## Section C:  Notes to the accounts Trustees’ annual report for the period 


Period start date 0     1      0      4       2      1 Period end date 3    1      0      3       2      2 Charity name Folkestone Community Swing Band Charity No 1       1      7        5       5       8      7 (if any) 

## Objectives and Activities 

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|Summary of the purposes of the<br>charity as set out in its governing<br>document|Para 1.17|To serve its local community and its members through<br>the study of music and promotion of musical<br>entertainment, whilst supporting local and<br>national charities|
|Summary of the main activities<br>in relation to those purposes for<br>the public beneft, in particular,<br>the activities, projects or services<br>identifed in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Weekly rehearsals for volunteer musicians and giving<br>concerts in support of local organisations and raising<br>funds for selected charities|
|Statement confrming whether the<br>trustees have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the Charity<br>Commission onpublic beneft|Para 1.18|The Trustees have regard to the guidance issued<br>by the Charity commission on public benefit.|



## Additional information (optional) 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|At its annual general meeting, the Band selects one or<br>more charities to which it donates 50% of raised funds||
|Policy on social investment including<br>program related investment|Para 1.38|The social investment is in organising and holding<br>rehearsals and concerts, as well as donations of funds to<br>charities. Currently the Alzheimers Society||
|Contribution made by volunteers|Para 1.38|The Band members are the volunteers. they attend weekly<br>rehearsals and play in concerts. They also attend and<br>contribute to the Annual General Meeting||
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## Achievements and Performance 

||SORP<br>reference||
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|Summary of the main achievements<br>of the charity, identifying the<br>difference the charity’s work has<br>made to the circumstances of its<br>benefciaries and any wider benefts<br>to society as a whole.|Para 1.20|Band rehearsals were seriously curtailed by the Covid<br>pandemic and only restarted in August 2021. Rehearsals<br>are now being held weekly though there were periods<br>during 2022 when they were canceled due to covid<br>related issues.<br>One planned concert was canceled because of covid in<br>December 2021 and  the band gave one concert in March<br>in a local church .  There were no other concerts in the<br>reporting period, though they will be restarting on a<br>more frequent basis in 2023|



## Additional information (optional) 

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|Achievements against objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising activities<br>against objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance against<br>objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||



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## Financial Review 

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|Review of the charity’s fnancial<br>position at the end of the period|Para 1.21|The Band has very small reserves|
|Statement explaining the policy for<br>holding reserves stating why they<br>are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held in a bank current account to cover<br>running costs and unexpected expenses|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Reserves at the end of the reporting<br>period were. £1,172|
|Reasons for holding zero reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in defcit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any uncertainties<br>about the charity continuing as a<br>goingconcern|Para 1.23|There are currently no uncertainties|



## Additional information (optional) 

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|The charity’s principal sources of<br>funds (including any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Voluntary subscriptions paid to the band by some band<br>members and donations from members of the public|
|Investment policy and objectives<br>including any social investment<br>policy adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal risks<br>facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||



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## Structure, Governance and Management 

|Description of charity’s trusts:|SORP<br>reference||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundation|
|How is the charity constituted?<br>(e.gunincorporated association,CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods including<br>details of any constitutional<br>provisions e.g. election to post<br>or name of any person or body<br>entitled to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|The Trustees are band members.  Band members may<br>volunteer to be Trustees or be invited by the Band<br>Leader and or the Chairman|



## Additional information (optional) 

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|Policies and procedures adopted for<br>the induction and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational structure<br>and any wider network with which<br>the charityworks|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



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## Reference and Administrative details 

|Charity name|Folkestone Community Swing Band|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1175587|
|Charity’s principal address|Bramley<br>Chapel Lane<br>Blean CT2 9HF|



## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 

|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for<br>whole year|Name of person (or<br>body) entitled to appoint<br>trustee(if any)|
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|Keith Davis|Band Leader|||
|Cheryl Davis|Secretary|||
|Roger Bryan Goody|Chairman|||
|Adam Fullerton||||
|George Iain Carpenter|Treasurer|||
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## Reference and Administrative details (cont) 

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 

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## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others 

Description of the assets held in this None capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## Additional information (optional) 

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) 

Type of adviser Name Address 

## 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 

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|01tO4t2O21Through31tO3t2O22(inU.|K. Pounds Sterling)|
|---|---|
||01t0412021-|
|Category Description|31t43t2022|
|TOTALINCOME|370.00|
|BusinessExpen3es|211.16|
|Misc|35.00|
|Public Liabilitylnsurance|80.00|
|TOTALEXPENSES|326.16|
|OVERALL TOTAL|43.84|



