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2022-06-30-accounts

ObjectivesandActiviti es
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Summaryofthepurposesof Para1.17 TheobjectoftheCIOistheadvancement of the
thecharity as setoutinits Christianfaithincluding,but notlimited to, the
governing document developmentofunderstanding, worshipand
mission
ofor thebenefitofindividualChristians,
groupsofChristians,practitioners,
enquirersand learners
.
by meansof the creativearts-
including,but notlimited to,
demonstrations ofandopportunitiesto
participate inhighqualitymusic, dance
and drama-togetherwithassociated
educationandtraining,andtosupport
sucheducationandtrainingbythe
provisionofmaterialsandthemakingof
grants
r
inlocationsthroughout theUnited
Kingdom,butprincipallyinthecounties
ofEssexand Suffolk.
Summary ofthemain
activities in relation to those
Para1.17 and
'l.19
Thetrustre-started delivering in-personevents
and servicesduring202'J.-22,following the
purposes forthepublic period ofcreatingjust videoresourcesduring
benefit, in particular, the theCovidpandemic.
activities, projects or services
identifiedintheaccounts. ManyCantus Firmus events and servicesarein
partnershipwithlocalchurches.Someof those
events and servicesaretopresentChristian
music andunderstandingtopeoplewho would
notusually hearthem.Othersof thoseevents
and services aretohelptointroduce
congregations andotherstomusical(andother
artistic)styles andmaterialsthatthey are not
familiarwithandwanttoconsiderusing.
Some Cantus Firmus events areinpartnership
withlnHarmony,asmallorganisationinSt
Edmundsbury andlpswichDiocese{Churchof
England)todevelopmusicacrosschurchesin
Suffolk.Also, some Cantus Firmuseventsarein
partnershipwith theRoyalSchoolofChurch
Music,acharitytodevelopmusicwithin
ChristianworshipacrosstheUKand elsewhere.
Statement confirming Para1.18 TheTrusteescontinuetoensurethat theyhave
whetherthetrusteeshave regardtotheCharity Commission'spublic
had regard totheguidance benefitguidancewhen carrying out activitiesto
issuedbytheCharity whichitisrelevant.
Commissionon public
benefit

Cantus FirmusTrusthas apracticeofmaking
Para1.38 donationstoindividualswhohave been heavily
Policy on grant making involved in preparingandpresentingeventsand
activities.TheArtisticDirector(whoisnota
trustee)makes proposalstothe trusteesonthe
amount ofsuchdonationsandthe trusteestake
theseproposalsintoaccountwhenmakinga
decision.Atrusteeisabletoproposetothe
othertrusteesadonationtoaperson,whomay
be aregularsupporter ofCantusFirmusTrustor
someonenotpreviously knowntothe trustees,
whoisundertakingstudyorotheractivity which
isconsistentwith theobjects ofCantus Firmus
Trustandwhoisinneedof financial support,
andthe trusteesbelievethatsuchstudyor
activitywillgenerallyadvancethoseobjects.
Any suchdonationisatthe trustees' absolute
discretionandtheywilltake intoaccountthe
circumstancesofthecaseandthe amountof
funding whichCantus FirmusTrusthasavailable.
Atrusteemay also proposeadonationtoan
organisationwhose aims areconsistentwith
those ofCantus FirmusTrust;asimilarsetof
decisioncriteriawillapplyasnotedabovein
relationtoanindividual.
Policy onsocialinvestment Para1.38 Notapplicable.
including program related
investment
TheTrustreliesveryheavily on, andisvery
Para1.38 grateful for, thecontributionof volunteers both
Contributionmadeby foradministration,singing, accompanying,
volunteers arrangingandconductingmusic.
Duringthereportingperiod,the trustees metin
Other October202L, February2A22 andJune 2022.

