2024-12-31-accounts - Lowender

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 01 2024 31 12 2024

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Lowender CIO Other names charity is known by Lowender Registered charity number (if any) 1200724 Charity's principal address Lowender Royal Circus Building, Back Lane West Redruth Postcode TR15 2BT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
Davey Alison, To 19 [th] Sept 2024 First Charity Trustee
1
Catherine
Davey, Carasek, First Charity Trustee
2
Myghal
Davey, Mervyn First Charity Trustee
3
Rex
Lohro -Pasco, First Charity Trustee
4
Jowdy Fionnuala
Jones, Ryan From 27 [th] Nov 2024 Board of Trustees
5
Ashley
Tremewan, First Charity Trustee
6
Barbara Mary
7 Spake, Samantha From 22 [nd] May 2024 Board of Trustees
Neale, Board of Trustees
8 Elizabeth,Katherine
Ruth.
9 Leigh, Jessie Board of Trustees
10 Dudding, Lamorna From 22 [nd] May 2024 Board of Trustees
Day
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution 24[nd] May 2022

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by Board of Trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Organisational Structure:

Board of Trustees
Organising Committee for 4-day festival
Individual Project / Event Teams e.g. Perghenegi Youth Project, Cornish National Music Archive, free standing concerts.
Volunteers

Policies and Procedures for induction and guidance of trustees, organising committees and volunteers:

Environmental Policy
Equal Opportunities Policy
Equality and Diversity
Safeguarding
Policies and Procedures reviewed on annual basis. Trustees / project event organisers have undertaken advanced safeguarding training. DBS checks undertaken as appropriate for Perghenegi Youth Project.

Section C Objectives and activities

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To advance the education of the public in all aspects of Cornwall, its people, traditions, language, sports, arts and social and cultural history, including international and Celtic connections, in particular but not Summary of the objects of the exclusively by the provision of workshops, performances and charity set out in its demonstrations, outreach activities, courses, concerts and an annual governing document festival. Annual Festival Held over 4 days in October 2024 celebrating Cornish culture and Celtic Summary of the main connections with displays, workshops, concerts, and ceilidhs. activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to Projects these objects (include within Objectives achieved through a series of Cornwall wide and international this section the statutory projects with events taking place throughout the year: declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance Outreach issued by the Charity Objectives achieved by information exchange via digital platforms and Commission on public direct contact with the public. benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;

Lowender CIO trustees, festival organisers and project / event teams all provide their time on a voluntary basis.

contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Four Day Festival

Sports included Cornish Wrestling and Shinty. Concerts with wide range of Cornish artists plus representatives from other Celtic nations. Ceilidhs, dance workshops and music sessions ensured accessibility across wide age range, ability range and cultural diversity.

Mainstage events and ceilidhs were held in Redruth School which has purpose-built performance space as well as a large capacity sports hall. Concerts also held in Church and Chapel venues. Other events at various locations in Redruth.

Projects Cornwall taking place throughout year:

Regular monthly Cornish / Celtic music sessions throughout year provide an opportunity to share traditional music and improve performance skills.
Treylva (Celebrating Cornish National Minority Status)
Yeth and Tir (Celebrating links with other minority languages)
Cornish Dance (Outreach project)
Cornish Song (Outreach Project)
Perghenegi (Youth Folk Ensemble)

Outreach

Information provided by marketing officer through social media and press outlets throughout year.
Displays, information events and stand-alone concerts.
An Daras (Cornish Folk Arts Portal)
Cornish National Music Archive (Music archive project in partnership with Exeter University’s Institute of Cornish Studies, Kresen Kernow and Federation of Old Cornwall Societies).

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Section E Financial review

Lowender CIO does not have a policy on reserves as part of its Brief statement of the constitution. Some funds are ring fenced for externally funded projects. charity’s policy on reserves These funds together with any unrestricted reserves each guide our activity plans for that financial year.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

Principle Funding sources:

Ticket Sales
Event Bar Sales
Donations
Arts and culture funding for designated projects

Expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity by the provision of workshops, performances and demonstrations, outreach activities, courses, concerts and an annual festival.

investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity.

Expenses Reimbursed to trustees

J.F. Lohro -Pasco £3,279 : sundry purchases due to delay in Lloyds providing debit card; travel expenses; purchase of flights for festival performers using credit card which offers better security.
L.Dudding: Prizes for Lottery
M R Davey: Lloyds online banking system did not accept Latvian banking code so performer fees of £700 paid through personal bank which did accept code and reimbursed; £50 travel expenses for Beast of Bodmin and players.
E K R Neale: purchase of software and printing for CNMA

Note

Transaction: R A Jones: £2000 for providing sound crew and live streaming at festival event. This activity took place before Ryan Jones was adopted as a trustee.

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Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Mervyn Rex Davey Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 23/02/2025

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Lowender CIO 1200724
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/01/2024 31/12/2024
To
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Grants 8,003 45,310 - 53,313 7,325
Grants - Governance & development - - - - 13,324
Donations 15 140 155 2,647
Projects 22,715 1,585 24,300 11,847
- - - - -
30,733 47,035 - 77,768 35,143
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Receipt from sale of fixed asset - - - - 2,000
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - 2,000
Total receipts 30,733 47,035 - 77,768 37,143
A3 Payments
Marketing Officer 5,314 - 5,314 3,549
Core Costs 1,516 - 1,516 4,246
Governance costs - Accountancy 300 - - 300 14,570
Project costs 19,578 24,775 44,354 10,360
- - - - -
Sub total [ 26,708 ] 24,775 - 51,484 32,725
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Purchase of fixed assets - - - - 938
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - 938
-
Total payments 26,708 24,775 - 51,484 33,663
Net of receipts/(payments) 4,025 22,260 - 26,285 3,480
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 11,618 9,772 - 21,390 17,910
Cash funds this year end 15,643 32,032 - 47,675 21,390
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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 B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Accountancy Marketing officer Project costs Project costs Lloyds Account - Lowender Lloyds Account - An Daras Cash box Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Details Sony Camera Audio recorder Tablets & sum up machines	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 15,527 30,637 - 1,395 116 - 15,643 32,032 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted 913 Unrestricted 304 Unrestricted 254 - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 240 Unrestricted 432 Unrestricted 500 Restricted 3,594 - Print Name	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval

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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Lowender CIO members of On accounts for the year 31[st] December 2024 Charity no 1200724 ended (if any)

Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] December 2024 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 13/05/2025

Signed: Name: Amy Sole FCA Relevant professional Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Phillips Frith LLP

9 Tregarne Terrace, St Austell, Cornwall. PL25 4DD

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of N/A any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .