## **Music in the Castle - Charity number: 1187306** 

**Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending** 

**31 December 2020** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

**To advance the education of the general public and, in particular but not exclusively, schoolchildren in the arts by providing and assisting in the provision of classical music concerts, recitals and workshops in Devon and the surrounding areas.** 

**Six evening concerts and three workshops for schoolchildren had been planned and advertised for 2020. These events had been carefully considered to create a wide variety, thereby appealing to as many schoolchildren and the wider general public as possible. They included Woodwind, Brass, Strings, Percussion, Piano and Vocal.** 

**The concerts were due to start in March 2020 with a recorder player and accompanist, delivering a  free workshop for school children in the afternoon and presenting a public concert in the evening. This was to be followed by a similar day in April, but given by the students of Wells Cathedral School Brass Ensemble, enabling students to present music to younger children with the hope of inspiring the next generation of musicians.** 

**The third planned concert was an evening event only, and for the general public with the Fitzwilliam String Quartet in June. The third instrument group to be featured in the year. A highly respected and internationally renowned Quartet this was organised to coincide with their 50[th] Anniversary year.** 

**For the very first time Music in the Castle had planned a Marimba evening concert for September with a highly accomplished young performer who played with the London Symphony Orchestra.** 




**Our final free workshop of the year for schoolchildren was planned for November, The Willshire Piano Duo – who deliver interactive** 

**workshops to children across the country. This was to be followed by an evening public performance.** 

**To conclude the year, our hugely popular small scale performance of Messiah by Handel was planned for December, featuring the 8 voices of Powderham Consort and Divertimento Ensemble.** 

**All events were agreed by the Trustees and given due  and careful regard for the policies outlined in the governing document.** 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

**A week prior to the first concert in March 2020, it became apparent that the Corona Virus pandemic was taking hold in the UK and a national lockdown was announced. This subsequently affected our first three concerts of the year.** 

**Whilst it was hoped that the final three concerts of the year in September, November and December might have been permitted to go ahead, COVID 19 numbers once more began to rise and despite our best efforts, these had to be cancelled alongside with most other live musical events throughout the UK.** 

**Future plans for 2021 and 2022 already include rescheduled concerts and performers cancelled in 2020, and continuing to maintain six concerts per year with three free workshops for local school children.** 

## **Financial Review.** 

**Prior to being registered as a Charitable organisation, funds held totalled £16,307 With no events possible in 2020 due to the pandemic, no income was generated from ticket sales and no donations were received. Administrative expenditure during the year was minimal leaving a balance £16039.00 at end of December 2020, which is now held in reserve.** 




## **Policy on Reserves** 

**Reserves are held to further promote and develop concerts and workshops for young people and the wider public, and to cover any future unforeseen fluctuations in income and expenditure.** 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

**Music in the Castle – Constitution was adopted in January 2020 and is registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation .** 

**Future Trustees are appointed following recommendations presented to the Board of Trustees.** 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

**Charity Name – Music in the Castle Registered Charity Number – 1187306 Principal Address – 3. Gulliford Cottages, Lympstone, Devon. EX8 5AQ** 

**Trustees: Alison Burnett – Artistic Director Rosalind Mason – Schools Co-ordinator Bernard Hadley** 

## **Declarations** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)**[Alison Burnett ] **Position (eg Secretary,** Artistic Director **Chair, etc) Date** 24th September 2020 




**Statement of Financial Activities as at 31[st] December 2020** 

|**Opening balance in January 2020**|**£16,307.19**|
|---|---|
|**Income**|**2020**|
|**Donations**|**£0**|
|**Charitable Activities**|**£0**|
|**Total Income**|**£0**|
|**Expenditure**||
|**Charitable Activities**|**£0**|
|**Website maintenance and Printing**|**£267.37**|
|**Total Expenditure**|**£267.37**|
|**Total Unrestricted Funds carried forward**|**£16,039.82**|



**The trustees report that Music in the Castle has no outstanding debts against the Charity in this financial period.** 


**24th Sept 2020**