## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1/1/2022 To 31/12/2022** ## **Charity name: AndPiano** ## **Charity registration number: 1186398** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the education of the
public in, and promote the
understanding, appreciation,
composition and performance of live
music, and thereby the advancement
of the arts, culture and education for
the public beneft| |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|AndPiano produces concerts and
events featuring professional, skilled
musicians, to promote live music of a
high standard, and encourage more
engagement with live music in and
around the areas of Kirklees and
Calderdale, West Yorkshire, situated
between Manchester & Leeds.
We charge low ticket prices to ensure
that our events are accessible and
approachable as possible.
We pay our performers fairly, and
typically employ artists with a
connection to the local region, helping
to celebrate homegrown talent.
We ofer some of our performances
for free in person and online, to
encourage wide access and
engagement with our work.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **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|2022 has been a busy and successful year for &Piano,
with a couple of significant achievements to
acknowledge.
At the start of the year, we were delighted to find out
that we had been successful in our bid to the Liz &
Terry Bramall Foundation to fund an education tour
around secondary schools around Huddersfield and
Halifax, to promote and inform students about
classical music, and encourage them to explore
Classical music as part of their listening habits.
We delivered a 3-day pilot in July, visiting 3 schools in
Kirklees, and 2 in Calderdale with a violinist and a
mezzo-soprano, performing to about 500 students
overall. The feedback and reaction was interesting
and fantastic. Students enjoyed an opportunity to
engage directly with live music and musicians
passionate about the music they perform. The
performances included music by Rossini, Rebecca
Clarke, Strauss, Brahms and Gershwin. They also had
the opportunity to ask questions about life as a
professional musician.
At one school, one of the teachers pointed out to us
that one of their most difficult students was one of
the most intrigued and engaged during the
workshop, and teachers appreciated how engaging
the performers were with the students.
_"Very professional and engaging for the students._
_The musicians were fantastic and were very_
_approachable. The students were really impressed_
_with the performances and the overall running of the_
_workshop” Teacher, Salendine Nook High School_
"_The level of engagement was great considering their_
_knowledge of classical music. We had a range of year_
_groups from 6th form to Y7s and they all got_
_involved.” Teacher, Brighouse High School_
The tour was a great success, and we are delighted
that we have funding remaining to be able to deliver
another tour next year, and hope that we can source
additional funding to make this an annual project for
us to help young people have better opportunities to
connect with classical music.
Encouraged by the success of our ‘Travels to the Sea’
concert in Autumn 2021, we went ahead planning
our first full in-person festival since 2019. We were
back to our traditional format of a one-event per
weekend, three weekend festival format - although
the middle weekend was slightly busier, with our
vocal event on Friday evening followed by a busy day
on Saturday with our Family Event in the morning,
Relaxed Performance in the afternoon and our first
live Young Musician Showcase in the evening. It was
a fantastic feeling to have two packed days of live| |---|---|---| musical activity happening, with something for every age and background happening in Slaithwaite. Continuing our remit to showcase talented performers of a high standard with a connection to the North of England, we were delighted to welcome two fantastic musical theatre artists from the North West. We also featured our first ‘trio performance’ in our instrumental showcase, welcoming Hallé Principal No.2 Cellist Simon Turner - based in Slaithwaite, to perform together with clarinetist Rae Todd. This was a fantastic opportunity for Rae, at the start of his professional career to work and perform alongside Simon and Chris, with a wealth of orchestral and chamber experience, and what we hope &Piano will build on in the future, offering musicians at different stages of their career and development the opportunity to develop, and for audiences to see that collaboration happen. _“You’re all so passionate about the music – the way that you introduce and talk about it all. It’s so inspiring to watch and experience so close to the performers and I will definitely come back to another event” Audience feedback_ Despite uncertainty regarding audience confidence since the pandemic, we were delighted to welcome back audience numbers equivalent to our pre-pandemic events. Around 300 people attended our six 2022 events, and we provided paid opportunities to 10 professional musicians, all of whom live, work or have studied across the North of England. We also held our very first live Young Musician Showcase event as part of the festival, which featured 8 performers, who between them were studying at Greenhead College, Huddersfield New College & University of Huddersfield. This opportunity allowed them the chance to perform a roughly 10 minute recital each. All of them relished the performance opportunity, accompanied by Artistic Director Chris Pulleyn who worked with them on their pieces, as well as the opportunity to watch and connect with other young musicians. We’re delighted that &Piano is able to offer talented young musicians an opportunity to build their confidence performing chamber and song repertoire, while also promoting more performance of this repertoire within Huddersfield. We hope that we can build on events like this, and our Schools Tour to help music making and music appreciation flourish around West Yorkshire. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| |||| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of 2022, &Piano finished it’s
financial year with its most significant
amount of surplus since it’s founding as a
charity. This is largely due to restricted
funds outstanding from the Liz & Terry
Bramall foundation, and is ring-fenced
towards another Schools Tour for next
year’s festival.
