2020-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 18 June 2020 Period start date To 31 December 2020 Period end date

Charity name:The Stanford Society

Charity registration number:1189997

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The objects of the CIO are: For the public benefit, to advance education and the musical arts, in respect of the life and musical works of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, his students and contemporaries.
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	By increasing awareness and understanding of their lives and musical works and encouraging and supporting performances and recordings of the same.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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	The promotion of new recordings during this initial period, the publication of regular newsletters to members, streaming lectures and the organisation of the annual Stanford festival weekend ( postponed due to COVID until October 2021).

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of Para 1.41 fundraising activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of thecharity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	There was no income or expenditure reported in this first financial period due in part to delays in various administrative set up requirements associated with the new charity.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	N/A
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Nil
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	As explained above
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	Trust deed
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	Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of up to four years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
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	The Stanford Society
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1189997
Charity’s principal address	Shenton Tytherley Road Winterslow SALISBURY SP5 1PZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	John Covell	Chair
	Daniel Wilkinson	Secretary
	Professor Jeremy Dibble	President
	David Atterbury Thomas	Treasurer
	David Colville
	Charles Covell
	Colleen Renee Ferguson
	Dr Adèle Commins

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A 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)

Type of Name Address adviser

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

Declaratlons The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charfty's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair. etc) David Atterbury Th￿aS Treasurer Daniel V￿Ik son Secretary Date 31110121

Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signed on behalf of	the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	David Atterbury Thomas	Daniel Wilkinson
	Treasurer	Secretary
	31/10/21
	31/10/21

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