TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 1[st] October 2022 to 30 September 2023
CHARITY NAME Kidenza CHARITY NUMBER 1190855
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| OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES | 3 |
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| Summary of the Purposes of the Charity | 3 |
| Summary of the Main Activities | 3 |
| Funding Applications | 4 |
| Mentoring to acquire more skills for fundraising | 4 |
| Just Giving Campaign | 4 |
| Music to Make You Feel Good Campaign | 5 |
| Workshops | 5 |
| Performances | 5 |
| Building Partnerships | 6 |
| FINANCIAL REVIEW | 7 |
| End of Period Financial Review | 7 |
| Policy for Holding Reserves | 7 |
| Reserves Held | 7 |
| Charity Continuing as a Going Concern | 7 |
| STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT | 8 |
| Type of Governing Document | 8 |
| How is the Charity Constituted? | 8 |
| Staff and Trustees | 8 |
| Salaried staff | 8 |
| Trustee Selection Methods | 8 |
| Reference and Administrative Details | 8 |
| Trustees | 8 |
| Advisors | 8 |
| ACCOUNTS | 10 |
| INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT | 12 |
| APPROVAL | 14 |
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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Summary of the Purposes of the Charity
Kidenza provides live, educational, professional, fun orchestral concerts and workshops. Our aim is to inspire children to find out more about music, learn an instrument, maybe perform with others, or simply establish a love of listening to orchestral music for their enjoyment and well-being. We also support teachers with free resources and lesson plans which we hope will help develop their skills and build confidence in delivering an inspiring music education and better understanding of the benefits of music on children's all-round ability to learn.
Summary of the Main Activities
The year beginning October 2022 was one that proved to be more difficult for Kidenza to navigate than Covid. As the country was catapulted into a recession and heating bills soared, school budgets became more stretched, and a record number of families relied on foodbanks[1] . Key findings from a report by NFER [2] show that:
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Four-fifths of schools have made cuts to provision in response to the increased cost of living.
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The cost-saving measures schools are taking in response to the increased cost of living are impacting directly on the teaching and learning environment and experiences of pupils. Cost-saving measures include spending less on learning resources, reducing the core specialist school offer and cutting staff, targeted learning support and wraparound care.
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Teachers and senior leaders, particularly in the most disadvantaged schools, agree that their teaching and learning provision has been negatively impacted by the increased cost of living and commensurate cost-saving measures.
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Most senior leaders are concerned about their ability to fully meet the needs of their pupils and having sufficient budget to fully support pupils with SEND.
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More than half of schools are keeping classrooms colder and seeking additional parental contributions.
It became obvious that the luxury of having a live orchestra in schools dropped off most schools’ list of priorities and they felt unable to ask parents to contribute to anything other than absolute essentials.
1 In 2022/23, the Trussell Trust supplied 2.99 million three-day emergency food parcels, the highest recorded number and an increase of 37% on the previous year
2 National Foundation for Educational Research -
https://www.nfer.ac.uk/media/j1qbbzwk/cost_of_living_impact_on_schools_school_provision.pdf
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We came dangerously close to folding, and many decisions were needed to change direction and find ways of surviving: we needed to raise funds urgently to stay afloat, and we approached this in three ways:
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Funding Applications
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Mentoring to acquire more skills for fundraising
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Just Giving Campaign
Funding Applications
| ACE | unsuccessful |
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| Bluespark Foundation | unsuccessful |
| Chapman Charitable Trust | unsuccessful |
| Emerton Christie waiting | waiting |
| Hastings Youth trust waiting | waiting |
| John Jackson Charitable Trust | unsuccessful |
| Kent CommunityFoundation micro fund | successful £2500 |
| Philipand Connie Phillips foundations | unsuccessful |
| Radcliffe Trust | unsuccessful |
| YappCharitable Trust | unsuccessful |
| Tesco Folkestone | successful £500 |
| Tesco Crawley | successful £1000 |
| Tesco West Malling | successful £500 |
Mentoring to acquire more skills for fundraising
We were fortunate to be eligible for FREE one-to-one mentoring from a Kent-based charity – Funding for All. Over a period of several months our CEO was supported and mentored by specialist fund raisers who learnt about Kidenza’s USP and funding needs, offering specialist advice and tips. This proved to be invaluable since running a very small charity single-handed requires in depth knowledge of all aspects of business management which of course is simply not possible. This mentoring led to successful bids later as well as confidence to launch a ‘Just Giving Campaign’ and approaching philanthropists directly.
Just Giving Campaign
Launched summer 2023 to our database of families, who had previously attended our family concerts, and across social media platforms. Sadly, this campaign yielded far less than needed - £1090 from launch to end September 2023. Hugely disappointing though perhaps not surprising since we had had a period of total inactivity from March 2020 with no family concerts to date.
