 Dr Ade Taiwo 3 Mark Peter Murray
- 4 Mark Nankivell
- 5 Denise Anne Wyllie
- 6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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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**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted Foundation Model
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Appointed by the Chair of the trustees and the trustees.
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **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.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
To promote the good health of the general public through the use of music and the arts.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
To advance the education of the public in the health benefits of music and the arts through educational workshops and performances.
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1. Curation and installation of the Coastal Voice Augmented Reality Experiences in Dover (4), Grimsby (2) and Sefton (2).
2. October 2024- Music In Mind created the music for the 2024 ‘River of Light’ festival in Liverpool with Culture Liverpool and Australian artists ‘Amigo and Amigo’.
3. November 2024 – The premiere of ‘A Moment of Truth & A Vision of Hope’, a partnership with the European Space Agency, for the Expedition One climate change conference in Liverpool
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
4. Workshops, interviews, filming and creation of ‘Voices of Hope and Peace’ for live stream broadcast to the UNESCO Music Cities to mark the 3[rd] anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.
5. Evaluation of Coastal Voice and ‘Voices of Hope and Peace’
**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.
Section D Achievements and performance
|**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity**
**during the year**|The Coastal Voice project continued to be a focus through 2024 and into
2025. After the completion of the ‘Explore’ phase in July 2024 and the
completion of the schools and community workshops in Dover, Sefton
and Grimsby, activities focused on the delivery of the final 2 phases:
‘Performance’ and ‘Legacy’. The one hour orchestral and multimedia
performance of Coastal Voice was given to a capacity audience at
Southport’s Atkinson Theatre on Friday October 24th.The first half of the
performance consisted of local Sefton artists showcasing their work from
the ‘Explore’ phase and included a small play by Joe Lewis about the ‘Iron
Men’ installation on Crosby Beach. It was followed by the multimedia
performance with an orchestra of musicians from the Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra. The 1 hour performance, consisting of film, audio
and live music taken from the interviews and workshops in Dover, Sefton
and Grimsby, was extremely well received and was subsequently live
streamed to the Dover Museum cinema and the Freeman Street Market
in Grimsby. The creation of the ‘Legacy’ phase began immediately after
the performance and consisted of material taken from the ‘Explore’ and
‘Performance’ phases of the project. Music In Mind worked closely with
the team at Gazooky Studios to develop a series of Augmented Reality
experiences to be accessed by the public on their mobile devices in
chosen outdoor locations in the 3 regions. 8 different experiences were
created in total: 4 for Dover, 2 for Sefton and 2 for Grimsby. Locations
included Dover museum and waterfront, the gardens in Waterloo, Sefton
and Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre. The AR experiences continue to be
in place and are available as an ongoing legacy for the Coastal Voice
project. The final evaluation was completed in May 2025 and was
delivered to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
October 2024 also saw the completion and installation of the ‘Piano Walk’
for Culture Liverpool’s River of Light Festival. The project was a
collaboration with Australian artists ‘Amigo and Amigo’ and ran for a week
from October 25th2024 on Liverpool’s waterfront.
The premiere of ‘A Moment of Truth & A Vision of Hope’ was given by
Music In Mind and an ensemble from the RLPO at the Liverpool AAC
Exhibition Centre on 29thNovember 2024 as part of the Expedition One
climate change conference. The project, commissioned by Culture
Liverpool, was a collaboration with the European Space Agency who
provided the satellite film footage.
