## ## |||||||||SORP||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||reference||| |Summary|ofthe purposes|||||of|the|Para 1.17|The object ofthe CIO is the advancement
ofthe|| |charity as|set out||in||its||||Christian
faith including,
but not limited to, the|| |governing|document||||||||development
of understanding,
worship
and|| ||||||||||mission|| ||||||||||~
for the benefit of individual
Christians,
groups|| ||||||||||of Christians,
practitioners,
enquirers
and|| ||||||||||learners|| ||||||||||~
by means ofthe creative arts —including,
but|| ||||||||||not limited to, demonstrations
ofand|| ||||||||||opportunities
to participate
in high quality|| ||||||||||music, dance and drama —together
with|| ||||||||||associated
education
and training,
and to|| ||||||||||support such education
and training
by the|| ||||||||||provision
of materials
and the making of|| ||||||||||grants|| ||||||||||~
in locations throughout
the United
Kingdom,|| ||||||||||but principally
in the counties ofEssex and|| ||||||||||Suffolk.|| |Summary|ofthe main activities|||||||Para 1.17and|Covid restrictions
have limited activities|| |in relation
the public|to those
benefit,||purposes
for
in particular,|||||1.19|considerably.
The Essex and Suffolk Steering
groups met a number oftimes to plan future|| |the activities, projects or|||||||||events.|| |services identified||||in|the||||Richard
Hubbard, as artistic director ofthe CIO|| |accounts.|||||||||and also employed
part-time
by the lnHarmony|| ||||||||||project ofSt Edmundsbury
Cathedral,
worked|| ||||||||||with Cantus
Firmus Choir members
and others|to| ||||||||||create a set ofvideos of Christmas
hymns
and|| ||||||||||songs which were made available free ofcharge|| ||||||||||via YouTube.|| ||||||||||Cantus
Firmus Choir members
also supported|| ||||||||||InHarmony
to create an Ash Wednesday
service|| ||||||||||for St Edmundsbury
Cathedral
which was|| ||||||||||broadcast
online.|| ||||||||||Cantus
Firmus
regularly
contributed
singers for|| ||||||||||Cathedral
services,
but for many events only a|| ||||||||||few were required
rather than the whole choir.|| ||||||||||A planned
Taizh service for Essex in May 2021|| ||||||||||was postponed
until September.|| ||||||||||In Suffolk, a Pilgrimage
ofSong starting
in|| ||||||||||Chevington
was postponed
to 2022, but planning|| ||||||||||continued
for a Come and Sing event which took|| ||||||||||place in Autumn
2021.|| |Statement
the trustees|confirming
whether
have had regard||||||to|Para 1.18|The Trustees continue
to ensure that they have
regard to the Charity Commission's
public benefit|| |the guidance||issued|||by the||||guidance
when carrying
out activities to which|it| |Charity Commission|||||on public||||is relevant.|| |benefit||||||||||| ## |Addition|al
inf|al
inf|ormation
(optional)|ormation
(optional)||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |You ma|choose||to include further statements||where relevant about:|| |||||SORP||| |||||reference||| |Policy on|grant making||||Cantus
Firmus Trust has a practice of making|| |||||Para 1.38|donations
to individuals
who have been heavily|| ||||||involved
in preparing
and presenting
events and|| ||||||activities. The Artistic Director (who is not a|| ||||||trustee) makes proposals to the trustees
on the|| ||||||amount ofsuch donations
and the trustees take|| ||||||these proposals
into account when
making a|| ||||||decision.|| ||||||A trustee
is able to propose to the other trustees|| ||||||a donation
to a person, who may be a regular|| ||||||supporter
ofCantus Firmus Trust or someone|not| ||||||previously
known to the trustees,
who is|| ||||||undertaking
study or other activity which
is|| ||||||consistent
with the objects of Cantus
Firmus|| ||||||Trust and who is in need offinancial
support,|and| ||||||the trustees
believe that such study or activity|will| ||||||generally
advance those objects.
