
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From   23 May 2024 To   31 December 2024** 

**Charity name: 23Arts International** 

## **Charity registration number: 1208366** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The advancement of the art of classical**<br>**music and jazz for the public benefit by**<br>**the provision of grants of financial**<br>**assistance which enable students, young**<br>**graduates and emerging artists from**<br>**across the world to pursue their musical**<br>**education in the UK and elsewhere in**<br>**preparation for entry into careers as**<br>**professional artists, in addition to**<br>**providing them with professional**<br>**performance opportunities.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**23Arts International has been registered**<br>**and is in the process of registering for**<br>**Gift Aid and building a network of**<br>**donors. It has yet to become fully**<br>**operational in this financial year.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**In preparing to make 23Arts International**<br>**operational, the trustees have continued**<br>**to follow and rely on the Charity**<br>**Commission’s guidance on public**<br>**benefit.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by 



volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**23Arts International has been registered**<br>**and is in the process of registering for**<br>**Gift Aid and building a network of**<br>**donors. It has yet to become fully**<br>**operational in this financial year.**|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**23Arts International has been registered**<br>**and is in the process of registering for**<br>**Gift Aid and building a network of**<br>**donors.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**23Arts International did not have any**<br>**reserves for this financial year.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**None.**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**A strategy is being put in place to build**<br>**up reserves.**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Appointed by existing trustees**|



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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|**23Arts International**|
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|Other name the charity uses|**N/A**|
|Registered charity number|**1208366**|
|Charity’s principal address|**4 Higher Thorn Close**<br>**Braunton**<br>**Devon**<br>**EX33 2FD**|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||**Katie Euna Nutt**||||
||**Candice Louise**<br>**Diana Wood**||||
||**Joanne Meng**<br>**Tsui Ooi**||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **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 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|||
|**Accountant**|**Cat Williams (Westcotts**<br>**LLP)**|**47 Boutport Street, Barnstaple, Devon**<br>**EX31 1SQ**|
|**Charity Contact**<br>**and Administrator**|**Francis-Christian Parham**|**116/1 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh EH3**<br>**5AD**|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**N/A** 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||**Katie Euna Nutt**|**Candice Louise Diana Wood**|
||<br>**Trustee**|**Trustee**|
||**26.10.2025**||
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||**23Arts International**|**23Arts International**|**23Arts International**|**23Arts International**|**23Arts International**|**1208366**|**1208366**|**1208366**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**||**23-May-24**||**To**||**31-Dec-24**|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**||**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
||**500**||**-**||**-**||**500**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|<br> **500**||**-**||**-**||**500**||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**||||||||||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**||||||||||
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|Administration and Accounts|**360**||||||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**360**||||||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **<br>**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|**-**||||||||**-**|
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|**Section B Statement of assets and**|||**liabilities at**||**the end of the period**|||||
|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**||||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**||**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||**Details**<br>**Details**||||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
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||**Details**<br>Signature<br>~~1~~||||**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>**Katie Euna Nutt**<br>**Candice Louise Diana Wood**||||**When due**<br>**(optional)**|
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||||||||||Date of<br>approval|
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

26/10/2025 



|**MONTH & YEAR **|**INCOMING**|**DATE**|**FUNDER**|**OUTGOING**|**DATE**|**RECIPIENT**|**NARRATIVE**|**BALANCE**|**INVOICE NO.**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**May-24**||||||||**£0.00**||
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||£500.00|16/07/2024|Mascarade Opera Limited||||Unrestricted donation|£500.00||
|||16/07/2024||£360.00|16/07/2024|Westcotts LLP|Charityregistration and accountingassistance|£140.00|561394/230145|
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|**Year end**|**£500.00**|||**£360.00**||||**£140.00**||