The final 2 months of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 also saw the filming
and creation of the ‘Voices of Hope and Peace’ project, based on the
stories of the Ukrainian population fleeing their homeland at the start of
the war and settling in the North West of England. Workshops and filming
sessions were delivered in 5 locations throughout the North West,
including Liverpool, Manchester and Bolton. The performance was live
streamed on Monday the 24th February 2025 to mark the 3rdanniversary
of the invasion of Ukraine. It was promoted and live streamed to the
UNESCO Music Cities through Culture Liverpool and has received a
number of subsequent performances, including as part Liverpool’s
European Festival in May 2025 at the University of Liverpool.|
|---|---|
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable **policy on reserves** objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
**Details of any funds materially** There are no funds materially in deficit. **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);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **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** Alan Edward Penton
**Position (eg Secretary, Chai** Chair of Trustees. **etc**
**Dat** 18/05/2026
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Charity registration number: 1169001
**MUSIC IN MIND CIO TRUSTEES' REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
Dufton Kellner Ltd
## **Music in Mind CIO Contents**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' Report|1—3|
|Independent Examiner's Report|4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Comparative Statement of Financial Activities|6|
|Statement of Financial Position|7|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|8—11|
|The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts:||
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|12|
**Music in Mind CIO**
**Trustees' Report For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2025.
## **Objectives and Activities**
## **Aims and Objectives**
The objects of the CIO are:-
To promote and protect the good health of the general public through the use of music and the arts.
To advance the education of the public in the health benefits of music and the arts through educational workshops and performances.
## **Public Benefit**
The trustees are meeting their public benefit requirement by ensuring the general public benefit from any performances that take place and any workshops that take place are accessible by all.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievements and Performance**
## **Main Achievements**
The Coastal Voice project continued to be a focus through 2024 and into 2025. After the completion of the ‘Explore’ phase in July 2024 and the completion of the schools and community workshops in Dover, Sefton and Grimsby, activities focused on the delivery of the final 2 phases: ‘Performance’ and ‘Legacy’. The one hour orchestral and multimedia performance of Coastal Voice was given to a capacity audience at Southport’s Atkinson Theatre on Friday October 24th. The first half of the performance consisted of local Sefton artists showcasing their work from the ‘Explore’ phase and included a small play by Joe Lewis about the ‘Iron Men’ installation on Crosby Beach. It was followed by the multimedia performance with an orchestra of musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. The 1 hour performance, consisting of film, audio and live music taken from the interviews and workshops in Dover, Sefton and Grimsby, was extremely well received and was subsequently live streamed to the Dover Museum cinema and the Freeman Street Market in Grimsby.
The creation of the ‘Legacy’ phase began immediately after the performance and consisted of material taken from the ‘Explore’ and ‘Performance’ phases of the project. Music In Mind worked closely with the team at Gazooky Studios to develop a series of Augmented Reality experiences to be accessed by the public on their mobile devices in chosen outdoor locations in the 3 regions. 8 different experiences were created in total: 4 for Dover, 2 for Sefton and 2 for Grimsby. Locations included Dover museum and waterfront, the gardens in Waterloo, Sefton and Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre. The AR experiences continue to be in place and are available as an ongoing legacy for the Coastal Voice project. The final evaluation was completed in May 2025 and was delivered to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
October 2024 also saw the completion and installation of the ‘Piano Walk’ for Culture Liverpool’s River of Light Festival. The project was a collaboration with Australian artists ‘Amigo and Amigo’ and ran for a week from October 25th 2024 on Liverpool’s waterfront.
The premiere of ‘A Moment of Truth and A Vision of Hope’ was given by Music In Mind and an ensemble from the RLPO at the Liverpool AAC Exhibition Centre on 29th November 2024 as part of the Expedition One climate change conference. The project, commissioned by Culture Liverpool, was a collaboration with the European Space Agency who provided the satellite film footage.
The final 2 months of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 also saw the filming and creation of the ‘Voices of Hope and Peace project, based on the stories of the Ukrainian population fleeing their homeland at the start of the war and settling in the North West of England. Workshops and filming sessions were delivered in 5 locations throughout the North West, including Liverpool, Manchester and Bolton. The performance was live streamed on Monday the 24th February 2025 to mark the 3rd anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. It was promoted and live streamed to the UNESCO Music Cities through Culture Liverpool and has received a number of subsequent performances, including as part Liverpool’s European Festival in May 2025 at the University of Liverpool.
