## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 06/04/2024 To 05/04/2025** **Charity name: Music on the Water** **Charity registration number: 1188049** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance education in the arts for the**
**public benefit, in particular but not**
**exclusively by providing and assisting**
**in the provision of regular classical**
**music concerts, talks and**
**masterclasses on and around England’s**
**canal network using a canal boat as the**
**venue.**| |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|**Music on the Water organised a**
**successful first event on 06/10/2024,**
**which was a piano masterclass led by**
**Noriko Ogawa.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**We confirm that the trustees’**
**deliberations were made with due**
**regard to the guidance issued by the**
**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** ||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|**Music on the Water organised a piano**
**masterclass in October 2024, for which there**
**were 7 participants, all adult amateur**
**pianists, who benefitted greatly from the**
**expertise of the tutor.**
**Following the success of this event, the**
**programme is set to be expanded in**
**2025-26, and a bursary place will be**
**offered in masterclasses to one student**
**pianist each time.**| **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|There have been a number of donations from
fundraising events, in memory of Masayuki
Tayama.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Due to a number of donations through**
**fundraising events, the charity has built up a**
**reserve this year to fund future events. This**
**was assisted by The Piano Boat waiving the**
**hire fee and providing the fee for the**
**masterclass tutor on this occasion.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The reserve is in place primarily to fund**
**bursary places in future events, and to**
**cover any shortfall should ticket sales**
**not be sufficient in any event.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£3672.78**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |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|**N/A**| ## **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|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO 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|**Appointed by a resolution passed at a**
**trustee meeting.**| ## **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|Music on the Water| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1186328| |Charity’s principal address|8 Hutchings Walk
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||B Preece|Chair||| ||A Slavina|||| ||W Crawley|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **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)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Rhiana Asha Henderson|| ||
Secretary|| ||06/04/2025|| ||06/04/2025||