## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From: 1 October 2021 To: 30 September 2022**
## **Charity name: The Baroque Collective**
## **Charity registration number: 1188828**
## **Objectives and Activities**
**Purposes:** To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals.
## **Summary of the main activities:**
## **Concerts:**
## **2 October 2021, St Michael’s Church, Lewes at 6pm and 8.30pm**
_Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle_ Alexandra Kidgell, soprano Thalie Knights, mezzo soprano Simon Madge, baritone The Baroque Collective Singers John Hancorn, director Nancy Cooley, piano Nicholas Houghton, harmonium
Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
## **15 October 2021, Lewes Town Hall, Lewes at 8.30pm**
_Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ‘Choral’_ Ruth Kerr, soprano Rebecca Leggett, mezzo soprano Paul Austin Kelly, tenor John Hancorn, chorus director and baritone Ian McCrae, conductor
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## **The Baroque Collective Registered Charity No. 1188828 Liz Webb, Producer; John Hancorn, Musical Director**
c/o Liz Webb Management 3 Morley Close LEWES BN7 1NQ tel: 01273 470068 mob: 07952 007837 e: lizwebbmanagement@gmail.com
Lewes Concert Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ‘Choral’
A collaboration with Lewes Concert Orchestra
## **7 December 2021, St Anne’s Church, Lewes at 7pm**
Adams & Remers Christmas Carol Concert John Hancorn, conductor
Seasonal music and audience carols. Choir items included: Handel: And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah Ed Hughes: Christmas Hath Darkness Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque
Private concert for Adams & Remers staff and clients – Lewes-based law firm.
**3 April 2022, Firle Church, The Street, Firle, Lewes at 5pm 10 April 2022, St Michael’s Church, Lewes at 5pm** _Scarlatti: Stabat Mater_ John Hancorn, musical director Claire Williams, organ
Farrant/Hilton: Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus Byrd: Miserere Mei, Deus Gibbons: Hosanna to the Song of David D Scarlatti: Stabat Mater a 10 voci Mykola Lysenko: A Prayer for Ukraine
The Firle concert raised funds for the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal.
## **Lewes Baroquefest at St Michael’s Church, Lewes**
## **Workshop:**
**16 July 2022 at 2pm** _Handel: Four Coronation Anthems_ Sing & Discover live workshop with John Hancorn and Richard Wigmore
## **Concerts:**
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## **The Baroque Collective Registered Charity No. 1188828**
## **Liz Webb, Producer; John Hancorn, Musical Director**
c/o Liz Webb Management 3 Morley Close LEWES BN7 1NQ tel: 01273 470068 mob: 07952 007837 e: lizwebbmanagement@gmail.com
Wed 20 July at 6.30pm _A Baroque Bouquet_ Trio ZAC: Julia Bishop, Annette Isserlis, Cecilia Bruggemeyer
Wed 20 July at 9pm _Purcell – Anthems and Songs_ Alexandra Kidgell, soprano Nicholas Houghton, chamber organ Baroque Collective Singers John Hancorn, director
Thu 21 July at 6.30pm _17[th] Century Strings_ Alison Bury, Julia Bishop, Catherine Rimer, Claire Williams
Thu 21 July at 9pm _Baroque Alchemy_ Piers Adams, Lyndy Mayle
Fri 22 July at 6.30pm _A Garland of Arias and Sinfonias_ Incantati: Emma Murphy, Rachel Stott, Ibrahim Aziz
Fri 22 July at 9pm _Late Bach_ Sebastian Comberti
23 July 2022, St Michael’s Church, Lewes at 7pm _Handel: Four Coronation Anthems_ The Baroque Collective Alison Bury, leader John Hancorn, director
Handel: Overture to Rodrigo Pachelbel: Canon Handel: Passacaille from Op. 5 No. 4 Handel: Four Coronation Anthems Handel: Two choruses from Messiah
## **17 September 2022, Lewes**
2pm Fitzroy House, Lewes
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**The Baroque Collective Registered Charity No. 1188828 Liz Webb, Producer; John Hancorn, Musical Director** c/o Liz Webb Management 3 Morley Close LEWES BN7 1NQ tel: 01273 470068 mob: 07952 007837 e: lizwebbmanagement@gmail.com
2.45pm Lewes Castle 4pm Priory Ruins 4.45pm Fitzroy House, Lewes _Out Of My Head_
John Hancorn, musical director
Orlando Gough: _Out Of My Head_ (world premiere performances)
With funding from the RVW Trust.
