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2024-07-31-accounts

Charity number: 1204512

HARMONY WORKS TRUST

TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

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HARMONY WORKS TRUST

CONTENTS
Page
Reference and administrative details of the Company, its Trustees and advisers 1
Chair’s report 2
Trustees' report 3 - 9
Independent auditor’s report on the financial statements 10 - 12
Statement of financial activities 13
Balance sheet 14
Statement of cash flows 15
Notes to the financial statements 16 - 28

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HARMONY WORKS TRUST

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

Date of registration 29 August 2023
Charity registration no. 1204512
Trustees Ms K Burland Clark appointed 22 March 2023
Ms H Cockcroft appointed 27 September 2023
Ms D Edwards (Vice Chair) appointed 14 March 2023
Mr I Falconer (Vice Chair) appointed 16 March 2023
Mr D Hobson (Chair) appointed 14 March 2023
Mr P Kennan
appointed 16 March 2023, resigned 16 August 2024
Ms R McDonald appointed 01 January 2024
Mr K Shivers appointed 14 March 2023
Project Director Ms E Pieters
Registered office Office 9, Shirley House
31 Psalter Lane
Sheffield, S11 8YL
Independent auditor BHP LLP
2 Rutland Park
Sheffield, S10 2PD
Bankers Lloyds Bank
1 High Street
Sheffield

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CHAIR’S REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

I am delighted to introduce our Annual Report and to highlight the significant progress and achievements of Harmony Works Trust in our first full year as a charity.

Harmony Works Trust was set up as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in August 2023 following five years hard work from a group of interested parties led by the Sheffield Music Academy and the Sheffield Music Hub that saw the benefit of bringing together the main providers of music education in Sheffield into one central location.

I would like to thank the trustees of Sheffield Music Academy who had the commitment and support to act as an accountable body in these early years which allowed us to identify Canada House, to negotiate an option to purchase, appoint a design team and achieve a successful full planning application for the conversion of this important heritage asset.

The acquisition of Canada House was complicated and a significant milestone in our programme. As a charity we recognise the patience of the previous owners, Panache Ltd and are grateful that they were able to support us during the acquisition period.

We are confident that when the refurbishment is complete, we will provide a home for young people to develop their music skills and education across a wide range of different genre of music and make a significant contribution to the regeneration of Castlegate, in the centre of Sheffield.

However, the refurbishment of this heritage asset is only a part of the aims of the charity. More importantly is the bringing together young people, local groups and professional musicians in a way that enhances collaborative work. In this respect we have collaborative agreements with a range of organisations including the locally based Music in the Round, the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, The Sheffield College, Concerteenies and Choir With No Name, joined by relocations to Sheffield by Brass Bands England and Orchestras for All.

Furthermore, we have been reaching out to all communities and raising our profile within the sector and region with involvement in the MOBO Awards which were held in Sheffield for the first time and the very popular Castlegate Festival.

None of this could have been achieved without the support and commitment of Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority in terms of funding, introductions and guidance. We are grateful to all the funding organisations that have collaborated and supported the charity so far and who have recognised the benefits that will accrue from delivering our vision for Harmony Works including bringing a heritage asset back to life, developing arts and culture in the region and improving opportunities for young people.

Looking forward to the next 12 months the pace of development will be maintained with our focus on completing the fundraising for the capital project, completing the design and preparing for the appointment of a contractor and increasing the involvement of young people in the development of the final design.

Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed and without whom none of this would have been possible; our trustees who have supported the evolution of the charity, our passionate and committed in house project team who have put in the extra hours to achieve each programme milestone and our many different partners too numerous to mention, but you know who you are.

Signer ID: HZHX7OUYTW...

