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2025-04-05-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From April 2024 To April 2025

Charity name: FLAT PACK MUSIC

Charity registration number: 1191849

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: 1.1 for the public
benefit, to improve the public's artistic tastes,
appreciation of, and engagement with, opera, music
and related arts by organising and managing
performances, exhibitions and workshops of opera,
music and related arts. 1.2 for the public benefit, to
promote and advance education, by training young
artists in the presentation of opera, music and
related arts, by participation in events.
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 staging of music concerts and
performances in public spaces and ticketed
events.
Our touring Opera this year which was
Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ at Tarvin
and Sale Music festival
We also did a revival of our production of La
Boheme atTung Auditorium Liverpool with
Orchestra Delle Arte.We also worked with
Orchestrs Delle Arte with a ‘night at the opera’
at Chester Cathedral, which was joined with
Merseyside and the Runcorn community choir.
A performance of Opera classics at Manchester
Day, TheSerious Nonsense Festival and
performing Under Luke Jerram's Gaia at
Birkenhead Park.
And a In Care Project – bringing performances
to care homes across Greater Manchester.

Statement confirming whether Para 1.18 the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit

The trustees have been presented with the Charity Commission guidance for public benefit via email.

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 Flat Pack Music performed a variety of
operas and music galas this year. Ticket
prices were kept as low as reasonable to
encourage as wide a range of audience as
possible. Advertising took place online via
social media and physically with flyers and
posters. Some of these concerts.
Flat Pack Music after the success of their
production of La Boheme, Flat Pack Music
brought back their production and
performed this opera withOrchestra Delle
Arte at Tung Auditorium Liverpool.
They also worked with Orchestra Delle
Arte with a ‘night at the opera’ at Chester
Cathedral, which was joined with
Merseyside and the Runcorn community
choir.
Flat pack also put on a new production of
Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ which
was performed in Tarvin and the Sale
Music festival .
Flat Pack Music also brought opera into the
classroom by working withYear 3, 4, and
5, bringing opera to life with three
professional singers. The students at The
Arches Primary School in Chester took part
in singing exercises and activity's. They
then learnt Bizet’s Toreador Chorus from
Carmen. This was due from a generous
donation from Chester Music Society to
help fund this project.
During the summer Flat Pack Music were
invited to The Serious Nonsense Festival in
Prescot Town Centre. The festival
celebrates Knowsley’s connections to
Edward Lear, who lived at Knowsley Hall
for many years and was best known for his
literary nonsense. To add to the ‘nonsense’
Flat Pack Music were invited to various

establishments to act ‘normal’ to that randomly burst into song, bringing opera to w wider audience. This then ended the day with a Musical Performance on the stage for families to gather round and experience opera for free. Flat Pack Music were also invited to be a part of Manchester Day which is an annual civic celebration of the city, featuring a vibrant parade, live music, and other events that showcase Manchester's culture and community spirit an annual civic celebration of the city, featuring a vibrant parade, live music, and other events that showcase Manchester's culture and community spirit. Luke Jerram's "Gaia," a seven-meterdiameter model of the Earth, was displayed at Birkenhead Park in May 2024 as part of Wirral Borough of Culture 2024 celebrations, Flat Pack Music was invited to be a part of this event by singing opera classics underneath the Gaia itself.

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Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set
Para 1.41 Fundraising has been performed in town centres
around the North West with members of the
charity busking, additional publicising the
charity.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period
Para 1.21 The main sources of income were from ticket
sales of events.
Statement explaining the policy
for holding reserves stating
why they are held
Para 1.22 Reserves held at the end of this reporting period
is held to fund future charity endeavours. Funds
are held in the charity bank account.
Amountof reserves held Para 1.22 £1132.13
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Para 1.22 NA
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.24 NA
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the charity
continuing as a going concern
Para 1.23 There are no uncertainties regarding the charity
and its finances.

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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources
of funds (including any
fundraising)
Para 1.47 The principal source of funds during this
reporting period have been generated by ticket
sales for the charity concerts and events.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)
Para 1.25 Constitution
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 Trustees are nominated by existing members of
the board and the directors of the charity, and
are approved by the trustees. Trustee roles are
self-nominated and voted on by the trustees.