## **Achievements and Performance**
The Trustees kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
The Baroque Collective Singers sang for an hour outside Lewes supermarkets for the Christmas and May Day Food Bank Collections. The choir collaborated with Lewes Concert Orchestra for the first time to perform Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony, a performance much delayed by Covid. The choir presented four public choral concerts in Lewes, two as part of Lewes Baroquefest, and one in Firle Church which raised over £300 for the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal. BCS gave four free pop-up performances of Orlando Gough’s _Out Of My Head_ in public venues in Lewes during the Artwave festival which were well attended by local residents.
The choir took over and managed Lewes Baroquefest, working with artistic directors John Hancorn and Julia Bishop, and presented seven concerts and one live workshop in St Michael’s Lewes.
These activities benefit local people in the Lewes, Brighton and Eastbourne area by educating and inspiring them in choral music, whether as members of the choir or audience.
We held over an anonymous donation of £1,000 for the planned performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor on 22 July 2024.
## **Future Plans**
## **The Baroque Collective Registered Charity No. 1188828 Liz Webb, Producer; John Hancorn, Musical Director**
c/o Liz Webb Management 3 Morley Close LEWES BN7 1NQ tel: 01273 470068 mob: 07952 007837 e: lizwebbmanagement@gmail.com
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Future plans include a Christmas Carol Concert for Lewes-based law firm Adams & Remers on 6 December 2022; a Christmas concert including Bach and Buxtehude on 21 December 2022; Handel and Bach with The Baroque Collective on 24 April 2023; and the final concert of Lewes Baroquefest on 22 July 2023.
## **Financial Review**
TBC’s closing balance is £2,120.25. TBC made a surplus of £363 for the year. The reserves held by TBC finance each project undertaken.
TBC operates on a project basis and has no property or other assets. The Administrator and Music Director provide their services for each project.
TBC’s principal sources of funds are: Ticket sales Donations from choir members Private donations Profits on sales of interval refreshments
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
Constitution adopted 25 November 2019. Unincorporated association. Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Meeting held in November
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Nicolas Chisholm Chair
Pam Mason Treasurer
Gill Kay Secretary
Amy Clarke Trustee
Katie Tearle Trustee
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## **The Baroque Collective Registered Charity No. 1188828 Liz Webb, Producer; John Hancorn, Musical Director**
c/o Liz Webb Management 3 Morley Close LEWES BN7 1NQ tel: 01273 470068 mob: 07952 007837 e: lizwebbmanagement@gmail.com
## **Administrative details**
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Charity name The Baroque Collective
Other name the charity The Baroque Collective Singers
uses
Registered charity 1188828
number
Charity’s principal 1 Cromwell Place
address King Henry’s Road
Lewes
BN7 1BZ
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## **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)** Nicolas Chisholm
**Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date**
## **The Baroque Collective Registered Charity No. 1188828 Liz Webb, Producer; John Hancorn, Musical Director**
c/o Liz Webb Management 3 Morley Close LEWES BN7 1NQ tel: 01273 470068 mob: 07952 007837 e: lizwebbmanagement@gmail.com
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## The Baroque Collective Accounts 2021-22
## **Income**
|**Item**||Choir contributions
Ticket sales including Sing & Discover
includes Firle donations to Red Cross, 1 fee returned by
Chinese bank, 1 venue hire refund|
|---|---|---|
|Membership Subscription|£ 2,145||
|Performance Income|£ 17,181||
|Refreshments income|£ 55||
|Gift Aid|£ 396||
|Sponsorship|£ 375||
|Funding|£ 1,000||
