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2023-05-18-accounts

Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements

For the year ended 19th May 2023

For

The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra Charity Number: 1199023

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 19[th] May 2023

The trustees present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 19th May 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of AccounGng and ReporGng by ChariGes: Statement of Recommended PracGce applicable to chariGes preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial ReporGng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effecGve 1 January 2015).

Objec=ves and Ac=vi=es

The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra is acGve in and around Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and Cheshire. The orchestra delivers regular public concerts as well as community programmes comprising school workshops, Key Stage concerts, and outreach events such as relaxed performances and hospital visits.

The SVO is dedicated to engaging and educaGng as wide and diverse an audience as possible and has a strong focus on making classical music as accessible and desirable as possible for everybody. We believe passionately that experiencing live music improves health and wellbeing and can also posiGvely impact academic achievement and are therefore commiXed to enabling people from all backgrounds to have such experiences.

The objects of the charity are:

1) to promote, advance, improve and maintain public educaGon in and appreciaGon of the art and science of Music in all its aspects through the presentaGon of public concerts, the provision of educaGonal and other community engagement programmes and other projects, and by such other ways as the CIO through its trustees shall determine from Gme to Gme.

2) to advance the educaGon of the public in the subject of Music.

Strategic Report

Achievement and performance Charitable ac=vi=es

Throughout the past year, the orchestra has begun to nurture and strengthen its community links within Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire. Driving forward with its aim of providing opportuniGes to experience high quality events - including concerts and outreach projects.

As a newly appointed charity The SVO were quick to get started in delivering two school workshops to Smallwood CE Primary Academy in May 2022, funded by a grant, previously awarded by Congleton Inclosure Trust. The workshops consisted of a reduced orchestra visiGng the school along with Joe Hearson the ArGsGc Director and Sophie Hearson the Orchestra Manager, introducing the children to the various instruments of the orchestra, what they sound like and how each one makes a sound. Joe Hearson, arGsGc director then conducted the orchestra encouraging the children to listen out for the different instruments playing their melodies.

Following this the children worked with orchestra members in groups of up to 10 to compose and perform their own composiGons using graphic scores and percussion instruments. They composed on either a theme of the Titanic, or Sport and Energy. It proved to be a highly enjoyable a^ernoon with excellent results and posiGve feedback form the teaching staff.

On June 11[th] 2022 The SVO successfully played in their first performance since becoming a charity. They played at the Kings Hall, Stoke on Trent. The programme included the world premiere of Atefeh Einali’s The Window, Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G minor, Op 26 with soloist Laura Embrey and Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5 which was sponsored by The Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust in commemoraGon of the composer’s 150[th] anniversary. As well as the menGoned sponsorship, Steve Moundord sponsored 100 Gckets for the event, Dave and Lucy Moss and Ann and Ray Lowe also sponsored the event. The concert was described as ‘brilliant’, ‘superb’ and greatly enjoyed by those that aXended.

During September 2022 The SVO delivered workshops at Eaton Bank School in Congleton, Cheshire. The workshops were delivered to seven of the secondary school’s local catchment primary schools. A total of 269 students took part in the workshops spread across morning and a^ernoon sessions. It was well received by both the students taking part and the adults present.

In October Forest Park primary school, Stoke on Trent took part in workshops led by The SVO. The theme for these workshops was the first world war. The format of the workshop was similar to previous workshops with the children being introduced to various orchestral instruments, the sound they make and their place within an orchestra. They then worked in groups to produce their own composiGons using a picture as a sGmulus for ideas.

Also in October, Joe Hearson, visited U3A’s Congleton branch to give a talk about The SVO and its latest concert.

Through one of the orchestra’s sponsorship packages Sandra Hearson sponsored a player for the season.

November 5[th] 2022 was The SVO’s second concert, a teaGme concert. The programme included Brahms’ Academic FesGval Overture Op.80, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622, performed by soloist Andy Mellor and Elgar’s VariaGons on an Original Theme Op.36. Steve Moundord again sponsored Gckets for the event and donaGons from Dave and Lucy Moss and Ann and Ray Lowe were also received.

Between December 2022 – April 2023 some Gme has been spent focusing on raising funds and developing ideas to enable the orchestra to conGnue to move forward. During this Gme Steve Moundord offered to fully sponsor The SVO’s next concert – 10[th] June 2023, for £10000. The trustees expressed grateful thanks as well as the Joe Hearson the arGsGc director. ChrisGne Halliday kindly offered to sponsor the orchestra with money sponsored purchasing a much-needed conductor’s podium.

During this Gme it was agreed that the charity needed some professional advice, a fundraising consultant would be ideal and help us in an area none of us had any experGse or experience.