## **Financial Review**
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## **Music in Mind CIO Trustees' Report (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## **Reserves Policy**
The charity does not have a policy on reserves, however all income and property of the CIO must be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects.
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governing Document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, dated 30th August 2016 and amended on 1st July 2017.
## **Trustee Selection Methods**
There must be at least two charity trustees and they must be a natural person aged 16 or over.
No one is entitled to act as a charity trustee whether on appointment or on any re-appointment until he or she has expressly
acknowledged, in whatever way the charity trustees decide, his or her acceptance of the office of charity trustee.
At least one of the trustees of the CIO must be 18 years of age or over. If there is no trustee aged at least 18 years, the remaining trustees may only act to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee.
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
## **Trustees**
D Wyllie M Nankivell A Penton M Murray A Taiwo
## **Charity Number**
1169001
## **Principal Address**
39 York Avenue Crosby Liverpool L23 5RN
## **Independent Examiner**
Stuart Kellner FCA Dufton Kellner Ltd Chartered Accountants Barnston House Beacon Lane Wirral CH60 0EE
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## **Music in Mind CIO Trustees' Report (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
The trustees' report was approved by the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by:
M Murray Trustee 15th May 2026
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## **Music in Mind CIO Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Music in Mind CIO For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Music in Mind CIO (the Trust) for the year ended 31 July 2025.
## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and contents of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Stuart Kellner FCA 18th May 2026 Barnston House Beacon Lane Wirral CH60 0EE
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## **Music in Mind CIO Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
|**Notes**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
Other trading activities
**4**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
**5**
Charitable activities:
**5**
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Support costs
**NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**9**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
11,250
4,271|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
51,833
-|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
63,083
4,271|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
34,700
17,985|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||15,521|51,833|67,354|52,685|
||-
(9,147)
(297)
(1,904)|-
(73,530)
-
-|-
(82,677)
(297)
(1,904)|(3,402)
(28,463)
(2,177)
(616)|
||(11,348)|(73,530)|(84,878)|(34,658)|
||4,173|(21,697)|(17,524)|18,027|
||4,173
2,477|(21,697)
21,697|(17,524)
24,174|18,027
6,147|
||6,650|-|6,650|24,174|
The notes on pages 8 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Music in Mind CIO Comparative Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
|**Notes**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
Other trading activities
**4**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
**5**
Charitable activities:
**5**
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Support costs
**NET INCOME**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**9**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
14,605|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
34,700
3,380|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
34,700
17,985|
|---|---|---|---|
||14,605|38,080|52,685|
||(500)
(15,452)
(2,177)
(146)|(2,902)
(13,011)
-
(470)|(3,402)
(28,463)
(2,177)
(616)|
||(18,275)|(16,383)|(34,658)|
||(3,670)|21,697|18,027|
||(3,670)
6,147|21,697
-|18,027
6,147|
||2,477|21,697|24,174|
The notes on pages 8 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Music in Mind CIO Statement of Financial Position As At 31 July 2025**
|**Notes**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank and in hand
**NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES)**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS OF THE CHARITY**
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**9**
On behalf of the board
M Murray
Trustee
15th May 2026|**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
6,650|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
24,174|
|---|---|---|
||6,650
6,650|24,174
24,174|
||6,650|24,174|
||6,650|24,174|
||-
6,650|21,697
2,477|
||6,650|24,174|
||||
The notes on pages 8 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Music in Mind CIO Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## 1. **General Information**
Music in Mind CIO is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission, registered charity number 1169001. The principal address is 39 York Avenue, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 5RN.
## 2. **Accounting Policies**
## 2.1. **Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)", Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities Act 2011.
The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
## 2.2. **Fund Accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for a specific purpose.
Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## 2.3. **Incoming Resources**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity is in receipt of the funds.
## 2.4. **Resources Expended**
Expenditure is accounted for in the period in which it is paid and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## 2.5. **Cash and Cash Equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.
