Trustees' Annual Report for the year
to 31 July 2023
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name The Pleyel Trust
Registered charity number (if any) 1190757
Charity's principal address
9 Glen Avenue Sale Postcode M33 6JQ
Trustees
Chris Smail Adrienne Spilsbury Roger Turner Rosemary Whitesman Peter Connors Ian Laybourn
Artistic Directors:- Heather Bills, Harvey Davies
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by existing trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
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Section C Objectives and activities
The object of the Pleyel Trust is the advancement of the arts, in particular classical music, in Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas for the public benefit by educating the public and growing public understanding Summary of the objects of the and appreciation of classical music through the delivery of live events, charity set out in its performances and lectures. governing document The trust presented twelve concerts in the year under review, eight at Emmanuel Didsbury in the Beethoven Plus series and a further s to other groups and concert societies in the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. Further events have been delivered since the year end and Summary of the main continue to be planned in the Beethoven Plus series of education activities undertaken for the concerts. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within The Trustees confirm that in devising these programmes consideration this section the statutory has been given to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on declaration that trustees have public benefit, with the intention to widen these activities when had regard to the guidance circumstances allow. issued by the Charity Commission on public With this further development in mind, the aim of the Trust is to build up benefit) an operating fund so that when the opportunity arises the Ensemble is in a position to act quickly. To attract more Friends will help in this objective and reinforce the loyal support already in place in the audience.
Section D Achievements and performance
The covid pandemic has had the unfortunate effect, not foreseeable at Summary of the main the time of establishing the Trust, of preventing many of the kind of achievements of the charity educational and communities activities envisaged because venues such during the year as schools and care homes have been rendered inaccessible on health grounds. However, as soon as public concerts were allowed, the Ensemble resumed performances, introducing the public both to deserving works by lesser known composers and less well-known works by major composers. .
Section E Financial review
The trust plans to develop reserves sufficient to finance six months of Brief statement of the ordinary operations charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds None materially in deficit
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Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s)[Christopher John Smail ] Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 29 May 2024
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The Pleyel Trust 1190757
CC16a
Receipts and payments accounts
For the year ended 31 July 2023
Section A Receipts and payments
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Concert Income 20,219 Donations 5,454 Gift Aid reclaimed 2,941 - Total receipts 28,614 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last period to the nearest £ |
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| Concert Income | 20,219 | - | - | 20,219 | 11,103 | |
| Donations | 5,454 | - | - | 5,454 | 3,408 | |
| Gift Aid reclaimed | 2,941 | - | - | 2,941 | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| **Total receipts ** | 28,614 | - | - | 28,614 | 14,511 |
| A3 Payments | 20,113 304 383 - 20,800 7,814 - 7,172 14,986 |
- - - - - - - - - |
- - - - - - - - - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Concert Expenses |
20,113 | 20,113 | 13,081 | |||
| Website | 304 | 304 | 304 | |||
| Admin | 383 | 383 | 110 | |||
| - | - | - | ||||
| Total payments | 20,800 | 20,800 | 13,495 | |||
| Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 7,814 | - | - | 7,814 | 1,016 | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 7,172 | - | - | 7,172 | 6,156 | ||
| 14,986 | - | - | 14,986 | 7,172 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds |
Signature Total cash funds Bank Account Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 14,986 - 14,986 - Print Name Chris Smail |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | |||
| - | |||
| Date of approval |
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| Chris Smail | 29 May2024 | ||
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
29/05/2024
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages |
Charity Name The Pleyel Trust |
Charity Name The Pleyel Trust |
Charity Name The Pleyel Trust |
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| 31 July 2023 | Charity no (if any) |
1190757 | |
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| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended31/07/2023. |
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
29 May 2024 | |
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| Hilary Ann Lowe | ||
| ACA | ||
| 42 Dalston Drive | ||
| Manchester | ||
| M20 5LG |
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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