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| From | 01 | 04 | 2024 | To | 31 | 03 | 2025 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name The Peter Tranchell Foundation
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1193849
Charity's principal address 13 St Mary’s Grove
London Postcode N1 2NT
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year | Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Christopher Henshall |
Chair of Trustees and Secretary |
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| John Gwinnell | Treasurer | |||
| Crispin Flower | Head of ICT and Communications |
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| John Sunderland | ||||
| Jonathan Wikeley |
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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| The Peter Tranchell Foundation does not employ any staff |
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Community Interest Organisation (Foundation model) How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
New Trustees are appointed by existing Trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
To advance education for the benefit of the public through the promotion of the life and work of the British composer Peter Tranchell, in particular but not exclusively through:
- promoting awareness of and access to his music and writings
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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promoting understanding of his music through study of the music itself and of his life, including its social, economic and cultural context
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promoting performance of his music by bringing relevant works to the attention of musicians and of concert, broadcast and recording producers, and by promoting the availability of performing editions and scores
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promoting communication and coordination between those interested in, and working on, his music and life
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Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
The main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to the Foundation’s objects are promoting and sharing research, scholarship and performance to add to the collective awareness, knowledge and appreciation of the music of Peter Tranchell. The Foundation makes its educational materials and activities available to the public through the Foundation’s website, social media, awareness raising with relevant groups of musicians and professional societies, and public performances. To deliver these benefits to the public, the Foundation works in Summary of the main activities undertaken for the partnership with academic and professional institutions and libraries, publishers, musicians and scholars, and those with expertise in producing public benefit in relation to recordings of music and making them available to the public. these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
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policy on grantmaking;
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
2024-25 was the fourth year of the Foundation’s operation as a Registered Charity. Our main achievements in this year have been:
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Continuing to ensure that the Foundation is well governed
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Building on achievements in previous years – in particular the PAT Centenary in 2022 and the launch in 2023 of the annual Peter Tranchell Composition Prize – to deliver programmes to promote our objects
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Ensuring good stewardship of existing funds and continuing to raise further funds to support ongoing and future activities
Governance
No Trustees have resigned or been appointed in 2024-25. The current Trustees continue to bring a wide range of relevant of experience in music publishing, composition, performance, finance, fundraising, business and governance.
Trustees held four formal meetings (all by videoconference) in 2024-25, supplemented by occasional written resolutions (by email) and frequent discussions between some or all of CH, CF, JG and JS on operational matters and to prepare for strategic discussions at Trustees’ meetings.
Achieving our Objectives
As reported last year, in 2023-24 the Foundation instituted an annual Peter Tranchell Composition Prize . The topic for 2023 was an Advent Carol. This attracted 13 entries with the winning piece being premiered at New College in Oxford and subsequently broadcast on Radio 3 in a performance by the BBC Singers. The topic for the 2024 Prize was Tranchell’s Lost Songs, with entrants invited to submit two or more songs with total duration of up to 10 minutes, using titles of PAT songs for which the music has been lost. We received 18 very high quality entries. The first prize was awarded to Will Harmer for his songs Lullaby and Summer Dance. Second and third prizes went to Ian Shaw and Guy Turner and commendations were offered to a further four entrants, including one who had started composing in her 70s. The Foundation is enormously grateful to the Panel of distinguished judges which David Hill has chaired since the first competition in 2022 who give of their time and expertise so generously to study and assess the Annual Prize entries.
Songs by all three prize winners were performed by Mary Bevan and James Gilchrist in a concert which the Foundation put on in St Paul’s Church in Knightsbridge in November 2024, alongside a selection of Tranchell’s own songs. The evening was well attended and provided an excellent opportunity for musicians, scholars, supporters and the general public to learn more about Tranchell’s music and life and to network.
Following discussions between the Judging Panel and Trustees, the topic chosen for the 2025-2026 Prize is a duet for piano and organ. The winning entry will be performed at a concert in April 2026 which will also feature a revival of Tranchell’s operetta Twice a Kiss.
For more information on the Peter Tranchell Composition Prize see: https://peter-tranchell.uk/the-peter-tranchell-foundation-compositionprize
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Section D Achievements and erformance p
In addition to the Composition Prize and the related concert in November, the Foundation has made a start this year on promoting commercial recordings of Tranchell’s music as a way of getting his work better known and more widely heard. A contribution was offered to the Imperial College Chamber Choir towards the costs of producing a CD (and associated streaming options) in the summer of 2025 with a programme to include one or more Tranchell work for chorus. The Foundation’s website makes clear that the Trustees welcome requests from performers and record producers for support for the inclusion of Tranchell compositions in commercial recording projects (and that we welcome requests for any support required to allow the inclusion of Tranchell compositions in public concerts). Meanwhile, the Foundation is planning to fund a commercial recording of the Tranchell operetta Twice a Kiss, using recordings of the rehearsals and concert in April 2026.
