## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** From: Period start date: 20-10-2020 Charity name: Raise Your Voice Charity registration number:1191932 To: Period end date: 30-10-2021 ## **Objectives and Activities** |**Objectives and Activities**||| |---|---|---| ||**_SORP_**
**_reference_**|| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|Para 1.17|For the public beneft specifcally to provide
support and relief, through regular singing
sessions, for people living with dementia in the
Sussex area and their carers.| |Summary of the main activities
in relation to those purposes for
the public beneft, in particular,
the activities, projects or
services identifed in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Raise Your Voice (RYV) provides fve fortnightly
creative / singing sessions four times per year.
The average participation is sixteen people with
dementia and their carer. There is no charge to
participants.
The sessions are each led by two professional
musicians with expertise in working with people
who have dementia.| |Statement confrming whether
the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
beneft|Para 1.18|Yes, the trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public
beneft.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||**_SORP_**
**_reference_**|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| **Annual Return for Raise Your Voice (1191932)** **Page 1 of 8** ||**_SORP_**
**_reference_**|| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|RYV volunteers are an essential part of the singing
sessions. They provide a warm welcome for
people with dementia and their carers, helping to
build confdence and encourage mutual support.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||**_SORP_**
**_reference_**|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the diference the
charity’s work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any wider
benefts to society as a whole.|Para 1.20|RYV sessions meet many needs. They help to:
•
Reduce isolation for both people with
dementia and their carers
•
Stimulate active participation in creative and
singing activities
•
Enable carers to engage in a joyful activity with
their person with dementia on a regular basis
◊Helps maintain good relationships by
providing a focus and structure
◊Provides respite in which both parties are
active participants
•
Enable carers to meet one another and share
experience / build supportive relationships
•
Sustain caring relationships which might
otherwise require professional health / social
care support| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **Annual Return for Raise Your Voice (1191932)** **Page 2 of 8** ||**_SORP_**
**_reference_**|| |---|---|---| |Achievements against objectives
set|Para 1.41|This is the frst full year in which Raise Your Voice
has operated as a charity and without the
organisational support of Glyndebourne
(Glyndebourne was instrumental in establishing
RYV # years ago).
During this year RYV has successfully delivered a
full programme of activities for participants and
carers. In addition RYV has developed a training
package for care home staf which was piloted in a
Lewes Care Home. The evaluation was very
positive and resulted in the adoption of new
approaches to engagement by staf.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set|Para 1.41|The ‘Raise Your Voice in Care’ project received a
£9,000 grant for development of the Care Homes
training package described above.
Successful applications for grants to support the
main (singing groups) programme were made to
the Chalk Clif Trust and the Sussex Community
Foundation (each for £5,000).| |Investment performance against
objectives|Para 1.41|Grant funding has been sufcient to cover annual
costs but RYV has no investment funds. The
charity received a restricted donation at its
inception for the development of care home
training.| |Other||| |**Financial Review**||| ||**_SORP_**
**_reference_**|| |Review of the charity’s fnancial
position at the end of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the period RYV had an excess of
income over expenditure of £20,395. £15,000 of
this is in restricted funds whilst the balance is
committed to the ongoing provision of services.| |Statement explaining the policy
for holding reserves stating why
they are held|Para 1.22|Interest rates were so low during 2020 to 2021
that no investment account was established.
RYV is at an early stage of development and the
current objective is to build up sufcient reserves
to protect delivery of the programme for 12
months ahead.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£15,000 (restricted funds)| **Annual Return for Raise Your Voice (1191932)** **Page 3 of 8** ||**_SORP_**
**_reference_**|| |---|---|---| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
defcit|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: ||**_SORP_**
**_reference_**|| |---|---|---| |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** ||**_SORP_**
**_reference_**|| |---|---|---| |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO constitution (Foundation Model)| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated association,
CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| **Annual Return for Raise Your Voice (1191932)** **Page 4 of 8** ||**_SORP_**
**_reference_**|| |---|---|---| |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 approached on an individual basis by
the existing Trustees of the Charity in consultation
with the volunteer body.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||**_SORP_**
**_reference_**|| |---|---|---| |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|Raise Your Voice| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1191932| |Charity’s principal address|1 ROUSSILLON COTTAGES
CINDER HILL
NORTH CHAILEY
LEWES
BN8 4HP| **Annual Return for Raise Your Voice (1191932)** **Page 5 of 8** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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4|Trustee name|Ofce (if any)|Dates acted if not for
whole year|Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
any)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Lesley Dunford|Chair||N/A| ||Richard Moore|Treasurer||N/A| ||Charlotte Wallis|||N/A| ||Andrew Symonds|||N/A| ## **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 **Annual Return for Raise Your Voice (1191932)** **Page 6 of 8** ## **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| Additional information (optional) ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** Type of adviser Name Address ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details None ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. **Annual Return for Raise Your Voice (1191932)** **Page 7 of 8** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** Signature(s): Full name(s): Position (e.g. Chair etc.) ## **Date:** **Annual Return for Raise Your Voice (1191932)** **Page 8 of 8** Print annual return | Charity Commission (https://www.gov.uk)Charity Commission ## Charity Commission Annual Return 2021 ## RAISE YOUR VOICE Charity registration number: 1191932 Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2021. ## PART A - Charity information ## Financial period Financial period start date 21/10/2020 ## Financial period end date 31/10/2021 ## Income and spending Income £ £ 37,929 Spending £ £ 17,534 1 of 6 30/01/2022, 18:34 Print annual return | Charity Commission ## Serious Incidents For the period of this return, were there any serious incidents in your charity that have not been reported to the Charity Commission? No ## Fundraising - professional fundraiser Did your charity raise funds from the public? Yes Did the charity work with any professional fundraisers? No ## Fundraising - commercial participator ## Did your charity work with any commercial participators? No ## Government contracts During the financial period for this annual return, did the charity receive income from contracts (other than grant agreements) with central government or local authorities? No ## Government grants During the financial period for this annual return, did the charity receive income from grants from central government or local authorities? Yes How many grants did your charity receive from central government or local authorities? 1 2 of 6 30/01/2022, 18:34 Print annual return | Charity Commission ## What was the total value of these grants? £ 9,000 ## Income from outside the UK ## Did your charity receive income from outside the UK ? No Spending outside England & Wales ## Did your charity operate outside England and Wales? No ## Total Spending outside England & Wales £ ## Trading subsidiaries ## Did the charity have any subsidiaries? No Trustee payments Did any of the trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity other than refunds of legitimate trustee expenses? No ## Did any of the trustees resign and then take up employment with the charity? 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RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT As the charIt￿S trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT I have completed my examlnation. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which 8ives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. The accountin8 records We￿ not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act,. or The account5 did not accord with the accounting records: or The accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Re8ulations 2CQ8 other than av requlrement that the accounts give a "true and fairf vlew which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinatlon. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a propert understanding of the accounts to be reached. RHCLOW 30 ￿ ..L MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IN ÉNGLAND ANO WALES Wannock, Church Lane, Henfield. West Sussex 8N5 9NY