A^er meeGng with a couple of possible candidates, Jen Holyhead was appointed. She has experience in fundraising for the arts and in the short Gme she has been with us has proved invaluable into her insights and approach to fundraising for the orchestra. Two small grants have been applied for and a significant one specifically relaGng to Stoke on Trent.

Future Plans

In the very near future The SVO’s ‘Summer Spectacular’ June concert takes place, already fully sponsored. The concert includes two soloists trumpeter MaX Williams who will be performing Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in Eb major and baritone Jordan Harding who will be singing some operaGc classics.

Longer term The SVO has planned an exciGng season including relaxed performances, specialist children’s performances including an illustrator animaGng the concert, a range of workshops within schools, parGcularly targeGng schools with high pupil premium and further community based workshops. It hopes to take the orchestra to people that may not be able to access their concerts and consolidate the work it does across the area, building successful collaboraGons across the community. This will be subject to successful funding being in place and shall be reviewed dependent on this.

Structure, Governance and Management

The charity is controlled by its governing document.

Charity Number: 1199023

Registered Office

Crotchety CoXage, MarGns Moss Lane, Smallwood, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2UW, England, UK

Trustees

Lucy Moss – Chair of Trustees

22nd September 2023

Registered number CE001171 Charity Number: 1156432

The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra

Charitable Incorporated Organisation

Report and Accounts

18 May 2023

The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra Financial Statements for the year ended 18 May 2023

Contents

Page
Charity Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees' Annual Report 2 to 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
Accountants' report 7
Profit and Loss account 8
Notes to the accounts 9

The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra Charity Reference and Administrative Details for the year ended 18 May 2023

Trustees

Lucy Elizabeth Moss (Chair) Christine Margaret Halliday Sandra May Hearson

Accountants

Protax Consultants Ltd Lombard Business Park 8 Lombard House Wimbledon SW19 3TZ

Registered office

Crotchety Cottage Martin Moss Lane Smallwood Cheshire CW11 2UW

Registered number CE029017

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The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 18 May 2023

The trustees present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 18 May 2023.

The financial statements have been prepared on the accruals basis and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Rerporting Standards The financial statements have been prepared on the accruals basis and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published on October 2019 (second edition).

Trustees of the charity

The directors of the charitable incorporated organisation are its trustees for the purposes of charity law. The trustees who have served during the year and since the year end are named on page 1.

Name, registered office and registration number of the charity

The full name of the Charity is The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra

The legal registration details are :-

The Registered Office is

The Registered Office is Crotchety Cottage Martin Moss Lane Cheshire CW11 2UW Charity Registration Number 1199023

Objectives and activities

The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra (SVO) is active in and around Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire. The Orchestra delivers regular public concerts, and outreach events such as relaxed performance and hospital visits.

The SVO is dedicated to engaging and educating as wide and diverse and audience as possible and has a strong focus on making classical music accessible and desirable as possible for everybody. We belive passionetly that experiencing live music improves health, wellbeing and can also positively impact academic achievements and are therefore commited to enabling people from all backgrounds to have such experiences.

The Charity is governed by its Constitution. Its objects are:

-to advance the education of the public in the subject of Music.

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The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 18 May 2023

Achievements and performance

Throughout the past year, the orchestra has begun to nurture and strengthen its community links within Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire. Driving forward with its aim of providing opportunities to experience high quality events - including concerts and outreach projects.

As a newly appointed charity The SVO were quick to get started in delivering two school workshops to Smallwood CE Primary Academy in May 2022, funded by a grant, previously awarded by Congleton Inclosure Trust. The workshops consisted of a reduced orchestra visiting the school along with Joe Hearson the Artistic Director and Sophie Hearson the Orchestra Manager, introducing the children to the various instruments of the orchestra, what they sound like and how each one makes a sound. Joe Hearson, artistic director then conducted the orchestra encouraging the children to listen out for the different instruments playing their melodies.

Following this the children worked with orchestra members in groups of up to 10 to compose and perform their own compositions using graphic scores and percussion instruments. They composed on either a theme of the Titanic, or Sport and Energy. It proved to be a highly enjoyable afternoon with excellent results and positive feedback form the teaching staff.

On 11th June 2022 The SVO successfully played in their first performance since becoming a charity. They played at the Kings Hall, Stoke on Trent. The programme included the world premiere of Atefeh Einali’s The Window, Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G minor, Op 26 with soloist Laura Embrey and Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5 which was sponsored by The Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust in commemoration of the composer’s 150th anniversary. As well as the mentioned sponsorship, Steve Mountford sponsored 100 tickets for the event, Dave and Lucy Moss and Ann and Ray Lowe also sponsored the event. The concert was described as ‘brilliant’, ‘superb’ and greatly enjoyed by those that attended.

