2025-07-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From Period start date To Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 1 August 2024 31 July 2025

Section A Reference and administrationdetails	Section A Reference and administrationdetails
Charity name	The Viola Commissioning Circle
Other names charity is known by	The VCC

Registered charity number (if any) 1179223

Charity's principal address 11 Heathfield South Twickenham, London Postcode TW2 7SR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustees in office August 2023 to July 2024

1 2 3	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	David John Challen CBE
	Sir Christopher Owen Hum KCMG
	Peter Smart

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 Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Foundation)

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by resolution of the charity trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Section C Objectives and activities

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to 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)	To promote improve, develop, maintain, and advance education and the arts for the public benefit, in particular through the promotion, support and encouragement of the art of music and all other art forms and specifically, but not exclusively, by commissioning or supporting the commissioning of musical works for the viola with or without other instruments or voices which in connection therewith may include public performances, masterclasses, coaching, open rehearsals, workshops, talks and lectures, outreach programmes, publication of scores and parts and recordings.
	ln accordance with the objects of the Charity, the past underwritten viola concerto from ANDERS HILLBORG received further performances in the UK (October and November 2024, Scottish Chamber Orchestra) as part of Nordic Music Days. MAGNUS LINDBERG’s viola concerto received its UK premiere (November 2024, Philharmonia Orchestra) and the viola concerto from CASSANDRA MILLER was nominated for an Ivors Award. Furthering the V10LA project, the charity’s aim to create ten new major works for viola and orchestra by 2030, two new works by ERIKA FOX and ANNA CLYNE were underwritten. The charity held a crowdfunder to raise further funds for the VCC Composer Prize, which was launched in May 2025. The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Section D	Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
	The Scottish and UK premieres of the Anders Hillborg and Magnus Lindberg viola concertos were given by Lawrence Power and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra respectively, both achieved critical acclaim. The Lockdown Commissions continue to inspire young viola players globally, with new performances of the works. In July 2025 the viola concerto from ANDERS HILLBORG was performed by young violist Ionel Ungureanu with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. The VCC Composer Prize was launched in May 2025 searching for new composers to write for viola in a chamber setting.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the Unrestricted funds will be retained to meet operating costs while the charity’s policy on reserves expendable endowment will be used to support the underwriting of commissions and to meet any shortfall on underwritten pieces. If necessary, funds are transferred from the endowment to meet any deficit in unrestricted funds.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

The charity’s principal source of funds is from the charity’s supporters. Further funding for specific commissions may be sought from charitable grant makers.

Funds are held in a bank current account. Interest-bearing deposit accounts for funds not immediately required have been opened.

● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

We should like to thank the members of our Advisory Council for their invaluable guidance and advice and the many generous donors who have entrusted their funds to us as Underwriting Members. We are also most grateful to our donors and Friends for their support.

Please see the lists on our website http://viola-cc.org.uk

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) Peter Smart Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee Date 14th December 2025

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Balance Sheet 31st July 2025

Current Assets Debtors, prepayments & accrued income Lloyds Current Account Nationwide 45 day notice account Current Liabilities Trade creditors Accruals & deferred income Net Current Assets / (Liabilities) Net Assets / (Liabilities) Representing Unrestricted reserve brought forward Surplus (deficit) for the period Unrestricted reserve carried forward Endowment reserve brought forward Surplus (deficit) for the period Endowment reserve carried forward Total reserves carried forward	- 20,047 31,000 51,047 - 660 660 50,387 50,387 942 (676) 266 53,121 (3,000) 50,121 50,387 2025	2024
	- 20,047 31,000	- 5,873 50,000
	51,047	55,873
	- 660	1,180 630
	660	1,810
		54,063 54,063
		927 15
		942
		57,121 (4,000)
		53,121
		54,063

Income & Expenditure

31st July 2025

Unrestricted Income: Donations / legacies 12,742 Gift Aid 2,132 Bank interest 1,603 Total Income 16,477 Expenditure: Underwriting fees 13,000 Administrator fees 5,820 Marketing 422 Commissioning 221 Office costs 30 Professional fees 660 Total Expenditure 20,153 Net Income / (Expenditure) (3,676) before transfers Transfer between funds 3,000 Net Income / (Expenditure) (676)	Endowment - - - - - - - - - - - - (3,000) (3,000)	Total 2025 12,742 2,132 1,603 16,477 13,000 5,820 422 221 30 660 20,153 (3,676) - (3,676)	Total 2024 425 - 1,525
			**1,950 **
			- 4,000 125 - - 630
			**5,935 **
			(3,985) -
			(3,985)