2022-05-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date: Sept. 2021 To Period end date: April 2022

Charity name: Leighton Buzzard Music

Charity registration number: 1183681

Objectives and Activities: to promote public concerts in Leighton Buzzard for the enjoyment and education of the people of the town and the surrounding district. The concerts are performed by professional musicians of the highest quality that can be afforded.

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Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 To advance, improve, develop and maintain
the charity as set out in its public education in, and appreciation of music in
governing document all its aspects, mainly through the promotion of
public concerts and recitals.
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Objectives and Activities: to promote public concerts in Leighton Buzzard for the enjoyment and education of the people of the town and the surrounding district. The concerts are performed by professional musicians of the highest quality that can be afforded.	Objectives and Activities: to promote public concerts in Leighton Buzzard for the enjoyment and education of the people of the town and the surrounding district. The concerts are performed by professional musicians of the highest quality that can be afforded.	Objectives and Activities: to promote public concerts in Leighton Buzzard for the enjoyment and education of the people of the town and the surrounding district. The concerts are performed by professional musicians of the highest quality that can be afforded.
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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 music in all its aspects, mainly through the promotion 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	Following the enforced cancellation of our planned 2020/21 season due to the Covid19 pandemic we were pleased to be able to re-book most of the cancelled artists from that “lost “ season. Sept, 18 2021 Amy Roberts (oboe) with Ghamal Khamis (piano) Programme:Grovlez, Thea Musgrave, Debussy, Richard Rodney Bennett, Messiaen, Handel, JS Bach, Saint-Saëns Supported by Making Music’s Philip & Dorothy Green Young Artists Scheme. 9 Oct. Leo Popplewell (cello) and Antonina Suhanova (piano) Programme:Beethoven, Debussy, Rachmaninov. Supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust 23 Oct Vienna Mozart TrioIrina Auner, ([piano) Daniel Auner (violin) Diethard Auner (Cello) Programme:Mozart, Rachmaninov, Schumann 20 Nov Laura Snowden (guitar) Programme:F. sor, H. Villa-Lobos, Laura Snowden – two original compositions, Johan Kaspar Mertz, L. Berkeley, L. Snowden – three original compositions, Agustin Barrios Mangoré.A Making Music Selected Artist. 8 Jan 2022 Florian Mitrea (piano) Programme: Beethoven, Mozart, Schoenberg, Prokofiev. A Making Music Selected Artist 19 Feb Arwen Newband (violin) & Anna Le Hair (piano) Programme:D Gallo, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Smetana, Elgar 26 March Antonina Suhanova (piano)Beethoven, Prokofiev, Berg, Beethoven.

		Supported by Making Music’s Philip & Dorothy Green Young Artists Scheme. 30 April Blackweir Brass quintetAlex Morgan & Emily Ashby (trpts) Lynn Henderson ( horn) Ben Holford (Trombone) Charlie Jones ( tuba) Programme:J. Maynard, Morfydd Owen, M. Arnold, J. Horowitz, Haldon Evans, Britten, Bruckner, Beethoven, Enrique Crespo. Making Music Selected Artists
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees believe that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission

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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements and Performance

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Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance	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	The eight concerts outlined above show our commitment to providing high quality music performances for the enjoyment and educational enrichment of local audiences. The first four and last of the eight concerts were held at St Barnabas’ Church, Linslade Leighton Buzzard, as our usual venue, ,LB Library Theatre was unavailable because of Covid restrictions. However, we were able to resume at the Library Theate in January, 2022. This is run by Central Beds Council, and by using it again we give important support to a valuable local facility. Because of understandable caution shown by people about returning to large gatherings, our audiences showed a drop compared with our last full season. However, we were quite pleased that we achieved an average attendance of 66.6 per concert and we fully expect this to increase to more normal numbers next season beginning in September. We make every effort to make our concerts affordable by offering a discount of £1.50 per ticket to associate members for a modest subscription of £10. In addition we offer FREE entry to young people under 17. To encourage music making by young people we make an annual award to outstanding students at the Leighton- Linslade Music Centre, held on Saturday mornings at Vandyke Upper School. The centre is run by Central Beds. Council's music service “Inspiring Music “. This award had to be suspended for two years, but we are very pleased to resume it this year; it will be presented at the end of this term. The wide variety of music and composers, including several contemporary composers presented in our programmes demonstrates our commitment to widening the musical experience of our audiences.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of theperiod	Para 1.21	Total funds £14,607
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Approximately £2,500 of the reserves are kept in a deposit account at Barclays Bank. It is our policy to leave them where they are until needed. Remaining reserves are kept in a current account at Barclays Bank.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£2,559
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Not applicable
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Not applicable
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Leighton Buzzard Music has enough funds to cover total expected expenditure in the forthcoming year. Contracts with performers contain a clause covering lockdowns etc. It is highly unlikely the charitywill not continue as agoingconcern.

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	Charitable Incorporated Organisation Foundation Model registered 3 June 2019
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	Trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

Reference and Administrative details

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Charity name Leighton Buzzard Music
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1183681
Charity’s principal address 24 Bonnards Road
Newton Longville
Milton Keynes
MK17 0DS
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee (if
for whole year
any)
1 David Phillips Chairman
2 Brian Coulstock Secretary
3 Alan Tranfield Treasurer
4 Joan Waples Publicity
Keith Trustees of LBM
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Attenborough
6 Harold Mennie
7 Anne Smart
8 Douglas Ward
Christopher
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Williams
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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) D H Phillips Full name(s) David Harry Phillips Position (eg Chairman Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 7. July 2022

Lo19hton Buuaryl Ilthslc 1183681 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the wlod from 011rw2021 To 3110512022 Section A Receipts and payments Unr•strict8d funds R88tricted lunds Efidowtnent lunds Total funds Last y•ar to thg noJrg¥t£ to the ngargst £ A1 Roeèlpts Subwpb Donaknons S￿r￿￿$hi￿ TKket sales AdVert￿ing Iniereston deFwl fyBnt 16 184 925 7.789 110 184 925 7,789 110 925 925 5th) Sub total{Gross income lor AR) 925 10.393 550 A2 Asset and Invegth)ent gales. Isee tablel. Sub total 9,468 925 10,393 sso A3Pa ents sts fees 4,182 4,662 1,668 151 430 373 P*[C￿l￿ nghls Advwti51ng 151 110 372 373 Pjaro tunirvJ Sub total 7,164 A4 Asset and In￿$1M¥nI purchases, (see table Sub total 7,164 7.664 482 Net of r￿eIPts/[PaYffl¢ntsj AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 1304 425 2.729 68 11,378 13,682 11,878 14,607 11,810 11,878 925 CCXX R1 attounts ISSI 05107r2022

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted fund¥ io nBare5t£ Restricted funds Endowtnent funds to n&aro8t £ Detsl 81 Cash fund8 11.119 925 Total cash fund$ 13,682 925 Unrestricted funds lo rbDar•st£ Restrleted tund8 Endowment funds to no8r08t £ Details FU￿ tot*hkh Current v•lug ional Details Fund lowh￿h a550t bplon Current valu• lonal Detsl B4 Assots retained for the charlty's own use Furwj to whl¢h Ikbil Amount due Wh•n du& Details B5 Liabilitios 925 SKJn8d by on8 or tru$t88s on behaw of all the trnstees Date of IQV81 SvJnature Print Name Da¥￿ Harry Phillips 0710712022 an Clive TRnfie6d 0710712022 CCXX R2 a¢counts ISSI 05107r2022