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|Summary|ofthe purposes of||||The objectives of I iverpool Bach|
|the charity||as set out|in its||Collective are to advance, improve,|
|governing|document||||develop and maintain<br>public education<br>-in, and appreciation<br>of,the art ofmusic,|
||||||and in particular<br>in the cantatas and|
||||||other church works composed<br>mainly|
||||||by Johann Sebastian Bach, by<br>presenting<br>public performances<br>ofthem|
||||||in the liturgical context forwhich they|
||||||were composed, as part ofSunday|
||||||Evens&~, in churches<br>in and around|
||||||Live os|
|Summary <br>activities|ofthe main<br>in relation to those|||Para 1.'iT and<br>1.19|Since the Charge was registered<br>on<br>22/09/21, perfoAnances<br>ofeight of|
|purposes|for the public||||Bach's Cantatai@nd<br>his two Passions|
|benefit,<br>in particular,|||the||have taken place in 17churches.|
|activities,|projects or|||||
|services identified<br>in|||the|||
|accounts.||||||
|Statement||confirming||Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard tothe|
|whether the trustees|||have||Charity Commission's<br>guidance<br>on|
|had regard||to the guidance|||public benefit.|
|issued by|the Charity|||||
|Commission||on public||||
|benefit||||||
|dditional|information<br>{optional)|||||
|ou ma<br>choose to include further statements|||||where relevant about:|
|||||SORP reference||
|Polic<br>on||rant makin||Para 1.38|The Chari<br>does not make<br>rants|
||||||Those who participate<br>in performances|
|Policy on|social investment|||Para 'i.38|are provided<br>with the opportunity<br>to|
|including|program<br>related||||develop their skills in performing<br>the|
|investment|||||music ofthe baroque period according|
||||||to historically-informed<br>performance|
||||||practices,<br>in expanding<br>their knowledge|
||||||ofthe repertoire<br>and in becoming better|
||||||known as performers<br>through<br>their|
||||||artici<br>ation in<br>ublic<br>erformances.|
||||||Most singers and instrumentali~<br>who|
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|Contribution|made|by|Para|1.38|voluntary|capacity,|and by doing so,|
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|volunteers|||||make an|enormous|contribution<br>to the|
||||||work ofthe charity.||In the ten|
||||||performances<br>given||during the year, 57|
||||||ofthe 68|erformers|were volunteers.|
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||||Todate, the Collective has staged|
|Summary|ofthe main|Para 1.20|nineteen<br>performances<br>ofa high artistic|
|achievements<br>ofthe charity,|||order in nine different venues across|
|identifying|the difference the||the region, involving<br>86performers.|
|charity's<br>work has made to<br>the circumstances<br>of its<br>beneficiaries<br>and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|||The last year included<br>the Collective's<br>largest undertaking<br>to date —its first<br>performance<br>ofBach's St Matthew<br>Passion, with its two orchestras, three<br>choirs, and ten solo singers.|
||||Members ofthe public benefit from|
||||being able to experience the cantatas<br>and other church works ofJSBach in|
||||the context for which they were created;|
||||participating<br>musicians<br>benefit from the|
||||training<br>they receive in the historically-|
||||informed<br>performance<br>practice of|
||||baroque music and the experience of<br>performing<br>the-music ofJSBach.|



|||||||<br>the context for which they were created;<br>participating<br>musicians<br>benefit from the<br>training<br>they receive in the historically-<br>informed<br>performance<br>practice of<br>baroque music and the experience of<br>performing<br>the-music ofJSBach.|
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|Vou ma|choose to include||||further statements|where relevant about:|
|||||||The Trustees are satisfied that in its|
|Achievements|||against||Para 1.41|activities the Charity has met its set|
|objectives||set||||objectives, which are stated above (dee|
