REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER.. 01879552 IEnllland and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 291Q46
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Dr G All8OPP
Mf8 M Cookhorn
M$ B D Crighlon
MrAAPDavis
Mi¥$ H Garrigan
Mr8 H S Ge8ry
Mr M H8rtley
Cllr E Lon8dale
Mr W N Matthews
Cllr K Morg8n-McG•eh*n
Mr C L Muldal
Mr A Nicklin
Mr K Spiers
Cllr R J Wood
Cllr G Patter
Ifrom October 2D24)
(from Octobor 20241
Chalr
(from Odober 20241
(from July 20251
lunlll July 2025}
Ifrorn July 20261
(until October 2024}
{from August 20251
Member of the Flnan¢e and General Purpose Sub-commtttè
Mernber of the Fundrai8ing Sub-commtttee
Momber ot tha Equality. Dlversity and Inclusion Sub-cornmittee
M8mber of the Artistic Dovelopment Group
Saf8guardlng Lèad on Board.. Mr A N Nickhn {to July 20251 and Dr G Atlsopp (from July 20251.
REQISTERED OFFICE
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Kings Chambar8
34'Queen Street
Derby
Oerby8hire
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REGISTERED COMPANY
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01879552 (England And Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY
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291046
ACCOUNTANT8
Bales We51on LLP
Ch8rtered Accountants
The MS118
Canal Slr8el
Derby
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
M Gumey FCCA. DChA
Oains Audit Ltd
2 Charnberlain Squaio
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Ms L A Galllard
COMPANY SECRETARY
Ms S Penn
IRe$lgned 28.10.251
WEBSITE
WWW.8lnlonlavlv8.¢o.uk
BANKERS
8arclay8 Bank PLC
17 Plains Road
Mapperley
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PATRONS
The Kann8h-Mason Family
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The Iru51e88 who arg also diroctors of the charity for Ihg PUfP0505 of th8 Companies Act 2008. present thgir
report wf(h the financigl ¥18lem¥nts ol tho charity for the yeBr ended 31 March 2025. The Iru8l¢es have
adopted the provi8ions of Accountlng and Reporting by Charitie5." Stslemenl ol Recommended Practice
applicable lo charities proparing their accounts in accordance wllh tho Fln•nel81 Reportlnp Slandofd
appllcablo in the UK and R8public of Irqland IFRS 102) leffe¢live 1 Jènuary 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
OblèGtive3 irid alm&
The o>blecl$ of the company In the year under review were as dolined by Its Memorandum And chir4ty
gi8lralion Instrument lo promote and 8dvance adu¢allon of the public by encouragement of the arts in
general and Sn partlcular the art of muslc. Thg Dlre¢tor6 are $81isfied that these alms Bre belng 8chleved.
To achieve its objects, th• ccrnpany's principal aclivf(ies are tho maintenance and m4nagemenl of the
orchestra,. the promotion of ccn¢èrty by the orche51ra both on its own account and in conjunclian with local
promoters and the pregent8tion of 8due8llon and other projects.
Tho Board of Directors, which met four Ilm¢8 during tho yoar, has Overall Te8POll8lblllty for the comp8nl8
affairs. The Chief Executiv8 roports to Ihe BD8rd and is respon5ib18 for Ihg oporaliDnal managgmenl of th8
company and leadership of staff. Sub-comrnitttes of the Board cansidor detailed issues and tha Oirectors
who 8re mernber8 of the88 8ub-commlttees am Indlcoled on page 1. During the yttai, IharB wore no material
chan988 in the pollcles pur8ued by the comp8ny.
Thè cornpany 1$ a règi818red chBritabl8 Company, limlt•d by lluaranle8 and not having a share capital.
Slnfonla VIV8 18 0 ¢harty provldlng or¢he8tral perfarm8nce9, educational and creative music projects and
P8rformanc88 In. vAth and for IoGo1 Gornmunities. Founded In 1982, Slnfonla Vlvo has estsbllshed a nallon81
reputation as a18adar in Groalive rnLt$lc activity in the UK, and remaln8 the only profession81 orchestra b88ed
within, and working throughout, tho Ea¥t Midl8nds.
VISION. MISSION, AND VALUES
Vi8Son.' All communitleB are In8pired through mu81c.
Ml4$lon.' Sinfonia Vlva 1$ an orGh•stra that li818n6, reBponds, and ¢011obor8les. We 8h&re creatlve projects
and p8rformances whlch nurture, challeng8, and deliihl.
VAlues'.
We arè Crnatlv• across all a¥pect8 of our WOA.
We are Ambltlou• lor our organi8alion, partlcipants and mu$lcl8n$, onabllng all to achlov8 thoir full potential.
Wg Re8poct oll the peop10 we work wlh, valulng their conlrfbullons and provldlng an Inclusive And welcoming
nvlronm•nl.
Ex¢ell•ncg ia al the hoart cf everything we do.
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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIE3
Public benefit
AS slated abovo tho tyblects (rf the company are lo promote and advanc8 edueatlon of the publlc by
èncouragement of the art8 In g8ner818nd In p8rtScular thè art of mualc.
Comrnunlfy and EduGatlonal Actlvlty botwe6n Aprll 2024- March 2020:
We directly worked wSth 4322 people on creallveleducaUonlcommunity projects Involving 8,860 att8ndanG
across 304 66sslons.
Within the ygar w• delivgrad 18 prol8cts andlor activthes for community 8nd educational groups. These
Includ•d some new programme$ of activity with o focus on healttt and wellbeing in Derby. ulillsing Dur STEAM
project model for delivery in the Ea8t Riding ol Yorkjhire, and two ints¥gen¢raliono1 partnorshlp proloct8.
Th8 majorlty of our work ha3 taken plaGg within Ihg East Midland$, with arliwty in Derby. Nottlnghamshire,
Laicesler and Lincolnshire. How8ver, wg have a150 dolivered commissioned programmas of work in the Ea51
Ridlng of Yorkshire, SLrfFolk, and Essex.