## 2.6. **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax as all its income is charitable and applied for charitable purposes.
## 3. **Income from Donations and Legacies**
|Grants
Grants|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
11,250|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
51,833|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
63,083|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
-|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
34,700|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
34,700|
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## **Music in Mind CIO Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## 4. **Income from Other Trading Activities**
|Fundraising events
Fundraising events
.
**Analysis of Expenditure**
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Support costs
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Support costs|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
4,271|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-|**2025**
**Total funds**
**£**
4,271|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
14,605|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
3,380|**2024**
**Total funds**
**£**
17,985|
||**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**£**
82,427
-
-|**Support**
**costs**
(see note 6)
**£**
250
297
1,904|**2025**
**Total**
**£**
82,677
297
1,904|
||82,427|2,451|84,878|
||**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**£**
3,402
28,125
-
-|**Support**
**costs**
(see note 6)
**£**
-
338
2,177
616|**2024**
**Total**
**£**
3,402
28,463
2,177
616|
||31,527|3,131|34,658|
## 5. **Analysis of Expenditure**
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## **Music in Mind CIO Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## 6. **Support Costs**
|.
**Support Costs**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|General administration
Governance costs
General administration
Governance costs|**Charitable**
**activities**
**£**
250
-|**Governance**
**costs**
**£**
-
297|**Support**
**costs**
**£**
1,904
-|**2025**
**Total**
**£**
2,154
297|
||250|297|1,904|2,451|
||**Charitable**
**activities**
**£**
338
-|**Governance**
**costs**
**£**
-
2,177|**Support**
**costs**
**£**
616
-|**2024**
**Total**
**£**
954
2,177|
||338|2,177|616|3,131|
## 7. **Independent Examiner's Remuneration**
The independent examination fee is £850 plus VAT (2024 - £800 plus VAT). This was paid after the year end.
## 8. **Average Number of Employees**
Average number of employees during the year was: NIL (2024: NIL)
## 9. **Movement in Funds**
|.
**Movement in Funds**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted funds**
General:
General unrestricted fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
**Total funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General:
General unrestricted fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
**Total funds**|**As at 1**
**August 2024**
**£**
2,477
21,697|**Income**
**£**
15,521
51,833|**Expenditure**
**£**
(11,348)
(73,530)|**As at 31 July**
**2025**
**£**
6,650
-|
||24,174|67,354|(84,878)|6,650|
||**As at 1**
**August 2023**
**£**
6,147
-|**Income**
**£**
14,605
38,080|**Expenditure**
**£**
(18,275)
(16,383)|**As at 31 July**
**2024**
**£**
2,477
21,697|
||6,147|52,685|(34,658)|24,174|
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## **Music in Mind CIO Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## 10. **Transactions with Trustees**
None of the trustees received any remuneration or any other benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity during the current or previous year.
No trustee expenses have been incurred.
## 11. **Related Party Disclosures**
There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period that require disclosure.
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## **Music in Mind CIO Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
**Donations and legacies**
Grants
**Other trading activities**
Fundraising events
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
**Raising funds**
Musicians and artists
Advertising, marketing, direct mail and publicity
**Charitable Activities:**
**Charitable activities**
Musicians and artists
Promotional activities
Equipment
Event management costs
Website costs
**Governance costs**
Independent examiner's fees
Legal fees
**Support costs**
Computer software costs
Insurance
Printing, postage and stationery
Sundry expenses
**NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME**|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
63,083|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
34,700|
|---|---|---|
||63,083
4,271|34,700
17,985|
||4,271|17,985|
||67,354
-
-|52,685
(2)
(3,400)|
||-
(23,069)
(24,408)
-
(34,950)
(250)|(3,402)
(15,353)
(2,793)
(879)
(9,100)
(338)|
||(82,677)
-
(297)|(28,463)
(1,980)
(197)|
||(297)
(867)
(463)
(208)
(366)|(2,177)
-
(463)
(153)
-|
||(1,904)|(616)|
||(84,878)|(34,658)|
||(17,524)|18,027|
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Charity registration number: 1169001
**MUSIC IN MIND CIO TRUSTEES' REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025**
Dufton Kellner Ltd
## **Music in Mind CIO Contents**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' Report|1—3|
|Independent Examiner's Report|4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Comparative Statement of Financial Activities|6|
|Statement of Financial Position|7|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|8—11|