During September 2022, The SVO delivered workshops at Eaton Bank School in Congleton, Cheshire. The workshops were delivered to seven of the secondary school’s local catchment primary schools. A total of 269 students took part in the workshops spread across morning and afternoon sessions. It was well received by both the students taking part and the adults present.

In October Forest Park primary school, Stoke on Trent took part in workshops led by The SVO. The theme for these workshops was the first world war. The format of the workshop was like previous workshops with the children being introduced to various orchestral instruments, the sound they make and their place within an orchestra. They then worked in groups to produce their own compositions using a picture as a stimulus for ideas.

Also in October, Joe Hearson, visited U3A’s Congleton branch to give a talk about The SVO and its latest concert.

Through one of the orchestra’s sponsorship packages Sandra Hearson sponsored a player for the season.

5th November 2022 was The SVO’s second concert, a teatime concert. The programme included Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture Op.80, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622, performed by soloist Andy Mellor and Elgar’s Variations on an Original Theme Op.36. Steve Mountford again sponsored tickets for the event and donations from Dave and Lucy Moss and Ann and Ray Lowe were also received.

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The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 18 May 2023

Between December 2022 – April 2023 sometime has been spent focusing on raising funds and developing ideas to enable the orchestra to continue to move forward. During this time Steve Mountford offered to fully sponsor The SVO’s next concert – 10th June 2023, for £10000. The trustees expressed grateful thanks as well as the Joe Hearson the artistic director. Christine Halliday kindly offered to sponsor the orchestra with money sponsored purchasing a much-needed conductor’s podium.

During this time, it was agreed that the charity needed some professional advice, a fundraising consultant would be ideal and help us in an area none of us had any expertise or experience.

After meeting with a couple of possible candidates, Jen Holyhead was appointed. She has experience in fundraising for the arts and in the short time she has been with us has proved invaluable into her insights and approach to fundraising for the orchestra. Two small grants have been applied for and a significant one specifically relating to Stoke on Trent.

Financial Review

The statement of financial activities for the year ended is set out on the receipts and payments account.

The trustees are optimistic that the following years will generate more net incoming resources.

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation and was registered on the 19th of May 2023.

The trustees who served during the period are detailed on page 1. The current trustees decide on the appointment of new trustees. New trustees are proposed by the existing trustees and are appointed at Annual General Meeting. The Chair is Lucy Elizabeth Moss.

Future developments

In the very near future The SVO’s ‘Summer Spectacular’ June concert takes place, already fully sponsored. The concert includes two soloists trumpeter Chris Avison who will be performing Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in Eb major and baritone Jordan Harding who will be singing some operatic classics.

Longer term The SVO has planned an exciting season including relaxed performances, specialist children’s performances including an illustrator animating the concert, a range of workshops within schools, particularly targeting schools with high pupil premium and further community based workshops. It hopes to take the orchestra to people that may not be able to access their concerts and consolidate the work it does across the area, building successful collaborations across the community. This will be subject to successful funding being in place and shall be reviewed dependent on this.

Reserve policy

The policy of the trustees is to continue to maintain unrestricted reserves at a reasonable level to fulfil the objects of the Charity and allow it to make support in the following year. The trustees have decided that the Charity should have minimum reserves of £2,000.

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The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 18 May 2023

Trustees' responsibilities

The trustees of The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with Charities Act 2011.

Law applicable to Charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing those accounts, the trustees are required to:

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

-make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

-state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the accounts; and

-prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is appropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report was approved by the board on 12 July 2023 and signed on its behalf.

Lucy Elizabeth Moss Trustee

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The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra Statement of assets and liabilities as at 18 May 2023

Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
Net current assets
Net assets
Charity funds
Unrestricted funds
Total charity funds
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees.		 2023
£
1,744
(750)
994
994
994
994

…………………………………….

Lucy Elizabeth Moss Trustee (Chair) 12 July 2023

CIO registration number: CE029017

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The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra

Report to the directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra for the year ended 18 May 2023

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra for the year ended 18 May 2023 which comprise of the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://rulebook.accaglobal.com/

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 11 July 2023. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at http://www.accaglobal.com/factsheet163. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra You consider that The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.

