Trustees' Annual Report for the period
| Period start date | Period start date | Period end date | ||||
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| From | 1 | May | 2022 | To | 30 April |
2023 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Bollington Chamber Concerts
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1174602
Charity's principal address 23 Cocksheadhey Road
23 Cocksheadhey Road |
23 Cocksheadhey Road |
|---|---|
| Bollington | |
| Macclesfield | |
| Postcode | SK10 5QZ |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Yvonne Singer | Chair | |||
| Kenneth Singer | ||||
| Ian Brammer | Joint Secretary | |||
| Gerald Coope | ||||
| MaryHalloran | ||||
| Sheila Brammer | Joint Secretary | |||
| Peter Tunwell | Treasurer | 12-10-22 | ||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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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
CIO
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
By existing trustees
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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t rustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To advance, improve and maintain public education in and appreciation of the arts, in particular the art of music, in Bollington and the surrounding areas by: a. The provision of an annual series of professional chamber concerts b. The provision of educational classes in all aspects of classical music and to organize other associated educational activities
c. Collaborating with other music societies in arranging concerts and musical educational activities.
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As in previous years, the group has continued to meet its overall objective of maintaining and developing interest in classical chamber music in the local area. Advance preparatory work to stage events during the Bollington Festival scheduled for 2024 reached a useful stage before the Festival was postponed. Publicity for concerts is regularly directed to local media including community magazines in Bollington and Rainow. Providing the streaming facility at the Arts Centre has given other local music groups the opportunity to increase their audiences and extend their reach.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the The Trustees have taken full regard of the guidance issued by the Charity public benefit in relation to Commission on public benefit. 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)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
After the main Covid pandemic period the main activity of managing the activities of the society was progressively resumed. The volunteer group of 8 people, who are all committee members, was refreshed as two of the previous year’s group moved from the area or retired and were replaced. Designing the annual programme of concerts, booking performers and the venue and making all the arrangements involved in staging concerts was carried out by these volunteers. Audiences for performances were restricted and some limitations had to be managed to meet the exigencies of the continuing pandemic; additional volunteers helped with this process. Streaming was developed into an ongoing process and one volunteer with special knowledge contributed strongly to this action and to the enhancement of the facility.
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Using the experience gained through the introduction of streaming concerts as a way of coping with 2021/2 Covid restrictions, streaming became a regular addition to the group’s activities. Equipment used for this purpose was added or improved and streaming has now been formally adopted as a regular part of the group’s offering. The process involved in setting up the streaming facility for each event has been further improved to minimise setting up time. The action of the group in setting up the facility and making it available to other organisations in the Bollington Arts Centre has proved to be of real value to the community.
Music Appreciation courses are now firmly re-established and continue to attract more participants than the venue can accommodate. The courses offer participants the opportunity to share their individual knowledge and experience through active involvement in the training process.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
The Charity aims to maintain a minimum reserve of around £15,000 – this being the approximate annual expenditure on concert artists.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the chari ty’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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) Kenneth Edward Singer
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc)
Date 17th August 2023
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Charity Name No (if any) BOLLINGTON CHAMBER CONCERTS 1174602 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/05/2022 30/04/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 11,122 4,000 3,594 772 2,505 3,579 338 - 25,910 - - - 25,910 17,318 537 330 1,443 3,319 574 - - - 23,521 - - - 23,521 2,389 - 28,256 30,645 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 11,122 4,000 3,594 772 2,505 3,579 338 - 25,910 - - - 25,910 17,318 537 330 1,443 3,319 574 - - - 23,521 - - - 23,521 2,389 |
Total funds to the nearest £ 11,122 4,000 3,594 772 2,505 3,579 338 - 25,910 - - - 25,910 17,318 537 330 1,443 3,319 574 - - - 23,521 - - - 23,521 2,389 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| CONCERT TICKETS(INCL SUBS) | 11,122 | 8,676 | ||||
| CONCERT SPONSORSHIP | 4,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| MUSIC COURSE FEES | 3,594 | 3,687 | ||||
| STREAMING | 772 | 1,110 | ||||
| GIFT AID NET DONATIONS | 2,505 | 12,821 | ||||
| GIFT AID RECLAIMED | 3,579 | - | ||||
| MISCELLANIOUS | 338 | 125 | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
25,910 | 28,419 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | ||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 28,419 | ||||||
| MUSICIANS FEES | 17,318 | 17,660 | ||||
| STREAMING EQUIPMENT | 537 | 2,677 | ||||
| PRINTING | 330 | 305 | ||||
| ROOM HIRE | 1,443 | 1,669 | ||||
| MUSIC COURSE EXPENSES | 3,319 | 3,159 | ||||
| MISCELLANIOUS | 574 | 332 | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| - | - | |||||
| - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 23,521 | 25,802 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | ||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 25,802 | ||||||
| 2,389 | - | - | 2,389 |
2,617 | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 28,256 | - | - | 28,256 | - | ||
| 30,645 | - | - | 30,645 | 2,617 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Untrictrd fund8 areNt£ Endowmgnt fvnd¥ to rar¢8t£ Catsgorfès Dotslls fvnd¥ tono8rogt£ B1 Cash fvnds 10, Total cash funds 10.845 UnrnBtri¢t•d lund• tonwY•8t£ 2QMI Ro•tri¢t•d Endowm•nt fund• Details J YEAR FIXED BOND C&C BANK Fund towNch Cuir•rrt¥hJ• Details Co•t Punttto wN¢h Currgrt onal Deta41$ 84 Assets retalned for tho charltys own use Fundto whlch Ha *4thtsuntd %Then due onal Details B6 Llabllltlos Sfr3n8d by one trust885 on beha of am thgtru¥t•e• SKJnaturg Prtnt Namg Date of roval KENN SINGER 1M1812023 PEfER TUELL 22 123 CCXX R2 th>>)sJt)ts ISS
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of BOLLINGTON CHAMBER CONCERTS On accounts for the year ended 3010412023 Charity no (rf any) 1174602 Set out on pages 1AND2 I re to the trustees rm my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trusf) for year ended Responsibllities and basis of report As the thaFiiVs trustees, you are restN)nsible forthe weparation ofthe accourrts in )rdan WFth Ihe requirements of the Charilies Act 2011 rthe A(f). I rewrt in reswl of my examinatb)n of the Trusfs accounts carried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have follow all the awAKxble Directions given by the Charty Commission under sect 145(5Xb) of the Act Independent examinerfs ststement I have o)mpieted my eraminatKfft. l (x)nfimi that no mater*1 matters have Come to my altentn in connection with the examinalion (other than that Ifisck)wJ be1{y.) Wh gives me (2use to belteve that in. any materBI the accounting records were not kept in accordance with tIOn 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not with tre a¢xy)unting records. or the accounts did not c(Nnpty wilh the applble requirements concerning the fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the acwunts give a knie and fairf view whh is not a matter conshjered as part of an independent examination. I have no conrts aKI have come across no other matters in connection wtih the examination to which attentM)n should be drawn in this report in order to able a proper understanding of the acxx)unts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: BARRY INSLEY Relevant professional qualificalion{s) or body B.Eng IER Oct 2018
(if any): Address: 7 LINCOLN CLOSE RAINOW MACCLESFIELD SK10 5UH Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to hb3hlight material matters ot concern (see CC32. Independent examin*ion of chanty accounts: directions and guidan examinefs). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018