## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** # **From 01/01/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 Period end date** **Charity name: Holborn Community Orchestra** ## **Charity registration number: 1181766** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance, improve, develop and maintain
public education in, and appreciation of, the art
and science of music in all its aspects by any
means the trustees see fit, including through the
presentation of public concerts and recitals| |Summary of the main activities
in relation to those purposes for
the public benefit, in particular,
the activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and 1.19|The Holborn Community Orchestra is dedicated
to organising accessible events, and building a
community around love for music. All profits are
re-invested in the orchestra, to improve and
increase the opportunities for people to come
together and play.
Our musicians are of a range of backgrounds
and levels, with ages ranging from 20s to 60s
and diverse tastes in genres. We build on this
diversity to form an open-minded, collaborative
and inspiring amateur orchestra, which supports
everyone of us in fulfilling their creative
potential.
Our events are designed to be accessible and
affordable to most, and we welcome audiences
of all ages and backgrounds to our
performances.| |Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Holborn Community Orchestra is run by
four trustees who are dedicated to help the
charity deliver on its public benefit purpose. We
are constantly looking for new ways of reaching
out to new musicians and audiences to grow our
community further, and of keeping our costs low
to remain affordable to members and concert
attendees.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|In 2023, HCO changed rehearsing space to
enable more members to join (45
permanent at the end of the year). We also
performed ambitious programming, meant
to challenge our members and allow our
audience to discover and enjoy novel
experiences. We’ve also had to start
recruiting for a new conductor ahead of
January 2024, as our existing one is moving
to Spain.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| Other ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As a reminder, we ended 2022 in a strong
position, with over £2.5k in the bank
following a record proft. This meant we
started 2023 knowing we could aford to
keep memberships and ticket prices the
same even though our costs were going up
(new rehearsal space for example). We
could also choose to invest in opportunities
that weren’t necessarily going to be
proftable.
This led us to make a small loss in 2023
(£353) which we look back on as intentional
and controlled: on top of our increased
running costs (St George Bloomsbury), we
chose some ambitious programming which
required hiring skilled musicians (trombone
and piano soloist for our frst 2 concerts,
and many deps for the Planets). We still
ended the year with still plenty of cash in
the bank to support ourselves and are
aiming to have slightly leaner concert costs
in 2024 to avoid digging too deep into our
reserves.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Every term, the profit or loss of the orchestra is
disclosed to the trustees for visibility, and at
every AGM, the previous year’s final result is
shared with the members alongside a proposal
from the trustees for how profits are suggested
to be invested / losses to be funded. We aim to
hold at least 2 terms’ worth of cash burn to
ensure our sustainability should one of our key
suppliers fail us (rehearsal venue or conductor)
or should income stop coming in for reasons
out of our control (covid scenario). Anything on
top of this minimum could be held for a specific
reason (ambitious programming or audience
targets, investment in equipment, etc.)| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At the end of 2022, £2,221 was held in
reserves - this is more than our 2x cash burn
as we’re getting ready to hire a larger rehearsal
venue.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not relevant| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not relevant| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|Not relevant| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including|Para 1.47||| ||any fundraising)|||| ||Investment policy and|||| ||objectives including any|Para 1.46||| ||social investment policy|||| ||adopted|||| ||A description of the principal|Para 1.46||| ||risks facing the charity|||| ||Other|||| |||||| **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are elected every year to their specific
positions by members during our AGM.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Holborn Community Orchestra| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1181766| Charity’s principal address 39 station crescent, N15 5BG, London ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
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held in this capacity|None| |---|---| |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 Name Address adviser** **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** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s)** Raphaelle Roux **Position (eg** Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 18/01/2025 ## **2023 Summary financials - Holborn Community Orchestra** |||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**PROFIT & LOSS**||||**BALANCE SHEET**||| ||**2023**|**2022**|||**2023**|**2022**| |**Income**||||||| |**Membership**|£
4,406.00|£
2,768.00||Trade debtors||| |**Donation**|£
441.00|£
904.00||Prepayments||| |**Ticket sales**|£
3,715.76|£
4,226.42||Cash|£
2,221.31|£
2,574.67| |**TOTAL INCOME**|**£**
**8,562.76**|**£**
**7,898.42**||**Current assets**|**£**
**2,221.31**|**£**
**2,574.67**| |||||||| |**Costs**||||Trade creditors||| |**Rehearsal venue**|£
(4,587.00)|£
(3,605.00)||Accruals||| |**Conductor fees**|£
(2,040.00)|£
(2,150.50)||Other creditors||| |**Musicians**|£
(1,694.15)|£
(675.00)||**Current liabilities**|**£**
**0.00**|**£**
**0.00**| |**Concert supplies**|£
(594.97)|£
(264.67)||||| |**Software**|£
0.00|£
0.00||**Net assets**|**£**
**2,221.31**|**£**
**2,574.67**| |**Marketing**|£
0.00|£
0.00||||| |**TOTAL COSTS**|**£**
**(8,916.12)**|**£**
**(6,695.17)**||**Retained earnings**|**£**
**2,221.31**|**£**
**2,574.67**| |||||||| |**PROFIT**|**£**
**(353.36)**|**£**
**1,203.25**||||| 1