**060721 – 5 (a)** 

**Annual Report of the Trustees of the New London Music Association 30[th] September 2020 Charity Reg. 1179200** 


## **Background** 

The New London Music Association (NLMA) was registered as a Charity in July 2018.  It is a continuation of the New London Music Society (NLMS) which was formed in 1981 by the conductor Terence Lovett.   The change of name was required to alter governance arrangements in becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and amending the Constitution. 

## **Activities and Objectives** 

NLMA has been dormant in 2019/20 while waiting for NLMS (Reg. No. 283630) to be wound up.  There have been no activities. 

The object of NLMA, as stated in the constitution, is: 

_“To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects, by such ways as The CIO shall from time to time determine, including the organisation of music schools.”_ 

## **Trustees and Structure** 

1. There were up to six Trustees of the Association in place in 2019-20: Philip Meaden (Foundation Trustee, Chair), Stephen Walker (Foundation Trustee, Secretary, resigned 1[st] September 2020), Suzanne Meaden (Foundation Trustee, Treasurer), Lorraine Collins (Foundation Trustee), Tessa Crilly (Secretary – appointed 17[th] June 2020), Jacob Ashworth (appointed 17[th] June 2020), Euan McCandless (appointed 1[st] September 2020). 

2. To address the concerns about NLMS’s constitution expressed by the committee in previous years, the following process was decided: 

   - a. That a new organisation, called New London Music Association (NLMA), should be set up as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Foundation Model); this was done and the NLMA constitution was approved by the Charity Commission in June 2018. 

   - b. That at the NLMS Year End of September 30 2019, NLMS would be wound up and its assets transferred to NLMA.  In practice, this process has taken longer than anticipated, exacerbated by the 2020 pandemic.  It is anticipated that the transfer of assets from NLMS to NLMA will be complete by 30[th] September 2021. 

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3. The Society’s correspondent is Dr Teresa Crilly, Secretary of NLMA, appointed as a Trustee by the four Foundation Trustees on 17/06/2020. 

## **Achievements and performance** 

NLMA was dormant 2019/20.  All achievements, i.e. information relating to music courses, have been recorded in the Annual Return for NLMS (Reg. No. 283630) 

## **Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic** 

The winding up of NLMS and transfer of assets to NLMA has been delayed by the pandemic.  NLMA will become active as a charity in 2020/21. 

## **Finance** 

There is no financial activity for 2019/20.  The CC16a Charity Commission Template is completed and submitted separately. 

Approved by the Trustees, and signed on their behalf by: 


Teresa Crilly, Secretary of the New London Music Association 30[th] June 2021 

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