Unrestricted funding is £900 - slightly below
trustees agreed reserves level of £1500, but
with no outstanding or regular financial
commitments or debts, and just below the
reserve level, it is an acceptable amount to
be holding and is enough of a foundation to
support next year’s festival events.
Towards the end of the financial year, we
submitted our first application to Arts
Council England, and another application to
Kirklees’ One Community Trust, who have
supported us in the past. This is our first
application to ACE, and with incredible
demand for funding across the arts industry,
we must not hold our hopes up that we will
be successful, especially with it being our
first application. That being said, our
request is modest, and we are confident
that our application is strong.
Should we be successful in our applications,
it will enable us to make next year’s festival
our biggest and most ambitious yet. We
have a contingency plan for a smaller and
more modest series of events should we be
unsuccessful in our applications, to ensure
that we stay within budget.
We have been having great difficulty
claiming our Gift Aid back on donations. We
suspect that it is a result of the ‘&’ symbol at
the start of our name, and so we are looking
to officially amend our official title to spell
out ‘And’ in the hope that it does not affect
computer systems and will allow us to
submit our Gift Aid claims successfully as
we now have a significant amount of
donations to claim back for.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees of the charity agreed that a
minimum reserve of £1500 should be held by
the charity, which has been the current
approximate cost of an annual festival based on
previous festival running costs.
With our recent increase in activity with our
schools tour and expanded plans for our festival
this has been increasing and trustees should
consider if this amount should be reviewed.| |---|---|---| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£900| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |||| ## **Financial Review** ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal Para 1.47 sources of funds (including any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **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| |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|New trustees are appointed by a quorum of
existing trustees.| **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|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| |||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|AndPiano| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|&Piano, &Piano Music Festival| |Registered charity number|1186398| |Charity’s principal address|15 Siskin Gardens, Huddersfield, HD4 7FB| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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Sunderland|Chair||| ||Heidi Johnson|||| ||Marc Dunleavy|||| ||Isabel Chadha|||| ||Jennifer
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Full name(s) [Heidi Johnson]
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Date 25/09/2023
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## **AndPiano Music Festival Charity Number: 1186398** ## **A. Payments and Expenses for Year Period from 1/1/2022 - 31/12/2022** |**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
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**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||| |Tickets Sales|1996|-||1996||588|49| |Individual Donations|694|-||694||1152|1481| |Gift Aid|-|-||-||39|240| |Event Sponsorship|-|513||513||-|-| |Grant/Foundations*|-|5000||5000||1000|-| ||||||||| |**Total Receipts**|2690|5513||8203||2779|1770| ||||||||| |**Payments**|||||||| ||||||||| |Artist Fees|1675|1940||3615||500|420| |Artistic Director Fee|-|300||300||500|-| |Venue Hire|517|63||580||282|185| |Equipment/
Instrument Hire|3|-||3||-|50| |AV/Photography|325|-||325||750|-| |Refunds|-|-||||-|25| |Ticket Sales Fees|92|-||92||35|6| |Donation Fees|13|-||13||32|64| |Ofce Supplies|-|-||||-|58| |Expenses|155|116||271|||| |Web/Domain Hosting|107|-||107||-|138| |Marketing/Advertising|186|48||234||58|79| |Insurance|214|-||214||-|-| ||||||||| ||||||||| |**Total Payments**|3287|2467||5754||2157|1025| ||||||||| |**Net of receipts**|-597|3046||2449||622|745| ||||||||| |**Cash funds at start of**
**period**|1496|-||1496||874|129| ||||||||| |**Cash funds at period**
**end**|899|3046||3945||1496|874| |*_Outstanding restricted grant funding is ringfenced to be used for an additiona_|||||_l_|_schools tour in 2023_|| 1 ||**Unrestricted**
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**Cash Funds**|||| ||||| |Cash in bank|839|3046|3885| |Cash in hand|60|-|60| ||||| ||899|3046|3945| ||||| Heidi Johnson, Chair 25/09/2023 2