Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/09/2024 To 31/08/2025
Charity name: KJV Community Children’s Choir
Charity registration number: 1198653
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | (1) For the public benefit, to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the Trustees see fit, in particular (but not exclusively) through the training of young choral singers at regular rehearsals based in Cambridgeshire and the presentation of public concerts and recitals (2) To further such charitable purpose or purposes as the Trustees in their absolute discretion shall think fit, but in particular through the making of grants and donations. |
| 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 |
KJV Community Children's Choir is a free, non-auditioned, Saturday morning community choir for children in school years 2 to 6. For our teenage groups (school years 7 to 13) there is a small termly fee which is waived for children in receipt of free school meals. KJV reaches out to engage children of all backgrounds, including those that do not have the opportunity to join a choir at school, and teaches them to sing to a high standard of musicality. By arranging concerts in high-prestige venues, such as King’s College Chapel and West Road Concert Hall, we aim to give children confidence that they can work to achieve something exciting and of value, while improving their overall musical education. The choir has a conductor, an accompanist, an assistant teacher and an administrator. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities. |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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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 | This is our third year as the new Charitable Incorporated Organisation, but the 17th year since the formation of the original King’s Junior Voices. Over that time, we have held concerts in West Road Concert Hall, King’s College Chapel, Trinity College, Ely Cathedral, Wolfson College and the Cambridge Corn Exchange, and made a number of CDs. Our guests have included many primary school choirs, Prime Brass, Junior Prime Brass, BBC Girl Chorister of the Year, the Young Voices of Melbourne, violinist Ergene Kahng, flautist Adrienne Jackson, The New Cambridge Singers, the choristers from King’s College Choir, The Ely Imps and Cantate. Past concerts have included The Robins singing at a gala at Trinity College which raised £1.5 million towards a children’s hospital for the East of England, fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support, and East Anglia Children’s Hospice with Cambridge Rotary, and performing with the Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra. Other highlights over have included participating in the 2013 Britten Centenary for Aldeburgh Music which was live streamed to schools across the county, and singing with the King’s Singers and on Classic FM. This financial year saw the continued growth of our new group, The Chameleons (a cambiata choir for adolescent boys with changing voices, helping boys to continue singing during this vocal transition), and the launch of our new Youth Choir for SATB singers in years 10-13. Performances in this financial year include: 15 Dec 2024: Christmas Concert at West Road Concert Hall 29 March 2025: Concert with Chesterton Choral Society 3 May 2025: Concert with Accorde Chamber Choir in West Road Concert Hall 30 June 2025: Summer Concert in King’s College Chapel |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Following a period of increased fundraising activity including a major gift to seed fund the next development of the organisation’s work, such as the new Youth Choir, the Charity is in a good position at the year end. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The Charity's reserve policy is to hold six to twelve months of planned expenditure as reserves to ensure continued financial security and to provide for contingencies. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | Balance at year end £25,427 |
| 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 | N/A |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Foundation Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
| 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 | In selecting individuals for appointment as appointed charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. The Director of Music at King’s College School shall automatically be a charity trustee, for as long as he or she holds that office. |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | KJV Community Children’s Choir |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1198653 |
| Charity’s principal address | Old School Town Street Newton Cambridge CB22 7PE |
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 (ifany) |
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| Ian Cross | Chair | |||
| Sarah Faircliffe | Secretary | |||
| Paul Nicholson | Treasurer | |||
| Rupert Curwen | Until 22/09/2024 | |||
| LucyWilson | Until 17/04/2025 | |||
| James Randle | King’s College School | |||
| Jennifer Zerk | ||||
| Lucius Vellacott | From 17/10/2024 | |||
| Kate Hayes | From 17/10/2024 | |||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
N/A |
|---|---|
| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
N/A |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
N/A |
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
Other optional information
N/A
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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Paul Nicholson |
Professor Ian Cross | |
Treasurer |
Chair | |
16.03.26 |
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16.03.26 |
| KJV Community Children's Choir | No 1198653 | |||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | |||
| 01/09/2024 For the period from |
To | 31/08/2025 |
| 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 £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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Donations - Trusts |
8,750 | 1,000 | - | 9,750 | 7,050 | ||||
| Donations - Companies | 500 | - | - | 500 | - | ||||
| Donations - Individuals | 5,475 | - | - | 5,475 | 4,353 | ||||
| Donations - Collections | 115 | - | - | 115 | 224 | ||||
| Subscriptions | 8,250 | - | - | 8,250 | 4,486 | ||||
| Merchandise | 666 | - | - | 666 | 287 | ||||
| Tickets | 6,545 | - | - | 6,545 | 6,723 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 30,300 | 1,000 | - | 31,300 | 23,123 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 23,123 | |||||||||
Conductors |
18,266 | - | - | 18,266 | 13,346 | ||||
| Accompanists | 3,469 | 1,000 | - | 4,469 | 3,216 | ||||
| Administration | 9,232 | - | - | 9,232 | 3,459 | ||||
| Library | 881 | - | - | 881 | 461 | ||||
| Commissions | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| MakingMusic | 390 | - | - | 390 | 449 | ||||
| Venue hire | 1,667 | - | - | 1,667 | 1,686 | ||||
| PRS | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Publicity/programmes | 401 | - | - | 401 | 538 | ||||
| Merchandise | 680 | - | - | 680 | 398 | ||||
| Safeguarding | 831 | - | - | 831 | 657 | ||||
| EDI | 600 | - | - | 600 | 686 | ||||
| Office costs | 507 | - | - | 507 | 174 | ||||
| Website | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 225 | - | - | 225 | 322 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 37,149 | 1,000 | - | 38,149 | 25,392 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | |||||||
| 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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| 25,392 | |||||||||
| - 6,849 | - 2,269 | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 31,527 | 34,545 | ||||||||
| 24,677 | 32,276 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
16/03/2026
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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 B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Lloyds Bank Details Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 24,677 750 - - - - 24,677 750 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 Professor Ian Cross Paul Nicholson |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval | |||
| Professor Ian Cross | 16.03.26 | ||
| Paul Nicholson | 16.03.26 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
16/03/2026
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