Orché&trAI and Ch*mb8r Muslc Perfomance8 botrrteen Aprll 2024- March 2025:
We dellvered 20 orcheotral, chamber, and18rge scale Jharlng evonts aCfQ88 the year a$ follow6..
OrGhe81ral programme8, including on8 Family ConGOrt
7 Chambgr re¢llal$. includlng four Relaxed Concerts
2 Famlly Concert8, including one Orchgslral Concert
- 3 Large Scale Shartng events at thq gnd of Creativfj Projects Involvlng 8 or morg Slnfonio Viva Mustcians
A lotsl of 11,812 audienc8 momber8 att8nded Ihaje perfoTmanco8.
17 of our parfomianc•8 look place wlthln the East Mldland8 110 in Derby, 3 in Notunuham, 2 In
Nollin9hamshlre, 1 Sn Llncoln¥hlTe. and 1 in Q?rbyJhlr•l, a lurther 2 perfoman¢8$ look pla¢a In Brldllngton.
East Yorkshire, and 1 took place In Suffolk.
AGro88 the yeOT we enaag¢d 144 Indlvldual mualclans, 28 Conductors, solol6t6, creatlve mu8lc18ader6 and
pre6enler6, and 119 orchestr81 musiclan8.
Th8 Directors conflm that Ih•y have compliod with their dull￿ under Section 17 ¢f the Cha￿11•8 Act 2011
wtth regard lo PublSc benefit.
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Thè Direetor$ were pleased will the level of charitabl& aclivilie8 produGgd by th8 company durlno the ￿fjr,
The davolopmenl of new slr8nd5 of 8clivlty, increajed partnerships and collaborations with Other cultural
organl$alions in Darby and beyond, 8ntJ the breadth of orche8tr81 and chamber perfurmances have baen
particular highlights over thè la81 y•ar.
Cr•atlvB Progr4mm
We have delivered 16 crealiw progr8mmes over the year, Including a number of new prolacts vihlch have
health ènd wellbeing focu8. These include 8 new ￿-Y￿ar partnership prajecl with Derby & Burton NHS Tru81.
Sinfonla Viva rnuslclan8 are worklng along$ltle Air Arts Ithtr Hoypitsl's arts progrommel mu8ici8n5 to build
their skills in working within a cllnical setting. All the partlcipatlng mu8lclan8 aro. receiving speciali51 CPD,
including cllnician led Ir8ininu, to enoblfj Ih9m lo not only develop Ihelr musical engagement gkllls ￿thIn
h08pilal wards, but al80 to deepèn their underslandlng of the experiencej of both p3llenls and staff.
We hav8 8180 bogun a highly 3ucces6ful 8erfe8 of Relaxed Concertg, focused prlmarlly on PrO￿￿1ng people
living wllh dgrnentia in the communlty, and their e&ref8, with a 8UPPOrted and inlofmal concert experience.
Our lims for this strand of activity was lo help reduce social isolallon. Improve tho men181 wellbelng ol
attendee$, and create a supportive and SUPPDrttsd $nvironm8nt in which both Garers and Gared for could relax
and 8h8re 8 posillve experknce Icg•lher.
Evaluatlon of this prograrnme demonstrates the Impact that the progr8mme18 havlng on attendeos.
83% of attende88 8trongly agroed and 17% 4gro8d that 'eVonts like thlg a￿ good for my w8llbelng': 'It'6 Iu8t
80 lovely lo Jlt and let the mu¥1¢ wash over you, and forget gbout ¢Ve￿haNg that's 9olng on." Vgry loylul and
relaxbng" An e8cap8 Irom r¢allty for an afternoon"
57% strongly agre￿ and 39% agreed that 'evgnlB like thig help me feel eonne¢ted lo other people,: "AIw8yS
pleasure lo have a natter to somg fri•ndly lace8 Ovgr a cake" The camaraderie 18 vory goodl"
48% 8trongly agreed and 39% agroed that 'my ne8ds and Int•r•$t* wertr consider￿ when designing this
V8nl.. "The audl8nce was very muGh Gonsidered when eregllng IhSa event. Bravol Loved the colouring
$heats tao plus the iefreshments- 811 senses were con$ideredll"
Feedback from a member of staff al Univorsal Carers, who gnabl• their gervi¢¥ us8rs to 4tt8nd the89
concerts further demonstrat&8 thè Impa¢l of Ih08e event3-.
Th• fomiat Itfjglf18 unlque In Its off•rlng wlthlng tho muslcal group fomiats that exlst for Carers and
tho$& belng Cared For In Derby Clty. Th• siru¢turo of R acts as * great conlalner, In that there l#
wondgrful balance of anecdotg, storyi snlpp•tB to provok• thought and the range of muslc Its•lf. Th•
teady flow Irom aach polnt and pl6c• of muslc 18 gentty sllmulatlng but not oveNihelmlng for thè
n•r¥ou¥ #￿tern.
On r•turnlng to ￿ch sqgslon, th•rg h a r•i#Buranc8 In thg famlllarlty of th1¥ itruGturo as well 41 the
néw theme or rang¥ of muslc that Is Introduc•d. The longth Is porfect for holdlng attgntlon and
concentrntlon enough wlth the lum of ts3ty refrashments afterward8. Tho addltlon of bèlng ablo to
talk to the Muslclan's •nd have tho conversation slart&rs availablo on tho tabl06 SUPPOrt6 that oth•r
layer of Int•Y#ctlon, communl¢•tlon ind cogni￿va actlvity.
Additional acuvity wlth a focus on health and wèllbelng wa8.Llelivered In partnership wrth Oreheslra5 Live in
Essex, Lincolnshire and Suflolk throughout the year. fwo of Ih88e projects had an inlergeneralional foeu&,'
one saw young musicians performing along$id8 residents from $hgltered housing un118 In South Lin¢oln$hir&',
while in Suffolk memb&rJ ol The Bridge Project lan organisalion supporting adults with learnlng dl8abililie81
partl¢lpaled alongslde care home reyidents Ilving with domenlia in a project in Sudbury, Suffolk.
