Registered Charjty Ilymber: 1172491 York Music Hub CIO Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 MusicHu York Music Hub CIO Charity Information Report of the Trustees Independent Examiner's Re￿rt Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet tyotes to the Financial Statements 'Hu York Music Hub CIO Charity Information Trustees Mrs Racbael Clark Mr David lohn Hugh Croft Mrs Ann Margaret Green CBE Mr John Hunt Mr Glyn Jones Mrs Laura Elizabeth Masheder (Retired December 2023) Mr5 Natasha Theone Morris Constitutional forni Charitable Incorporated Organisation {foundation model) Ré9lSttred charlty number 1172491 Registered offlce York Mu51c Hub De G￿V House St Leonard s Place YOI 7HE Independent Examiner Jeff Todd FCA Outsource 24 First Avenue York Y031 7YQ Bankers CAF Bank 25 Kin95 Hill Avenue Kings Hill Kent ME19 41Q ,Vi.:s1,- Hu York Music Hub CIO Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024 The Trustees present their report and financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 strurture. 9overnance and managern•nt York Music Hub is a Charitable Incorporatet1 Organisotion rcio") governed by a constitution gistered with the Charity Commission on 7 April 2017. York Music trlub has adopted the Foundats"on model of the CIO constitution. Voting rnembers ore therefore the charity Trustees only. In accordance with the constitutSon, TnJstee5 rnay t¢e appolnted for an unlimited period of bme and appointments are approved by the incumbent Trustees by way of a ma]onty deusion. The Board of Trustees meets 4 times a year and is rèsponsible for meeting the aims and objectives. ongoing viability, Strategic developrnent and legal obligations of the chanty. The Board of Trustees holds overall responsibility for the charity's continued success,. it is vital that its Trustees have the necessary skills and kr￿￿ledge to enable them to carry out thls funrtion. The Board of Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. Reference and administrative detalls Reference and administrative detai￿ are included within Charity Information, which constitutes part of the Report of the Trustees. ObJeLtlves and activlti The prlmary objettive of the CIO {as defined by its constitution) is.. For the public benefit, to advance the musical education of all d)ild￿n and young people in the C5ty of York and surrounding area, in suth ways that the charyty Trustees think fit, including by.. Developing sustainable, high quality. diverse and acce55ible musical exper¢ences to enable all child￿n ènd young people in York to have at leasr some experience of maklng muslc, and the opportunity to develop their skills fvrther if they wish to,. Enhancin9 the education, Itfe experiences and self-confidentt of all children and young people through music within and beyond their school experience- Foster1ng a life-long love of music for all," Working with partners In promoting a vaned range of music opportunitles for chIld￿n and voung people. Achievements and perforniance The year to March 2024 has been a year of chan9e for York Music Hub,. a new Partnershlps Manager was appointed from September 2023. a Learning Leat1 appointed on contract of up to 30 days a year to support schools with its delivery of Music, both curriculum and co-currTcula, plus a move to full-time office as a base for the Mussc Hub. Also, dunng this year. a Bid was written and subrnitted to Arrs Councrl England IACEI in September 2023 for York Music Hub and North Yorf(shire Music Service to merge together, with North Yorkshire Music Setvice to become the Lead Hub Organisation IHLOI. The results from ACE will be awarded during Apnl 2024. York Music Hub CIO Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024 York Music Hub remains an oryanisation who cornmiss￿ns ￿rtrters from across city and nationally to deliver musical opportunities for children and young people of York. These vary considernbly, from workjng with OAE {OrchesttB and the Age of Enlightenment}. to weekly support n providing a Youth Orchestra within the city. With the introduction of the Learning Lead post. the engagement of schoo15 Wlth the Mub has dramatically increased this year, as has the support and acknowledgment from within the city towards the Hub. Some of the achievements lor the year ended 31 March 2024 incltsde.. Six primary schools, almost 500 thildw, Involved in the OAE projert, perfomiing alongside the Orchestrn, either playing vjolin. recorder or singing. A project which started during the Autumn term of 2023 with the perforn)ance to take place at the National Centre of Earty Music. The Hub's ongoing partnershTrp with York Guil*Jhall Orchestra. whKh enabled the dellvery of three high Quality masterclasses,- two violin and one clarinet masterclass, all with fantastic feedback. Plus rhe opportunity to offer up ro 200 free tlckets for familles