David Hobson Chair

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TRUSTEES' REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

The Trustees present our Annual Report together with the audited financial statements of the Harmony Works Trust for the period 29 August 2023 to 31 July 2024. We confirm that the Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of our governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Policies and objectives

The objects of the Trust are, for the public benefit:

In furtherance of the above purposes and not otherwise, we will, particularly, but not exclusively, provide and operate the venue at Canada House, Sheffield S1 2AT and such other facilities for teaching, practice, rehearsal and performance, and the provision of music support services; and will support other charities, governmental and not-for-profit organisations, including Sheffield Music Academy, Sheffield Music Hub, and other local music education hubs, in their provision and delivery of such services.

In setting objectives and planning for activities, we have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.

Strategies for achieving objectives

In the first year of existence our strategy has been:

Our work has therefore focused on developing the capital project procurement strategy, a capital project plan, a stakeholder engagement, fundraising, conservation management plan, and a management and maintenance plan. Our strategies for the post-capital works operational stage are being developed via an Operational Business Plan and Evaluation Strategy and Plan. We also prepared draft Safeguarding and Ethical Fundraising Policies that were formally adopted in 2024-25.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Accountable Body

Since the Harmony Works Project first began in 2017 the Sheffield Music Academy (SMA) had acted as the accountable body. Before we could complete the contract to purchase Canada House which SMA had entered into in January 2021, we first needed to transfer the role of accountable body to ourselves, together with the various assets and liabilities that SMA held on the project’s behalf.

On 25 March 2024 SMA and the Trust signed a Business Transfer and Handover Agreement to formally register that transfer. The Agreement, which was prepared by our legal advisors CMS LLP and tax advisors CT LLP, clearly set out what transferred and confirmed that we would be responsible for all outstanding liabilities relating to the transferring business and would indemnify SMA accordingly.

The Agreement confirmed that the effective date of transfer was the date of our incorporation, ie 29 August 2023. However, SMA continued to act as our agent in some matters until the date of the agreement, entering into engagements on our behalf and continuing to hold cash funds in relation to loan monies until its loan agreement with Sheffield City Council was novated.

We purchased the freehold of Canada House on 30 April 2024, primarily funded by a Levelling Up Fund Grant for that purpose. While we await the start of refurbishment later in 2025, the building is inspected and maintained on a weekly basis to retain the heritage asset in good condition.

Project Development

During 2023-24 our Project Team has developed the project, guided by us and supported by external consultants:

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

Key performance indicators

We aimed to achieve value for money during the period by following the procedures laid out in our Procurement Method Statement. This ensured that our procurement of goods and services and the recruitment of staff were fair, properly authorised and recorded, competitively tendered and offered satisfactory quality and value for money.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial review of the period

In the period to 31 July 2024, we received income of £2,257,105, comprising balances of £29,427 transferred from Sheffield Music Academy which had previously acted as the project’s Accountable Body, grants and donations totalling £2,223,624 and £4,054 of bank interest.

Some £1.6 million of the grants and donations we received was from the Levelling Up Fund, secured by Sheffield City Council in 2021 awarded to the project in December 2022, specifically for the purchase of Canada House.

We spent £413,189 on charitable activities related to the project (building consultants, design and survey fees, and legal and insurance costs) and acquired Canada House for £1,661,000. As at 31 July 2024, funds totalled £1,843,916 of which (£98,546) are unrestricted funds and £1,942,462 are restricted funds.

Fundraising activities and income generation

We engaged consultant fundraising support between August and December 2023 to support the ongoing fundraising activity by the team and trustees. In the 11 months to 31 July 2024 we secured Gainshare funding of £2 million from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Authority, £108,250 of development funds from Sheffield City Council and £200,000 from trusts and foundations, all of which we expect to expend by summer 2027. We also applied for £3.5 million from Round Four of Arts Council England’s Cultural Development Fund in May 2024 and £4.6m from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in August 2024.We have received no complaints about our fundraising activities.

Going concern

After making appropriate enquiries, we have a reasonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, we continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies.