|Donation|£ 3,800||
|Other|£ 801||
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|**Total Income**|**£ 25,753**||
## **Expenditure**
|**Item**
Music Director fee|£ 2,315|John Hancorn||
|---|---|---|---|
|Music Hire/purchase|£ 311|||
|Musician fees|£ 12,913|
The Baroque Collective, Lewes Baroquefest,|Richard Wigmore|
|Musician travel & porterage
Management costs
Rehearsal costs
Concert / rehearsal venue hire|£ 371
£ 4,235
£ 45
£ 2,694|
Liz Webb, John Hancorn, Marylin Thomas (TBC fxing)
(Sing & Dis)||
|Printing
Making Music/Insurance|£ 1,242
£ 235|
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|Website
Concert refreshments
Donation
Other|£ -
£ 62
£ 353
£ 614|
inc Firle donations to Red Cross
postage, LBF tuning & wine, SumUp machine purchase||
|Independent Examiners Fee|£ 250|||
|**Total expenditure**|**£ 25,640**||25390|
|Balance brought forward|£ 1,757|||
|Closing balance|£ 1,870|||
|**Surplus for the year**|**£ 113**|||
## The Baroque Collective Balance Sheet 2021-22
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Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand £ 2,120
Creditors: amounts falling due within on £ 250
Total assets £ 1,870
Reserves
Unrestricted funds £ 1,870
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## **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1188828**
**THE BAROQUE COLLECTIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER 2022**
## **THE BAROQUE COLLECTIVE**
## **CONTENTS**
||Page|
|---|---|
|Charity information|1|
|Trustees’ annual report|2 to 3|
|Independent examiners’ report|4|
|Statement of financial activities|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Notes to the financial statements|7 to 8|
## **THE BAROQUE COLLECTIVE**
## **CHARITY INFORMATION**
|**Registered charity number:**|1188828|
|---|---|
|**Trustees:**|P N Chisholm|
||Dr P Mason|
||G Kay|
||K Tearle|
|**Principal address:**|1 Cromwell Place|
||King Henrys Road|
||Lewes|
||East Sussex|
||BN7 1BZ|
|**Principal bankers:**|Barclays Bank|
||1 Churchill Place|
||London|
||E14 5HP|
|**Independent examiner:**|V M R Anderson BA (Hons) FCA DChA|
||Clark Brownscombe|
||2 St Andrews Place|
||Lewes|
||East Sussex|
||BN7 1UP|
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**THE BAROQUE COLLECTIVE**
## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT**
## **30TH SEPTEMBER 2022**
The trustees present herewith their report and the Charity’s financial statements for the year ended 30th September 2022.
The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities (FRS 102).
## **Constitution and objects**
The Charity, which is a recognised charity in England and Wales, is operated under the rules of its Trust Deed dated 25 November 2019. The management of the Charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the principles of best practice and whose tasks and competences in regard to them are likewise regularly reviewed.
The principal purpose of the Charity is “to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fir including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals”.
The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commissions general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives.
## **Organisation, recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The Charity is administered by a Board of Trustees. Trustees are appointed by the Board. There is no set period of tenure of office. New Board members are provided with information containing details of the constitution of the Charity, recent financial statements, minutes of recent Board meetings and papers dealing with key current issues, which can then be discussed in detail with other Board members.
All Trustees give of their time freely and no Trustee remuneration was paid in the year. There were no trustee expenses and no related party transactions in the year.
## **Financial information and future developments**
The net incoming resources on unrestricted funds, which are the operational reserves of the charity were increased by the surplus of £113.
The Trustees are of the view that the Charity is a going concern.