|The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts:||
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|12|
**Music in Mind CIO**
**Trustees' Report For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2025.
## **Objectives and Activities**
## **Aims and Objectives**
The objects of the CIO are:-
To promote and protect the good health of the general public through the use of music and the arts.
To advance the education of the public in the health benefits of music and the arts through educational workshops and performances.
## **Public Benefit**
The trustees are meeting their public benefit requirement by ensuring the general public benefit from any performances that take place and any workshops that take place are accessible by all.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievements and Performance**
## **Main Achievements**
The Coastal Voice project continued to be a focus through 2024 and into 2025. After the completion of the ‘Explore’ phase in July 2024 and the completion of the schools and community workshops in Dover, Sefton and Grimsby, activities focused on the delivery of the final 2 phases: ‘Performance’ and ‘Legacy’. The one hour orchestral and multimedia performance of Coastal Voice was given to a capacity audience at Southport’s Atkinson Theatre on Friday October 24th. The first half of the performance consisted of local Sefton artists showcasing their work from the ‘Explore’ phase and included a small play by Joe Lewis about the ‘Iron Men’ installation on Crosby Beach. It was followed by the multimedia performance with an orchestra of musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. The 1 hour performance, consisting of film, audio and live music taken from the interviews and workshops in Dover, Sefton and Grimsby, was extremely well received and was subsequently live streamed to the Dover Museum cinema and the Freeman Street Market in Grimsby.
The creation of the ‘Legacy’ phase began immediately after the performance and consisted of material taken from the ‘Explore’ and ‘Performance’ phases of the project. Music In Mind worked closely with the team at Gazooky Studios to develop a series of Augmented Reality experiences to be accessed by the public on their mobile devices in chosen outdoor locations in the 3 regions. 8 different experiences were created in total: 4 for Dover, 2 for Sefton and 2 for Grimsby. Locations included Dover museum and waterfront, the gardens in Waterloo, Sefton and Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre. The AR experiences continue to be in place and are available as an ongoing legacy for the Coastal Voice project. The final evaluation was completed in May 2025 and was delivered to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
October 2024 also saw the completion and installation of the ‘Piano Walk’ for Culture Liverpool’s River of Light Festival. The project was a collaboration with Australian artists ‘Amigo and Amigo’ and ran for a week from October 25th 2024 on Liverpool’s waterfront.
The premiere of ‘A Moment of Truth and A Vision of Hope’ was given by Music In Mind and an ensemble from the RLPO at the Liverpool AAC Exhibition Centre on 29th November 2024 as part of the Expedition One climate change conference. The project, commissioned by Culture Liverpool, was a collaboration with the European Space Agency who provided the satellite film footage.
The final 2 months of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 also saw the filming and creation of the ‘Voices of Hope and Peace project, based on the stories of the Ukrainian population fleeing their homeland at the start of the war and settling in the North West of England. Workshops and filming sessions were delivered in 5 locations throughout the North West, including Liverpool, Manchester and Bolton. The performance was live streamed on Monday the 24th February 2025 to mark the 3rd anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. It was promoted and live streamed to the UNESCO Music Cities through Culture Liverpool and has received a number of subsequent performances, including as part Liverpool’s European Festival in May 2025 at the University of Liverpool.
## **Financial Review**
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## **Music in Mind CIO Trustees' Report (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## **Reserves Policy**
The charity does not have a policy on reserves, however all income and property of the CIO must be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects.