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname FLAT PACK MUSIC
Other namethecharityuses NA
Registered charity number 1191849
Charity’s principal address 57 Archers Way
Great Sutton
Ellesmere Port
CH66 2RX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1
2
3
4
5
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year
Name of person (or
body) entitled to
appoint trustee(if any)
Greg Everett Treasurer
Carrie-Ann Everett
Lynsey Blair Vice Chair
Vincent Keating
Imogen Garner Chair

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

Director name Heather Buckmaster Joseph Buckmaster

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name **Dates acted if not for whole year **
**NA **

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)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date
Gregory Everett


Treasurer
13thJanuary 2025
13thJanuary 2025
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Money In Money Out
Date Reference Description Income Expenses Description
April **Total Income ** Total Expenses Total Income for tax year Total Expenses for Tax Year Total Net Profit
01/10/2024 £300.00 £385.98 £24,801.15 £26,516.29 -£1,715.14
02/10/2024
03/10/2024
04/10/2024 Money carried over from last years Net Pofit Minus this years net Profit
05/10/2024 £2,847.27 £1,132.13
06/10/2024 80013593 Rochdale Yourtrust £300.00
07/10/2024
08/10/2024 £7.99 Paypal - Websit
09/10/2024 £7.99 Paypal - Websit
10/10/2024
11/10/2024
12/10/2024
13/10/2024
14/10/2024
15/10/2024
16/10/2024
17/10/2024
18/10/2024
19/10/2024
20/10/2024
21/10/2024
22/10/2024
23/10/2024
24/10/2024 £50.00 artist fee
£100.00 artist fee
£220.00 Scenery
25/10/2024
26/10/2024
27/10/2024
28/10/2024
29/10/2024
30/10/2024
May **Total Income ** Total Expenses
01/05/2024 £0.00 £735.07
02/05/2024
03/05/2024
04/05/2024
05/05/2024
06/05/2024
07/05/2024
08/05/2024
09/05/2024
10/05/2024
11/05/2024
12/05/2024
13/05/2024
14/05/2024
15/05/2024
16/05/2024
17/05/2024
18/05/2024
19/05/2024
20/05/2024
21/05/2024
22/05/2024
23/05/2024
24/05/2024 £50.00 artist fee
£100.00 artist fee
£220.00 Scenery
25/05/2024
26/05/2024
27/05/2024
28/05/2024 £347.38 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£7.70 Uon Boot Street - parking transport
29/05/2024
30/05/2024
31/05/2024 £9.99 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
June **Total Income ** Total Expenses
01/06/2024 £9,900.00 £2,325.99
02/06/2024
03/06/2024 £59.02 Petrol
04/06/2024 £89.14 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
11.49 sainsburys - food props
£70.00 cash withdrawl - cash handed for facebook market (props/scenery)
£65.00 waren turley - Props/scenery
05/06/2024
06/06/2024 £7.99 paypal - website
£100.00 Man with a Van
07/06/2024
08/06/2024
09/06/2024
10/06/2024 £4.91 Uber - transport
£11.98 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£64.52 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£91.96 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£53.46 the range - Props/costume/scenery
£200.00 Artist Fee
11/06/2024 £9.99 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£38.97 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
12/06/2024 £15.68 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£29.02 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£6.67 Gordon Rigg - Props/scencery
13/06/2024 £5.99 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£6.99 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£9.99 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£12.99 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£30.00 Kelly Morrison - Props
£445.00 KT Litho Printers - Programs/posters
14/06/2024
15/06/2024
16/06/2024
17/06/2024 Sale Sport Club Credit From Sale Sports Club £6,000.00 £36.99 B&M - Props/costume/scenery
Sale Festival Credit From Community £3,900.00 £200.00 Artist Fee