In previous Reports we have referred to the Foundation’s programme of typesetting and publishing Tranchell’s music. It remains our aim to ensure that all significant compositions are made available to the public free of charge in typeset form. The following works have been added this year to those already available on the Foundation’s website:
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The Radchester Match (Song) https://petertranchell.uk/music/works/the-radchester-match-
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On the pier https://peter-tranchell.uk/music/works/on-the-pier
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• You're exactly like a dream come true (Song) https://petertranchell.uk/music/works/youre-exactly-like-a-dream-come-true
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A thing or two (Song) https://peter-tranchell.uk/music/works/athing-or-two
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That's why I'm buying the ring (Song) https://petertranchell.uk/music/works/thats-why-im-buying-the-ring
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Uncle Sam (Song) https://peter-tranchell.uk/music/works/unclesam
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Dodecafonia (Piano) https://petertranchell.uk/music/works/dodecafonia
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Magnificat Tone 7 (Sacred) https://petertranchell.uk/music/works/magnificat-tone-7
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How fair and how pleasing (Wedding anthem) https://petertranchell.uk/music/works/how-fair-and-how-pleasing
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• The Kissing Machine (Comic song) https://petertranchell.uk/music/works/the-kissing-machine
A full list of all works now typeset can be found at: - https://peter tranchell.uk/music/works/category/free%20score The Foundation would like to thank Trustees CF and JG – and particularly CF – for their continuing unpaid work on this demanding and time-consuming task.
Fund Raising and Stewardship
The Foundation’s finances remain robust. We continue to succeed in our aim of carrying forward a significant balance of the funds raised in the 2022 Centenary Appeal to support future activities for which fundraising may be challenging. And our income from subscribers to the Composition Prize remains buoyant at around £4,600 per annum (including GiftAid).
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Section D Achievements and erformance p
We refer in the preceding section to a concert performance and recording of Twice a Kiss in April 2026. Toward the end of 2024-25 we launched a targeted funding exercise to raise extra money to allow us to recruit a world-class cast for this and pay for a professional standard master tape for a commercial recording. Commitments were quickly secured to provide the extra £7,000 needed for these additional activities.
We would like to record our thanks here for the generosity of all those who are subscribing to the Annual Prize and related activities and who - have pledged extra funds for the Twice a Kiss project. See: https://peter tranchell.uk/donors-and-subscribers
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Policy:
The Foundation’s policy is to hold £500 in reserve to cover unforeseen commitments.
Explanation:
The Foundation is run entirely by volunteers working in their own homes with their own equipment. The Foundation has used its charitable status to set up free banking and web services. It employs no staff, owns no property or equipment, and has no forward financial commitments for any of these. There are therefore no liabilities other than those arising directly from planned programmes of work to deliver the Foundation’s charitable objectives. Programme commitments are strictly managed to be within programme budgets, and programme budgets are set so that collectively they never exceed the Foundation’s available cash on account. The reserve held is therefore for genuinely unforeseen commitments, and the level of £500 reflects that.
The Foundation planned to end the year of this report with significant cash on account. This is because:
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Having assessed the availability of volunteers and professionals charging affordable fees who have the skills required to undertake the work required to achieve the Foundation’s objectives, the Foundation has calculated that it will take a number of years to deliver some of the work that is key to its Objects (such as producing typeset editions of all the major compositions).
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The 2022 Centenary Appeal was highly successful, and the 2023 appeal for annual subscriptions to support the ongoing Composition Prize also got a good response. But discussions with donors and other supporters indicate that fundraising will become more challenging and will need to identify specific projects that interest donors. So the Foundation is actively stewarding the funds remaining from the 2022 Appeal (which made clear it was for unrestricted funds) to support future work in important programme areas which it expects to be difficult to raise further funds for.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
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Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Christopher Harry Henshall Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair and Secretary etc) Date 19 August 2025
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| The Peter Tranchell Foundation | The Peter Tranchell Foundation | The Peter Tranchell Foundation | 1193849 |
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | |||
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01/04/2024 Period start date |
To | 31/03/2025 Period end date |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 4 688 170 1 044 - - - - - 5 902 - - - 5 902 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 4 688 170 1 044 - - - - - 5 902 - - - 5 902 6 497 456 - - - - - - - 6 953 - - - 6 953 - 1 051 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Voluntary Receipts (Donations plus Gift Aid) |
4 688 | 4 203 | |||||||
| Investment dividends/ interest | 170 | 178 | |||||||
| Charitable activities - sale of tickets | 1 044 | 70 | |||||||
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5 902 | 4 451 | |||||||
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| Costs of charitable activities | 6 497 | - | - | 6 497 | 5 620 | ||||
| Governance costs(Trustees' Expenses) | 456 | - | - | 456 | 224 | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 6 953 | - | - | 6 953 | 5 844 | ||||
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 16 561 | 16 561 | 17 954 | |||||||
| 15 510 | 15 510 | 16 561 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details Current account Deposit account Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 56 - 15 454 - - - 15 510 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name John Gwinnell |
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| John Gwinnell | 19th August 2025 | ||
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