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governing Document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, dated 30th August 2016 and amended on 1st July 2017.
## **Trustee Selection Methods**
There must be at least two charity trustees and they must be a natural person aged 16 or over.
No one is entitled to act as a charity trustee whether on appointment or on any re-appointment until he or she has expressly
acknowledged, in whatever way the charity trustees decide, his or her acceptance of the office of charity trustee.
At least one of the trustees of the CIO must be 18 years of age or over. If there is no trustee aged at least 18 years, the remaining trustees may only act to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee.
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
## **Trustees**
D Wyllie M Nankivell A Penton M Murray A Taiwo
## **Charity Number**
1169001
## **Principal Address**
39 York Avenue Crosby Liverpool L23 5RN
## **Independent Examiner**
Stuart Kellner FCA Dufton Kellner Ltd Chartered Accountants Barnston House Beacon Lane Wirral CH60 0EE
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## **Music in Mind CIO Trustees' Report (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
The trustees' report was approved by the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by:
M Murray Trustee 15th May 2026
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## **Music in Mind CIO Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Music in Mind CIO For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Music in Mind CIO (the Trust) for the year ended 31 July 2025.
## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and contents of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Stuart Kellner FCA 18th May 2026 Barnston House Beacon Lane Wirral CH60 0EE
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## **Music in Mind CIO Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
|**Notes**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
Other trading activities
**4**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
**5**
Charitable activities:
**5**
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Support costs
**NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**9**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
11,250
4,271|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
51,833
-|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
63,083
4,271|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
34,700
17,985|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||15,521|51,833|67,354|52,685|
||-
(9,147)
(297)
(1,904)|-
(73,530)
-
-|-
(82,677)
(297)
(1,904)|(3,402)
(28,463)
(2,177)
(616)|
||(11,348)|(73,530)|(84,878)|(34,658)|
||4,173|(21,697)|(17,524)|18,027|
||4,173
2,477|(21,697)
21,697|(17,524)
24,174|18,027
6,147|
||6,650|-|6,650|24,174|
The notes on pages 8 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Music in Mind CIO Comparative Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
|**Notes**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
Other trading activities
**4**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
**5**
Charitable activities:
**5**
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Support costs
**NET INCOME**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**9**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
14,605|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
34,700
3,380|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
34,700
17,985|
|---|---|---|---|
||14,605|38,080|52,685|
||(500)
(15,452)
(2,177)
(146)|(2,902)
(13,011)
-
(470)|(3,402)
(28,463)
(2,177)
(616)|
||(18,275)|(16,383)|(34,658)|
||(3,670)|21,697|18,027|
||(3,670)
6,147|21,697
-|18,027
6,147|
||2,477|21,697|24,174|
The notes on pages 8 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Music in Mind CIO Statement of Financial Position As At 31 July 2025**
|**Notes**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank and in hand
**NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES)**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS OF THE CHARITY**
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**9**
On behalf of the board
M Murray
Trustee
15th May 2026|**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
6,650|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
24,174|
|---|---|---|
||6,650
6,650|24,174
24,174|
||6,650|24,174|
||6,650|24,174|
||-
6,650|21,697
2,477|
||6,650|24,174|
||||
The notes on pages 8 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Music in Mind CIO Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## 1. **General Information**
Music in Mind CIO is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission, registered charity number 1169001. The principal address is 39 York Avenue, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 5RN.
## 2. **Accounting Policies**
## 2.1. **Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)", Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities Act 2011.
The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
## 2.2. **Fund Accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for a specific purpose.
Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## 2.3. **Incoming Resources**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity is in receipt of the funds.
## 2.4. **Resources Expended**
Expenditure is accounted for in the period in which it is paid and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## 2.5. **Cash and Cash Equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.
## 2.6. **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax as all its income is charitable and applied for charitable purposes.
## 3. **Income from Donations and Legacies**
|Grants
Grants|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
11,250|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
51,833|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
63,083|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
-|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
34,700|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
34,700|
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## **Music in Mind CIO Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## 4. **Income from Other Trading Activities**
|Fundraising events
Fundraising events
.