Achievements and Pe rformance
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Cantus Firmusprovidedthechoirand musical
leadershipforchurches in Colchester,Cressing
andTiptree who wantedtoexplore how
Summaryofthemain
achievementsofthecharity,
identifyingthedifference the
charity'sworkhas made to
thecircumstancesofits
beneficiaries and anywider
benefitstosociety asa
Para1.20 differentstylesofmusic could enhancetheir
regularworship. ltalso(atvery shortnotice)
providedachoirfora'VigilforUkraine'
organised by lpswich churches and lpswich
Borough Council,outside thetownhallin
lpswich.
whole. Thetrustproducedanddeliveredaworkshop
andaserviceatStEdmundsburyCathedralfor
peoplefromacrossSuffolk,toshow how
WorldMusic can beusedwithinChristian
worshipservices.
Thetrustalsocontinued itsPilgrimageofSong
format-therehad been1or2oftheseeach
summer priorto thepandemic.Theformat
invites "singing pilgrims"tospendaday
walkingtogetherbetweenchurchesona
planned route, stoppingat each churchfora
short, themed,musical service-forpeopleto
experiencefirst-handsomepartsofpilgrimage
and alsohow effectiveservices can bebuilt
fromwellchosen,simplemusic andliturgy.ln
2A21-22,thePilgrimageofSongformedpartof
amulti-daypilgrimagetoStEdmundsbury
Cathedral,tomark its1000thanniversary
(delayed becauseof theCovid pandemic).
Thetrust'sevents andactivitiesare advertised
widelytoroughly 450 subscriberson our
mailinglist,tochurches andtothegeneral
public.They are alsoregularly mentionedon
BBCRadioSuffolk.Allarewelcometoattend
andtakepart.

FinancialReview
Reviewofthecharity's Para1.21 Accountsare maintainedona'Receipts and
financialpositionattheend Payments'basis.
oftheperiod Donationsfromsupporters off765were
receivedfor generalpurposes,alongwith
participant donationstodefraythecostof
eventsof f3,929.Thecharityisregisteredwith
HMRCforGift Aidand claimsweremade on
qualifyingdonations.Expenditureoff5,325was
incurred, which includedf1,573 of
administrativesupport.Theyear-endbalance
wasf13,822,of whicht926isin restricted
funds.
There wasasurplusfor theyearof €601.
Statement explaining the Para1.22 Reservesareheldforthefollowingpurposes.
policyforholding reserves
stating whythey areheld
1.Coveringoflossesassociatedwiththe
presentation ofanevent wherethebudgeted
incomeisnotachieved,or where unavoidable
expenditureexceedstheamountplanned.
2.Presentation ofamajor eventfor thebenefit
ofthepublic, but wherethecosts areunlikelyto
befullyrecoveredthroughmeans linkedtothe
event.
3. Provisionofplannedfinancialcoveror
support forevents arrangedforor inassociation
withachurchorotherorganisation whichdoes
nothavesufficientfundsofitsown.
4.Provisionofoccasionaltrainingor
development activities for the Artistic Director
andother Trust officers.
5. Exceptionalpromotional activities.
6.Payingfor1year'sessentialmanagement
activities, including administrative support,
insurance andweb hosting,intheeventthat
these are put atriskthrough failureofregular
income.
7. Occasional purchaseof capital equipment.
8. Charitabledonations orgrantsasapprovedby
the trustees.
9. Development activities,suchassupportfor
studentandearly-career Christianmusic leaders.
Thetrusteeswilldecideonalevelofreserves
consistentwith theabovepurposesonayear-
by-yearbasis.
Amount ofreservesheld Para1.22 f10000
Reasonsforholding zero Para1.22 Notapplicable
reserves
Details offundmateriallyin Para1.24 Nofundisindeficit
deficit

Theprincipalsources offundingaredonations
andofferingsassociatedwithevents,witha
The charity'sprincipal
sources offunds(including
any fundraising)
Paft1.47 smallamountofregulardonations from
supporters.SomeincomeresultsfromGiftAid
claimstoHMRC.
Notapplicable
lnvestmentpolicy and
objectivesincluding any
socialinvestmentpolicy Para1.46
adopted
Themainrisksare
Adescriptionoftheprincipal
risks facingthecharity
Para1.46 1.Difficulty in recruiting new committee
membersandchoir members, particularlyin
Essex.
2.Anyreturnofrestrictionsduetofurther
wavesofCovid.
3.Theavailability of theArtisticDirector.His
levelof availabilitycould changeat relatively
short noticebecauseofchangestohis
employments outsideCantus Firmus,whichputs
someuncertaintyintolongtermplanning.