Any such|| ||||||donation
is at the trustees'
absolute discretion|| ||||||and they will take into account the circumstances|| ||||||ofthe case and the amount offunding
which|| ||||||Cantus Firmus Trust has available.|| ||||||A trustee
may also propose a donation
to an|| ||||||organisation
whose aims are consistent
with|| ||||||those of Cantus
Firmus Trust; a similar set of|| ||||||decision criteria
will apply as noted above
in|| ||||||relation to an individual.|| |Policy on|social investment||||Not applicable.|| |including|program||related|Para 1.38||| |investment||||||| |Contribution||made|by||The Trust relies very heavily on, and is very|| |volunteers||||Para 1.38|grateful
for, the contribution
ofvolunteers
both|for| ||||||administration,
singing,
accompanying,
arranging|| ||||||and conductin
music.|| |Other|||||The CIO was formed to replace Charitable
Trust|| ||||||No. 1007854, ofthe same name.|| ||||||During the reporting
period, the trustees
met in|| ||||||Janua
and A
ril 2021.|| ## |Achievements
and Perfor|mance|| |---|---|---| ||SORP|| ||reference|| |Summary
ofthe main||Despite the difficulties
due to the restrictions| |achievements
ofthe charity,
identifying
the difference the
charity's
work has made to the
circumstances
of its|Para 1.20|imposed because ofthe Covid pandemic,
the
work the trust has been able to perform,
especially
in regard to online videos of hymns
and songs, and whole services, has been well| |beneficiaries
and any wider||received and has allowed the trust to reach a| |benefits to society as a whole.||wider audience.| ## ## |Financ|ial|ial|Review|Review|Review|Review|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Review|of||the charity's||||financial|||Para 1.21|On its registration
as a CIO on December 18| |position|at||the end||of||the|period|||2020, the charity received funds totalling F14,440| ||||||||||||from Charitable
Trust No. 1007854, with the| ||||||||||||same name, which
it replaced.
This figure| ||||||||||||included 6926ofrestricted
funds.
Donations| ||||||||||||from supporters
of6420 were also received.| ||||||||||||(The charity is registered
with HMRC for Gift| ||||||||||||Aid.) Expenditure
ofE1,639was incurred,
which| ||||||||||||included E1,199ofadministrative
support.| ||||||||||||The year-end
balance was f13,221, ofwhich
f926 is in a restricted
fund.| |Statement|||explaining||||the|policy||Para 1.22|Reserves are held for the following
purposes.| |for holding reserves
they are held||||||stating|||why||1. Covering oflosses associated
with the
presentation
ofan event where the budgeted| ||||||||||||income is not achieved,
or where unavoidable| ||||||||||||expenditure
exceeds the amount
planned.| ||||||||||||2. Presentation
ofa major event for the benefit| ||||||||||||ofthe public,
but where the costs are unlikely| ||||||||||||to be fully recovered
through
means
linked to| ||||||||||||the event.| ||||||||||||3. Provision of planned
financial cover or| ||||||||||||support for events arranged
for or in| ||||||||||||association
with a church or other| ||||||||||||organisation
which does not have sufficient| ||||||||||||funds of its own.| ||||||||||||4. Provision of occasional
training
or| ||||||||||||development
activities for the Artistic Director| ||||||||||||and other Trust officers.| ||||||||||||5. Exceptional
promotional
activities.| ||||||||||||6. Paying for 1 year's essential
management| ||||||||||||activities,
including
administrative
support,| ||||||||||||insurance
and web hosting,
in the event that| ||||||||||||these are put at risk through
failure of regular| ||||||||||||income.| ||||||||||||7. Occasional
purchase
of capital equipment.| ||||||||||||8. Charitable
donations
or grants as approved| ||||||||||||by the trustees.| ||||||||||||9. Development
activities, such as start-up costs| ||||||||||||ofthe currently
envisaged
Apprenticeship| ||||||||||||Programme.| ||||||||||||The trustees
will decide on a level of reserves| ||||||||||||consistent
with the above purposes
on a year-| ||||||||||||by-year basis.| |Amount|of||reserves|||held||||Para 1.22|F10,000| |Reasons||for||holding||zero||||Para 1.22|Not applicable.| |reserves|||||||||||| |Details of||fund materially||||||in||Para 1.24|No fund is in deficit.| |deficit|||||||||||| |Explanation||||ofany|uncertainties|||||Para 1.23|No uncertainties