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W8 conllnued to dellver a number of programme$ of act1￿Y for childran #nd young p•opl8. Through our
ongoing partnership wrth Rolls-Royce PLC we were able lo provlde over 500 children ond ￿Ung people in
Derby wllh our Mechanical Advantage ProleGI which explored the 8¢18nce behlnd gearg, lever8. and pulley9.
We once ggain worked in partnorship with the learnlng taam from Derby Museum6, wlth th8 pr4ect
culmlnallng In two perf()rrnAnco8 al Derby Th88trvJ on 1st April 2025.
This strand of our work continue8 10 8UPPOrt ¢hll(tr6n In Some of Ihtt moyt yocio-economlcally deprived area3
of the Cty of Derby, providlng them n¢1 only wrth an excepllon81 cultur81 and crealive &xperience, bul 8180
supporting Ih¢lr learning and heightening Ihgir in18re8t Sn STEM 8uble¢t8.
A member of staff involved In tho project Said.. "Cr•atlv• prol•cts wSth Slnfonla Vl¥a arg oxlr•fflgly
Valuable to our chlldren. They give th? chlldrnn th• chancv to work wlth profos$lon•l muslclans.
explore thèlr car6or and ask que$tlons. It alBo helps to bulld th¥ chlldren's Gonfldgnco, ¥o¢lal skll
and ablllty to work a* J tgam. For m•ny of our chlldren the9• •xp•rlence¥ are Ilfo-chanuing and they
gèt to use thelr creatlve taltrnt to compo¥o a song . Jornethlng whlch many n•v¢r thought they would
be able to do. They then 9et to gee thèlr 30ng come to Ilfe and many have sald how proud th•y ar• of
thglr wark."
This y8ar wa a150 dglivared a STEM prc4O¢t in East Riding. Energy Is a proleot we fir81 delivered In 2017, and
throughout the project partlcipants oxplDre th8 history of gnergy from foB8iI fuels lo the dev81opment 01 9re8n
ènergy and use this as the startin9 point for th8lr own cr$alive writing and song creation. The final
performanc8 ol Ihls project, given al Brldllngton Spa. was ovailable lo schools throughout the country vla
streamed recording. and it has been vl8w8d by over 7,000 chbldren and young people.
AddiliDnal acllvity wllh childron ¥nd young peoplo includgd a creative prole¢t with Unaccompanied A8ylum
Seeklng Children and Young p8opl• in Derbyshire, pupils attending two 5PgGial Schools In Llncolnshire,
Energy Insp1￿￿ work¥hops In Nottingh8mshlre. Inlorrnal out of school aclivilie5 for children wllh addition81
negds In Derby Ihrouoh a partn8rshlp wllh Hubbub Th&alr6, and of our mu51cl8ns attended 8 new Earty
Year$ project being delivorgd by Dgrby Cathedral to 8howGase Ih81r In8trumenl8 and perform for the chlldren
and parents allending,
Orchestral and Chambor Mujlc PorformanceJ
W¢ have continued lo work collaboratSvaly ￿1￿ local cuttufal And muyical partner8 acrois th• yoar for mèny of
pur Goncarts. While our main perfom)anGe venues remaln Dèrby Cathedral, Deiby's Museum of Making and
the Royal Concart Hall, Nottlngham, w8 have also glven Nvo con¢ert$ al Soulhwell Mln8ter wlthln the y68r and
performed al the hlstoric Cromford Mills in the D&nNgnl Valley, Derbyshirg.
Hlghllgh18 of the year hove Snduded a Famlly Concert featuring a perforniance Df tho chamber vorsion of
Pelor and th8 Woff. Dellvered In partnershlp with Derby Cathèdr81, Ihls eoncert Saw Kadiatu Kanneh-Ma8on,
on• ol our PalrDn5, work with the orch¢4lro lor th8 first time a8 8 presenter and narrator.
We 81yo perfomied al Southwell Minster for the first lime thi$ year. FirBlly, for a concert of Christma$ Mu$tG
along81de Ihfj Calh8dral Choir to a cap8cIty gudlence, Tha second concert saw us bnng lugBthor the
¢ombined Ghoirs of Derby. Coventry. L&l¢esler and Sovlhwell Cathedral far #n Incrodibly 8pecial performanc8
cf Durufla's R8quigm wrth a massed ¢hoif of over 10Q $Sngers.
Our concert series In Derby Is now fiirnly eslabllshed. We aim lo provid8 a broad variety of orche$lral and
chamber mu61c for our audlence8, and thig ye8r was no exception. From a Bar￿￿0 concert featuring Bach,
Concerto for Two Vlolln8 and Vivaldl's Glorla. lo an all Americ8n prtraramme of Copland, Barber, and Augusts
Reid Thomas,
The mlx of muslc was insplr•d. 11 a loy to hoar mu81c I wa• unfomlllar wlth. I brought a frlond
long who at th• ag• of 66 had n•vor IlJtan•d to ¢lasslcal muslc bgforg and dèsplto Ilvlng In Derby h[8
whole Ilfe had n•vor boon In D•rby Cath•drAI. H• wii tronsflxod, ¥ald ha folt Ilko hls Ilfg had been
ch8ngedl- Audience feedback
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We have given three ¢onGert8 al th8 Royal Concart Hall In Nottingham. and were delighted lo welcome back
conductor Delyana Lazarova for our concert there in March whar8 she élrecled the orchestra In 8 memorable
performancpj Df Beethoven's Symphony No.8, We also returned for the Darley Pork Concert In August, and
Were thrilled lo be joined bytenor Nicky Sp#nce.
We hav8 conllnued lo champion works by female and Underrep￿3ented cornpostsr8 within the year having
performed works by Fanny Mendlas50hn. Rebecca Clork, Ange18 Mortey, Caroline Sh￿. Cecelia McDowall,
Augusta Raid ThornBB, Amy Beach and Valerie Colem8n. We hav¢ 0110 ghowca8ed the In¢r¢dible and
dlver3è talent within our orche3lrB our Leader, Sophie Rr>sa, featuring ds a solo16t In a number of
performance8, and our Prlncipal Ob¢e, Maddy Aldi8.Evan¥, and Principd Trump8t, Anthony ThompBOn,
stepping out aB sol018ts for a perfomonGe of Cop18nd's Qulet City in March.