Description of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing document Para1.25 The Charityisgovernedby aConstitution
approvedbytheCharity Commissionwhen the
settingup oftheCantus Firmus TrustCIOwas
approved.
Howisthecharity Para1.25
constituted? cto
{.puninerpr'a1d
ascciatisnCi)
Trusteeselection methods, Para1.25 AsspecifiedbytheConstitution(andapart from
including detailsofany thefirstcharity trustees)everytrusteeis
constitutionalprovisionse.g. appointedby aresolutionpassedataproperly
electiontopost or nameof convenedmeeting of the charity trustees.
anyperson or body entitled
toappoint one or more
trustees
lnselectingindividualsfor appointmentas
charity trustees, the charity trusteeshaveregard
to theskills,knowledgeandexperienceneeded
for theeffective administration of theClO.
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You choosetoincludefurlherstatements whererelevantabout:
Policies and procedures After initial,informaldiscussionswiththe
adopted fortheinductionand chairman,aprospective trustees attendsa
trainingoftrustees Para1.51 trustees' meetingasanobserver.ADBScheckis
carriedout,lfappropriate. Afterappointment,
heorsheisprovidedwith informationabout the
trust'spolicies andmethods of working.
Thetrustees meet approximatelythree-monthly
The charity'sorganisational tomakestrategicandfinancial decisions.There
structure and anywider
network with whichthe
Para1.51 aretwoSteering Groups, oneforEssexand one
forSuffolk,withatleast onetrusteein each,
charity works whose membersproposeand manageeventsin
theirrespectivecounties.lntheearlystagesof
planning eachevent, the steeringgroups
prepare, for the trustees' considerationand
approval,abudgetandasummaryofits
structureandcontentandwhichshowshowit
alignswiththetrust'sobjectives.
TheTrusthasclose linkswith:
Relationshipwithany related
parties
Para1.51 ThelnHarmony project ofStEdmundsbury
Cathedral,which employsRichardHubbard(the
Trust'sArtistic Director) part-time.
TheSuffolkBranchoftheRoyal SchoolofChurch
Music(of whosecommitteeseveral Cantus
Firmus Trustees andthe Artistic Directorare
members).
London SchoolofTheology,which employs
Richard Hubbard(theTrust'sArtisticDirector)
part-time.
Several churches inSuffolkandEssex.
ReferenceandAdmini strativedetails
Charityname Cantus FirmusTrust
Other namethe charityuses N/A
Registered charity number 1192862
Charity'sprincipal address 49 MarlboroughRoad
lpswich
Suffolk
IP4 sAX

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Cantus Flrnius T￿￿t 1192862 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 1st Ju 2021 to 30th June 2022 Section A Receipts and payments UnrÈstri¢ted funds Restricted funds Endovnnerrt funds Total funds Last year to ne8Yest £ n08IUSt£ to￿ wrest£ to th? rwtwt£ tothe ￿•re81£ A1 Receipts Don8lion$ Ipnvate- ￿￿-¥￿ficI Don3bons Ipri¥*e- even1-r8￿1￿) Donaknon Ichurche¥colLItKraiNsl Gift Aid recx)vered Ticket sales Sundries Imeaisat eventsl 3929 Sub total(Gross income for AR) 5926 A2 A68et and Inv•slment sales. (see tablel. Llghtlnglsound oqulpment Sub total 5928 S926 A3Pa ments supportSe￿iCeS ￿Sting. inwrtt, bènk Charges, etGI Computer hardwwo Admin ¥upwrt Donations Room hireand trave Music hire Equipment Consumables PnntinglpD5ta¥ 1 573 1573 1270 $74 89 574 89 657 273 273 Sub total 5325 A4 Asset and investm•nt urChas￿,(8e& table) Sub total rotal payments 5325 5325 Net of receipW(paymentsJ A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year •nd 1229 12B9 926 13221 13622 92

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nearest É Restricted funds to nèarest £ Endtswment funds to n￿re9t £ Categorie Detalls B1 Cash fund8 Gerwa lai ￿nkI 12 896 Cash In Buw lat 926 Total cash funds 12896 928 ￿)x￿•)) Unw85tri¢ted fun to thBar•st£ Restrlcted fun(ts tr• ￿ar•s1£ Endowmtrnt fund to n8818St£ Detalls ne Fund to whi¢h 45%et t1 D•tail$ Nc ostIoNiona uttentv#luo B3 Investment assets Fund io whlch urrortvalue onal O•tails Equwwrt Cost loptiotw B4 Assets retained for the harity'$ own use 550 Fund towhlch Amount due on81 When due onal Details BS Liabiliti88 SigrEd by one or two trustees on tÉhalf of all ihe tFUStees Signature Pmt Name Date of roval DJ Gunton Tw5tee and Treasurer 01 O¢tober 2022