Little
proiects
Ch•Atyno.1194834
Trustees Annual Report
01.06.2021 to 31.03.2022

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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From: 1[st] June, 2021 to 31[st] March, 2022** 

**The charity was established on 1[st] June 2021** 

**Charity name: Little Live Projects** 

## **Charity registration number: 1194634** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|1. To advance the musical education of<br>children and young people, in particular but<br>not exclusively, through performances of<br>choral work, the promotion of participation<br>in the choir and the provision of a platform<br>for young instrumentalists and singers at<br>concerts given by the choir for the public,<br>and other such educational activities and<br>services as the trustees see fit.<br>2. To promote, improve, develop and<br>maintain public education in and<br>appreciation of the art and science of music<br>in all its aspects by the presentation of<br>public concerts.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|1. Cardiff Children’s Choir – a community<br>choir for children aged 5-11 years in inner-<br>city Cardiff. Advancing musical education<br>for children, particularly families who are<br>displaced, in financial hardship, or new to<br>arts. This is achieved through a free and<br>subsidised places scheme.<br>2. Little Concerts – Family Concerts with<br>particular focus on the 0-5 years age group<br>and their families to develop public<br>education and appreciation of music.<br>3. Industry focussed training for emerging<br>professional musicians in working with<br>music and young children.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees received and noted the guidance<br>issued by the Charity Commission on<br>public benefit on 1/6/2021 and in a<br>subsequent refresher email on 24/3/2022.<br>The summary of the charity’s main<br>activities for the public benefit are set out<br>above.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The community choir project (Cardiff<br>Children’s Choir) has benefitted 40 local<br>children and their families:<br>•<br>Majority were new to arts<br>engagement.<br>•<br>18 began with a free term of<br>sessions.<br>•<br>7 are receiving subsided places.<br>•<br>48% ethnic minority.<br>Their musical development is exceptional<br>and with it, joy and inspiration, community<br>cohesion, and wellbeing benefits for<br>children and their families.<br>The Little Concerts programme has<br>delivered 3 concerts in this reporting<br>period. 358 people have developed their<br>appreciation of music through these<br>inspirational experiences. Of these:<br>•<br>85 aged between 0-5<br>•<br>61 aged between 6-13<br>•<br>26 emerging professional musicians<br>aged between 18-25 have received<br>industry facing training along with<br>paid employment.|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The charity ended its first year of<br>operations with a cash balance of £1,148.<br>Total receipts for the year were £7,707 and<br>total payments were £6,559.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity’s trustees are committed to<br>manging the charity’s resources<br>responsibly and acting with reasonable<br>care and skill with regard to financial<br>matters.<br>In its first year of operation, the trustees<br>have not deemed a formal reserves policy<br>to be necessary due to the charity’s<br>activities being funded on a project-by-<br>project basis and the charity’s low fixed<br>cost base.<br>The trustees will continue to keep this<br>position under review.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At the year end, the charity’s cash balance<br>was £1,148, comprising £291 in<br>unrestricted funds and £857 in restricted<br>funds.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|As above.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|





Explanation of any Para 1.23 n/a uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed by resolution<br>passed at a properly convened meeting of<br>the trustees.|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Little Live Projects|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Cardiff Children’s Choir|
|Registered charity number|1194634|
|Charity’s principal address|Northmace House<br>Viaduct Road<br>Cardiff<br>CF15 9XF|



## **Names of the charity trustees who managed the charity during the year** 

|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**<br>**(ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Ann Margaret<br>Jemmett||Appointed 24/08/21||
|Anne Gregory||||
|William Souter||||
|Julia Plaut|Chair|||



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|n/a|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this|n/a|





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 

## **Names and addresses of advisers** 

|**Type of**<br>**adviser**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|Advisor|Andy Nash<br>Accounting &<br>Consulting Ltd|Units 24 & 25 Goodsheds Village<br>Hood Road, Barry<br>CF62 5QU<br>Wales|



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|[Original signed]|[Original signed]|
|---|---|---|
||Ann Margaret Jemmett|Anne Gregory|
||<br> Chair||
||11 Jan 2023||
||11 Jan 2023||





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES
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1194834
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3110312022
Section A Receipts and payments
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3,350
3,907
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4,3ST
3.350
7,707
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4.357
3,350
7,707
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4.066
2,493
A4 Ass•t and Invèstmènt
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4,066
2,493
&559
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A5 Transfern between funds
A6 Ca¥h funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
291
857
1,148
291
857
1.148
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2310812022

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