## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** > **From** 01/11/24 **Period start date To Period end date** 31/10/25 **Charity name:** The Cambridges > **Charity registration number:** 286214 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|To provide opportunities for ensemble music||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|
making for instrumentalists and non-instrumentalists
in Cambridgeshire. This for beginners through to
advanced players||| |
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
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|Cambridgeshire Holiday Orchestra offers access to
those aged 7 to 18 years, including those with
additional learning needs. Our staff are made aware
of any child attending who has additional needs, so
that the music courses can be as inclusive as
possible. We are also able to offer places to those
who require financial assistance via bursaries.||| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Committee members are aware of the guidance
and decisions at committee meetings are made
taking it into account.
All activities are planned with regard to the public
benefit, in particular seeking to make CHOA
music courses as accessible as possible for young
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You may choose to include further statements||||| ||SORP reference|||| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Cambridgeshire Holiday Orchestra does not make
grants to other organisations, but offers bursaries
to those in financial need to enable them to
attend the courses.||| |||||| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38






|||| |||Cambridgeshire Holiday Orchestra invests in
young musicians by providing taster courses
where they can try rare and expensive instruments.
We do not invest in other charities or companies,
but offer the opportunity to other musical charities
and events, such as Cambridge Community
||| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38



|~~Festival, to publicise their own events to our members.~~
In addition, we may on occasion commission young
or local composers to write music specifically for
Cambridgeshire Holiday Orchestra.||| |||Volunteers are involved at every stage of organising
and running CHO courses. Volunteer committee
members work with paid music and course
||| |Other||~~directors to plan courses, engage and pay tutors,~~
book venues, advertise courses, take bookings,
run the website, communicate with parents and
participants, provide pastoral support and do
anythingelse needed to keepcourses running||| |||||| |||||| ## **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|CHOA has continued to offer three music
courses a year with Russell Keable as
music director.
Bursaries have been given as needed to
enable children to attend who otherwise
could not have done so, and those with
additional needs have been supported as
appropriate.
Russell Keable was course director for
Christmas 2024 and Summer 2025, while
Anne Templer directed the Easter 2025
course.|| |||Total Number of children 634 involved du
financial year.|ring this| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Thanks to generous donations, the Christmas 2024
course broke even, despite relatively low numbers
due in part to awkward dates between Christmas
and New Year.
The Easter and Summer courses both made mode
profts, which will enable to offer more bursaries
and to look at how we can support our course
~~tutors and articiants better~~| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|~~pp .~~| |Other||The resignation of Claudia Goodbrand leaves us
with only fve committee members. We will
therefore need to look at recruiting more
volunteers,as such a small committeeputs stress| |||on current members to always be available to help
at courses and to take on multiple roles and
tasks in a way that may not be sustainable
long term.| |||| ## **Financial Review** Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 financial position at the end of the period Statement explaining the Para 1.22 policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 reserves Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 deficit Explanation of any Para 1.23 uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The source of funds is two-fold:
1 by charging participants a modest fee for each
course or activity
2 donations from participants past and present
and their families or supporters| |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|N/A| |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|Association| |
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|Elected by the committee| |||| |||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|N/A| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|N/A| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|N/A| |Other||N/A| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Cambridgeshire Holiday Orchestra Association|The Cambridgeshire Holiday Orchestra Association| |---|---|---| |Other name the charity uses|
Holiday Orchestra; CHOA|| |Registered charity number|
286214|| |
Charity’s principal address|8, Cockerton Road,
Girton,
Cambridge,
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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Katy Salmon|Chairperson|||| ||
Gina Holland
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~~Elizabeth Andrews~~|~~Treasurer~~|||| ||
~~Fiona Rutter~~|~~Booking secretary D~~|~~atabase manager comm~~|~~s~~|| ||
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Sarah Lee|Volunteer logistics|, comms.||| ||
~~Ldi Hill~~|~~N~~|||| ||
~~ya~~|~~one~~|||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| – 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 held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