Every part of tha programmo was d••ply absorblng and rl¢hly •ntertalnlng. Morv•lFous to Joe
bololsts, r•glonal orchestra and cholr at th8 top of thfjlr game. Wondorful atmosphèrè, packod
iudlènces and thrllllng to have such a graat ov•nlng In Darby Clty centr•.- Audience feedback
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Further d•v•lopments
Th&nk8 to 8 grant from The Fo￿8 Foundation we have boen 8bl8 to In￿81 In the dev8lopm&nt of a new
webBi!e wllhln the yeor. Thi8 went Ilve in August 2024, and is already having a sign5flcanl ImpA¢t upon the
organ15atlon. With a ¢learer, more n8vlg8ble web811e we have seen a significant incTease in traffic. as wall aB
morg peopl8 iignlng up to rocelv6 our dlollal n8w81etter8.
We held open rgcruitment for Bo?rd Nqembers in the $umm8r of 2024, wkh an excollenl re8pon8e resulllng In
three new Tru8lee$ belng &ppoSnled at the AQM in November, and a further twg Truste88 belng ¢o-opled
onlo th8 Board, and another indSvldual belng ccpopted onto th• EDI Su&committee. Thp88 ngw Board
appDintmenl8 bring o weath of experlenGe and relevant kntswlodge lo the organi$alion, ¥p•cilically in thg
Sreas of marketing, health & wellboing, HR, Safeguarding. and local networks and ¢onlacl8.
We have appolnted four new core members lo the orchestra. We have been dev8loplng our rocrullment
proce5S88 In Ilne wllh both the Muglcians UnK)n guidance on good practice gnd have embodded areas from
th8 Black Liv¢fj in Mu8lc Inclu8lve Re¢rultment pledge, whltth we have 8lgned up lo,
FollovAng Iheso 8ppointmenl¥ all Principal Wind positions pre filled for the flr81 Umo In many y88rg. Mètt Dunn
IPrln¢Sp81 Glarinel). G8relh Humphritss IPTincipal B838oonl, and Sarah Pennington IPrinclp81 Horn) have
joined the wlnd sectfon. wfth Wenh8n Jlang IPrincip81 Viola) taking a POBttson that has b88n va¢anl since
2021,
The last year has also yeen somg 8ignlfiBanl changes wllhin the slafflng of Slnfonia Viva. In June 2024
Marlanne Barraclough left the organis81ion after more than 15 yaar5 of18ading our Creative Programme$ lo
lake up a new role 88 Ch581 Executive of More Music Morecombe, and Hattie Cuup8, th8 Creative Proje¢t6
Producer, loft latar that month lo lake up a mora sènlor role wllh Britten Pe4ru Arts. We aro delight￿ lo have
made excellent appointments to th958 role¥, wilh Ka￿8 Lucas lolning uy from the Cty of Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra a$ Head of Crgalive Programrnes, and Notallg EdwaTd5 a8 Craallve ProJecl8 Prtsducar.
We have alBO h8d a change ol Flnince Manager wllhin the y?ar. with Suzanne Pann rglurrling to worklng
w(thin th• Educatlon Sector, and being replaced by Judllh Vann. Frorn January 2025 we incro0$od the
number of days provided by aur Fr99lance Trust and Foundallon8 fundraiser, and th15 specialist oxptsrtise 1$
beginning to benefit th• orgEni88lion in a vory posilivg way, with a $lgnificant Increa8e In ftrndrai8ed incomè
compared lo the prevlous year. Our marketing and communicalrons continues lo be managed by Flylno
Geese, a consultancy flrm, with our prlmary contact belng a classical rnusic marketing speGlallsl, and the
Impact of thi$ has been extrem61y p0611ive, demonslratsd by the increase in our earned income through li¢k81
Sales.
The 188m contSnue lo worl( in a hybrid way, wth Staff working from th¢ offic• on average Iwo dgy8 per we8k.
Thi5 Gonlinues lo provlde staff with flexlbllily and a better work life balanco and Is working positively for tha
grgani8alion. We aro now a180 off&rlng staff the opportunlty lo lake annualisgd h¢*urs contract5 to further holp
with work life balance as requiredlpquesled. Staff approlsals take place In Seplemberloctober annually with
slx-monlh review, Bnd we are maintaining a ring fenGed CPD budg81 enablin9 U8 to me81 both our slalulory
requiremen18 8nd provlLllng more personal devfjlopmonl opportunllig$.
Withln thg y8ar the Chief Execut4ve WAS Chalr of Trustees en the Board of Accessible Arts and Medla, end
was a Board Director of th8 Association of Bri118h Orchè$lrA. The Deputy Chlel Executive - Programmes was
Trustee of More Music lunlil her resignation in June 20241. The Head of Creative Programmes 15
Govèrnor at Shire18nd Technology Primary School In Sandw811 Iwlih the addlllonal respon81blllly of being the
Govemor S8feguardlno Llnkl, and a trustee ol Flalpack Projacls.
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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The prlncipol fundlng 8ource8 durlng the year were Ihe Nallon81 Portfollo Organlsation funding from Arts
Council England, used both as core lunding and lo Support actlthly. Derby Gily Council. The Garfield Weston
Foundation, The Foylo Foundation, Foundation Bgrby5hire and Roll$-RoyGe PLC. Sinfonia Vlva èn16red Into o
new Ihre&yeaT partnership agreement with Rolls-Roy¢g PLC in 2022, who rgmain one of the org8nl8allon's
longest slandlng partners. Sinfonia Viva is also 5UPPOrted by Dlhar grants and sponsorship donations a$
d8tslled In the notes to the accounts. plus In¢ome generated by the Chanty from ongagemenls, lick81 sales
and 8dtJG8llon pro]8Cts. The Dlre¢lor8 wgre pleased lo report Ihil key arti91￿ indleators in terms of
performances and croatlve programrn￿ wero mel.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Flnanclal revlew
The 8ceumulaled unroalrlclod Incom# fund at 31 Marctt 2025 #moLint8d to £143,360 Ihls Include8 fixed
assets of £1,373. The g¢¢umulaled reslrlcted InctsM8 fund at 31 March 2025 amounted lo £42,675.