Reserves Policy

During this initial capital phase of the project, most of our funds are restricted for acquisition and refurbishment purposes. We recognise that before the Project enters its operational phase, we will have to determine our Reserves Policy and identify a minimum level of operating capital to sustain our operations in the face of unexpected emergencies and economic downturns. The charity has negative free reserves of £98,546 as at 31 July 2024.

Most charities aim to keep between one to six months of cash in free reserves to cover all operating expenses and, pending the Board’s final decision on an appropriate level for Harmony Works, we have budgeted for £100,000 in the first instance, just over 15% (two months) of cash in hand, but we would hope to increase that to near 30% (about one term) over time, a level typical in the education sector.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The Harmony Works Trust was established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 29 August 2023.

Our Constitution requires that there must be at least three charity trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee. There is no maximum number of charity trustees that may be appointed.

Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of not more than four years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. Each of Sheffield Music Academy and Sheffield Music Hub (each an "appointing body") may appoint one charity trustee.

The trustees for the charity for the period ended 31 July 2024 are listed on page 1. The seven trustees appointed at the date of registration were joined by Ruth McDonald on 1 January 2024. Peter Kennan resigned as a trustee on 16 August 2024.

Organisational structure and decision-making policies

We met as Trustee Board eight times during the period covered by this report. At our meetings we agree the broad strategy and areas of activity for the Charity, including capital project development, long term business planning, insurance and financial strategies, risk management and performance.

We have also established three sub-committees (Capital Project, Finance & Resources, and Fundraising) that meet every four to six weeks, and have delegated authority to pursue matters within their remit on behalf of the main Board.

The day-to-day delivery of the Harmony Works Project is delegated to the Project Director and her team.

We may make decisions either at a meeting or by resolution in writing or electronic form agreed by a majority of us all.

Policies adopted for the induction and training of Trustees

Trustees are appointed on the basis of skill and other qualities that they may bring to the charity. During the period all trustees and staff undertook training on Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), which supported the creation of our initial EDI Statement. Future trustee development topics will include health and safety, including the Building Safety Act. All trustees receive a copy of the Constitution and receive trustee training.

Pay policy for key management personnel

During 2023-24 all staff were employed on a freelance basis, but we began work with our HR advisors to develop policies and procedures that will enable us to directly employ a small team of project staff from January 2025. That will include policies to ensure salaries remain competitive and appropriate.

Related party relationships

All our trustees volunteer their services and are not paid for their work. Out of pocket expenses totalling £634 were paid to 2 trustees, in accordance with our Trustee Expenses Policy.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

Ian Falconer and Karen Burland-Clark, as trustees nominated by Sheffield Music Academy and the Sheffield Music Hub respectively, registered conflicts of interest and took no part in decisions that impacted on those partners. No other trustees registered a conflict of interest during the period.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Principal risks and uncertainties

We keep the major risks to which the charity is exposed under regular review, in particular those related to our operations and finances. We have established systems and procedures to manage them, and we consider the top risks affecting the project, and their mitigation, at each Board meeting. In this period, the principal risks and uncertainties were as follows:

Trustees' indemnities

We have Trustee’s and Directors’ indemnity insurance cover in place to the value of £2 million.

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

In 2024-25 we plan:

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

Events after the Reporting Period

In January 2025, the Trust was delighted to receive confirmation of two major awards which it had applied for in the autumn of 2024, i.e. £4.67 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and £3.5 million from Arts Council England. Together with our previous fundraising successes, we have now identified the majority of the funds we require to complete the capital phase of the project.

Statement of Trustees' responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the constitution. 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.

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the persons who are Trustees at the time when this Trustees' report is approved has confirmed that:

Auditors

The auditors, BHP LLP, have indicated their willingness to continue in office. The designated Trustees will propose a motion reappointing the auditors at a meeting of the Trustees.

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Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Signer ID: HZHX7OUYTW...