with regard to the charity| |about the||charity continuing|||||||as||continuing
as a going concern.| |a
oin|concern||||||||||| |Additional||||information|||||(optional)||| |You ma||choose to||||include|||further|statements|where relevant
about| |The charity's||||principal|||sources|||Para 1.47|The principal sources offunding
are donations| |offunds|(including||||any||||||and offerings associated
with events,
with a small| |fundraising)|||||||||||amount of regular donations
from supporters.| ||||||||||||Some income results from Gift Aid claims to| ||||||||||||HMRC.| |Investment|policy and|policy and|Para 1.46|Not|applicable.|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |objectives including||any social||||||| |investment|olic
ado ted|||||||| |A description|ofthe|principal|Para 1.46|The|main risks|are||| |risks facing|the charity|||1.|Difficulty
in|recruiting|new committee|| ||||||members
and choir||members,
particularly|in| ||||||Essex.|||| |||||2.|Restrictions|in operation
due to pandemic||| ||||||restrictions|—now easing.||| |||||3.|Some long-term
uncertainty
around
the|||| ||||||continued
employment
of Richard
Hubbard|||| ||||||(the Artistic|Director)|by the InHarmony|| ||||||project and|thus the|availability
of his time|to| ||||||initiate and|organise|new projects for the|| ||||||charity.|||| ## |Descri|tion ofchari
's trusts|tion ofchari
's trusts|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Type of|governing
document|||Para 1.25|The Charity
is governed||by a Constitution||| |(trust deed, royal charter)|||||approved
by the Charity||Commission
when||the| ||||||setting
up ofthe Cantus||Firmus Trust CIO was||| ||||||a
roved.||||| |How is the charity constituted?||||Para 1.25|CIO||||| |(e,g unincorporated
association,|||||||||| |CIO|||||||||| |Trustee|selection methods|||Para 1.25|As specified
by the Constitution|||(and apart|from| |including|details of any||||the first charity trustees)||every trustee is||| |constitutional
provisions e.g.|||||appointed
by a resolution||passed|at a properly|| |election|to post or name ofany||||convened
meeting ofthe||charity|trustees.|| |person or body entitled to|||||||||| |appoint|one or more trustees||||In selecting
individuals|for appointment
as charity|||| ||||||trustees,
the charity trustees
have regard to the||||| ||||||skills, knowledge
and experience|||needed for the|| ||||||effective administration|ofthe CIO.|||| |Additional
information|||(optional)||||||| |You ma|choose to include further|||statements|where relevant about:||||| |Policies|and procedures|||Para 1.51|||||| |adopted|for the induction|and|||||||| |training|oftrustees||||||||| |The charity's
organisational||||Para 1.51|||||| |structure|and any wider network||||||||| |with which the charity works|||||||||| |Relationship
with any related||||Para 1.51|The Trust has close links||with:||| |parties|||||||||| ||||||The inHarmony
project|ofSt Edmundsbury|||| ||||||Cathedral,
which employs||Richard
Hubbard||(the| ||||||Trust's Artistic Director)|part-time.|||| ||||||The Suffolk Branch ofthe Royal|||School of|| ||||||Church
Music (ofwhose||committee
several||| ||||||Cantus FirmusTrustees|and the Artistic Director|||| ||||||are members).||||| ||||||London School ofTheology,
which employs||||| ||||||Richard
Hubbard
(the Trust's Artistic Director)||||| ||||||part-time.||||| ||||||Several churches
in Suffolk and|||Essex.|| |Other|||||||||| ## |Charit|name|||Cantus
Firmus Trust|Cantus
Firmus Trust| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the chari|||uses|N/A|| |Re istered chari||number||1192862|| |Charity's|principal|address||6 HOME FARM BARNS|| |||||WICKHAM|MARKET ROAD| |||||EASTON|| |||||SUFFOLK|| |||||IP13OET|| ||Trustee name|Office (ifany)|Dates acted if not for
whole year||Name ofperson (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
an| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|David Freestone||||| |2|Howard
Roy Gardner||||| |3|Andrew James
Gosden|Chair|||| |4|David John Gunton|Treasurer|||| |5|Peter Mark Lowther||||| ||Owen Anthony||||| ||Thurtle||||| |7|Geoffrey Weaver||||| ||Anne Elizabeth||||| ||Worker.||||| ||Cor orate trustees —names ofthe directors at||the date the re ort was a|roved|| ||Director name||||| |Name o|ftrustees
