## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/08/2020 Period start date To 31/07/2021 Period end date Charity name: Blue Light Symphony Orchestra** ## **Charity registration number:1184720** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP
AND
MAINTAIN
PUBLIC
EDUCATION
IN,
AND
APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND
SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS
ASPECTS
BY
ANY
MEANS
THE
TRUSTEES
SEE
FIT,
INCLUDING
THROUGH
THE
PROVISION
OF
WORKSHOPS, IN PARTICULAR BUT
NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR PEOPLE
WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE BEEN
MEMBERS OF THE UK EMERGENCY
SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO
PLAY
MUSIC
AND
PUT
ON
CONCERTS.
2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE
PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE
TRUSTEES
IN
THEIR
ABSOLUTE
DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT
IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE
MAKING
OF
GRANTS
AND
DONATIONS
TO
ORGANISATIONS/CHARITIES
WHICH PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES
TO
UK
EMERGECY
SERVICES WORKERS.| |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|This was a challenging year for everyone
and due to the Coronavirus Pandemic we
had to suspend orchestra workshops, but
we did manage to resume with social
distancing in May 2021. We were able to
put on 2 workshops, playing Beethoven 8th
Symphony on 31stMay and Shostakovich
2ndPiano Concerto on 18thJuly. Everyone| |||was very happy to play together in person
again.
This meant that we still managed to put on 3
out of the usual 3 workshops in a year.
Additionally, the Pandemic provided an
opportunity to develop the Music Therapy
arm of the charity. We successfully applied
for a grant from the Corona Virus
Community Support Fund distributed by the
National Lottery Community Fund. This
funded a pilot music therapy project with
Police and Fire services in Surrey and
Sussex. This was a success and details of
this can be found on our website. We are
hoping to build on this work in the coming
years.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have had regard to this
guidance.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|We do not currently have a grant making
policy because we do not have enough
assets to make grants, however we will
develop a grant making policy when we
think we will be in a position to award them.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|We do not currently make any investments| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers have contributed time to assist
the charity.| |Other||N/A| ## **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|Through our workshops, we have provided
opportunities for emergency workers to
come together and play music in a
supportive environment. Music has been
proven to increase mood and the effects
are felt long after the event itself. Studies
with support groups of veterans have found
that coming together in a group of people
who are of the same ‘in group’ and have
experienced similar trauma is extremely
beneficial. Playing music together allows
for expression of emotion in a safe way and
provides a short-cut to bonding. We know
through both the feedback we have had
and the fact that people come back to our
workshops again and again that they enjoy
them hugely.
Professions associated with a higher risk
for the development of Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) include the military,
fire fighters, first responder/ambulance
personnel and law enforcement officers
(Skogstad, 2013). In 2019, Police Care UK
reported that 1 in 5 serving police officers
were living with PTSD or anxiety disorders
triggered by exposure to one or multiple
traumatic events. Almost two-thirds of
officers reported experience of fatigue,
anxiety or sleep disturbances.
However, they continued to go to work as
per usual.
COVID-19 has placed front line workers
under an additional layer of considerable
psychological pressure. Not only is the
police service responding to an increased
level of incidents related to mental health,
they are continually increasing their own
exposure risk to the virus.
The main treatment options offered for
PTSD in the UK are Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement
Desensitisation Reprogramming (EMDR)
and/or medication, with the goals of
reducing symptoms, teaching strategies
and skills to deal with symptoms, and
restoring self-esteem. The use of music
therapy for PTSD, anxiety and trauma-
related stress within ex-military personnel
in the US is well documented (Libby et al.
2014), yet despite an equally high
incidence of PTSD symptoms reported in
blue-light emergency service personnel,
music therapy as a treatment modality
within these services has not been
explored, until now.| |---|---|---| To address this gap, a working collaboration between the Blue Light Symphony Orchestra (BLSO), Chroma, and five Blue Light organisations: Surrey Police, Sussex Police, Surrey Fire & Rescue Service and East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service and South East Ambulance Service, was established to design, implement, and evaluate music therapy as a treatment option for front line workers with symptoms of PTSD. The BLSO is a user led charity, which aims to improve the mental well-being of emergency workers through music. Chroma is the UK’s leading provider of creative arts therapies services to partners across the health, education, social care and statutory sectors, through its team of over 90 HCPC registered creative arts therapists. The formation of this charity is important because, as far as we can tell from our research, it is the only orchestra of it’s kind in the world which takes players from all emergency services to come together. We think that collaboration across the emergency services is vital and we aim to encourage it. Our work is highlighting the differences in approach and access to support across the emergency services. Wider society benefits from resilient and healthy emergency services personnel both from a point of view of the services they give to the public but also a reduction in days lost to mental illness. Days lost to mental health is an increasing issue in the emergency services in the UK as is suicide. The BLSO aims to help alleviate both these issues. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Against our objective to hold 3 workshops
in a year, we held 2.
Against our objective to put on a concert,
we were unable to do this due to the
Pandemic but are planning to in October
2021.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|We secured a grant to fund Music Therapy
which exceeded our objectives.
We raised less money than expected due
to holding less workshops and the first
workshop we held after the Pandemic was
free of charge in order to encourage people
to attend.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |---|---|---| |Other||N/A| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We are in a good financial position and
able to afford the up-front costs of hiring a
venue etc for a concert which is a key
objective of ours.
We are actively looking for further funding
for Music Therapy projects to build on this
years work.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We do not currently have a reserves policy
but will develop one over the next year.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|We do not currently have a reserves policy.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Income from workshops and grants we
have applied for.| |---|---|---| |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** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Foundation Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g 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|Selection and appointment is made by the
current trustees by way of written
expression of interest and interview.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustees are provided with the Charity
Commission guidance to trustees.
Trustees are expected to complete trustee
training with NVCO.
Trustees are offered role specific training
as required. The charity will fund courses
on a case by case basis and will suggest
courses and seminars for trustees. We are
members of Making Music and the NVCO
who all provide free and paid for training
opportunities, guidance and advice.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity is a CIO and is always seeking
to form partnerships with emergency
services organisations and charities. We
have partnered with Chroma, the UK’s
leading provider of Arts therapies to provide
Music Therapy to emergency workers.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|We have formed a working partnership with
Chroma to develop our Music Therapy
projects.| |Other||N/A| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Blue Light Symphony Orchestra| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|None| |Registered charity number|1184720| |Charity’s principal address|CORFE HOUSE
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Peter Valentine|Chair||| ||Ruiko Asaba|||| ||Matthew Slater|||| ||Dr Richard
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**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Peter Valentine|| ||
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Charity Name No (if any)
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 08/01/2020 31/07/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Voluntary Receipts 879 9,240 - 10,119 -
Activities for generating funds 44 - - 44 -
Charitable Activities 966 - - 966 -
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Sub total (Gross income for
1,889 9,240 - 11,129 -
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Total receipts 1,889 9,240 - 11,129 -
A3 Payments
Costs of generating voluntary receipts 30 - - 30 -
Fundraising costs 34 - - 34 -
Costs of charitable activities 655 8,888 - 9,543 -
Governance costs 94 - - 94 -
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Sub total 813 8,888 - 9,701 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 813 8,888 - 9,701 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 1,076 352 - 1,428 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 130 1,102 - 1,232 -
Cash funds this year end 1,206 1,454 - 2,660 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 29/05/2022 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Debtor - refund due for hire of St John
Smith's square
**Details**
Cash at bank
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Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**1,206**
**1,454**
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**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**1,950**
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S Valentine|**Endowment**
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