## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From: 01/09/2019 (Period start date) To: 31/08/2020 (Period end date)**
**Charity name: eavesdropping CIO**
**Charity registration number: 1181977**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|_The objects of the CIO are specifically restricted_
_to the following:_
_1._
_the advancement of the performing arts,_
_specifically music, for the public benefit,_
_in particular but not exclusively by:_
_(a) providing a programme of public_
_performances devoted to new music;_
_(b) providing a dedicated forum for_
_research in order to further dialogue_
_within the new music community;_
_(c) providing professional development_
_and performance opportunities for_
_artists identifying as female, thus_
_advancing equal opportunities in an_
_historically male-dominated_
_profession;_
_(d) promoting the highest standards_
_and supporting engaged risk-taking_
_in the creation and performance of_
_new musical works; and_
_2._
_the advancement of the education of the_
_public in general in the subject of music,_
_in particular but not exclusively by:_
_(a) promoting a broad and diverse_
_repertoire of new music;_
_(b) promoting individual and collective_
_knowledge in the specific areas of_
_live performance, commissioning_
_and programming;_
_(c) raising awareness of the charity’s_
_activities through information_
_media._|
|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|_eavesdropping is an annual series of live_
_performances and a symposium celebrating_
_new music, founded by soprano Juliet Fraser in_
_2017. Its overarching charitable objects are the_
_advancement of the performing arts,_
_specifically music, for the public benefit, and the_
_advancement of the education of the public in_
_general in the subject of music._|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have had
regard to the guidance issued
by the Charity Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|_The trustees confirm that they have had regard_
_to the guidance issued by the Charity_
_Commission on public benefit._|
## **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|_Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, the_
_charity delivered a third season of activity in_
_full. The series ran over four events (live events_
_in January & February; online events in March_
_& April) and the symposium was held over a_
_weekend (online, 25 & 26 April). As such, the_
_charity provided much-needed support (artistic_
_and financial) for the featured artists, a valued_
_programme of musical activity for the public,_
_and an informative and stimulating weekend of_
_discourse for those participating in the_
_symposium. Feedback was overwhelmingly_
_positive, testifying to the broad public benefit._|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|_N/A_|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|_N/A_|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|_N/A_|
|Other||_N/A_|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|_The charity held £5420.33 in its Co-operative_
_Bank account at the year’s end. This amount_
_was accumulated largely thanks to reduced_
_expenses as a result of shifting activity online_
_during the first Covid-19 lockdown._|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|_A reserve fund has now been put in place which_
_would allow a full season of artists to be paid_
_even if a whole series had to be cancelled._|
|||_Reserves are to be held in the main charity_
_account for the time being._|
|---|---|---|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|_£2000_|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|_N/A_|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|_N/A_|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|_N/A_|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|_N/A_|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any social
investment policy adopted|Para 1.46|_N/A_|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|_N/A_|
|Other||_N/A_|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|_Constitution_|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|_Charitable Incorporated Organisation_|
|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|_New trustees are selected and appointed by the_
_current charity trustees, in accordance with the_
_following constitutional provisions:_
_1. 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._
_2._
_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._|
**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 trustees will make available to each_
_new charity trustee, on or before his or her first_
_appointment:_
_(a) a copy of the current version of this_
_constitution; and_|
|---|---|---|---|
|||_(b) a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustees’_
_Annual Report and statement of_
_accounts._|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|_N/A_|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|_N/A_|
|Other||_N/A_|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|_eavesdropping CIO_|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|_eavesdropping_|
|Registered charity number|_1181977_|
|Charity’s principal address|_81 Cressy Houses_
_Hannibal Road_
_London E1 3JF_|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**
1_JENNIFER(PENNY) JONAS_
_N/A _
2_LOUISE MARSHALL_
_N/A _
3_JACQUELYN BELL_
_N/A _
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Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved|**Trustee name**|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person**