…………………………………………….. David Hobson Chair of Trustees

Date: 05/02/2025 GMT

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HARMONY WORKS TRUST

We have audited the financial statements of Harmony Works Trust (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 July 2024, which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the trustees' report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HARMONY WORKS TRUST (CONTINUED)

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We assessed the susceptibility of the entity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HARMONY WORKS TRUST (CONTINUED)

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the FRC's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Signer ID: WKOLTHN6RI... BHP LLP Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor 2 Rutland Park Sheffield S10 2PD

05/02/2025 GMT Date:

BHP LLP is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

Note
Income from:
Donations and legacies
4
Investments
5
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
6
Impairment
7
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
15
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Net movement in funds
Total funds carried forward
Restricted
funds
2024
£
2,303,166
-
2,303,166
410,704
156,000
566,704
1,736,462
50,000
1,786,462
1,786,462
1,786,462
Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
(50,115)
4,054
(46,061)
2,485
-
2,485
(48,546)
(50,000)
(98,546)
(98,546)
(98,546)
Total
funds
2024
£
2,253,051
4,054
2,257,105
413,189
156,000
569,189
1,687,916
-
1,687,916
1,687,916
1,687,916

The Statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the period.

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BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 JULY 2024

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
Current assets
Debtors
12
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
13
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
14
Total net assets
Charity funds
Restricted funds
15
Unrestricted funds
15
Total funds
50,532
338,406
388,938
(100,600)
2024
£
1,505,000
1,505,000
288,338
1,793,338
(105,422)
1,687,916
1,786,462
(98,546)
1,687,916

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Signer ID: HZHX7OUYTW...

David Hobson (Chair of Trustees) Date: 05/02/2025 GMT

The notes on pages 16 to 28 form part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024
Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities
18
Cash flows from investing activities
Interests from investments
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash transferred from Sheffield Music Academy activities
Net cash provided by financing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
19,20
2024
£
1,904,118
4,054
(1,661,000)
(1,656,946)
91,234
91,234
338,406
338,406

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

1. General information

Harmony Works Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered in England and Wales. The registered office is Office 9, Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane, Sheffield, S11 8YL. The charity was registered with the Charity Commission on 29 August 2023.

2. Accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair' view. This departure has involved following the Charities SORP (FRS 102) published in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

Harmony Works Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy. The accounts are presented in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity and is rounded to the nearest £.

2.2 Going concern

The Trustees have at the time of approving the financial statements a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

2.3 Income

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

Grants are included in the Statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the Balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.

Donated professional services and facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount it would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.4 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.

2.5 Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.

2.6 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably.

Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. The freehold land and property purchased in the period is in the process of being restored and refurbished and is akin to an asset in the course of construction, as such depreciated is not being charged.

Assets not measured at fair value are reviewed for any indication that the asset may be impaired at each balance sheet date. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, is estimated and compared to the carrying amount. Where the carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recognised in statement of financial activities unless the asset is carried at a revalued amount where the impairment loss is a revaluation decrease.

The freehold property known as Canada House is an inalienable asset.

2.7 Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

2.8 Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

2. Accounting policies (continued)

2.9 Liabilities and provisions

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.

Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost.

2.10 Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

2.11 Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.

3. Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions:

The charity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates and assumptions will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. There are no estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

4. Income from donations and legacies

Donations
Transfers from Sheffield Music Academy (note 21)
Donation in kind
Total donations
Grants
Restricted
funds
2024
£
79,542
115,779
195,321
2,107,845
2,303,166
Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
(50,115)
-
(50,115)
-
(50,115)
Total
funds
2024
£
29,427
115,779
145,206
2,107,845
2,253,051

5. Investment income

Bank interest received
Interest received from HMRC
Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
2,220
1,834
4,054
Total
funds
2024
£
2,220
1,834
4,054

6. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Summary by fund type

Restricted Unrestricted
funds funds Total
2024 2024 2024
£ £ £
The Harmony Works Project 410,704 2,485 413,189

