2023-03-31-accounts

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From	Period start date			T o	Period end date
	1st	April	2022		31st	March	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The Weaver Ensemble

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1189203

Charity's principal address	7 Fisher Close
	Duford
	Postcode	CB22 4XU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) whole year

Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)

• 1 Evelyn Nallen CEO

• 2 Suzanne Burge

• 3 Joanne Leatham Treasurer

• 4 Tony Hooley Chair

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Constitution

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Charitable Incorporated Organisation

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Initially elected by Founders, thereafter elected by Trustees

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To advance public education, appreciation and understanding of the arts of historical music and dance through the exploration of the work of the English dancer, scholar and choreographer John Weaver, highlighting the rich, innovative and diverse nature of the London stage in the early 1700s with new dramatic theatrical events and educating the public in the same.

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Our charitable purposes are to present concerts, lectures, workshops and stage performances to educate and inform the general public about the origin and development of the work of John Weaver, birth of ballet and music of the early 18[th] century.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

We gave several performances of our two shows and helped to create and develop the John Weaver Festival to be held in Shrewsbury in July 2023 for the 350th Anniversary of Weaver’s birth. Throughout this year we have taken the commission’s public benefit guidance into account when making all decisions relevant to our procedures and actions.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Performed at the Valletta International Baroque Festival, Malta Performed at the Marylebone Theatre, London Assisted with the launch of the John Weaver Festival in Shrewsbury Prepared for performances later in the year for the John Weaver Festival

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Section E Financial review

Presently we have no policy on reserves, as we have no forward Brief statement of the charity’s commitments as yet, and funds are limited but manageable. We will policy on reserves revisit this as circumstances change

Details of any funds materially No funds are in deficit in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

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Joanne Leatham

Full name(s) Evelyn Nallen

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) CEO Treasurer Date 13/1/24	CEO	CEO	Treasurer
		13/1/24
		13/1/24

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