to attend a concert perfomiance of the YGO at the Bart)ican, enabling chIld￿n arK* young people to hear and see live music. The York Music Hub's Patron, Ian 8ou5field, worked with the Hub to c￿ate a Brass Day which took place at the Creative Centre of YSJ University November. This included a workshop with Shepherd Brass Band, a Trombone Masterclass with tkn￿e fflembers of the group and ended with a Joint recital. The York Music Hub 15 51JPPOrtlng 113 chlldren and young people from low-lncome households this year. with bursanes to cover the cost of weekly InStrU￿ental / vocal tuition. including five talented young musioans supported via an awartl sponSo￿d by the Company of Merchant Taylor's. A continued partnership with Richard Shepher(l Music Foundation IRSMF} supporting high quality curriculum provision has increased from 4 to 6 schools throughout the year, all schools showing higher than avet3iJe leve15 of pupils eligible for Free School Meals. The number of schools athvety engaging wlth the Hub has Increased throughout the year. Schools are engaging with support from the Learn5ng Lead regarding Development Plans la new requirement for schools since the updated National Plan for Music Educat*on was published) with the aim to have plans completed by end of academic year. Attendance at CPD trainSn9 provided by the Hub has also increased". This Includes th￿e CPD sessions for Primary Mtjsic Leads ar￿ non-speciallst classroom teachers. ineluding sessions on 'c￿ating your Development Plan, and 'Oelivering Music Tethnology in the classroom. &'Support for Early Years Muslc deltvery,. A Network Event in July 2023 for all Music Educator5 in York. Included a Keynote Speaker.. Simon Toyne, director of Music Teachevs Association. This was extremely well attended and a huge Suc￿sS for the Hub. A CPD day in September'Makin9 Music Inclusive, in partnership with NYMAZ. (now rebranded as AMPI. for all Approved Tutors was well attended and 511PPQrted. It focused on maksng teaching and activities accessible to those with speaal educational needs, esp￿1￿11¥ in mainstream settings. The York Mtjsic Hub continues to sUp￿rt York Music EdLtcation (p￿V￿uslY York Arts Education) with delivery of the weekly York y￿th Orchestra. engagln9 hi9her level players with perforMan￿S throughout the year. JJILHU York Music Hub CIO Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024 39 163 schools awarded Music Mark Nomination in Ortober 2023. To be nominated the sthod must be willing to improve music provision, value music education and have a strategy For musFc Withift the xhool to ensure every child is given an opportunity in mus1C. The number OF schools has increased this year and hope to further increase next year. FL¢ndfalsing remains a focus for the Hub. as a mearrs to further offer muslcal opportuntties to chIld￿n and young people and bYiII continue to be a focus going fo￿ard. Numeroys events have taken pla￿ which support this. Plans for the future Once the Bid is accepted by Arts Council England for the merger with North YorkshirÈ Music Service and for them to become the Hub Lead Organisation, the hope is to start and progress the partnership ftjrther For the new academic year 202412025. This should include, joint resources e.g. Instrumental tutors, ensembles. support In WCET with joint CPD plans. plus policies and documentation which enhance mLbSiC education within the whole area, including the Local Plan for Music Education covering both York and North Yorkshire. Agatn, as the 8id is confim)e¢J. York Music Hub aims to develop their own Instrumental Hire Servlce due to Capital money awaryjed from the Arts Council to be spent only on new Instwments, this is exciting and needed for York. To house the Instruments, York Music Hub are a9ain looking for new p￿miseS for storage of instruments office space. FinJn¢ial review The year to 31 March 2024 has seen the CIO generate an unrestrirted surplus of £9,305. Largely fvnded by grant from the Arts Counol England with additional fund5 generdted from holding events. the Board of Trustees continues to seek fvndraising opportunities in addition to those already in existence, includlng The Merchant Taylors ar￿ Shepherd Group. We are very grateful for these additional sums which eftable us to provide bursaries and expand our ￿ach to rn0￿ sthools in the area. At 31 March 2024 the Hub tteld Un￿strICted funds of £55,292 which indudes Investments which can be readiFy cry5talised to cash. The Trustees wtsh to thank all our supporters. OLtr volunteers and staff for all they have achieved during the year under review. We have responded to the challenges OF changing requirements, providing as much support to schools young people and growing the reputatton of the Hub. during another difficult year when we have tjeen able to maintain a good financial perfomiance. York Music Hub