CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the tTU8to0s1
members of
The IAbtton Concert Series
On accounts for the year
ended
315t December 2023
Charlty no
(if any)
1203462
Set out on pages
14 {TTUStees' Annual Repjrt for the period) and pages &6 (Receipts and
payments aC￿unts for the period)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe above
charrty Iyhe Trust.) for the period ended
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of rnport of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Acl
2011 Ilhe Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trusl's 8￿ntS 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 Commisgon
under section 14515}Ibl of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
Cause to believe that in, any material ￿Spect..
accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Indèpandent
examlnerfs statement
I have no concems and have come across no olher 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.
Signod:
Date:
Name:
Nigel Dav￿ Granger
Relevant professional
qualifl¢ationlsl or body
(rf any):
Charterpd Accountant (Retired)
Address:
Parkfiekl House, Alkerton
Easlington
Gloucestershire GL10 3AA
Section B
Disclosure
on￿ Complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem18ee CC32,
Independent examination of charity ￿l￿nts.. directions and guidance for
examinern).
IER
October 2018

Give hor• brlef detalls of
any items that the
•xamlner ￿$h•S to
di•¢108a.
None
IER
Octobor 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Wotton Concert Sarfes
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
Forth8 period
from
To
7th June 2023
31st O&c8rrb8r 2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
fund8
Endowment
funds
to Il* ￿ly4*1 £
Rg$trtct8d fund5
Total funds
Last yfrar
to th• nDiv•ut £
to th• noir•it É
to thw f
A1 Recel t8
C•sh receiv&d from predecessor
uninco
rated associal
1,531
Sub total(Gmss income forAR)
1,531
1,531
A2 A88&t and Invo•tmant salm.
80• tabl•
Sub total
Total rocelpts
1.531
1.031
A3Po
ment•
Sub tot•1
A4 A88•t and Invé•tmenl
pur¢ha8•1, {••• table)
Sub tot•1
Tot•lpaym8nts
Alet of re¢elpts/(wyments)
AS Tran•f•rs b•twe8n funds
A6 C••h funds last year ¢nd
Cash funds this year ond
1.531
1,531
1,531
1,S31
CCXX R1 accounts ISSI
1210912024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Ullrestricted
funds
to ￿&r*St £
Restricted fund5
Endowment
funds
Categories
Details
81 Cash funds
C•¥h
1.531
Total cash funds
1,531
Unrestrlcted
fund5
Restrl¢tèd fund5
Endowment
funds
to ￿¥r081 £
Details
to Mar•$t E
B2 Othèr monètary assots
rAYr•nt valuB
nAII
Detalls
bBlr¢wJ
l*lonall
B3 Inve$tm¢nt assets
Fu￿1 tg whlch •$¥ot
bvl¢x¥J
CArrfjrt v•14
Detalls
84 Assèts retalngd for th?
charity'$ own use
C4mt duo
Detalls
B5 Lhbllltlgs
Suned by gne ortwo Irusiéès on
behalf of al the Irusie8S
S&natur8
Print Name
Date of approv81
Christo
hèr Redenth Jarre5 Myrtow
Trustee
CCXX R2 8ccounls ISSI
1210912024

Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start dale
Period end date
From
June
2023
To 31
DecÈmber
2023
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
The Wotton Concert Series
Other names charlty is known by
Registered charlly number {if any)
1203462
Charlty's prlnclpal address
Littleworth Comer
Amberley
Gloucestershire
Postcode
GL5 SAW
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dat•$ actèd if not for whole
ear
Trust8• namg
Offlce Ilf any)
Chair, Truslees
Name of person (or body) gntitled
toa
oint trustee
ifan
Christopher
Roderick James
Marlow
Benedict Hoffnung
Artistic Director,
Trustee
Edward Scandrett
Harford
Roger Wyn-Jones
Trustee
Hon. Treasurer,
Trustee
10
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodlan trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
See above
Names and addresses of advlsers (Optlonal Infomiatlon>
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief exocutlve or names of senior staff members (Oplional information)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
Constitution as charitable incorporaled organisation (CIO)
Type of governing document
ie.tJ, Irusi oeeo, COllJ151UI
How the charity is constituted
leg. Trusi. associaiion, L.OmPI.
cio
Trustee selection methods
leo- agpoinieo Iiy, EIQE.ieu '. i. I
Appointed by resolution of the Trustees
Addltlonal governance issues (Optional informatlon)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about..
policies and procedures
adopted for the induclion and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisalional
slrLSCture and any wider
network with which the charity
works;
• relalionship with any related
parties;
trustees. consideralion of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
TAR
March 2012

Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the
public in the art and science of music, including by the presentation of
public concerts and recitals in South Gloucestershire and such other
locations as the trustees shall from time to time determine.
Summary of the objects ofthe
charity set out In Its
governing document
During the period under review, the charity was preparing for its
programme of concerts in 2024, and initiating its educational
programme.
Summary of the main
acllvltles undertaken for the
publlc benefil In relation lo
these objects Ilnclude wlthln
this section the statutory
declaratlon that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
Issued by the Charlty
Commlsslon on publlc
bonefltl
In so doing, the Trustees have had regard to the guidance on public
benefit issued by the Charity Commission, as required by Section
17(51 of the Charities Act 8nd the Charities (Accounts and Reports)
Regulations 2008.
Addltlonal detall8 of obJ8ctlves and actlvltles {Optlonal Informatlon)
Section D
Achievements and performance
The charity was fomed in June 2023. and during the period under r8view
was preparing for ils programme of concerts in 2024, including by
initiating a programme of fund-raising and attending to the other
administrative and compliance matters necessary for the 2024
programme to proceed.
Summary of Iha maln
achlevements of the charlty
durlng the year
Section E
Financial review
Brlef stalem8nt of the
charity's pollcy on reserves
The charity received a mere £1,530 as initial funding during the period
under review, and together with funds re￿ived on or after 1. January
2024 these funds will be applied towards the 2024 and subsequent
con￿rtS promoted by the charity and, as the educational programme
develops, towards that programme.
More generally, the charity's funding, and therefore th8 ¢oncert and
educational programmes it promotes, are entirely dependent on the
degree to which the costs of promoting concerts can be met by donations
and ticket income.
The Trustees, present intention is to accumulate and maintain reserves
which are sufficient lo enable the promotion of the next year's concert
and educational programmes. However. this will of necessity be
reviewed from time lo time as the chari
's activities develo
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Details of any funds materially
in deficit
NIA
Further flnanclal revlaw detalls (Optlonal InformatSon)
The charity's initial funding was sourced from its predecessor, being the
balance held by Wotton under Edge cOn￿rt Series lan unincorporated
association)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
the charity's principal
sources of funds lincluding
any fundraising).,
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity.,
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
The charity Lsndertook a successful fund-raising campaign early in 2024 which was designed lo enable the
re-launch of the concert progr8mme previously carried on Ipre-covidl by the Wollon under Edge Concert
Series (see above). In the event, the charity was able lo promote a successful concert in June 2024, and is
presently organising another concert in Novèmber 2024. Further plans are afoot for a three concert
programme for 2025.
The charlty's determination to maintain the quality of the musical programme means that current donation
levels mLssI be maintained and. ideally, improved. The Trustees also hope it will be possible to secure some
more permanent "structural" funding as the programme develops.
The Trustees will also be looking for new sources of funding for the educational programme.
Section G
Declaration
The trust8e8 declare that they have approved the trust8es' report above.
Slgned on bohalf of the charlty's trustees
Slgnature{s)
Full namelsl
Christopher Roderick James
Marlow
Posltlon {èg Secretary, Chalr,
etc)
Chair, Trustees
Date
TAR
March 2012