proiecis i• /& TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2023 - MARCH 2024 Cyngor Celfyddyda Arts Council of Wales anthem. Achievements and performance **8 662** freelancers children reached employed bursaries **19 £2240** industry-facing awarded training places **40%** number of activity global majority percentage sessions **110** in children’s choir in children’s choir audiences of **72% 1056** receiving financial at 17 Concerts support ## objectives and activities A children’s music education charity launched in 2019 aiming to build a thriving community of children and families who flourish through excellent music experiences with professional musicians. ## SUMMARY OF PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY AS SET OUT IN THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT **1. To advance the musical education of children and young people, in particular but not exclusively, through performances of choral work, the promotion of participation in the choir and the provision of a platform for young instrumentalists and singers at concerts given by the choir for the public, and other such educational activities and services as the trustees see fit. 2. To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts.** **Trustees received and noted the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit on 8/2/2023. The summary of the charity’s main activities for the public benefit are set out below.** ## **CARDIFF CHILDREN'S CHOIR** A Community Choir for children aged 5-11 years. An exciting Wednesday after school activity which feels like play to the children. High enjoyment, high challenge, high support sessions develop rounded musicians through singing, percussion and composing. Weekly rehearsals work towards termly celebration performances. ## **LITTLE CONCERTS** Sunday afternoon chamber music experiences for under-5's and their families. Designed around pre-school children's learning styles with no segment longer than 4 minutes. Fully interactive with movement, art or visual stimuli for each piece of music. ## **MENTORING EMERGING PROFESSIONALS** Envisioning careers for musicians in the vibrant Early Years sector. Equipping emerging professionals to work with understanding, confidence and skill. Providing opportunities for industry experience and pedagogical development through immersive participation. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## financial review ## PREPARATION OF ACCOUNTS The Charity prepares its financial accounts based on the receipts and payments method set out in the Charity Commission CC16 accounts pack. ## JANUARY 2023 GRANT In January 2023 Little Live Projects was grateful to receive a significant two-year grant towards its Cardiff Children’s Choir project. This income was accounted for upon receipt, thereby causing higher than usual income and a higher than usual restricted cash funds year-end balance in the Charity’s March 2023 accounts. The Charity has been able to draw down significantly on this grant through this financial year in support of the Cardiff Children’s Choir (and will do into the next). The twin effect of this is that the Charity’s recorded income for FY2024 is lower, and its expenditure higher, than FY2023. For the reasons set out, these year-on-year movements in the accounts are therefore primarily a reflection of the particular circumstances of the January 2023 grant rather than the underlying financial performance of the Charity, which –encouragingly in the challenging economic and fundraising context – has remained steady year-on-year. ## FINANCIAL OVERVIEW The charity ended its third year of operations with cash funds of £3,061 (FY23: £6,975), of which £2,707 (FY23: £6,174) are restricted funds for ongoing projects. Primarily for the reasons set out above, total receipts for the year were £8,271 (FY23: £14,617) and total payments for the year were £12,186 (FY23: £8,790). The charity’s trustees are committed to managing the charity’s resources responsibly and acting with reasonable care and skill with regard to financial matters. The trustees regularly review the financial position of the charity and are satisfied that the current level of reserves is appropriate – noting that the charity’s activities are currently funded on a project-by-project basis and the charity’s fixed cost base is currently minimal. At the year end, the charity’s cash balance was £3,061, comprising £354 in unrestricted funds and £2,707 in restricted funds (relating to ongoing projects). ## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The charity is constituted as a CIO with a constitution as its governing document. Trustees are appointed by resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the trustees. TRUSTEES Ann Margaret Jemmett (Chair) Anne Gregory William Souter Charlotte Hardy LITTLE LIVE PROJECTS project names include: Cardiff Children’s Choir Little Concerts Registered charity number 1194634 Northmace House Viaduct Road Cardiff CF15 9XF _“Chairing the Trustees of Little Live Projects is a wonderful experience. I am able to witness the joyous responses and love for music engendered in the lives of the young children and their parents. My professional experience as a music educator enables me to mentor the Artistic Director and the emerging young professionals. It is a truly inspired enterprise which transforms the lives of those giving and those receiving.”_ Maggie Jemmett, M.Ed GRSM, Chair of Trustees, Little Live Projects The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Original signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees by Ann Margaret Jemmett (Chair) and Rev Will Souter (Trustee) 22th June 2024 I loved how the children were just so captivated by the music... Could we just have that every evening at our house? - parent I like it because different children meet each other and make friends - participant I feel very proud when we do concerts and it makes me feel happy. - participant ## www.littleliveprojects littleliveprojects@gmail.com www.cardiffchildrenschoir.com littleconcertscardiff |**Charity Name**|||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Little Live Projects**|||**1194634**||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|01/04/2023
Period start date|**To**|31/03/2024
Period end date||| ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**13**
**5,308**
**5,321**
**-**
**-**
**5,321**
**5,719**
**50**
**5,769**
**-**
**-**
**5,769**
**- 448**
**-**
**801**
**354**|**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,950**
**-**
**2,950**
**-**
**-**
**2,950**
**6,417**
**-**
**6,417**
**-**
**-**
**6,417**
**- 3,467**
**-**
**6,174**
**2,707**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,963**
**5,308**
**8,271**
**-**
**-**
**8,271**
**12,136**
**50**
**12,186**
**-**
**-**
**12,186**
**- 3,915**
**-**
**6,976**
**3,061**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**9,050**
**5,567**
**14,617**
**-**
**-**
**14,617**
**8,790**
**-**
**8,790**
**-**
**8,790**
**5,827**
**-**
**1,148**
**6,975**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Voluntary receipts|**13**||||| |Charitable activities|**5,308**||||| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**5,321**||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||| ||**-**||||| |**_Sub total_**
**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|**-**||||| |
Costs of charitable activities|**5,719**||||| |Governance costs|**50**||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**5,769**||||| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||| ||**-**||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||| ||**- 448**|**- 3,467**|**-**|**- 3,915**|**5,827**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**801**|**6,174**|**-**|**6,976**|**1,148**| ||**354**|**2,707**|**-**|**3,061**|**6,975**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 29/12/2024 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**Remuneration or expenses paid**
**to any trustee or related party**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
**Details**
Cash at bank
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
**Details**
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**354**
**354**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**2,707**
**2,707**
OK
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**When due**
**(optional)**| |||||| |||||| ||No expenses were paid to any trustees during the financial year.
No remuneration was made to any trustees during the financial year.
The charity's Artistic Director received £211 in expenses during the financial year.
The charity's Artistic Director received £5,900 in rehearsal and performance fees during the financial year.|||| ||**ORIGINAL SIGNED**
Signature
ORIGINAL SIGNED|Print Name
ANN MARGARET JEMMETT
ANNE GREGORY||Date of approval| ||ORIGINAL SIGNED|ANN MARGARET JEMMETT||22/05/2024| ||**ORIGINAL SIGNED**|ANNE GREGORY||**22/05/2024**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 29/12/2024 2