Invo8tmgnt
The Orche8lr4 operat85 a d8posIt Bccounl wKh M8 bonkBr5 and cash not requlrèd for day lo day p8ymenly Is
nve$led in this deposit account until required lo fijnd tho charity's activlties. In the 2024125 flnanclal y8aT. the
deposit account realised £1,612 In inl•resl. In April 2022 3 sfj¢ond account wa5 opgnad with the
Monmoulh$hire BuSldlng Soclely wllh an Inillal deposSt of £50,000, later reducing lo £5,000. Thi3 account
reali88d £114 in Interest in the 2Q24125 linanGial year. Holdlng both Ihe8e accoLtn19 enables the ¢¢mpgny lo
reduce risk with deposit fund8 now held in 48parale finan¢i•l organi8allon8.
Re8ervtrs pollty
The Dlreclors ha￿ revlewed the fegerves pollcy In thè Ilgttt of Ihe main riBks to th& ch8rty. Tho DSr8ctors
gccepl that Ihe&e risks are variable and Br6 al80 Influenced by extemal factors. The Director5 have
dolgrmined that the charity $hDuld plan to hold free reserveg repres&nllng al lao&1 three month8 opeTating
expenses #nd suffiGient reserv88 to cover potential rgdundancy pay 1iablli1186. ThiB would allow the charlty
Ilme to find new funding for tts charllablo activit185 in the evgnl of curr?nl sources endlng or. rf n¢ces88ry.
enab18 the charty to ce88e Iradlng In a timely and prudent manner. To this pnd the Directors havg 08lablished
Ihal a6 a general policy tho free r88erve8 9hould fall btr￿een £90,000 and £111.000 al any one lime. The
DIr￿larS havg ronsidered thg Gurrgnl oporatlng cllmats and condud8d £90,000 to b* an appropriate level of
reserves for tho coming year.
U8• of re8or¥6s
Unre$lrl¢led reserves at the end of Mgrch 2Q25 were £143,380 including fixed ass￿$ of £1,373. Accordingly
the freo oa$h res8rveg available lo th8 ¢harily al the end of March 2025 wer• £141,987.
After making allow8n¢6 lur tho agro8d lev81 of reservo6 d9tailfjd above the Dlreclor8 have agreed a budget
Ih8t 8IIow8 UP to £51.987 of the unre3lricted reserves lo be used 10 5UPPOrt the charity'8 work durlng the
202512£ fln8n¢ial ye8r.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
Golng ¢onc•rn
The Directors are fully aware of the challenging fundraising onvironrnenl At wosonl, and tha wlder èconomlc
uncertalnty In the country end wlll conllnue lo ?xercisè effacliva control on all finonGial matters re181iny to the
company.
The orchestra recgives muGh of 115 Gore Income frorn Art6 Councll England IACEI, Arts Council England ha
confirned fundlng at 8 Eevel of £195,642, for thre8 ygars from 1st Aprfl 2023 10 31st March 2026. In oddllion,
our long¥t&nding p8rtnership wlth Rall$-Royce PLC wlll continue for a furth8r y8ar to 3181 March 2026 under a
one year ggreemant al £25.000. We will also continue lo rfjcellve our annual grgnl of £10,000 from Dorby City
Council In 2025128.
Demand for our project work contlriu95, gonoraling ¢4rned Income for tha organlsalion, and our fundr•l$lng
efforts alè continuing to geneTale Increased rolurns than in prevtous ygars. Wilh an InGf8a6e In the number ol
concert$ planned wrthln the 25126 flnancl?l year, and confirmallon that Orch8slral Tax Rellgf will be fixed at
45% from April 2025 thi8 w511 al80 genar8te addition81, conflmed incom•, for the year 2025128.
A$ o consequence, tha Dire¢lor• Mre confld8nl th* the Qr¢he8tra has 8ufflclent rèsources for the ne>1 tsvelve
month8 and on this bats1$ the Accounts have been preparad on o going Goncern bas18.
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PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
The organisalion ha8 adopted 8 new three year bu8lne88 plan which cow¥ the perlod April 2023 to March
2028, aligned with our current Arts Council England N41Eonal Portfollo Organl$alion funding period. Within this
plan we have identified nlno strategic priorfty ar8a8, trach with a set of meajurable KP18 to enable us 10
measure proqre¥$ against our almg. Our strategic priorty argas are..
Artlstl¢ Quallty: We ￿11 Sustain our poslllon as 4 #eclor leader for ort18llc qualty and excellence in ¢r8alivg
projects, and continuo to buSld tho reputallon , qualfty and bre*dlh of the orchestral p¢rfomance8 across th8
year. Collab¢mlion with the rggion's outstanding choir8, an ongoing commllmènl lo supportino emerglng
18l¢nl and promotlng eonductorn, soloiJl8, and comp089rg Irom underrepresented background8 remaln a key
priorty.
Crolltlvlty and Innovatlon., This rem8lng 81 thè he8rt of our work. and we will maintain our dlverBe range ol
Creativa programmes lor C8rgrs, refugee$. people living ￿th d8mentia. activity in SEND Sellings, and work
wlth chlldren and young people in areas of SOGii>economic deprlvalion. In addlllon we will draw ¢n our
88t8bll$h¢d delivory modely and conc¢rt fomals and increasg the number of r8pe8l¢d programme8 of work
and further build our local euttural ¢ollaboralions lo develop incluslvo craalive progromrnos for children, young
people and fgmille8.
Audl•nco Engaggmgnt and Aworgngsg Ralglng.. By March 2026 we alm lo be widely r8cognisad a8 the
Or¢he3lra Df the East Midlands, with an improved brand, idenlily, and digllal presenee. Thls will bfj further
enhanced through a project identifying 8lralogi¢ slak8hold8r5 and Supporters wlthln the reglon and developlng
re1811on8hlpÉ wllh them with the support of an external consuf(anl wllo tsp8Giali$es in th58 8re&.
