## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 Jan 2024 To 31 Dec 2024**
**Charity name: The Lieder in English Foundation**
## **Charity registration number: 1193023**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The object of the charity is to promote the
public's appreciation of the art of classical
music by producing and publishing English-
language versions of German classical
songs (Lieder); to have them performed
and recorded, and to make the recordings
available to the public, so as to foster a
wider appreciation of Lieder among non-
German speakers.|
|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 charity organises and pays for :
-the rescoring of German classical songs
with English lyrics, and
-the professional recordings of these
songs.
These recordings are then made available
to the public, free of charge, on the
charity's website and Youtube channels.
They are also published on streaming
services.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The charity has taken note of and had
regard for the guidance on public benefit
issued by the Charity Commission and
uses this to meet its objectives and in the
forward planning of the charity.
Access to benefits is unrestricted within
practical constraints of the public having
access to technology to enjoy pre-recorded
performances.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|N/A|
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|Other||N/A|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|With the video of the full performance of
Schubert’s Winterreise having been
recovered, work has continued on
preparing it for publication on YouTube,
where numerous other of our videos are
already available.
All the Charity’s productions continue to be
made available on streaming services.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
N/A Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set N/A Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set N/A Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives N/A Other
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity made a loss of £1,800 this
year, leaving it with cash reserves of
£3,219. This is enough to cover its
expected expenses in 2025.
The charity's only current source of income
is through donations and gift aid claims
from HMRC.
The charity's outgoings represent costs
incurred in the running of the charity.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity closely monitors the balance of
the bank account held to ensure that
sufficient funds are available as working
capital for the production of any individual
performance.
The charity also looks to ensure sufficient
funds are available to cover any one off
costs that may arise.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|All the funds of the charity are unrestricted
and can be used in accordance with the
charitable objectives of the trustees and the
charity does not have any stipulation on
how these funds should be spent.
The amount of reserves at the end of the
period was £1,690, which is solely made up
of unrestricted funds.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The charity is a going concern.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s only current source of
incomes is donations and gift aid claims
from HMRC. Some minor earnings may
however soon be forthcoming from
streaming services.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Moneys in excess of £100 are place in an
interest earning account. No investments
as such are made as the capital available is
negligible.|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The Trustees have assessed the
risks to which the charity is exposed, in
particular those relating to the operations
and finances of the charity, and are
satisfied that there are no material risks.|
N/A Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|The charity’s constitution, as adopted on 15
December 2020|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|The charity is a charitable incorporated
organisation, registered on 7 January 2021|
|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
Trustees having consideration of relevant
skills, knowledge and experience needed
for the effective administration of the ClO.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|The prospective Trustee will meet all the
Trustees (unless they are already well-
acquainted) and will be familiarised with the
Charity’s affairs, as well as the duties of
trustees, to the extent they are not already
familiar with those duties.|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|N/A|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|There have been no activities with related
parties during the year.|
|Other||During this period, Katherine Eldridge died
and was replaced by Emiliy Neighbour as
Trustee.
The charity had no employees during this
period, and no remuneration was paid to
Trustees. Expenses of the charity paid on
its behalf by Oliver Wright were reimbursed
tohim.|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Lieder in English Foundation|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1193023|
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|Charity’s principal address|Sylvatica
Hids Copse Road
Oxford
OX2 9JJ|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Oliver Wright|Chairman|||
||Eamonn Barrett||||
||Kathleen Eldridge||Until her death on 1
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||Emily Neighbour||18 October 2024
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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## **Other optional information**
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## **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**|||
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||Oliver Langton Wright||
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Chairman||
||18 June 2025||
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## **The Lieder in English Foundation**
## **Annual accounts for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024**
## **Income**
None
## **Expenditure**
|**Date**|**Amount**
**(£)**|**Payee**|**Explanation**|
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|16 Apr 2024|900|Oliver Wright|Reimbursement for Vineyard
Accountants’ fees for 2022 accounts|
|7 May 2024|900|Vineyard
Accountants|Fees for 2023 accounts|
|Total|1,800|||