
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 29[th] August 2019 to 31[st] December 2020** 

## **Charity name: West Meon Music Festival** 

## **Charity registration number: 1185082** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|To advance the education of the public in the appreciation<br>and knowledge of the art and science of music by the<br>presentation of public concerts and workshops including the<br>West Meon Music Festival.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|The charity’s primary activity is preparation for and<br>presentation of the annual West Meon Music Festival,<br>including its concerts and workshops, which is held in<br>September each year.<br>The public concerts which are presented at the festival are<br>designed to educate the wider public, including the elderly,<br>children and students in world class chamber music.<br>Workshops and masterclasses are also held.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|The trustees confirm that they have been fully briefed on<br>the trustee guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity<br>Commisson.|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|West Meon Music Festival would not happen without its<br>volunteers who contribute hugely to the planning,<br>preparation, operations and follow up to the annual<br>festivals.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|The charity successfully presented the West Meon Music<br>Festivals in September 2019 and September 2020. The<br>2020 festival, while necessarily on a much smaller scale<br>than usual, was carried out despite the severe restrictions<br>imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.<br>Feedback on both festivals, from artists, audience and the<br>local community has been extremely positive. In 2020<br>especially it was notable that the pent-up demand for live<br>high-quality in the local area music was very much still<br>present.<br>Nonetheless, because of the pandemic, the 2020 festival<br>could not achieve its normal scope, but was carried out in a<br>more limited form and at much lower cost than usual.|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**||
|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|The charity retained sufficient funds at the end of the period<br>to cover expenses to be incurred in advance of a 2021<br>festival.<br>Further financial planning for 2021 was held off until the<br>possible operating environment in September 2021 became<br>clearer. Nonetheless, preparations were made to apply for<br>Lottery and Arts Council grants to underwrite likely<br>operating costs for 2021.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Sufficient funds at the end of a period are held to cover<br>expenses to be incurred in advance of the future.|
|Amount of reserves held|Cash £4,039; £3,801 net of accruals.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|While there are currently uncertainties around the effects of<br>pandemic-related restraints on hospitality, entertainment<br>and events, the trustees believe that these uncertainties do<br>not pose a going concern risk for the charity as festival<br>planning is always carried out on a year by year basis to<br>stay within the current resources of the charity.|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|**Structure, Governance**|**and Management**|
|---|---|
|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|The charity has no subsidiaries.|
|Type of governing document|Charitable Incorporated Organisation constitution dated 29th<br>August 2019.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|New trustees are appointed by the current trustees taking<br>into account interest, knowledge, skills and experience.|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|West Meon Music Festival|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|None|
|Registered charity number|1185082|
|Charity’s principal address|Millbarrow Barns<br>Beauworth<br>Alresford SO24 0PB|



## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||**Trustee name**|**Office (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|
|1|John Scholes|Chair|
|2|Penelope Clive|Trustee|
|3|Virginia de Cosson|Trustee|
|4|Charles Tuck|Trustee|
|5|Andrew Fuller|Trustee|
|6|Susanne Stanzeleit|Trustee|
|7|Penelope Cowell|Trustee(resigned 28/08/2021)|



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others:** None 

## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** John Richard Scholes **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 29/10/21 




## **West Meon Music Festival 1185082 Receipts and payments accounts** 

## **CC16a** 

**29/08/2019 31/12/2020 For the period To from** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**4,517**<br>**956**<br>**2,363**<br>**6,550**<br>**250**<br>**2,246**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**16,882**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**16,882**<br>**8,400**<br>**2,287**<br>**876**<br>**1,155**<br>**125**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **12,843**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**12,843**<br>**4,039**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,039**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**4,517**<br>**956**<br>**2,363**<br>**6,550**<br>**250**<br>**2,246**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**16,882**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**16,882**<br>**8,400**<br>**2,287**<br>**876**<br>**1,155**<br>**125**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,843**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,843**<br>**4,039**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**4,517**<br>**956**<br>**2,363**<br>**6,550**<br>**250**<br>**2,246**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**16,882**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**16,882**<br>**8,400**<br>**2,287**<br>**876**<br>**1,155**<br>**125**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,843**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,843**<br>**4,039**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Event - Ticket Sales|**4,517**|||||**-**|
|Event - other income|**956**|||||**-**|
|Friends/Benefactors/Patrons|**2,363**|||||**-**|
|Other Personal Donations|**6,550**|||||**-**|
|Corporate Donations|**250**|||||**-**|
|Gift Aid|**2,246**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**16,882**|||||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**-**|
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|Artists' Fees|**8,400**|||||**-**|
|Other Event Costs|**2,287**|||||**-**|
|Marketing|**876**|||||**-**|
|Organisation & Management|**1,155**|||||**-**|
|Charitable Donation|**125**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**12,843**|||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**-**|
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||**4,039**|**-**|**-**|**4,039**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**4,039**|**-**|**-**|**4,039**||**-**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

28/10/2021 

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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Advertising fee due<br>Bank<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Operating expenses payable|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**4,039**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,039**<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**60**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>Unrestricted funds|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**298**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||OK|
|||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
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|||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
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|||||**When due**<br>**(optional)**|
||Operating expenses payable|Unrestricted funds|**298**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||



Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

Signature 

|Print Name<br>John Scholes|Date of<br>approval|
|---|---|
|John Scholes|29/10/2021|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

28/10/2021 

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