Talgnt Dev•lopmont: We will focu8 on bullding the ski115 of our musicians and delivery partners through CPD
and other relevant training opportunille8. We will malntsln our commitment to engaoing emerging talent by
carefully considering the conductors, s¢10Ssls, comp058r$ and Creati￿ mu81c leaders we engage to work with
the orchestra.
Partnershlp Worklng: We wlll malnloln our pos6tive working relalfonships with key $lakohold8r$ and 8xisting
partners, including Derby Cathedral and Derby Mu$¢um$ Trust. Within th8 Current yoar w8 aim lo •$tobll8h
n•w relationships wrih Smaller vgnu8s acro88 the Ea$1 Midland8.
Equalrty. D￿ef8lty. Indu$lon and Relevance., We will maintsln our In¢lu¥ion and Relevance Slrgtegy, with
regular review by our EDI Sub-comM￿e& and B08Td. and measure progress against annual larg81s. We wlll
rnainlain our approach lo opgn and Incluslve recrullmenl lo 011 roles and po811ions within the organisalion ¥nd
orchfjslra, and corisull with specialists in rglation to accesgibllily of our work, both in community and conc•rt
settlnga, and ensure that inclu8iv• practice 18 gt the heart pf our work.
Fundralslng.. We conllnue lo work towards diver3fying our income streams lo create a more balanced rnodel
nd reduce rellance on a smaller numbar of supporters. We will maintAin the skills of an external Trusts and
Foundations spo¢ialis1, and Gonilnu8 lo bulld our Indlvldual gI￿ng IncDme through participation in Blg Qlve
camp8ign$.
Organl¥atlon Dovelopment.. Maintain a broad range of $kill8, expertl8e and Ilved experiences of Board
memberg through open recruttmenl wrthin the comlng yaar. Thi5 wlll includ¢ th8 recruttmenl ol a now Ghair of
the Board {due to the current Incumbent reaching their term limill. We will maintain our u89 of spftcia1181
fr8elancg $UPPOrt as required lo enable the organisatlon lo remmin feBponyivg wilhoul increa$qd flxed
overhead cost8.
Flnanclal ManJgom•nt & Su¥talnablllty: To s•1 and achieve break 8v8n annual budgets, and increase the
amount of conflrmed fundlng In place prior to the stsrt of each financial yeer, increase our ullllsallon of
Internal flnan¢ial By8tem8 to Increase efficiency, maintaln rogular reviews and updat05 of the Rlsk Re9isler
achieving a low or mgdium r18k rallng across all 8re88, through auccessful implemenlalion of our Fundrai$ing
aims we will improve our financial $ustsinabllity.
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STRUCTURE, OOVERNANGE AND MANAGEMENT
Govemlng document
Vlva Chamber Orche$lra Ltd 1$ a ¢ompony Ilmlled by gu8ranle6 govem¢d by Ils Memorandum and Artldes of
Aggoclation. It 18 TegI818ied as a charity wrth the Ghartly Commission. It was Incorporated on 22 January
1985 and r8gi51ar8d as a charity on 14 February 1985. The Memorandum and Articlgs of A8soclation wgre
last amonded on 4 Novomber 2021 to Introduce fixgd terms of offico for Director8.
Recrultmtsnt and appolntment ol now trustee#
Tha Board of Truste¢$ requlrej broadlh and d•plh of •xporience lo cary out its dulles effoctively snd
8fflciently. The Company18 also committed lo ensuring Iru8tees are represenlalive of the communKies Ihal wo
Borve and wider soclely. Whgn recrulling new Iruslees an Import8nt attrlbule is a pas81on for th8 work of the
orch&slra and a commitment lo th& ¢Dmpan¥8 values. Qgrby City Council, with whom we work in partnor$hlp,
makè up lo tsvo appointments lo the Board.
The Board ha$ recrulled 61x new m$mb¢rs over the la8112 month8 lo further 81renglhen the compo8ltlon of
the Board. Three TruBtees were appoinltsd 31 the AGM in Novgmbgr 2024, with a furthgr ￿ being GDknopled
with & viaw lo formal appointment at the AGM in Novombor 2025. Within the coming year wo wll bo recruiting
lo th8 position of Chair of the Board due to the current incurnbent reaching the end of thair te￿8 of servic8.
In accordance wlth the Artlcles of Associatlon. all truslèas Bppolnled slnce the la$1 Annual General Meellng
and any other Tr.ustee who has completed their appoinled term mu$l retire al the Annual Genero1 Meelino. In
•ccordan¢e with thes• provi8ion8, Mr Anthony Davis, wll rellre al the forthcoming Annual General Mealing.
Inductlon and tralnlng of new tru¥ts•i
Trustee8 al80 act 88 Directors of the Charity.
I new Directors me81 with th8 Chair and Chief Executkve before belng appointed al whlGh Ilme all 4$p8¢16 of
the ¢hartty 8r8 discussed, the role of tho Iru8lee wilhln the management of the organisalion explained and the
prucodure for decision rnaking oullinvd, Pr05pecliv8 DiTeclor5 attend a Board meeting as observ8r b8fDre
officlally being appolnled. This allows them lo meet prospactlve culle&gue8, discover how the company 18
performing against its bu8in086 plan and ask 8ny quegllon8. In addlllon, the new trustee ha8 the opportunlty
lo meet the managgrnent tearn arKI playgr repre6enlalive$.
On their appointment ta the Board, trust￿S rec$ive @n Indu¢lbn Pack, whlch provides them with 8 Ihorouoh
Inlrodu¢llon lo the organlsellon. and Ihelr role8 and m8ponsibllilie¥ as a Trustee and Director, as well as other
conlox1u81 Inform8tlon in¢ludlng tho roles of Board Committee8, external relalionJhip8, the current busine88
pl•n gnd budget, In¢lusion and relgvanGe plan and $afe9uardlng polky and procedures.
