**QM Studios** **Charity number: 1175178** **Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022** ## **QM Studios Charity number: 1175178** ## **Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022** The Trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2022. ## **Administrative details** The Trustees who have served during the year covered by this report and to date are: Alan Mark Farnworth Amanda Violet Ansell Andrew Keith Wilson Annette Georgina Wilson Kay Whiteley Mark Farnworth resigned as trustee on 16 July 2023. Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. ## **Structure and Governance** The charity was established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation under a constitution on 17 October 2017. ## **Objectives and Activities** The objectives of QM Studios are to promote education in the arts, in particular music, with a focus on vulnerable groups in the community including learning and physically disabled people, people with mental health issues, young people and the elderly. The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and have used this guidance at their trustees’ meetings in planning the activities for the period. The main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to the objects stated above are as follows: - To promote, for the public benefit, education in the arts. - To provide low-cost rehearsal and recording facilities for music makers. - To provide access to professional quality equipment and services to support music makers in the community. ## **QM Studios** - To enable the development of music skills and music technology expertise through educational and outreach programmes. - To support and encourage local live music events. - To add value to our activities through collaboration with other organisations and groups. - To provide opportunities for those with mental health and/or learning difficulties and/or physical disabilities to be involved in music. ## **Achievements and Performance** During the year we have continued to develop our work and partnerships with local groups for educational and inclusive music making. All outreach and charitable work listed below is funded by QM Studios, outside funding applications and individual donations as well as support in kind from volunteers and members of the local community. ## **Outreach & Charitable Work** Our Thursday sessions continue to provide a service for local disability groups and individuals: The Butterfly Project, Outreach 3-Way, The Westhope Group and Oaktree Farm Care. We deliver sessions for up to 30 workshop participants with varied disabilities and needs each week. We have a pool of volunteers with disabilities who are involved in our weekly outreach sessions on a regular basis. The number currently stands at 4. ## The Butterfly Project We facilitate inclusive song writing, electronic music, karaoke, DJ and group singing for 12 adults with additional needs. The weekly 2-hour courses continue to be popular and well attended. In addition to this, we facilitate showcase events at the studio or other local venues. ## Outreach 3-Way Outreach 3-Way regularly bring a group of up to 8 participants for percussion workshops, karaoke and inclusive music sessions. Weekly sessions are 2 hours and are growing in numbers. ## Oaktree Farm Care Oaktree Farm Care have enjoyed 3 taster sessions at the studios for adults with learning disabilities. A group had the opportunity to engage in our inclusive workshops and consequently some of the individuals from the group have accessed our sessions independently. ## The Coasters Band The Coasters Band are a group of 6 musicians who have learning difficulties/disabilities. Our outreach program helps them with gigs, songwriting and rehearsals. We offer a professional place to rehearse with supporting musicians. ## Open to All Inclusive music making sessions for participants with additional needs. These sessions are tailored to suit participants who access the program independently giving them an opportunity to enjoy song writing, singing and music making with experienced tutors. ## **QM Studios** ## Kerwin Court A rehabilitation centre for patients with brain injuries. We run weekly music therapy sessions at the studio for their clients. ## Volunteers Our 4 volunteers with disabilities engage and attend our sessions. They also feed back to us and help steer the program content for future workshop schedules. This is invaluable and gives them ownership of the program. ## Work Experience We have offered work experience to a number of young people including students from The Forest School, Horsham; Manor Green College, Crawley and Brighton Metropolitan College. Participants had the opportunity to work in a professional studio and on community music projects. ## Boom Tribe Boom Tribe is an integrated samba band for young people and adults with and without learning difficulties and physical health disabilities. This is a unique community project that enables people with disabilities to participate in integrated workshops that include able bodied participants. Rehearsals are fortnightly at QM Studios and we have 15 drummers. ## Blue Oasis Blue Oasis is a club night run by QM Studios which caters for around 70-80 young people and adults from the local community with learning difficulties and physical health disabilities. The club night is an opportunity to showcase the performances our groups have been working on; these include The Coasters Band, sets from our DJs and an open mic night. We have set up a steering group consisting of members who have a disability. The steering group makes decisions and influences the way the club nights are run. The club is still very successful and has been running for over 20 years. Sessions are held quarterly. ## Manor Green College, Crawley QM Studios funds an assistant workshop leader to help facilitate to help deliver afro Brazilian percussion, electronic music making sessions and singing workshops as part of the college’s educational curriculum. ## Kingslea Primary School QM Studios funded a music practitioner to facilitate African drumming workshops at the school for 60 year 1 students. QM Studios provided stage management, sound engineer and technical support as well as a full pa system to support Kingslea Fest at Kingslea School. The music festival attracted over 600 audience members and was an opportunity to showcase more of our outreach work. ## Chestnut Tree House We facilitated some offsite outreach music sessions working with children and young people from the charity who have life-limiting illnesses. The sessions enable them to access music making workshops, professional equipment and tuition from out expert facilitators. ## **QM Studios** ## **Studio Hire** QM Studios continues to provide affordable, professional facilities for local musicians, singers and artists. This includes room hire, studio sessions and equipment hire. We offer discounted sessions for under 18s, giving them the opportunity to access our services. Our rooms are regularly booked by bands and artists every week, with over 700 sessions attended in the past 12 months. ## Reaching Higher One of our partners - Horsham District Council – runs an outreach programme for young people and adults with learning difficulties and mental health difficulties. Weekly term-time sessions are held at QM Studios and offer group tuition for DJing and karaoke, and video editing. ## RSL Awards / Rockchool QM Studios is an approved exam centre for RSL Awards, an international body offering graded music exams for musicians of all ages and abilities. Our facilities are regularly used to hold examinations for up to 20 candidates per day for up to 10 sessions annually. ## **Patronage** David Essex OBE and his band continue to hire our rehearsal rooms for their tours. This raises the profile of the studio and as our patron, David continues to support our community and charitable work. ## **Financial Review** The following statements set out the financial results and position of QM Studios for the year ended 31 December 2022. ## **Reserves Policy** It is the trustees’ policy to maintain a cash reserve of approximately £5,000 in a separate bank account. This is considered to be an appropriate level of reserves to meet fluctuations in receipts and payments and to cover general risks and contingencies. The reserve balance at 31 December 2022 was £5,011. The Trustees declare that they have approved this report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. ## Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees Annette Wilson Chair of Trustees 26 July 2023 ## **QM Studios** ## **Charity number: 1175178** ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of QM Studios for the year ended 31 December 2022** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, - to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. The examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. In connection with the examination, no material matters have come to my attention which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements 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 ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I 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. Marti V. Stenton ACA Morris Palmer Limited Chartered Accountants 26 July 2023 Barttelot Court Barttelot Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 1DQ ## **QM Studios** ## **Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2022** |

