## **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.** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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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.**| |---|---|---| |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 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 Trio**Irina 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 quintet**Alex 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| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**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|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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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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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
5
Attenborough
6 Harold Mennie
7 Anne Smart
8 Douglas Ward
Christopher
9
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