3¢nlor stsff r•mun•rJtlon
Tre Chief Executlve l)flleer and tho Oeputy Chief Executives Ipragramme and oper81ion81 comprise the
8enior management personnel. The pay 81ructure and policy for the tsvo Deputy Chief Executives are
pre8ented to the FSnance and General Purpose 8ub-committe¢ annual￿ lor 8pprov81. The 8oard 18
respon81ble for deciBions relating lo Temuneralion of th? Chief ExeGullve Officer.
A number of ¢rileri8 are used in 8ettlng pay Ineludlng..
the role and 118 Tespc>n8ibililias
salary 8tructure5 for Gomp8rabl8 pos￿10n8 ￿thIn the Cultural sector and roglonalty
- trends in average pay
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STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Related partlos
Ro115.Royce plc contlnued ils support of th$ OrGhe61ra dudng the ye8r. Carf Muldal. a Rolls-Royca amplw.
rem8in8d a Qireclor and wa8 8 momber ol the Fundraising Sub-committe8. Finance and General Purposes
sub-commlttee, and the Envir)nmenlal Working Group. Thls long-term relationship refleels the companls
¢ommilmenl lo 8￿pportIng the 8rt5 and the communltie8 In which rt cperale8. In addition, it r8cogni585 the
orche81ra'8 conlrlbutlon to d8llv8rSng Roll8-Royce'¥ STEAM oulroach commitment and the ￿gagement &
dov8lopm8nt of 118 people.
Dert>y Cty Council prOv￿ad contlnued support and as 8 partner li •ntitled lo appoint Direclors. Cllr
KlerÈn Morgan-McGeehan and Cllr Emily Lonsd8le conllnued lo Se￿ 09 DSre¢lors Ihruughoul the ￿*T. Cllr
Emlly Lon6dale was replaced by Gllr Ged Potter In Augu812025.
Rl$k manag•m•nt
The Dir•ctor8 hav• •xaminod th? rnajoi Flralggic, business and operational ilsk4 whlGh tho charity face5 and
confirm th81 systems have been establi3hgd lo •n•ble rogular report8 lo b8 produced, go that the ne¢eB$ary
slepg can be taken to mlllga16 these rlsk¥.
Thg Dirgclors are fully awa￿ of the (tncertain publiG fundlng poslllon and wSder e¢onomlG 5￿UalI0n. Budget8
for future years have been reviewed in light of this and th8 managem8nl team Continues lo exploro allernalive
models a8 a way of supporting th8 Orchgstra's core work.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Members of tha 8oard of Trlsstses. who are Directors for the purpose of the company law and Trustees for
th8 purp059 of charity law. who 69rv8d during tho year and up to the dale of th18 report are 6el out on page 1.
Members of the charitable company guarantee lo conlribulo an amount not trxceodlng £10 to the a8$8ts of
the ¢haritabh company In the event of wlnding up. The lo101 numbDr of such guaranleps at 31 March 2025
wa8 1212024.. 1 S).
Thi5 report ha5 been prepaTad in accordance with tho Spocid provlslons of Part 18 of the Companles Act
2006 relating to small companies.
Approvad by order of the board of Iru8te88 on ......
nd signed on ils behalf by.
AAPDavi8-Tru
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I report to Ihp charSly trust885 on my examin811on of th8 accounts of tho Company for the year ended 31
MaKh 2025 which ar8 891 out on pages 15 to 33.
Re*pon¥lbllltl•s and ba*1• of report
A8 the charity trustee3 of the company {and Blso Ils dlr•cters ftJT the purposes of company law} YOU ara
re8ponsible for the pr6par8tlon of the 8¢counl$ In a¢¢ordance ￿￿th the requlrements of the Companies Act
20081'lhe 2006 Act'}.
Havlng sallslied my8elf that tha 8c¢ounls of the company are not required lo be 4udiled undtrr Part 18 of tha
2006 Act and are eligible for Independent examinallan, I report in r8spaBI of rny examination of yDur
ompanws accounts 8s carrled out undèr sècllon 145 of the Charities Act 2011 I'the 2011 Act'l. In carrying
out my examinallon I hav8 followed tho Dlr¢¢tlons given by the Charlty CommI86￿On under 9ecllon 14515llb}
of tha 2011 Act,
Independ•nt •xamlner'$ stat•m#nt
SSne¢ the company8 gross income exceèded £250,000 your ex4mlner must be • rnember of a body listed in
fjection 145 of the 2011 Act. l Confirm that l am qualified ID undertake the examlnatlon becauye l am
m8rnbgr of the A68oclallon of Chart8red C¢rtlfled AcGounlant8 In England and Wale8, whlch Is on8 of th6
li51ed bodies.
I have Comploled my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my 4ttents.on In Gonnedlon wllh the
examlnalion giving me caus• lo that in any matgrial ro8po¢I:
aGcountlng record8 were not kept In resp8¢t of tho company as requSred by sectlon 386 (rf th8 2006 Act.. or
2. the accounts do not accord with tho$• records,, or
3. the accounts do not ¢ompty wllh the accountin9 requlrementg 018ectlon 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
r8quiremenl that the 8GGounl8 fjive a 'true and falr vl8W whlch Is not a m8ttor conL41dered a6 part of an
independonl examination., Dr
4. thè 8CCOUnts have not been pr¢p•red In accordancè with the methods and principle$ of the Stalomenl of
Recommendèd Pra¢li¢e for a¢counling and reporting by eharf(ie8 applicable to ¢harilies preparing their
accounts in a¢¢ord8n¢e with tho Fln4nGi81 Reporting S18ndard appllc8ble In th• UK and Republlc of Ireland
IFRS 1021.
I hav• no concerns and have come 8cro8$ no olh•r rn*tt8ru In conn•ctlon with tha examin8tlon lo which
attenllon should bè drawn In Ihl$ r&port in order lo tnable a proper underst8ntJing of tho ac¢ounls lo
reached.
