## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 June 2024 Period start date To 31 May 2025 Period end date** ## **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 surrounding district. The concerts are performed by professional musicians of the highest quality that can be afforded.** |**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|Our eight concerts this season were:
**14 Sept. 2024 Ensemble Renard**
Ellie Blamires (flute)
Francesca Cox (oboe)
James Gilbert (clarinet)
Patric Bolton (bassoon)
George Scrivens (horn)
Valerie Colman (Umoja) Swahili word for
Unity
Samuel Barber (Summer Music OP.31)
Amy Beach (Pastorale Op 151)
Paul Taffanel (Quintet in G minor)
György Ligeti (Six Bagatelles)
Carl Nielsen (Wind Quintet Op 43
**12 October 2024 Art Deco Trio**
Iain Farrington (piano)
Peter Sparks (clarinet)
Kyle Horch (saxophone)
Irving Berlin (Let’s face the music and
dance, Cheek to Cheek, Blue Skies, Puttin’
on the Ritz)
Michael Giacchino (Married Life)
Traditional (My love is like a red , red rose)
Jerome Kern (All the things you are, A Fine
Romance)| Ivor Novello (I can give you starlight, Glamorous Night, The Glo-Glo) Harold Arlen (Right as the rain) George Gershwin (They all laughed, Love is here to stay, Nice work if you can get it, Someone to watch over me, Gershwinicity) All arrangements by Iain Farrington **26 October 2024 Rosie Hood Quartet** Rosie Hood (vocals) Nicola Beazley (fiddle) Robyn Wallace (melodeon, percussion) Rosie Butler (fiddle) Traditional English songs, original material – politics, women, struggle and unheard stories **23 November 2024 Ben Tarlton (cello) & Dominic Degavino (piano)** Beethoven (Sonata in A major Op69) Debussey (Cello Sonata) Janacek (Pohadka) Brahms (Sonata no,2 in F major) **4 January 2025 Nick Smart Quintet** Nick Smart (trumpet) Nikki Iles (piano) Karen Sharp (sax) Dave Whitford (bass) James Maddren (drums) Jazz standards from the Broadway Era plus original material **15 February 2025 Jeffrey Au** Beethoven (“Eroica” Variations Op 35) Debussy (Images Book 1) Schubert (Impromptu No3 Op.90) Chopin (Sonata No 3 in B minor Op.58) **15 March 2025 Fenella Humphreys (violin) Emma Abbate** _**(piano)**_ **Supported by a grant from Leighton & Linslade Arts Forum** Brahms (Scherzo in C minor) Rebecca Clarke (Midsummer moon) |||Mozart (Sonata in B flat major K454)
Lili Boulanger (D’un Matin de Printemps)
Fauré (Andante in B flat major Op.75)
Fauré (Berceuse Op.16)
Arvo Pärt (Fratres)
Fanny Mendelsohn (Adagio)
Bartok (Romanian Folk Dances)
**26 April 2025**
**Liturina**
**Sponsored by Making Music’s Philip &**
**Dorothy Green Award for Young**
**Concert Artists**
Iain Hall (recorder)
Gabi Jones (violin)
Samuel Ng (viola da gamba)
Dominika Maszczynska (harpsichord)
Corelli (Trio Sonata No 8 in C major Op.3)
Handel (Sonata in B minor Op.2)
Marini (Sonata sopra ‘La Monica’)
Purcell (Two in One Upon a Ground)
Telemann (Trio Sonata in A minor TWV42)
J S Bach
(Cello Suite No 1 in G magor Prelude
Prelude & Fugue in C minor from Weel-
Tempered Clavier Book 1
Organ Trio Sonata in G major BWV525
Trio Sonata in G major BWV1039)| |---|---|---| |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 we have complied
with the duty in section 4 of the Charities
Act 2006 to have due regard to public
benefit
guidance published by the Charities
Commission.| ## **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.
We have been able to follow our normal
pattern of concerts using St Barnabas’
Church
for two concerts and Leighton Buzzard
Library Theatre for the other six.
Attendances at
our concerts achieved
an average of 83 per concert.
To encourage music making by local young
people we make an annual award to
outstanding students attending the
Leighton-
Linslade Music Centre held every Saturday
at Vandyke Upper School. The centre is
run by Central Bedfordshire council’s music
service “Inspiring Music”.
This award will be made at
the end of this Summer term.
To encourage young people to attend
classical music concerts, we offer_free_
tickets to all school students.
The wide variety of music and composers,
contemporary and diverse as well as
classical, that we offer
demonstrates our commitment to
broadening
the musical experience of our audience.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Total Funds £15,874**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|A reserve of approximately £2,500 are kept
in a deposit account at Barclays Bank. It is
our policy to leave them where they are
untl needed| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£2,634**| |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|Speed of payment by the management of
Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre is still
unreliable.. The cost of hire was increased
33.3% last year and consequently we had
to increase ticket prices. We are unaware
of any forth coming increase and have not
altered our ticket price for the coming
season. Should the hire cost increase
before the end of the season it will impact
our financial postion.but have enough
money to withstand a sharp increase in the
short term and in the longer term would
have the opportunity to find alternative
venues.| ## **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 Chari name Other name the chari uses Re istered chari number Charity's principal address Lei hton Buzzard Music 1183681 24 Bonnards Rd Newton Longville Milton Keynes MK17 ODS Names of the charity trustees vtho manage the charity Name of person (or body) entStled to appoint trustee Irf an Trt￿tee name Offl¢e (If any) Dates acted If not for vthole year David Phillips Brian Coulstock Alan Tranfield Joan Waples Keith Attenborough Julian Cross Charman Trustees of LBM Secretary Treasurer Publicity Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signalure(s) Full name(s) David Harry Phillips Alan Clive Tranfield Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chairman Treasurer Date 21 July 2025 L•Oglrton Buzz•wd Mv5iC 118J681 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forth• p•rlod from To 01K6r2024 31n5120X Section A Receipts and payments lunds funds fvnd• Total fund• LastY￿r th• h•*rt#lÉ kn th• n••w•¥t£ lo th• n••r••tt kn th• A1 R•c•l SU￿C￿ or Donatone n￿r$hi 873 Ic 878 100 117 113 140 AttIw￿n IDt•r•8ron d Giant 31 1.1CKI Sub lot•1(G￿ income for ARJ 11878 10.3ll6 A2 AJs•t and inv••tm•nt Ml••. •e• tabhl. Sub lotal 12.678 12,678 10.358 A3Pa m•nt• 7.914 7,114 Art ¢entsf I P•rforming 8iaht• Att4M¥ng Olhtr P￿Th0 lunlno IMurllllc¢ 2.642 J52 3$2 824 913 411 240 108 10 lots Sub lot41 13,161 13.151 10,783 A4 A•••t and inv•¥tm•nt pur¢haH*, IM• t•tA•) Sub lot•1 13,131 13,151 10,763 Net of rncelpts/(P8yTii0nts) A5 Trnnsfern b•kn￿•n funds A8 Cash lunds last y•ar •nd Cash fun