2025-08-31-accounts - Canticum

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 September 2024 To 31 August 2025

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.

Additional information (optional)

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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. Substantial contributions of time are made by the chair with additional contributions also made by other members including the choir’s 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 2024/25 were: “Ave Maria” St Dominic’s Priory, Hampstead 3 October 2024 A programme of works with a Marian Theme. Also broadcast live on Radio Maria Marie Curie “Carols in the City”, Southwark Cathedral, 4 December 2024 “A Child is Born” Christmas concert, Great St Bartholomew’s, 10 December 2024 “From Advent to Ascension” St Peter’s Eaton Square 23 January 2025 A programme of sacred works marking events in the first half of the liturgical year Bach St John Passion Holy Trinity, Sloane Square 27 March 2025 Performance accompanied by Counterpoint orchestra English Choral Classics 31 May 2025 All Saints’ Odiham “A Walk with Nature” 10 July 2025, Queen’s House Greenwich Two performances of a programme of nature-themed works. Smaller groups of choir members performed at some other events where the choir was privately hired.

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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 pre-paid subscriptions for the 2025/26 season was around £100 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	None
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)	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
Richard Murray		n/a

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

Director name
n/a	n/a	n/a

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
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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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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Susan Porter-Thomas Signature(s) Susan Porter-Thomas Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair Chair, etc) Date __ 2025

Charity Name No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 9/1/2024 8/31/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds

Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
A1 Receipts Concerts 22,759 Subscriptions 7,336 Gift Aid 1,852 Friendsprogramme 552 Bank interest 537 Other 21 - - 33,057 - - Sub total - Total receipts 33,057 A3 Payments Concerts 23,892 Conductors 5,780 Rehearsal venues 2,680 PRS & Insurance 651 Bank charges 60 Other 266 - - - Sub total 33,329 - - Sub total - Total payments 33,329 Net of receipts/(payments) - 272 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end - 272 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 £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - funds	to the nearest £ funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 22,759 7,336 1,852 552 537 21 - - 33,057 - - - 33,057 23,892 5,780 2,680 651 60 266 - - - 33,329 - - - 33,329 - 272 - - - 272	Last year to the nearest £
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		- - - - - - - - - -	23,892	10,184
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Bank current account Savings account Concet float Details Details Details Details Signature Angus Saer *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 825 - 21,506 - 200 - 22,531 - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name ANGUS ADAIR 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	ANGUS ADAIR SAER	12/18/2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ELAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees C41•1 On accounts for the year ended Charlty no (If any Set out on pages I report to the Iruslees on my eXaMinatn of the accounts of thè above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended Rosponslbllltles and basis of rnport As the chariws trustees. you arè responsible for the preparation of the accounts in acccffdance Voryth the requirements of th8 Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounls carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have fdlowed all the aprAicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Acl. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confinn that no malerial matters have come to my attention in connection Vth the examination (other than that disdosed below.) which gives me cause to believe th8t in. any material reSL the accountffo records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Chartties Acl; or the accounts dKI not accord with th8 accounting records" or the accounts did not compty ryth the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Rep) Regulations 2008 4)ther than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair. view vthich 15 not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no Lx)ncems and have come auoss rK) Other matters in connection with the examination to %%thich attenlion should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Pleas dglete the wonls in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Dale: 12 Name: Relevanl professional quallflcatlon(s) or body IER Oct 2018

lif any): Address". Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs lo highlvjhl material matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examinats'on of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief delails of any Items that the examiner wishes lo dlsclose. IER Oct 2018