## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 1/1/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date ## Charity name: The City of Lichfield Concert Band ## Charity registration number: 1170801 ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the education of the public in the
arts and science of music through the
provision and promotion of a concert band in
Lichfield and surrounding areas.| |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|We are a community concert band providing
opportunities for local players to develop
their skills through weekly rehearsals leading
to regular concerts for the wider community.| |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 Charity
Commission information regarding public
benefit| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |||N/A| ||Para 1.38|| |Policy on grant making||| |||N/A| ||Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment||| |including program related||| |investment||| |||N/A| ||Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by||| |volunteers||| |||N/A| |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|The City of Lichfield Concert Band enjoyed a
full concert programme of ten well attended
events. Three of these events were outdoor
free events reaching out to the wider
community including Lichfield Proms in the
Park which attracts an audience of local
residents in their thousands.
We maintained and developed further our
relationship with other local music groups
and venues this year performing in the
Coton Centre Tamworth with a local choir.
In May we performed at the Garrick theatre
Lichfield to a full house which is a
prestigious venue attracting local residents
families and friends.
The year was finished off with a high profile
Christmas Concert in Lichfield Cathedral
given to a full audience.| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
N/A| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||N/A| ## Financial Review |Financial Review||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|See attached accounts for the period.
Healthy financial position with assets of
approx £15127 in current and deposit
accounts| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We have a reserves policy defined to
financially cover a period of 12 months
expenditure. The current reserve amount
necessary is £7500 which would be the
amount required for the band to function for
a year assuming no income.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£7500| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No concern| 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|| |Other||| ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO constiution| |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|Trustees are voted in by the members at the
AGM following a proposal and seconded
nomination. Chair , secretarry and treasurer
appointed internally by the trustees| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|The City of Lichfield Concert Band| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1170801| |Charity’s principal address|c/o St martins
212 Castlehill Road
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20|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for whole
year|Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if any)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Sylvia Barratt|||| ||Sharon Guy|Chair||| ||Natalie Foster|||| ||Tony Orbell|||| ||Kit Benham|||| ||Carole Share|||| ||Lisa Wilson|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A| ## 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 ## Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees S Guy Signature(s) S M Barratt Sharon Guy Full name(s) Sylvia Mary Barratt Position (eg Secretary, Trustee and chair Chair, etc) Date 11[th] August 2024 ||CityOf Lichfield Concert Band - Accountsyear end Dec 2024|CityOf Lichfield Concert Band - Accountsyear end Dec 2024||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||| ||INCOME|Current acc 2024|Depacc 2024|current acc2023|||DepA 2023|| |||||||||| |||£|£|£|||£|| |||||||||| ||Subs|£3,187.90||2,385.58||||| ||LCC Grant|||500.00||||| ||HMRC-Gift aid|£665.25||555.50||||| ||Concerts|£5,745.04||5,812.88||||| ||Bucket collections|£677.72||484.01||||| ||Carolling|||0.00||||| ||Dinner Dance2023|||418.04||||| ||Dinner Dance2024|£1,817.16||830.00||||| ||Raffle|||335.19||||| ||Refunds|£60.00||0.00||||| ||donations|£60.00||180.86||||| ||interest||£240.41||||171.78|| ||Morcambe deposits|£579.70||||||| ||Transfer to Depacc||||||6000|| ||TOTAL|12,792.77|240.41|11,502.06|||6171.78|| |||||||||| ||EXPENDITURE|||||||| |||||||||| ||NCB|||£890.00||||| ||Dinner Dance costs 2024|£2,754.60||£1,890.50||||| ||Choirpayment|£990.28|||£739.90|||| ||Honorarium|£3,010.00|||2,915.00|||| ||Guildhall rehearsals|£217.13|||825.35|||| ||Concerts venue hire|£400.00|||827.80|||| ||Wade street rehearsals|£1,020.00|||741.00|||| ||Deps|£1,235.00|||660.00|||| ||Insurance/makingmusic|£245.00|||236.00|||| ||PRS|£181.41|||159.88|||| ||Music|£1,562.26|||1,102.34|||| ||Bank Charges|£82.18|||75.84|||| ||Other-food/flowers|£460.00|||502.12|||| ||Printing/Advertising|£65.00|||158.70|||| ||Website,||||93.72|||| ||Donations||||250.00|||| ||Refunds|||||30.00||| ||equipment-|£263.00|||1,247.20|||| ||Morcambe|£300.00||||||| ||Transfer to deposit Acc||||6,000.00|||| ||TOTAL|£12,785.59||£19,345.35||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| ||Cashbook balance at start ofyear|£2,731.43|£12,147.81|10,574.72|||5976.03|| ||plus receipts since then|£12,792.77|£240.41|11,502.06|||6171.78|| ||less totalpayments/transfers|£12,785.59||19,345.35||||| ||Cashbook balance at end ofyear|2,738.61|12,388.22|2,731.43|||12147.81|| |||||||||| ||Bank balance at end ofyear|£2,738.61|£12,388.22|2,731.43|||12147.81|| |||||||||| ||minuspayments notyet cleared|||||||| ||adjusted balance at end ofyear|||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| ||john wharton Jan 2025|||||||| |^||||||||| ||||||||||