## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period**
**From: 01 April 2021**
## **To: 31 March 2022**
## **Charity name: Progress Sessions**
## **Charity registration number:**
## **Company number:**
## **Objectives and activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of the charity is to advance the
education of the arts for the public benefit in
such ways as the charity trustees think fit,
including by (but not limited to) providing:
(a) musical workshops and training
programs;
and
(b) access to music making facilities to
people under the age of 25 from socially and
economically disadvantaged backgrounds|
|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|In this financial period the charity delivered
programmes during the school term and
newly, during all school holidays. The charity
engaged with a broader set of young people
through new additional partners: Selby
Centre, EartH Hackney, The Mayor of
London Fund and Inspire.
The public benefits of these projects include
but are not limited to:
1) Assisting young people ages 12 to 25 and
advancing their education in contemporary
music making both during the school term
and during school holidays, to ensure
continued access
2) Providing access to professional level
music making facilities and one-to-one
support for music career development and in
creating artist portfolio assets
3) Promoting community engagement by
delivering these projects with new partners
across Hackney and Tottenham|
||||
|---|---|---|
|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
guidance on the public benefit of Progress
Sessions’ activities and include a set of
public benefit criteria in how they evaluate
the ongoing work of the charity.|
## **Achievements and performance**
|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|Advanced the education and music career
development of young people in a safe
environment with access to music making
resources and professional-level mentoring.
Provided ongoing access to educational and
artistic outlets during and immediately after
the Covid pandemic.
Broadened our engagement with new
partners to reach more young people.
Assisted in community engagement with
new partners: Selby Centre, EartH Hackney,
Inspire and with the Mayor of London –
London Music Fund (Amplify grant).
Also continued work with Hackney Empire
and BSix College, our long-term partners, on
these projects. With their support, we
encouraged ongoing access to the arts for
young people and provided career
development and marketable portfolio assets
for young artists’portfolios.|
|---|---|---|
## **Financial review**
|**Financial review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|£32,395|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity received donations, both
unrestricted and restricted, that directly
contribute to activities for the charity’s
programmes. The financial position at the
end of the period reflects the unused
donation funds, not including the costs to run
web services (approximately £300 per
annum). Of these funds, £20,000 are
restricted to a programme that begins in the
next financial period.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£32,395|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|NA|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|NA|
|---|---|---|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|NA|
## **Structure, governance and management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|Constitution (Foundation Model)|
|How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
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|The trustees were selected based on their
experience, passion for the mission, and the
needs at the time of the charity being
incorporated in 2019. Two trustees are
music and education professionals working
with underprivileged young people, one
trustee works in charity law, and one trustee
works in finance. All have been involved with
projects linked to improving the lives of
young people previously. Their experience
continues to be invaluable to the progress of
this charity, and therefore no changes were
made to the Board in this financial period.|
||||
## **Reference and administrative details**
|Charity name|Progress Sessions|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Progression Sessions|
|Registered charity number|1182721|
|Charity’s principal address|30 Dovetail Place
Lawrence Road
London
N15 4EB|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Struan Samson|NA|||
||Peter Spencer|NA|||
||Kishan Pithia|NA|||
||Tobias Silvester|NA|||
## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name** NA
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
|---|---|
|NA||
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|NA|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|NA|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|NA|
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
There are no key personnel.
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors**
**Signature(s)** Struan Samson **Full name(s)** Struan Samson **Position (for example** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 17/02/23
**Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)**
## **Note 29 Additional Disclosures**
**The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If there is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheet.**
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## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period**
**From: 01 April 2021**
## **To: 31 March 2022**
## **Charity name: Progress Sessions**
## **Charity registration number:**
## **Company number:**
## **Objectives and activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of the charity is to advance the
education of the arts for the public benefit in
such ways as the charity trustees think fit,
including by (but not limited to) providing:
(a) musical workshops and training
programs;
and
(b) access to music making facilities to
people under the age of 25 from socially and
economically disadvantaged backgrounds|
|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|In this financial period the charity delivered
programmes during the school term and
newly, during all school holidays. The charity
engaged with a broader set of young people
through new additional partners: Selby
Centre, EartH Hackney, The Mayor of
London Fund and Inspire.
The public benefits of these projects include
but are not limited to:
1) Assisting young people ages 12 to 25 and
advancing their education in contemporary
music making both during the school term
and during school holidays, to ensure
continued access
2) Providing access to professional level
music making facilities and one-to-one
support for music career development and in
creating artist portfolio assets
3) Promoting community engagement by
delivering these projects with new partners
across Hackney and Tottenham|
||||
|---|---|---|
|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
guidance on the public benefit of Progress
Sessions’ activities and include a set of
public benefit criteria in how they evaluate
the ongoing work of the charity.|
## **Achievements and performance**
|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|Advanced the education and music career
development of young people in a safe
environment with access to music making
resources and professional-level mentoring.
Provided ongoing access to educational and
artistic outlets during and immediately after
the Covid pandemic.
Broadened our engagement with new
partners to reach more young people.
Assisted in community engagement with
new partners: Selby Centre, EartH Hackney,
Inspire and with the Mayor of London –
London Music Fund (Amplify grant).
Also continued work with Hackney Empire
and BSix College, our long-term partners, on
these projects. With their support, we
encouraged ongoing access to the arts for
young people and provided career
development and marketable portfolio assets
for young artists’portfolios.|
|---|---|---|
## **Financial review**
|**Financial review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|£32,395|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity received donations, both
unrestricted and restricted, that directly
contribute to activities for the charity’s
programmes. The financial position at the
end of the period reflects the unused
donation funds, not including the costs to run
web services (approximately £300 per
annum). Of these funds, £20,000 are
restricted to a programme that begins in the
next financial period.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£32,395|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|NA|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|NA|
|---|---|---|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|NA|
## **Structure, governance and management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|Constitution (Foundation Model)|
|How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
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|The trustees were selected based on their
experience, passion for the mission, and the
needs at the time of the charity being
incorporated in 2019. Two trustees are
music and education professionals working
with underprivileged young people, one
trustee works in charity law, and one trustee
works in finance. All have been involved with
projects linked to improving the lives of
young people previously. Their experience
continues to be invaluable to the progress of
this charity, and therefore no changes were
made to the Board in this financial period.|
||||
## **Reference and administrative details**
|Charity name|Progress Sessions|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Progression Sessions|
|Registered charity number|1182721|
|Charity’s principal address|30 Dovetail Place
Lawrence Road
London
N15 4EB|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Struan Samson|NA|||
||Peter Spencer|NA|||
||Kishan Pithia|NA|||
||Tobias Silvester|NA|||
## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name** NA
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
|---|---|
|NA||
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|NA|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|NA|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|NA|
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
There are no key personnel.
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors**
**Signature(s)** Struan Samson **Full name(s)** Struan Samson **Position (for example** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 17/02/23