## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From: 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023** ## **Charity name: The Lindow Ensemble** ## **Charity registration number: 1189479** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**(1) To advance the arts and culture for**
**the benefit of the public in Greater**
**Manchester and Cheshire and (2) to**
**advance education for the benefit of**
**current students and recent alumni of**
**the Royal Northern College of Music**
**(‘RNCM’) and other institutions of higher**
**musical education**| |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|**The ensemble is a string ensemble that**
**typically consists of 12 players. They**
**include full-time professionals, students**
**or recent alumni of the RNCM and**
**amateur players of a high standard. Its**
**main activities are to perform concerts**
**of chamber music and to deliver**
**educational and community projects.**
**In 2022-23 it has performed five**
**concerts, two in Didsbury, Manchester,**
**two in Wilmslow, Cheshire and one in**
**Bolton, Greater Manchester.**
**In partnership with Bolton Music Service**
**it has delivered an educational project in**
**five primary schools in Bolton and**
**Tameside, Greater Manchester.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees confirm that, in giving**
**these concerts and delivering the**
**educational project, they have had**
**regard to the guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission on public benefit.**| ## **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|**As stated above, in 2022-23 the**
**ensemble has given five concerts, two**
**in Didsbury, Manchester, two in**
**Wilmslow, Cheshire and one in Bolton,**
**Greater Manchester. In total some 350**
**members of the public have attended.**
**All the programmes have included**
**lesser-known works by 20thand 21st**
**century composers as well as more**
**familiar repertoire. The ensemble**
**believes that thereby it has given**
**members of the public both enjoyment**
**and a wider appreciation of chamber**
**music. Many have made generous**
**donations to assist in the future**
**development of the ensemble. The**
**ensemble will give a further three**
**concerts in June 2023.**
**As regards students and recent alumni**
**of the RNCM, 14 have participated or**
**will participate in the ensemble’s**
**activities:**
**Seven have rehearsed for and**
**performed in the above concerts as**
**players. Two of these have also**
**participated in the educational**
**workshops referred to below.**
**A soprano soloist performed difficult**
**modern repertoire in three of them.**
**The ensemble commissioned and**
**performed a new work from a RNCM**
**student composer in June 2022. It has**
**also commissioned a work from a**
**second RNCM student composer for**
**performance in June 2023.**
**Four RNCM students participated in the**
**string taster sessions referred to below.**
**The ensemble believes that thereby it**
**has given all 14 substantial assistance**
**in the transition to a musical career.**
**This year, in partnership with Bolton**
**Music Service, the ensemble has also**
**delivered an educational project at five**
**primary schools in Bolton and**
**Tameside. These areas are Levelling Up**
**for Culture Places as defined by Arts**
**Council England, meaning that they are**
**currently underserved in the arts.**| **The project has three components: (a) five interactive string quartet workshops, aimed at developing children’s knowledge and appreciation of music and its cultural and geographical origins; (b) 12 x 1 hour ‘taster’ sessions, aimed at introducing children to string playing and encouraging them to develop an interest by accessing the Bolton Music Service programme; and (c) two concerts at Mere Hall, Bolton, the home of Bolton Music Service, aimed at aspiring young players and their families.** ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**As shown by its accounts, the ensemble**
**has cash assets of £6804 at the end of**
**the period. These will go towards the**
**cost of the three concerts in June 2023**
**and, with the addition of ticket sales,**
**should be sufficient to fund them.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The ensemble became a CIO in May**
**2020 and to date has no reserves policy.**
**It will review the situation as it becomes**
**more firmly established.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0 – £1000 depending on the final**
**outcome of the project with Bolton**
**Music Service.**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**None**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**This year the ensemble has been**
**fortunate in receiving private donations,**
**grants from music trusts and**
**foundations and a grant from Arts**
**Council England amounting in total to**
**£14,500. The ensemble is truly grateful**
**to all concerned. If the ensemble is to**
**continue as a going concern, and in**
**particular if it is still to deliver**
**educational projects, it will require a**
**regular annual income of at least that**
**amount and, depending on the project,**
**probably more. It will pursue all**
**appropriate fundraising activities to**
**achieve this.**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**Foundation model for a Charitable**
**Incorporated Organisation, whose only**
**voting members are its charity trustees.**| |How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|**A Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**(‘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|**The ensemble has four trustees, three of**
**whom were first charity trustees. They**
**were appointed by personal**
**recommendation. The constitution**
**provides that, apart from first charity**
**trustees, every trustee must be**
**appointed for three years by a resolution**
**passed at a properly convened meeting**
**of charity trustees. In doing so the**
**charity trustees must have regard to the**
**skills, knowledge and experience**
**needed for the effective administration**
**of the CIO.**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**The Lindow Ensemble**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|**None**| |Registered charity number|**1189479**| |Charity’s principal address|**30 Broadway**
**Wilmslow**
**Cheshire**
**SK9 1NB**| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**John Andrew**
**Phillips**|**Chair**||| ||**Adrienne Patricia**
**Spilsbury**|**Secretary**||| ||**Joanna Ceri**
**Wood**|**Treasurer**|**24 April 2023 – 30 April**
**2023**|| ||**Michael Andrew**
**Sambrook**|||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|**None**| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|**N/A**| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|**N/A**| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **Other optional information** **N/A** ## **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) John Andrew Phillips** **Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 12 June 2023** **Charity Name No (if any) The Lindow Ensemble 1189479 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1-May-22 30-Apr-23 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds** |**Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Restricted**
**funds**|**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**|**Last year**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**
Bank a/c openingcredit
**4,068**
Income from trust funds
**12,879**
Income from trust funds
**-**
Donations
**1,901**
Ticket sales
**752**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,600**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 19,600**
**A3 Payments**
Artistic director fees
**2,270**
Section leader fees
**4,610**
Student and alumni fees
**3,290**
Hire of rehearsal venues
**300**
Hire ofperformance venue
**250**
Marketing (Social Sparks Marketing)
**1,094**
Musichire
**1,471**
Domain renewal
**12**
HMRCrepayment
**99**
**_Sub total_ 13,396**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 13,396**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 6,204**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 6,204**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**600**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**600**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**600**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**600**
**-**
**-**
**600**|**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**
**4,068**
**12,879**
**600**
**1,901**
**752**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**20,200**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**20,200**
**2,270**
**4,610**
**3,290**
**300**
**250**
**1,094**
**1,471**
**12**
**99**
**13,396**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**13,396**
**6,804**
**-**
**-**
**6,804**|**to the nearest £**| |||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**4,068**|**-**| ||||**12,879**|**-**| ||||**600**|**-**| ||||**1,901**|**-**| ||||**752**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**20,200**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**20,200**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**2,270**|**-**| ||||**4,610**|**-**| ||||**3,290**|**-**| ||||**300**|**-**| ||||**250**|**-**| ||||**1,094**|**-**| ||||**1,471**|**-**| ||||**12**|**-**| ||||**99**|**-**| ||||**13,396**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**13,396**|**-**| |||||| ||**600**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**6,804**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**600**||**6,804**|**-**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Bank account closing credit
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
John A Phillips
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**6,804**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,204**
**600**
OK
OK
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
John Andrew Phillips
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||John A Phillips|John Andrew Phillips|12-Jun-23| |||||