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

7. Impairment

Restricted Total
funds funds
2024 2024
£ £
Impairment of Canada House (note 11) 156,000 156,000

8. Analysis of expenditure by activities

Activities
undertaken Support costs Total
directly (note 8) funds
2024 2024 2024
£ £ £
The Harmony Works Project 399,189 14,000 413,189

Analysis of direct costs


Facilities management
Project fees
Building consultants
Building design
Building surveys
Legal fees
Communication and engagement
Interest and charges
The Harmony
Works Project
2024
£
35,285
82,223
44,143
23,750
81,229
115,779
14,295
2,485
399,189
Total
funds
2024
£
35,285
82,223
44,143
23,750
81,229
115,779
14,295
2,485
399,189

9. Auditor's remuneration

The auditor's remuneration amounts to an auditor fee of £13,250, and accounting services of £750.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

10. Staff costs and trustees'remuneration and expenses

The gross remuneration of the key management personnel during the period was £32,100. The key management personnel is deemed to be those listed on page one of the accounts who are paid as freelancers. The charity has no employees.

During the period, no trustees received any remuneration or other benefits.

During the period ended 31 July 2024, expenses totalling £634 were reimbursed or paid directly to 2 trustees in relation to travel costs.

11. Tangible fixed assets

Cost
Additions
At 31 July 2024
Impairment
Impairment charge
At 31 July 2024
Net book value
At 31 July 2024
Freehold land
and property
£
1,661,000
1,661,000
156,000
156,000
1,505,000

Freehold land and property comprises Canada House which is in the process of restoration. Further details are provided in accounting policies.

An impairment of £156,000 has been recognised on the basis of a professional valuation from SMC Brownhill Vickers dated April 2024 due to market hardening conditions experienced since the agreed purchase price and acquisition.

Canada House is under restoration, as development progresses futher impairments are expected as conservation deficit is realised.

The professional valuation also indicates that the value of Canada House following completion of the restoration project will be in excess of the original purchase price.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

12. Debtors

Due within one year
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
2024
£
5,301
45,231
50,532

13. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Trade creditors
Accruals
2024
£
85,503
15,097
100,600

14. Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

2024
£
Other loans 105,422

The loan is an unsecured loan from Sheffield City Council to support the expenditure of the project. The loan is repayable in two equal instalments in June 2026 and June 2027. Interest is accrued on a daily basis at 2.55% per annum.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

15. Statement of funds Statement of funds - current period

Unrestricted funds
General funds
Restricted funds
Levelling Up Funding
National Lottery Heritage Funding
SYMCA Gainshare
Sheffield City Council
Trusts
Sheffield Music Academy
Donation in kind - legal fees
Restricted fixed asset fund
Total of funds
Income
£
(46,061)
1,600,000
154,608
280,000
149,753
2,284
742
115,779
-
2,303,166
2,257,105
Expenditure
£
(2,485)
-
(154,608)
(35,013)
(102,278)
(2,284)
(742)
(115,779)
(156,000)
(566,704)
(569,189)
Transfers
in/out
£
(50,000)
(1,600,000)
-
-
(11,000)
-
-
-
1,661,000
50,000
-
Balance at 31
July 2024
£
(98,546)
-
-
244,987
36,475
-
-
-
1,505,000
1,786,462
1,687,916

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

15. Statement of funds (continued)

Restricted funds

Levelling Up Funding - Granted to Harmony Works from SCC from Sheffield Gateway Levelling Up Fund for the purchase of Canada House.

National Lottery Heritage Fund - Development Grant to fund survey work, project team, audience development and community engagement, fundraising, viability assessment.

SYMCA Gainshare (allocation from Sheffield City Council) – design fees, project team, insurances, construction, consultant costs.

Sheffield City Council - Feasibility Grant to fund reports for ACE application, including economic and social data outputs, subsidy control opinion, access report, fundraising, business plan, cost plan.