Protax Consultants Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants & Registered Aud Lombard Business Park Unit 18, 8 Lombard House Wimbledon SW19 3TZ

12 July 2023

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The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra Profit and Loss Account

For the period year ended 18 May 2023

This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts

Notes
Income
Total Income from charitable activities
1
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenses
2
Legal and professional costs:
Accountancy fees
Administrative expenses
Profit		 2023
£
10,782
6,884
750
2,154
994

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The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 18 May 2023

1
Income
Corporate sponsorship
Donations
Fees generated from concert
Fees generated from workshop
2
Charitable Expenditure
Concert fees
Workshop fees		 2023
£
300
5,006
4,526
950
10,782
2023
£
5,604
1,280
6,884

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The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra, Crotchety Cottage, martin Moss Lane, Smallwood, Cheshire, CW11 2UW

To: Protax Consultants Ltd Lombard Business Park Unit 18, 8 Lombard road Wimbledon SW19 3TZ

The following representations are made on the basis of enquiries of management and staff with relevant knowledge and experience such as we consider necessary in connection with your report on the [char itable company’s / charity's][1] financial statements for the year ended [ date ]. These enquiries have included inspection of supporting documentation where appropriate. All representations are made to the best of our knowledge and belief.

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  1. We acknowledge that the work performed by you is substantially less in scope than an audit performed in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) and that you do not express an audit opinion.

  2. We confirm that the charitable company qualifies as small in accordance with the conditions set out in chapter 1 of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

  3. We confirm that the charitable company was entitled to exemption under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 from the requirement to have its financial statements for the financial year ended [date] audited. We also confirm that the members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the financial year in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

  4. We have fulfilled our responsibilities as trustees as set out in the terms of your engagement letter dated 11 July 2023 under the Companies Act 2006, for preparing financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view.

  5. All the transactions undertaken by the charitable company have been properly reflected and recorded in the accounting records.

  6. All the accounting records and related financial information, including minutes of all management and trustee meetings and correspondence with The Charity Commission have been made available to you for the purpose of your work.

Assets and liabilities

  1. The charitable company has satisfactory title to all assets and there are no liens or encumbrances on the charitable company’s assets, except for those that are disclosed as applicable in the notes to the financial statements.

  2. All actual liabilities, contingent liabilities and guarantees given to third parties have been recorded or disclosed as applicable.

  3. We have no plans or intentions that may materially alter the carrying value and where relevant the fair value measurements or classification of assets and liabilities reflected in the financial statements.

  4. The charitable company has not granted any advances or credits to, or made guarantees on behalf of, trustee other than those disclosed in the financial statements.

Legal claims

  1. We have disclosed to you all claims in connection with litigation that have been, or are expected to be, received and such matters, as appropriate, have been properly accounted for and disclosed as applicable in the financial statements.

Laws and regulations

  1. We have disclosed to you all known instances of non-compliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations whose effects should be considered when preparing the financial statements.

Related parties

  1. Related party relationships and transactions have been appropriately accounted for and disclosed as applicable in the financial statements. We have disclosed to you all relevant information concerning such relationships and transactions and are not aware of any other matters which require disclosure in order to comply with the requirements of [company / charity][1] law or accounting standards.

Subsequent events

  1. All events subsequent to the date of the financial statements which require adjustment or disclosure have been properly accounted for and disclosed as applicable.

Going concern

  1. We believe that the charitable company's financial statements should be prepared on a going concern basis on the grounds that current and future sources of funding or support will be more than adequate for the charitable company's needs. We have considered a period of twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. We believe that no further disclosures relating to the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern need to be made in the financial statements.

Grants and donations

  1. All grants, donations and other income, the receipt of which is subject to specific terms or conditions, have been notified to you. There have been no breaches of terms or conditions in the application of such income.

Restricted grants and donations

  1. There are none

Yours faithfully

..............................................................................................................................

Signed on behalf of the board of trustees

12 July 2023

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To the Board of Trustees The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra

Crotchety Cottage Martins Moss Lane Smallwood Cheshire CW11 2UW

Dear Sirs,

This letter including the standard terms and conditions of business dated 11 July 2023 set out the basis on which we are to compile the statutory financial statements and perform other accounting services.

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Your responsibilities as trustees of The Symphonia Verbum Orchestra (the charity) are set out below:

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2.1 You have asked us to help you compile the statutory financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the [Companies Act 2006, the][1] [Charities Act 2011 / Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 / Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008][1] and regulations made under it and with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' 2015 (FRS102) [,and for preparing accounts for filing]. We will compile the annual financial statements for your approval based on the accounting records maintained by you and the information and explanations given to us by you. In carrying out our engagement we will make enquiries of management and undertake any procedures that we judge appropriate.

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Lucy Elizabeth Moss Name…………………………. ……………… Signed ............ ....................................... Jul 19 2023 Date ..................................... On behalf of board of Trustees

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