
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 19/02/2020 To 05/04/2021** 

**Charity name: Music on the Water** 

**Charity registration number: 1188049** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance education in the arts for the**<br>**public benefit, in particular but not**<br>**exclusively by providing and assisting**<br>**in the provision of regular classical**<br>**music concerts, talks and**<br>**masterclasses on and around England’s**<br>**canal network using a canal boat as the**<br>**venue.**|
|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.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**It has been a difficult year for all live**<br>**events due to national lockdowns and**<br>**restrictions placed on public gatherings.**<br>**Activities have been limited to ‘Musical**<br>**Exploration’ videos recorded and**<br>**shared on social media with the goal of**<br>**meeting the charity’s aims in a difficult**<br>**climate.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**We confirm that the trustees’**<br>**deliberations were made with due**<br>**regard to the guidance issued by the**<br>**Charity Commission.**|



## **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** 

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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.|Para 1.20|**When live events have been exceedingly**<br>**difficult to organise, the charity’s aim**<br>**has been to share musical**<br>**performances and engaging snippets**<br>**online in order to provide some**<br>**community during a time when many**<br>**people feel isolated.**|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**A small online community has been**<br>**developed through a series of ‘Musical**<br>**Explorations’ delivered on social media**<br>**from musicians’ homes and, from the**<br>**summer, using The Piano Boat as a**<br>**venue.**|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**We have not succeeded in fundraising**<br>**this year, but this is in part due to the**<br>**uncertainty around how the funds might**<br>**be used whilst live events have not been**<br>**possible. All activities have been**<br>**voluntary so far.**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has neither raised nor spent**<br>**any money this financial year.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO Foundation Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|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|Para 1.25|**Appointed by a resolution passed at a**<br>**trustee meeting.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Music on the Water|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1186328|
|Charity’s principal address|8 Hutchings Walk<br>London<br>NW11 6LT|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||B Preece|Chair|||
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||W Crawley||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **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)** Rhiana Asha Henderson **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc) Date** 06/02/2022 