**(or body) entitled**
**to appoint**
**trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||_JENNIFER(PENNY) JONAS_||_N/A _||||
||_LOUISE MARSHALL_||_N/A _||||
||_JACQUELYN BELL_||_N/A _||||
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|**Director name**|||||||
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|Name of trustees holding title to||property belonging to the charity|||||
|**Trustee name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**|||||
|_N/A _|||||||
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held _N/A_ in this capacity Name and objects of the _N/A_ charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for _N/A_ 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** _N/A_
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
_Juliet Fraser_
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
_N/A_
## **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)** JULIET FRASER JACQUELYN BELL **Position (eg Secretary,** ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TRUSTEE **Chair, etc) Date** 11 January 2021
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## **Recei ts and a ments accou p p y**
**For the period** 01/09/2019 **from**
**To**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted funds**
## **Restricted funds**
**Endowment funds**
**to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £**
## **A1 Receipts**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Ticket sales|**1,303**||**-**||**-**||
|Arts Council Englandgrant|**-**||**8,280**||**-**||
|PRS Foundationgrant|**-**||**4,600**||**-**||
|Donations|**1,400**||**-**||**-**||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**2,703**||**12,880**||**-**||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**|||||||
|**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||**-**|||**-**|
||**-**||**-**|||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**|||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**|**2,703**||**12,880**|||**-**|
## **A3 Payments**
|**A3 Payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Artists' salaries|**4,089**||**-**||**-**|
|Other salaries|**2,900**||**-**||**-**|
|Artists' expenses|**547**||**-**||**-**|
|Venue hire|**558**||**-**||**-**|
|Documentation and tech|**700**||**-**||**-**|
|Publicity|**659**||**-**||**-**|
|Website hosting/digitalplatforms|**252**||**-**||**-**|
|Other costs (misc. event costs; ticket
reimbursements|**502**||**-**||**-**|
|Bank charges|**56**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**10,262**||**-**||**-**|
|**A4 Asset and investment**|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||||
||||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
||||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
|**_Sub total_ **|||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
|**_Total payments_**||**10,262**||||**-**|||**-**||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**-**||**7,559**|||**12,880**|||**-**||
|**A5 Transfers between funds**|||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
|CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
**A6 Cash funds last year end**||1
|**99**|||**-**|||13/01/2021
**-**||
_**Cash funds this year end**_ **- 7,460 12,880 -**
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the perio**
|**Categories**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Co-operative Bank
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|
|||**5,420**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**5,420**|
|||Agreement Error|
|||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
|||**-**|
**B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
**Fund to which asset Details belongs Fund to which asset Details belongs**
## **B5 Liabilities**
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**Details**|**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|
|---|---|
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|3|13/01/2021|
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Signature Print N JACQUELY PENNY J
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**181977**
## **unts CC16a** 31/08/2020
## **Total funds Last year**
**to the nearest £ to the nearest £**
|**1,303**||**-**|
|---|---|---|
|**8,280**||**-**|
|**4,600**||**-**|
|**1,400**||**-**|
|**-**||**-**|
|**-**||**-**|
|**-**||**-**|
|**-**||**-**|
|**15,583**||**-**|
|**-**|||
|---|---|---|
|**-**||**-**|
|**-**||**-**|
|**15,583**||**-**|
|**4,089**||**-**|
|---|---|---|
|**2,900**||**-**|
|**547**||**-**|
|**558**||**-**|
|**700**||**-**|
|**659**||**-**|
|**252**||**-**|
|**502**||**-**|
|**56**||**-**|
|**10,262**||**-**|
|**-**|||
|---|---|---|
|**-**|||
|**-**||**-**|
|**10,262**||**-**|
|**5,321**||**-**|
|**-**||**-**|
|5
**99**||**-**|
||||
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**5,420 -**
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## **od**
|**od**||
|---|---|
|**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Agreement Error
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
||**-**|
||**-**|
||**-**|
||**-**|
||OK|
||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|---|---|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|---|---|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
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**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**|**When due**
**(optional)**|
|---|---|
|**-**||
|**-**||
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|**-**
**-**
**-**
Name
YN BELL
JONAS||
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||Date of approval|
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