holding|title to property|belongi|ng|to|the|charity| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Trustee|name|Dates|acted|if|not|for|whole| |||ear|||||| |Funds held as custodian||trustees|on behalf ofothers| |---|---|---|---| |Description
ofthe assets held|in||| |this capacity|||n//g| |Name and objects ofthe charity|||| |on whose behalf the assets are|||| |held and how this falls within|||| |the custodian
charity's objects|||| |Details ofarrangements
for safe|||| |custody and segregation
of|||| |such assets from the charity's|||| |own assets|||| ## |ames an|d addresses
ofadvise|rs
(Optional
information)||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Type of|Name|Address||| |adviser||||| |Name of|chief executive or names ofsenior staff members||(Optional|information)| ## |a
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND
AND WALES|a
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND
AND WALES||Cant"6 Fhmus T"ust
Receipts and|Cant"6 Fhmus T"ust
Receipts and|Cant"6 Fhmus T"ust
Receipts and|Cant"6 Fhmus T"ust
Receipts and|Cant"6 Fhmus T"ust
Receipts and|payments|payments|1192862
accounts|1192862
accounts|||CC&ea| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||For the period
from||||Pen'od start date
18th December 202||To||Period end date
30th June 2021|||| |&||||||||||||||| |~|~|~|~|~||||||||||| ||||Unrestricted
funds||||Restricted
funds||Endowment
funds||Total|funds||Last year| ||||to the||nearest|E|to the nearest E||to the nearest E||to the nearest E|||to the nearest E| |A1 Receipts||||||||||||||| |Donations
(private - non-specific)||||||420|||||||420|| |Donations
(private - event-related)||||||||||||||| |Donation
(churches/collaborators)||||||||||||||| |Gift Aid recovered||||||||||||||| |Ticket sales||||||||||||||| |Transferred
from CT 1007854|||||13514|||||||13514||| |Transferred
from CT 1007854||||||||926|||||926|| |Sub total (Gross|income for
AR)||||13 934|||926||||14860||| |A2 Asset and investment
sales,||||||||||||||| |(see table).||||||||||||||| |Lighting/sound
equipment||||||||||||||| ||Sub total|||||||||||||| |Total receipts|||||13934|||926||||14860||| |A3 Payments||||||||||||||| |Support services (web hosting,
insurance,||||||||||||||| |bank charges, etc)||||||391|||||||391|| |Computer
hardware||||||||||||||| |Admin support|||||1|199|||||||1 199|| |Donations||||||||||||||| |Room hire and travel||||||||||||||| |Music hire||||||||||||||| |Equipment||||||||||||||| |Consumables||||||||||||||| |Printing/postage||||||45|||||||45|| ||Sub total||||1639||||||||1 639|| |A4 Asset and investment||||||||||||||| |purchases,
(see table)||||||||||||||| ||Sub total|||||||||||||| |Total payments|||||1 639||||||||1 639|| |Net ofreceiptsl(payments)|||||12|295||926||||13221||| |A5 Transfers
between|funds|||||||||||||| |A6 Cash funds last year end||||||||||||||| |Cash funds this|year end||||12|295||926||||13221||| ||~||s|||~|i|~|~|~|~|~
~|||~
~ ~|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||||Unrestricted||Restricted|||Endowment|| |||Categories|||||Details|||||funds|||funds||funds|| |||||||||||||to nearesttt|||to nearest|R|to nearest|K| |B1Cash||funds|||||General (at bank)|||||12269||||||| ||||||||Cash in hand||||||26|||||| ||||||||Bursary funds|(at bank)||||||||926||| ||||||||||Total||cash funds|12295||||926||| ||||||||(agree balances||with receipts aod payments|||||||||| ||||||||||||account(s))|OK||OK|||OK|| |||||||||||||Unrestricted||Restricted|||Endowment|| |||||||||||||funds|||funds||funds|| ||||||||Detaiiis|||||to nearest 6|||to nearest|F.|to nearest|E| |B2Other||monetary assets|||||None|||||||||||| ||||||||Details|||||Fund to which
asset belon s||Cost (optional)|||Current value
o tional|| |B3Investment||||assets|||None|||||||||||| ||||||||Details|||||Fund to which
asset belon s||Cost (optional)|||Current value
o tional|| |B4Assets retained for|||||the||Equipment|||||Unrestricted||||||600| |charity's||own use||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||Fund to which||Amount
due|||When due|| ||||||||Details|||||liabili
relates|||o tional||o tional|| |B5Liabilities|||||||None|||||||||||| |Signed by one or two trustees
behalf of all the trustees|||||on|||Signature||||Print Name|||||Date of
a
roval|| |||||||||||||DJ Gunton|||||25 October 2021|| |||||||||||||Trustee|and|Treasurer|||||