2024-08-31-accounts - Canticum

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 30 May 2023 To 31 August 2024

Charity name: Canticum

Charity registration number: 1203310

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To educate the public in the art and science of music by the establishment and maintenance of a chamber choir which will perform choral concerts.
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	Performing concerts
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	n/a
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	n/a
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	All singing members are volunteers and perform at concerts. Significant additional contributions are made by the choir’s chair, treasurer, librarian and secretary.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
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	Concert performances in 2023/24 were: “The Elizabethans” St Peter’s Eaton Square 9 November 2023 A programme of choral works composed during the reigns of Queens Elizabeth I and II Marie Curie “Carols in the City”, Southwark Cathedral, 6 December 2023 Christmas concert, St Saviour’s Pimlico, 13 December 2022 RAF Club Carols December 2023 Evensong/ Arvo Pärt Passio, Tonbridge School 25 February 2024 “Echoes of the Cross”, St Stephen Walbrook, 7 March 2024 Scarlatti Stabet Mater and Arvo Pärt Passio Open rehearsal, St Saviour’s Pimlico, 4 June 2024 “A Shakespearean Serenade”, St Bartholomew the Great, 10 July 2024 Music set to texts by or inspired by Shakespeare. The choir recorded a piece by a contemporary composer during the season.

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Achievements against objectives set	Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	n/a

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	n/a
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	n/a
Other		n/a

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Income excluding the initial transfer of assets from Canticum Novum and pre- paid subscriptions for the 2024/25 season was around £1,800 above expenditure. The charity remains in a healthy financial position with total cash funds of around £23,000.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves of around the cost of promoting a large scale concert
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£10,000
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	No uncertainties

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Donations from members, gift aid, concert ticket sales, fees for choral performances
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	n/a
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Unsuccessful concert promotion Failure to recruit sufficiently skilled choir members and conductor
Other		n/a

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	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	Seek volunteers from among choir membership

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	n/a – no further trustee appointments anticipated
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Trustees, singing members and music director
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	Canticum CIO was registered on 30 May 2023. It was formed to take over the charitable activities of Canticum Novum (charity number 1014780). The trustees of Canticum Novum requested and were granted an indemnity from Canticum Novum.The remaining assets of Canticum Novum were transferred to Canticum CIO during 2023/24. Canticum Novum was wound up and removed from the Charities register during 2023/24.
Other		n/a

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Canticum
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1203310

Charity’s principal address	44 Hitherfield Road,
	London
	SW16 2LN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Susan Porter- Thomas	Chair		n/a
Angus Saer	Treasurer		n/a
NancyBuchanan			n/a
James Pepler			n/a
Nicholas Pyke			n/a
EmilyRoberts		Resigned 14 July2023	n/a
Richard Murray		Appointed 14 November 2023	n/a

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
n/a	n/a	n/a

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity

Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name Address	Name Address
n/a	n/a	n/a

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

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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Other optional information

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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	James Pepler	Susan Porter-Thomas

	James Pepler	Susan Porter-Thomas

	Trustee	Chair
	17 October 2024
	17 October 2024

	Charity Name CANTICUM	Charity Name CANTICUM	Charity Name CANTICUM	No (if any) 1203310	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 5/30/2023	To	Period end date 8/31/2024

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Transfer from Canticum Novum 19,880 Concerts 11,825 Subscriptions 9,100 Gift Aid 1,730 Bank interest 444 CD sales 20 - - 42,999 - - Sub total - Total receipts 42,999 A3 Payments Concerts & recordings 10,184 Conductors 5,600 Rehearsal venues 2,875 PRS & Insurance 609 Website 432 Bank charges 60 Other 436 - - Sub total 20,196 - - Sub total - Total payments 20,196 Net of receipts/(payments) 22,803 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end 22,803 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)		to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 19,880 11,825 9,100 1,730 444 20 - - 42,999 - - - 42,999 10,184 5,600 2,875 609 432 60 436 - - 20,196 - - - 20,196 22,803 - - 22,803	Last year to the nearest £
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Bank current account Bank savings account Concert float Details Details Details Details Signature Angus Saer *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 1,233 - 21,370 - 200 - 22,803 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name AA SAER Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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		Date of approval
Angus Saer	AA SAER	9/22/2024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the Irusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended 31 2c42* Charity no (If any) fLo'221a Set out on pages I rBport to the trustees on my examination of the a counts of the above I S Responsibilitles 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 1"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{5llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material fflatters have come to my attention lolher than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe thal in, any material respect.. accounting COrdS were not kept in accordance with 5eGtion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examine¢s statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attenllon should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. P18ase delete the words in the brackets if Ihey clo not apply. 22 SEP ZOZg Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body lif any}: C IL)%TI fuTE Address: i É A-TWrtI1S fl fJ 60BX IER October 2018

Sectioii B Disclosure Only complele if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of chaiity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detalls of any items that the examlnorwishes to disclose. J I IER October 2018