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Music to Make You Feel Good Campaign
It became clear, as the year moved on, that schools were facing unprecedented times financially and this in turn was directly affecting our work. Children had already missed two years of culture and now this! We knew from looking at the number of enquiries that there was a demand for our work, and it was abundantly clear that money was the obstacle. We decided to launch a new campaign, to coincide with mental health week – Music to Make You Feel Good. A play list of 20 pieces, chosen to elicit an emotional response accompanied by short videos of our musicians telling the children (and teachers) why they like this piece and what to listen out for. We hoped this would encourage schools to book us to perform some of those pieces live at their school when finances allowed. There is a plethora or research about the effects of music on mental health and well-being and this was a free resource for schools where everyone could benefit. We relied heavily on the goodwill of our wonderful musicians who, yet again, delivered videos free of charge.
Workshops
Our workshop, lasting 75 minutes, is suitable for KS1 and KS2. The children work together to compose a soundtrack to accompany a poem that will then be performed. Essentially, the children will be composers, musicians and perform in their very own orchestra. These workshops are delivered by either our conductor or our animateur.
The workshops this year were for Key stage 2 pupils at Edenbridge Primary School, Marden Primary, Culloden Primary and Holy Family, Ealing.
Performances
Whole orchestra
3 concerts hosted by Benenden School for local primaries within the local area of Benenden. Approximately 950 pupils and staff.
“All our pupils were SO excited after watching Kidenza. One said, "It was the best thing EVER!" I have experienced Kidenza for many years, (via my own children - as well as previous visits to Benenden) and they do know how to put on both an entertaining and informative show. Our pupils sat and listened for a long time. I was impressed by their interest. The concert was very well pitched - certainly for our year group, (Year 3) and their choice of repertoire certainly appealed to them. Our pupils had some prior knowledge, which I think helped and it enabled them to answer the questions accurately! (PHEW!) They were able to reinforce their knowledge of the instruments, both names and sounds. It was fabulous to see the musicians playing live. We would definitely come back for more!” CP Dulwich Prep.
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“Many mentioned how powerful the music was, in respect of feeling it penetrating their bodies (mainly the percussion). They commented on how they could still recognise the pieces even though there was no singing. Also, they were intrigued to see so many different instruments - as they are not exposed to them.
Many spoke of how exciting it was.” Phoenix Community Primary
Small Ensemble
Weald of Kent Grammar School (Tonbridge site and Sevenoaks site) – approximately 1100 pupils and staff.
Hallgrove School, Bagshot – approximately 370 pupils plus parents and staff.
Building Partnerships
As an organization with a mission to inspire every child to listen to, our play more orchestral music, it is vital we collaborate with other like-minded organisations. This year, we were successful in becoming partners with Slough Music Service and Create Music – covering East Sussex and Brighton and Hove.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
The Trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011. They believe that Kidenza is achieving and continually improving its public benefit remit by the provision of music education to young people through school concerts, workshops, and online activities, especially at a time when government funding for the arts is being cut.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
End of Period Financial Review
Kidenza has no debt and there are cash reserves which combined with confirmed bookings for the year 2023-24 will be sufficient to maintain the organisation for just over eight months not withstanding future bookings and additional funding.
Policy for Holding Reserves
Kidenza holds two financial reserves.
Generic administration and family concerts Funding secured for future projects.
Restricted Funds
Nil
Charity Continuing as a Going Concern
The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, it continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual accounts.
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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Type of Governing Document
The governing document is the Charitable Incorporate Organisation Constitution, 10 December 2019.
How is the Charity Constituted?
Kidenza is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Staff and Trustees
In January 2023 we saw the resignation of Tim Barber-Lomax, one of our trustees. We appointed two new trustees – Alison Withey-Harrison and Sophie Robertshaw, both teachers of music in schools. Alison at primary level and with a music therapy qualification and Sophie, a professional bassoonist and head of music at a private secondary school.
Salaried staff
CEO
Projects and Marketing – part-time. Self-employed.
Trustee Selection Methods
Trustees are appointed by the Board for terms of three years. The minimum number of Trustees is four and the maximum 12. In October 2022 five trustees were on the board, dropping to four in January 2023.
Trustees are appointed for their skill and experience in areas related to the charity’s operation, including music, education, charity management and fundraising.
On appointment, Trustees are sent an induction pack with information about the charity and their role.
The Trustees delegate day-to-day running of the charity to the CEO.
Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Name – Kidenza Registered Charity Number – 1190855
Charity’s principal address 35 St Mary’s Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2LD
Trustees
| Trustees | ||
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| Name of Trustee | Office(if any) | Dates acted if not for wholeyear |
| Barbara Stilwell | Chair | |
| Stephen Higgins | ||
| Simon Daniels | ||
| Oliver Dixon | ||
| Tim Barber- Lomax | Resigned 12 January2023 | |
| Alison Withey- Harrison |
Appointed 8 June 2023 | |
| Sophie Robertshaw | Appointed 23 July2023 |
Advisors
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| Type of Advisor | Name | Address |
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| Accountant | Scott Moen | Orchard Corner, Freight Lane, Cranbrook TN17 3PF |
| Information Technology | PipMeadway | 35 St Marys Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2LD |
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APPROVAL
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature ………………………………………. Full Name ………………………………………. Murray Taylor Trustee Position …………………………………………. 28 July 2024 Date ……………………………………………….
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