£600.00 Artist Fee
18/06/2024
19/06/2024
20/06/2024
21/06/2024
22/06/2024
23/06/2024
24/06/2024 £48.24 Vistaprint - Flyers
25/06/2024
26/06/2024
27/06/2024
28/06/2024
29/06/2024
30/06/2024
July Total Income Total Expenses
01/07/2024 £50.00 Man with the Van £1,512.99 £6,445.97
£100.00 Artist Fee
£150.00 Man with the Van
£300.00 Artist Fee
£350.00 Translation Fee
£600.00 Artist Fee
£600.00 Artist Fee
£600.00 Artist Fee
£900.00 Artist Fee
£1,300.00 Artist Fee
02/07/2024
03/07/2024
04/07/2024 Walk the Plank Credit From Walk The Plank £1,500.00
05/07/2024
06/07/2024
07/07/2024
08/07/2024 £7.99 paypal - website
09/07/2024
10/07/2024 £2.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
£2.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
£2.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
£100.00 artist fee
£300.00 artist fee
11/07/2024 £2.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
£2.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
12/07/2024 £2.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
£2.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
£2.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
13/07/2024
14/07/2024
15/07/2024 £3.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
16/07/2024 £3.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
£3.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
£76.51 Vistaprint - flyers
17/07/2024 £3.00 Paypal - Social media advertising
18/07/2024
19/07/2024
20/07/2024
21/07/2024
22/07/2024
23/07/2024
24/07/2024 £69.68 Vistaprint - flyers
£300.00 artist fee
25/07/2024
26/07/2024
27/07/2024
28/07/2024
29/07/2024 £13.79 pret a manger - networking business meal
30/07/2024 refund refund from vistaprint £12.99 £600.00 artist fee
31/07/2024
August Total Income Total Expenses
01/08/2024 £600.00 artist fee £1,000.00 £1,893.93
02/08/2024
03/08/2024
04/08/2024
05/08/2024 £1.95 Paypal - Social media advertising
06/08/2024
07/08/2024 £7.99 Paypal - website
08/08/2024
09/08/2024
10/08/2024
11/08/2024
12/08/2024
13/08/2024
14/08/2024
15/08/2024
16/08/2024
17/08/2024
18/08/2024
19/08/2024 2024.01 Credit From Knowsley MBC £500.00 £150.00 artist fee
2024.02 Credit From Knowsley MBC £500.00 £200.00 artist fee
20/08/2024 £50.01 Petrol - transport
21/08/2024 £75.00 artist fee
£600.00 artist fee
22/08/2024
23/08/2024
24/08/2024
25/08/2024
26/08/2024
27/08/2024 £4.49 Acidental Payment used
28/08/2024 £4.49 Acidental Payment used
£200.00 artist fee
29/08/2024
30/08/2024
31/08/2024
September Total Income Total Expenses
01/09/2024 £800.00 £1,724.00
02/09/2024 £18.00 paypal - zoom
£51.67 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
03/09/2024 £200.00 artist fee
04/09/2024
05/09/2024
06/09/2024 £7.99 paypal - website
07/09/2024
08/09/2024
09/09/2024 £200.00 artist fee
10/09/2024 £78.00 High speed Training - train course
11/09/2024 Walk The Plank Credit From Walk The Plank £800.00
12/09/2024
13/09/2024 £150.00 artist fee
£375.00 artist fee
14/09/2024
15/09/2024
16/09/2024 £8.50 Cheshrie west - parking transport
£200.00 artist fee
17/09/2024 £2.94 Iceland - food props
18/09/2024 £225.00 artist fee
19/09/2024
20/09/2024
21/09/2024
22/09/2024
23/09/2024
24/09/2024
25/09/2024
26/09/2024
27/09/2024 £6.90 uber - transport
£50.00 artist fee
£150.00 artist fee
28/09/2024
29/09/2024
30/09/2024
October **Total Income ** Total Expenses
01/10/2024 £400.00 artist fee £7,353.78 £7,237.37
02/10/2024 £77.94 zoom subscription
£5.40 tesco - food props
03/10/2024
04/10/2024 £134.97 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
05/10/2024
06/10/2024
07/10/2024 £14.70 print my tickets - tickets
£5.50 artist parking expences
£110.38 props
08/10/2024 paypal code 5331 paypal code 5331 £0.01 £7.99 paypal - website
09/10/2024 £2.10 The rock Bury - parking transport
£2.99 Bargin world - Props/costume/scenery