**Receipts**
Outreach income
Outreach grants
Sale of surplus equipment
Blue Oasis project
Studio hire
Rock School project
Other income
Vending machine income

Coronavirus grant income
Total receipts
**Payments**
Rock School expenses
Outreach expenses
Blue Oasis expenses
Studio admin
Rent
Workshop expenses and maintenance
Cleaning
Postage and stationery
Phone and broadband
Mobile phone
Advertising
Sundry expenses
Water
Insurance
Light and heat
Accountancy
Food & drink purchases
Fixed asset purchases
Total payments
**Net surplus for the year**
Cash funds brought forward
**Cash funds at 31 December 2022**|**2022**
**£**
7,799
6,349
-
2,109
32,442
2,645
177
1,190
-
52,711
485
20,396
542
3,720
4,997
7,301
122
29
774
213
356
295
272
1,718
4,962
1,380
2,118
1,116
50,796
1,915
31,320
33,235|**2021**
**£**
3,109
17,520
1,169
-
11,821
660
874
151
18,097
53,401
230
21,228
-
3,068
4,130
10,612
252
95
618
318
356
126
128
1,954
1,072
1,320
140
2,059
47,706
5,695
25,625
31,320| |---|---|---| ## **QM Studios** ## **Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 December 2022** |

Fixed assets
Bank accounts
Invoices receivable
Cash in hand
Total assets
Total liabilities
**Net assets at 31 December 2022**
|**2022**
**£**
26,175
33,215
790
20

60,200
-
60,200
|**2021**
**£**
25,059
31,320
1,136
22
57,537
-
57,537| |---|---|---| ## **QM Studios** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Related Party Transactions** During the year, payments totalling £4,123 (2021: £2,862) were paid to one trustee in respect of studio admin, cleaning and Rock School services.