|||||||'Summary ofthe Purposes ofthe<br>Chari ...' in 1stbox|
|||||||The Charity does not engage<br>in|
|Performance|||offundraising||Para 1.41|fundraising<br>activities other than by|
|activities|against objectives|||||inviting<br>donations.<br>Donations<br>received|
|set||||||during the period were sufficient to|
|||||||support the activities ofthe Charity.|
|||||||Donations were especially<br>invited<br>in aid|
|||||||ofthe performance<br>ofthe St Matthew|
|||||||Passion<br>in March 2023; the costs ofthis|
|||||||erformance<br>were covered.|
|Investment<br>performance<br>a ainst ob'ectives|||||Para 1.41|The Charity has not made any<br>investments|
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|Review ofthe charity's|||Para 1.21|The Charity has ended the|year with|||an|
|financial<br>position at the|end|||adequate<br>balance offunds,|viz f2,673.||||
|ofthe period||||The balance will be carried|forward||for||
|||||the funding<br>offuture performances,||||in|
|||||particular<br>a repeat performance||of|the St||
|||||Matthew Passion.|||||
|Statement<br>explaining<br>the|||Para 1.22|The Charity does not hold reserves|||||
|policy for holding<br>reserves|||||||||
|statin<br>wh<br>the<br>are held|||||||||
|Amount ofreserves<br>held|||Para 1.22|Zero|||||
|Reasons for holding zero|||Para 1.22|There are no reasons for holding|||||
|reserves||||reserves.|||||
|Details offund materially||in|Para 1.24|There is no deficit|||||
|deficit|||||||||
|Explanation<br>ofany|||Para 1.23|There are no uncertainties<br>concerning|||||
|uncertainties<br>about the||||the future ofthe Charity|||||
|charity continuing<br>as a going|||||||||
|Additional<br>information|(optional)||||||||
|You ma<br>choose to include||further statements||where relevant about|||||
|The charity's<br>principal<br>sources offunds (including|||Para 1.47|The principal source offunds is<br>donations<br>from those attending|||||
|any fundraising)||||performances<br>and by other|interested||||
|||||ersons.|||||
|Investment<br>policy and<br>objectives<br>including<br>any|||Para 1.46|The Charity does not make investments;<br>social h4vestments<br>listed above, in box|||||
|social investment<br>policy||||'Policy on socialinvestment'|will||||
|ado ted||||continue.|||||
|||||The main risk i4financial:<br>ifdonations|||||
|A description<br>ofthe principal|||Para 1.46|were not sufficient to cover|the costs of||||
|risks facing the charity||||performances,<br>they could not continue.|||||
|||||The risk is minimised<br>by regular|||||
|||||management<br>reviews ofthe|financial||||
|||||information<br>available throughout||the|||
|||||ear.|||||
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|Structure,<br>Governance|||and Management||||||
|Description<br>ofcharity's|||||||||
|trusts:|||||||||
|Type of governing<br>document|||Para 1.25|Constitution<br>('Foundation'<br>model)|||||
|trust deed. ro ai charter)|||||||||
|How is the charity|||Para 1.25|The Charity is a Charitable|Incorporated||||
|constituted?||||Organisation|||||
|Ie.g unincorporated|||||||||
|associaiion.<br>CIG i|||||||||
|Trustee selection methods|||Para 1.25|Trustees are selected because oftheir|||||
|including<br>details ofany||||interest<br>in the work ofthe Charity||and|||
|constitutional<br>provisions|e.g.|||their experience and appreciation||of||the|
|election to post or name|of|||Charity's<br>purpose,<br>and they|are invited||||
|any person or body entitled||||to become Trustees<br>by resolutions|||of||
|to appoint one or more||||the existing Trustees.|||||
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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction|Para 1.51||
|and trainin<br>oftrustees|||
|The chanty's<br>organisational<br>structure<br>and any wider|Para 1.51||
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|Chari|name|||Liver ool Bach Collective|
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|Other name the charit|||uses|Not a<br>licable|
|R<br>istered charit||number||1195887|
|Chanty's|principal|address||2 South Court|
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