**Analysis of Expenditure**
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Support costs
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Governance costs
Support costs|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
4,271|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-|**2025**
**Total funds**
**£**
4,271|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
14,605|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
3,380|**2024**
**Total funds**
**£**
17,985|
||**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**£**
82,427
-
-|**Support**
**costs**
(see note 6)
**£**
250
297
1,904|**2025**
**Total**
**£**
82,677
297
1,904|
||82,427|2,451|84,878|
||**Activities**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**£**
3,402
28,125
-
-|**Support**
**costs**
(see note 6)
**£**
-
338
2,177
616|**2024**
**Total**
**£**
3,402
28,463
2,177
616|
||31,527|3,131|34,658|
## 5. **Analysis of Expenditure**
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## **Music in Mind CIO Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## 6. **Support Costs**
|.
**Support Costs**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|General administration
Governance costs
General administration
Governance costs|**Charitable**
**activities**
**£**
250
-|**Governance**
**costs**
**£**
-
297|**Support**
**costs**
**£**
1,904
-|**2025**
**Total**
**£**
2,154
297|
||250|297|1,904|2,451|
||**Charitable**
**activities**
**£**
338
-|**Governance**
**costs**
**£**
-
2,177|**Support**
**costs**
**£**
616
-|**2024**
**Total**
**£**
954
2,177|
||338|2,177|616|3,131|
## 7. **Independent Examiner's Remuneration**
The independent examination fee is £850 plus VAT (2024 - £800 plus VAT). This was paid after the year end.
## 8. **Average Number of Employees**
Average number of employees during the year was: NIL (2024: NIL)
## 9. **Movement in Funds**
|.
**Movement in Funds**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted funds**
General:
General unrestricted fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
**Total funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General:
General unrestricted fund
**Restricted funds**
Restricted fund
**Total funds**|**As at 1**
**August 2024**
**£**
2,477
21,697|**Income**
**£**
15,521
51,833|**Expenditure**
**£**
(11,348)
(73,530)|**As at 31 July**
**2025**
**£**
6,650
-|
||24,174|67,354|(84,878)|6,650|
||**As at 1**
**August 2023**
**£**
6,147
-|**Income**
**£**
14,605
38,080|**Expenditure**
**£**
(18,275)
(16,383)|**As at 31 July**
**2024**
**£**
2,477
21,697|
||6,147|52,685|(34,658)|24,174|
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## **Music in Mind CIO Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
## 10. **Transactions with Trustees**
None of the trustees received any remuneration or any other benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity during the current or previous year.
No trustee expenses have been incurred.
## 11. **Related Party Disclosures**
There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period that require disclosure.
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## **Music in Mind CIO Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 July 2025**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
**Donations and legacies**
Grants
**Other trading activities**
Fundraising events
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
**Raising funds**
Musicians and artists
Advertising, marketing, direct mail and publicity
**Charitable Activities:**
**Charitable activities**
Musicians and artists
Promotional activities
Equipment
Event management costs
Website costs
**Governance costs**
Independent examiner's fees
Legal fees
**Support costs**
Computer software costs
Insurance
Printing, postage and stationery
Sundry expenses
**NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME**|**2025**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
63,083|**2024**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
34,700|
|---|---|---|
||63,083
4,271|34,700
17,985|
||4,271|17,985|
||67,354
-
-|52,685
(2)
(3,400)|
||-
(23,069)
(24,408)
-
(34,950)
(250)|(3,402)
(15,353)
(2,793)
(879)
(9,100)
(338)|
||(82,677)
-
(297)|(28,463)
(1,980)
(197)|
||(297)
(867)
(463)
(208)
(366)|(2,177)
-
(463)
(153)
-|
||(1,904)|(616)|
||(84,878)|(34,658)|
||(17,524)|18,027|
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