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|ObjectivesandActiviti|es||
|---|---|---|
||SORPreference||
|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|
|||.<br>by meansof the creativearts-|
|||including,but notlimited to,|
|||demonstrations ofandopportunitiesto|
|||participate inhighqualitymusic, dance|
|||and drama-togetherwithassociated|
|||educationandtraining,andtosupport|
|||sucheducationandtrainingbythe|
|||provisionofmaterialsandthemakingof|
|||grants|
|||r<br>inlocationsthroughout theUnited|
|||Kingdom,butprincipallyinthecounties|
|||ofEssexand Suffolk.|
|Summary ofthemain<br>activities in relation to those|Para1.17 and<br>'l.19|Thetrustre-started delivering in-personevents<br>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|||
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|||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.|





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|Achievements and Pe|rformance||
|---|---|---|
||SORPreference||
|||Cantus Firmusprovidedthechoirand musical|
|||leadershipforchurches in Colchester,Cressing|
|||andTiptree who wantedtoexplore how|
|Summaryofthemain<br>achievementsofthecharity,<br>identifyingthedifference the<br>charity'sworkhas made to<br>thecircumstancesofits<br>beneficiaries and anywider<br>benefitstosociety asa|Para1.20|differentstylesofmusic could enhancetheir<br>regularworship. ltalso(atvery shortnotice)<br>providedachoirfora'VigilforUkraine'<br>organised by lpswich churches and lpswich<br>Borough Council,outside thetownhallin<br>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.|





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|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<br>stating whythey areheld||1.Coveringoflossesassociatedwiththe<br>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|||





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|||Theprincipalsources offundingaredonations|
|---|---|---|
|||andofferingsassociatedwithevents,witha|
|The charity'sprincipal<br>sources offunds(including<br>any fundraising)|Paft1.47|smallamountofregulardonations from<br>supporters.SomeincomeresultsfromGiftAid<br>claimstoHMRC.|
|||Notapplicable|
|lnvestmentpolicy and|||
|objectivesincluding any|||
|socialinvestmentpolicy|Para1.46||
|adopted|||
|||Themainrisksare|
|Adescriptionoftheprincipal<br>risks facingthecharity|Para1.46|1.Difficulty in recruiting new committee<br>membersandchoir members, particularlyin<br>Essex.|
|||2.Anyreturnofrestrictionsduetofurther|
|||wavesofCovid.|
|||3.Theavailability of theArtisticDirector.His|
|||levelof availabilitycould changeat relatively|
|||short noticebecauseofchangestohis|
|||employments outsideCantus Firmus,whichputs|
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|Description of charity's|||
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|trusts:|||
|Type of governing document|Para1.25|The Charityisgovernedby aConstitution|
|||approvedbytheCharity Commissionwhen the|
|||settingup oftheCantus Firmus TrustCIOwas|
|||approved.|
|Howisthecharity|Para1.25||
|constituted?||cto|
|{*.punine*rp*r'a1*d<br>as*cciatisnCi*)|||
|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<br>trustees||lnselectingindividualsfor appointmentas<br>charity trustees, the charity trusteeshaveregard|
|||to theskills,knowledgeandexperienceneeded|
|||for theeffective administration of theClO.|



|Additional information(optional)|Additional information(optional)|Additional information(optional)||
|---|---|---|---|
|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<br>network with whichthe||Para1.51|aretwoSteering Groups, oneforEssexand one<br>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<br>parties||Para1.51|ThelnHarmony project ofStEdmundsbury<br>Cathedral,which employsRichardHubbard(the<br>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|
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|Charityname|Cantus FirmusTrust|
|Other namethe charityuses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1192862|
|Charity'sprincipal address|49 MarlboroughRoad|
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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 t*1
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