## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From: 01/09/2020 (Period start date) To: 31/08/2021 (Period end date)**
**Charity name: eavesdropping CIO**
**Charity registration number: 1181977**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|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._|
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|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**
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|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 ongoing challenges of a global_
_pandemic, the charity delivered a third season_
_of activity in full, this time with a festival_
_format, over the course of a single week. The_
_series was filmed as live and broadcast online_
_20-23 April 2021 and the symposium was held_
_online 24-25 April 2021. 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._|
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|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**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|_The charity held £639.95 in its Co-operative_
_Bank account at the year’s end. This amount_
_excludes final grant payments due in._|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|_Reserves are held in the main charity account,_
_allowing a full season of artists to be paid even_
_if a whole series had to be cancelled._|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|_£2000_|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|_N/A_|
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|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|_Final grant payments for this third season_
_(2021) exceeding £3000 were received in_
_October 2021, replenishing required reserves._|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|_N/A_|
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|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**
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|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._|
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|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_|
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|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**
|1
2
3
4
5
6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**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 _|||
||_FAY JENNETT_|_N/A_|_appointed_
_21/09/2020_||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name** _N/A_
|Name of trustees holding title to|property belonging to the charity|property belonging to the charity|
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|**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
in this capacity|_N/A_|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|_N/A_|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and segregation|_N/A_|
of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
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|**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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||JULIET FRASER|JACQUELYN BELL|
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR|TRUSTEE|
||25 April 2022|25 April 2022|
**eavesdropping CIO 1181977**
## **Receipts and payments accounts For the period** 9/1/2020 **To from**
9/1/2020 8/31/2021 **To**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Ticket sales - - - -
Arts Council England grant - - - -
PRS Foundation grant - 2,300 - 2,300
Donations 3,000 - - 3,000
Misc income 12 - - 12
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 3,012 2,300 - 5,312
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total receipts 3,012 2,300 - 5,312
A3 Payments
Artists' salaries 3,650 - - 3,650
Other salaries 5,246 - - 5,246
Artists' expenses 199 - - 199
Venue hire 372 - - 372
Documentation and tech 210 - - 210
Publicity 147 - - 147
Website hosting/digital platforms 212 - - 212
Other costs (misc. event costs; ticket
reimbursements 2 - - 2
Bank charges - - - -
Sub total 10,038 - - 10,038
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total payments 10,038 - - 10,038
Net of receipts/(payments) - 7,026 2,300 - - 4,726
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 5,420 - - 5,420
Cash funds this year end - 1,606 2,300 - 694
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**|**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Co-operative Bank
**_Total cash funds_**||**to nearest £**
**694**
**-**
**-**
**694**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))||Agreement Error|Agreement Error|
||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|
||||**funds**|**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**|
|**charity’s own use**||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**Fund to which**|**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**liability relates**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
bhlf f ll th tt||Signature|Print|Name|
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
IACQUELYN BELL
FAYIENNErr
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CC16a
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## **Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**1,303 - - 1,400 - - - - 2,703**
**2,703**
**4,089 2,900 547 558 700 659 252 502 56 10,262**
**10,262 - 7,559 - 99 5,420**
## **Endowment funds**
**to nearest £ - - - -**
OK
## **Endowment funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**Current value (optional)**
**-**
**Current value (optional)**
**When due (optional)**
Date of approval
25-Apr-22
25-Apr-22