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**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| |||Katy Salmon| ||
Elizabeth Ruth Andrews|KatySalmon| ||
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29/12/2025|| |**Receipts and Payments Account- Year End 31 October 2025**|**Receipts and Payments Account- Year End 31 October 2025**|**Receipts and Payments Account- Year End 31 October 2025**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||||| |**Cambridgeshire Holiday Orchestra Association**||**Registered Charity 286214**|||||||| ||||||||||| |**Total children**|167 children|186 children|311 children|**Total End**|170 children|190 children|291 children|**Total End**|Yearlyincrease/| |**Course Income:**|Xmas 2023|Easter 2024|Summer 2024|**31.10.2024**|Xmas 2024|Easter 2025|Summer 2025|**31.10.2025**|decrease| |Course Fees|16,456.60|17,788.00|32,087.00|**66,331.60**|18,297.50|19,476.46|31,468.65|**69,242.61**|2,911.01| |Collection edonations & Cash|492.33|370.35|610.51|**1,473.19**|290.02|217.26|1,697.84|**2,205.12**|731.93| |Donations|463.94|878.37|1,075.00|**2,417.31**|300.00|677.04|600.00|**1,577.04**|-840.27| |2nd Hand Music Sales|83.87|146.50|176.80|**407.17**|0.00|0.00|457.46|**457.46**|50.29| |T-shirt sales|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00| |Miscellaneous|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00| |**Total Course Income**|17,496.74|19,183.22|33,949.31|**70,629.27**|18,887.52|20,370.76|34,223.95|**73,482.23**|2,852.96| ||||||||||| |**Course Expenditure:**|||||||||| |Tutor Fees + Conductors|9,786.50|7,800.00|14,480.50|**32,067.00**|10,738.00|8,503.00|14,526.00|**33,767.00**|1,700.00| |Tutor Expenses|102.00|102.00|927.71|**1,131.71**|848.81|790.73|1,100.46|**2,740.00**|1,608.29| |Course Director Fee|2,810.00|1,840.00|2,410.00|**7,060.00**|2,410.00|1,740.00|2,410.00|**6,560.00**|-500.00| |Music & Instruments|247.50|298.00|245.25|**790.75**|239.36|250.00|423.37|**912.73**|121.98| |Hire of Hall|4,272.00|3,570.00|5,296.24|**13,138.24**|4,227.25|3,361.44|5,649.28|**13,237.97**|99.73| |Printing|0.00|0.00|77.16|**77.16**|154.90|0.00|98.12|**253.02**|175.86| |Food cost last day|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00|103.32|190.90|**294.22**|294.22| |Photocopy/Stationeryinc venue hire|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00| |Prizes|0.00|0.00|50.00|**50.00**|0.00|0.00|50.00|**50.00**|0.00| |Miscellaneous|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00| |T-shirt costs|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00|0.00|418.35|**418.35**|418.35| |Expenses|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00|0.00|422.92|**422.92**|422.92| |Refunds|245.00|0.00|1,485.00|**1,730.00**|505.00|65.00|1,622.00|**2,192.00**|462.00| |**Total Course Expenditure**|17,463.00|13,610.00|24,971.86|**56,044.86**|19,123.32|14,813.49|26,911.40|**60,848.21**|4,803.35| ||||||||||| |**Course Surplus/Deficit**|33.74|5,573.22|8,977.45|**14,584.41**|-235.80|5,557.27|7,312.55|**12,634.02**|-1,950.39| ||||||||||| |**Non-Course Income:**|||||||||| |Ace Sponsorship|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00| |BuildingSocietyInterest|0.00|0.00|75.89|**75.89**|259.63|247.56|202.43|**709.62**|633.73| |Cambridgeshire Youth Music|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00| |**Total Non-Course Income**|0.00|0.00|75.89|**75.89**|259.63|247.56|202.43|**709.62**|633.73| ||||||||||| |**Non-course Expenditure:**|||||||||| |Music Director Fee|588.50|588.50|1,070.00|**2,247.00**|588.50|588.50|1,070.00|**2,247.00**|0.00| |Insurance|233.33|233.33|233.33|**699.99**|230.62|230.62|230.62|**691.87**|-8.12| |Website|33.00|0.00|211.14|**244.14**|0.00|0.00|75.30|**75.30**|-168.84| |Auditors fee|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00| |Bank charges|0.00|0.00|0.00|**0.00**|0.00|0.00|24.61|**24.61**|24.61| |**Total Non-Course Expenditure**|854.83|821.83|1,514.47|**3,191.13**|819.12|819.12|1,400.53|**3,038.78**|-152.35| ||||||||||| |**Non-Course Surplus/Deficit**|-854.83|-821.83|-1,438.58|**-3,115.24**|-559.49|-571.56|-1,198.10|**-2,329.16**|786.08| ||||||||||| |**Total Overall Income**|17,496.74|19,183.22|34,025.20|**70,705.16**|**19,147.15**|**20,618.32**|**34,426.38**|**74,191.85**|3,486.69| |**Total Overall Expenditure**|18,317.83|14,431.83|26,486.33|**59,235.99**|**19,942.44**|**15,632.61**|**28,311.93**|**63,886.99**|4,651.00| |**Overall Surplus/Deficit**|-821.09|4,751.39|7,538.87|**11,469.17**|-795.29|4,985.71|6,114.45|**10,304.86**|-1,164.31| ||||||||||| |**Cash Funds brought forward**|**36,415.47**||||**47,884.64**||||11,469.17| |**Cash Fund carried forward**|**47,884.64**||||**58,189.50**||||10,304.86| |**Cash consists of:**|||||||||| ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** ## **Report to the trustees/** The Cambridgeshire Holiday Orchestra Association **members of** **On accounts for the year** 31[st] October 2025 **Charity no** 286214 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/10/2025. - **Responsibilities 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 - of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“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(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other 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. **Signed:** A Last **Date:** 21/8/2026 **Name:** Amanda Last ACA **Relevant professional** ICAEW **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 54 London Street Godmanchester, Cambs PE29 2HX ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **October 2018** **IER** 1 **Give here brief details of** NONE **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** **IER** 2