## **Risk Review**
The Trustees review the major risks to which the Charity is exposed on a regular basis and systems are implemented to mitigate these risks wherever possible. The Trustees believe that there is a satisfactory system of internal controls, which is also reviewed on a regular basis.
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**THE BAROQUE COLLECTIVE TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT**
## **30TH SEPTEMBER 2022**
## **Reserves policy**
The reserve fund represents the unrestricted funds arising from past operating results. It also represents the free reserves of the charity. The Trustees are satisfied that the balance of the fund (£1,870) places the charity in a satisfactory position of security.
## **Trustees’ responsibilities**
Under the Charities Act 2011, the trustees are required to prepare a statement of financial statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the end of the year and of its incoming resources and application of resources in the year. In preparing the statement, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the statement of account;
- prepare the financial statements on the ‘going concern’ basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue its operations.
The trustees are responsible for causing the keeping of proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity at that time and to enable the trustees to ensure that any statement of account prepared by them complies with the regulations under section 42(1) of the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **Signed on behalf of the trustees**
P N Chisholm - trustee
Date: 12th May 2023
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **THE BAROQUE COLLECTIVE**
I report on the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 30th September 2022, which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the financial statements under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the financial statements present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the financial statements did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the financial statements did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts ad Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
V M R Anderson BA (Hons) FCA DChA Chartered Accountant Clark Brownscombe 2 St Andrews Place Lewes East Sussex Date: 15th May 2023
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## **THE BAROQUE COLLECTIVE**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER 2022**
|**Note**
**INCOME FROM**
Charitable activities
**3**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Charitable activities
**4**
**Net movement of funds**
**Funds at 1st October 2021**
**Funds at 30th September 2022**|**2022**
**£**
**25,753**
**25,640**
**113**
**1,757**
**1,870**|2021
£
12,109
12,268
(159)
1,916
1,757|
|---|---|---|
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## **THE BAROQUE COLLECTIVE**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## **AS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER 2022**
|**Note**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
**5**
**Total assets**
**Reserves**
Unrestricted funds|**2022**
**£**
**2,120**
**250**
**1,870**
**1,870**|2021
£
1,757
-
1,757
1,757|
|---|---|---|
Approved by the trustees on 12th May 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
P N Chisholm - Trustee
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**THE BAROQUE COLLECTIVE**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER 2022**
## **1. Accounting policies**
## a) **Basis of accounting**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (FRS 102, effective 1 January 2015), hereafter referred to as the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The Baroque Collective meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. However, there are no judgements or assumptions that have a significant risk of causing material adjustment.
## b) **Fees, contributions and grants**
These comprise amounts receivable during the year.
- c) **Fund accounting**
- Unrestricted Funds: these are general funds which are available for use at discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
- d) **Expenditure**
All expenditure is accounted for gross and when incurred.
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**THE BAROQUE COLLECTIVE**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER 2022**
## **2 Taxation**
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
## **3 Total income**
|**Charitable activities**
Membership subscriptions
Performance income
Refreshments income
Gift aid
Sponsorship
Fundraising
Donations
Other income
**4**
**Total expenses**
Performance expenses
Administration costs
Refreshments
Donation
**Governance costs**
Independent examiners fees
**5**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Other creditors and accruals|**2022**
**£**
**2,145**
**17,181**
**55**
**396**
**375**
**1,000**
**3,800**
**801**
**25,753**
**2022**
**£**
**22,884**
**2,092**
**62**
**352**
**250**
**25,640**
**2022**
**£**
**250**|2021
£
1,010
11,033
-
-
-
-
50
16|
|---|---|---|
|||12,109|
|||
2021
£
9,610
2,658
-
-
-
12,268|
|||
2021
£
-|
## **6 Trustees’ remuneration and expenses**
The Charity's Trust deed specifies that any trustee engaged in any profession shall be entitled to charge for professional work and charges. During the course of the year no trustees received remuneration or expenses in their capacity as trustees.
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