Trusts - Business Plan, Community Engagement, project team.

Sheffield Music Academy - legal fees (IBIS release), statutory fees (planning).

Donation in Kind - Legal fees - From CMS LLP for work associated with the acquisition of Canada House, establishment of Harmony Works Trust CIO and transfer of funds and accountability from Sheffield Music Academy.

Fixed asset funds - represents the net book value of the tangible fixed assets.

General Funds

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

The unrestricted fund has a deficit balance as at 31 July 2024 totalling £98,456. This deficit balance is represented by the loan from SCC detailed in note 13.

Transfers from the restricted funds to the fixed asset fund represents funding received from grant providers expensed in accordance with the conditions and transferred to a separate fund to represent the cost of the property. The £50,000 transferred from unrestricted funds represents the charity's own investment in the purchase of the property.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

16. Summary of funds

Summary of funds - current period

General funds
Restricted funds
Income
£
(46,061)
2,303,166
2,257,105
Expenditure
£
(2,485)
(566,704)
(569,189)
Transfers
in/out
£
(50,000)
50,000
-
Balance at 31
July 2024
£
(98,546)
1,786,462
1,687,916

17. Analysis of net assets between funds Analysis of net assets between funds - current period

Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
Creditors due in more than one year
Total
Restricted
funds
2024
£
1,505,000
382,062
(100,600)
-
1,786,462
Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
-
6,876
-
(105,422)
(98,546)
Total
funds
2024
£
1,505,000
388,938
(100,600)
(105,422)
1,687,916

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

18. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income for the period (as per Statement of Financial Activities)
Adjustments for:
Interest from investments
Impairment of fixed assets
Increase in debtors
Increase in creditors
Transfer from Sheffield Music Academy
Net cash provided by operating activities
2024
£
1,687,916
(4,054)
156,000
(181)
93,864
(29,427)
1,904,118

19. Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

Cash in hand
Total cash and cash equivalents
2024
£
338,406
338,406

20. Analysis of changes in net debt

Cash at bank and in hand
Debt due after 1 year
Cash flows
£
205,912
-
205,912
Other non-
cash changes
£
-
(2,355)
(2,355)
Transfer from
SMA
£
132,494
(103,067)
29,427
At 31 July
2024
£
338,406
(105,422)
232,984

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

21. Related party transactions

Ian Falconer and Emily Pieters are trustees of Sheffield Music Academy (SMA). Harmony Works was formerly a project within SMA and included within their financial statements. On the establishment of Harmony Works Trust, assets and liabilities held by SMA with a net value of £29,427 were transferred to Harmony Works Trust and this figure is included in donations in the Statement of Financial Activities (note 4). No balance was due to or from SMA at 31 July 2024.

22. Transfer from Sheffield Music Academy

On 29 August 2023, the assets and liabilities related to the Harmony Works project were transferred from Sheffield Music Academy to the charity. The breakdown of the assets and liabilities transferred are shown below and recognised as income within donations and legacies (note 4):

Restricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Total
funds
2024 2024 2024
£ £ £
Current assets
Debtors 50,000 351 50,351
Cash at bank 38,633 52,601 91,234
Liabilities
Current liabilities (9,091) - (9,091)
Loan due over 1year - (103,067) (103,067)
79,542 (50,115) 29,427

Included within the above are the following restricted fund balances transferred from Sheffield Music Academy:

Levelling up funding
National Lottery Heritage Funding
Sheffield City Council
Trusts
Sheffield Music Academy
£
50,000
(4,787)
31,503
2,084
742
79,542

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2024

23. Post balance sheet events

In January 2025 the Trust was delighted to receive confirmation of two major awards which it had applied for in the autumn of 2024, i.e. £4.67 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and £3.5 million from Arts Council England. Together with our previous fundraising successes, we have now identified the majority of the funds we require to complete the capital phase of the project.

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