£65.16 the range - Props/costume/scenery
10/10/2024
11/10/2024 £93.07 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£23.99 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
£247.00 KT litho printers - programs
12/10/2024
13/10/2024
14/10/2024 McT Pid755224 Credit From Sumup Payments Acc £0.98
15/10/2024 McT Pid759994 Credit From Sumup Payments Acc £274.29
16/10/2024 £47.67 BP strawberry - petrol for transport
17/10/2024 Sktxrm234617 Credit From Skiddle Ltd £7,078.50 £350.00 artist fee
18/10/2024
19/10/2024
20/10/2024
21/10/2024
22/10/2024 £6.85 bean coffee - meeting
23/10/2024
24/10/2024
25/10/2024
26/10/2024
27/10/2024
28/10/2024 £300.00 artist fee
£300.00 artist fee
£300.00 artist fee
£300.00 artist fee
£441.66 artist fee
£600.00 artist fee
£3,000.00 orchestra fee
29/10/2024 £100.00 artist fee
30/10/2024 £300.00 videography
31/10/2024
November **Total Income ** Total Expenses
01/11/2024 £2,318.86 £953.51
02/11/2024
03/11/2024
04/11/2024 £51.13 petrol - transport
05/11/2024
06/11/2024
07/11/2024
08/11/2024
09/11/2024
10/11/2024
11/11/2024 £35.03 tesco - Props for food
12/11/2024 214310 Quarter 3 2 Credit From Easy Fundraising £18.86
13/11/2024
14/11/2024
15/11/2024
16/11/2024
17/11/2024
18/11/2024 £450.00 artist fee
19/11/2024
20/11/2024
21/11/2024
22/11/2024
23/11/2024
24/11/2024
25/11/2024
26/11/2024 £417.35 Daulby read ltd - Public Liabilty insurance
27/11/2024 LAB Credit From Lorchestra Dellart £2,300.00
28/11/2024
29/11/2024
30/11/2024
December **Total Income ** Total Expenses
01/12/2024 £1,115.52 £4,258.00
02/12/2024
03/12/2024 Walk the Credit From Walk The Plank £1,000.00 £300.00 artist fee
04/12/2024
05/12/2024
06/12/2024
07/12/2024
08/12/2024
09/12/2024 £100.00 Artist Expences
£450.00 artist fee
10/12/2024
11/12/2024
12/12/2024
13/12/2024 £300.00 artist fee
£300.00 artist fee
£300.00 artist fee
£300.00 artist fee
£400.00 artist fee
£450.00 artist fee
14/12/2024
15/12/2024
16/12/2024
17/12/2024 £100.00 artist fee
£300.00 artist fee
18/12/2024 Action Together Credit from Action Together £100.00
19/12/2024
20/12/2024 £150.00 artist fee
£150.00 artist fee
£150.00 artist fee
£150.00 artist fee
£150.00 artist fee
£150.00 artist fee
21/12/2024
22/12/2024
23/12/2024 £58.00 artist fee
24/12/2024
25/12/2024
26/12/2024
27/12/2024 Ref: 214310 Credit From Easy Fundraising £15.52
28/12/2024
29/12/2024
30/12/2024
31/12/2024
January **Total Income ** Total Expenses
01/01/2025 £0.00 £58.97
02/01/2025
03/01/2025
04/01/2025
05/01/2025
06/01/2025
07/01/2025
08/01/2025
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13/01/2025
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15/01/2025
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18/01/2025
19/01/2025
20/01/2025 £32.00 memory sticks
21/01/2025
22/01/2025
23/01/2025
24/01/2025
25/01/2025
26/01/2025
27/01/2025
28/01/2025
29/01/2025
30/01/2025
31/01/2025 £26.97 Amazon - Props/costume/scenery
February **Total Income ** Total Expenses
01/02/2025 £500.00 £197.50
02/02/2025
03/02/2025
04/02/2025
05/02/2025
06/02/2025
07/02/2025
08/02/2025
09/02/2025
10/02/2025
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17/02/2025
18/02/2025
19/02/2025 nvoice 2025.01 Credit From Chr Mus Soc MN A/T £500.00
20/02/2025
21/02/2025
22/02/2025
23/02/2025
24/02/2025 £150.00 Artist fee
25/02/2025 £47.50 petrol - transport
26/02/2025
27/02/2025
28/02/2025
March **Total Income ** Total Expenses
01/03/2025 £0.00 £300.00
02/03/2025
03/03/2025
04/03/2025
05/03/2025
06/03/2025
07/03/2025 £150.00 artist fee
£150.00 artist fee
08/03/2025
09/03/2025
10/03/2025
11/03/2025
12/03/2025
13/03/2025
14/03/2025
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27/03/2025
28/03/2025
29/03/2025
30/03/2025
31/03/2025
April **Total Income ** Total Expenses
01/04/2025 £0.00 £0.00
02/04/2025
03/04/2025
04/04/2025
05/04/2025