CIO Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024 Policy on Reserves We have the ambition to grow and develop so that we Improve on our offenng to OLbr youny people and the wider needs of music education within the area. We therefore ￿cOgnIse the need to build our ￿serveS to ensure financial security iftto the fvtu and ensure we can meet our tharitable objectives effectlvely. The Trustees believe that our oJrrent level of reseNes is suffioent, we take care to avoid long term commitments beyond the end of each year's ACE grant. Rlsk Mana9ement The Trustees have paid attention to the range of risks ra￿d by the charlty and we have a detailed risk register demonstratin9 mitlgation for each risk. This list is reviewed quartedy by the Board and shared annually wrth ACE. Statement of Trustees. Responslbllltl•s The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trust￿. Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and UK Accounting Standard5 (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practlce). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requi￿$ the trustees tts prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true an(J fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of re50urtes of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are ￿qUI￿d to.. Select suitable accountino policie5 and then apply them con515tently; Observe the methods ar¢d principles in the Charities SORP: Make Judoments and estimates that are reasonable and pNdent.' State whether applicable accoijnting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained In the finanaal statements.. and p￿pare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless It Is Snapproprfate to presume that the chariiy will contLnue in business. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting ￿COrdS that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements covnply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provision of the trust deei1. They are also responsible for 5afeguard?ng the a55ets of the charity and hence for takin9 ￿asonable steps for the p￿ventIon and detertion of fr3ud and other i￿egUlar1ties. Oeclaratlon The Trustees approved the Trustees. Report and financial statements on ....... . ....... ........ ........ ... and signed on its behalf.. Ann M Green CBE Chair of the Board CHU York Music Hub CIO Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees of York Music Hub CIO I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of York Music Mub CIO for the year ended 3L March 2024. This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body. in accordance with Section 145 of the Charitie5 Act 2011. My independent examination work ha5 been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters l am ￿quired to state to them tn an Independent Examsner's Report and For no other purpose. To the fvllest extent perm1tted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity'5 Trustee5 as a body. for my independent examination work. for thts report, or for the opinions I have formed. Responsiblllties and basis of report AS the charlty Trustees Of the Trust you a￿ ￿sponsible for the preparation of tt)e accounts In accordance with the requirefflents of the Charities Att 2011 I'the Art'l. I report In respert of my exarninètion of the cro's accounts carried out under sertion L45 of the 2011 Act and tn carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Dirertions given by the Charity cornmis5ion under section 14515)(b) of the Act. Ind•p•nd•nt Ex*mln•e£ Stst•m•nt .I have completed my examlnation. I confirm thar no materfal matters have come to my attentlon n connertion wsth the examination giving me cause to believe that I￿ any materlal respect.. ccountir>g ￿CordS were not kept in ￿SpeCt of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord wlth those records; or the accounts do not comply with the applicable reqU1￿ments concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a tnje and fair view which is not a rnatter considered as Part of on independent examination. I have no con￿M5 and have come across no other rnatter5 in connettion 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. 7aJ-1dJ Jeff Todd FCA Ig [ID/L(+ Outsource Outsource 24 First Avenue York Y030 7YQ York Music Hub CIO Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 14arch 2024 Unr**trirted funds Totsl 2024 Total 2023 funds Income from: Grants and donations 3,010 228.599 231,609 189,437 Cha￿table aLtivities 5,651 5.651 5,942 Investment Income bank Interes 1,521 1.521 J47 Total Incon 10. L82 228.599 238,781 195,526 Expendlture on: Chantable activitie% 877 205,451 206.328 180,261 Exceptional costs 19,5631 Total expenditure 877 205,451 206,328 170,698 P4et movement In fund* li 9.305 23.148 32.453 24,828 Funds brought forward 11. 12 45,987 21,952 67,939 43.111 Fund5 carrled forwor