M Gurney FCCA, DChA
of Dain8 Audit Ltd
2 chamberlain Square
ParBélse Clrcu8
Birnilngham
B3￿￿
M Gurney FCCA, DChA
IS Oel&ef 2otS
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2025
Total
funds
2024
Total
funds
UnrealActed ReSt￿cted
fund
ftjnd
Not98
INCOMEAND ENDOWMENT8 FROM
Donations and legacley
51,857
84,042
115,899
28,452
Charltable actlvltles
Engagements, ticket 80188 and education
projgcl$
Grants from public bodi08
Sponsorghip
281.653
205,642
30,200
311,853
205,842
25,000
323.717
205,642
25,000
25,000
Other trading act1v￿le6
Inv05tm&nt income
12,176
1,726
12.175
1.726
12,432
1,136
Total
552,853
119,242
872,095
596,379
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
21.463
21,463
40,499
Charlt•bl• actlvltl••
Expandllur8 on charitable acliwlias
408,965
93,666
500.531
478,527
Other
209.346
26,250
235,598
200,178
Total
637,774
119,816
757.55Q
717,204
Orchoslra tax relief
86,208
86,206
73,743
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
Transfers botw•pn fund¥
1.285
14.4441
15741
711
147,0821
18
Net rnovemont In fundi
(3,159)
3,e70
711
147,0821
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Toial fun¢Js brought forward
146,519
38,805
186,324
232,4C6
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
143,380
42,675
186.03S
185,324
The nDtg$ form part of Ihe8e flnon¢lo18tatemenl8
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2025
Total
fund8
2Q24
Total
funds
Unrestricted Restricted
fund
fund
Notgs
FIXED A38ETS
Tangible assgls
14
1,373
1,373
9,881
URRENT ASSETS
Debtor8
Cash al bank
15
181,153
85,989
181,153
132,285
137.498
121.810
46,296
267,142
46,296
313,438
259,308
CREDITORS
Amoun16 falling due wkhln one year
16
1125,1SS)
13,6211
1128,7761
183,8651
NET CURRENT ASSETS
141,987
42,875
184,882
175,443
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
143,380
42,67S
188,036
185,324
NET ASSETS
143,380
42,875
186,035
185,324
FUNDS
Unre3trfetsd funds
Re$trl¢t&d lund$
18
143,360
42,675
146.519
38.805
TOTAL FUNDS
188.035
165,324
The ¢h8rilable comp8ny is en1￿•d lo exempllon from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for
the ye8r ended 31 M￿ch 2025.
The mambors hava not requlred th8 company to obtaln an audSt of Ils flnanclal statements for th8 yèar ended
31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The Iru8tee8 acknowledge their Tegpon8ibilili08 for
{al
ensuring that the ch3ritab19 Gompsny k8epB aGcountlng recoTd8 that comply wllh Secllans 386 and 387
ofthg Campanies Act 2006 and
(b} preparlng flnancial 3talemenlB which give 3 true and f8lr wew of tha slate of affalrs ol the char(table
¢ompony 0$ al the end of each flnan¢lal year and of Ils surplus or def(c)t lor eath fingncial year In
accordance with the rgqulremenls ol SeclK)ns 394 and 395 and which olherwSge comply wlth the
requirement8 of the Companies Act 2006 relatlng to flnanclal 8tatement8, so far a8 appllc8b18 to th8
charllable company.
The notes forrn part of Ihe8e fln8ncl81 $181ements
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The8e linon¢i•l ilat•ment¥ hève been pi8pared in accordance with tho provi¥lons applicable lo Char￿ble
companies subject to the small eompanle8 reglmo.
Thts financial slatem8nt6 were approved by the Baard of Tru8t868 an¢Y aulhvrised lor issue on
.11./..lQ..l.kQ.l.S.. and were signed on its behaw by..
AAPD•vis-
WNMatth
ruste8
The noleB form part ofthe88 flnanebal statements
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2025
2024
Npt•$
Ca¥h fl¢w* from op•ratlng actlvlti
Catsh generated frorn operalionj
T8xalion refunded
17T,7931
73,743
179,733}
36,838
Net cash used in operatin9 activities
14,Q501
142,8971
Cash flows from Investlng actlvltl•i
Sale of tanglble flxed 8ss819
Inlerasl receivad
12,799
1,726
10,080
1,138
Nel cash provided by inv88ting acllvltiej
14,525
11,216
Ch•ngg In cawh and c4gh oqulv•lents
In thg raportlng p8rlod
Cash and cash equlvgjgnts at th•
b•glnnlng ol thg roportlng p•rlod
10,475
{31,8811
121,810
153,491
Cash Ind c#•h •qulv*l•nt• It th• •nd
of th• reportlng p•rlod
132,285
121,810
Tho nol•B fom part of IheBe financlal stst•ments
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RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE) TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
2025
2024
Net Incomo1(oxpendlturo1 for tho r•portlng perlod la8 por tho
Statomont of Flnanclal Acilvltlo$1
Adlu8tments lor..
Deprocialion charqos
Qrcheslra Ivjx relief
Profil on disposal of flxed assets
Intero8t received
Ilncre88elldgcrease in deblorB
Increase in crodf(ors
711
147,0821
5,884
186.2061
110.1751
11.7261
131,1921
44,911
7,831
173,7431
18,0021
11,1361
15,171
27,428
Not cagh uaed In op•r*tlon*
177,7931
179,7331
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
Al 1.4.24
Cash flow
Al 31.3.25
Net ca•h
C88h al bank
121,810
10.475
132,285
121,810
10,47S
132.285
Total
121,810
1a,475
132.285
The noteB fo￿ part of these financ￿1 statement6
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AGGOUNTING POLICIES
Ba•ls of pr8p•rlng tho fln•ncl•l •t•tèM•nts
The finan¢lal 6l*emenl8 of the charitable company. whl¢h 18 a public benefit entlty under FRS 102,
hav& b8en preparad in accordance with the Chailll&6 SORP IFRS 1021 'AGcounllng and R6POrtlng by
CharRie8.' Stalem8nt of Recommfjndgd PrAeli¢e applicable lo charities proparing their accounts sn
•¢cordance wlth the Financlal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Ropublic of Ireland IFRS
102) leffectlve 1 January 20191,, Flntsnclal Reporting St8ndard 102 'The Flnan¢ial Reporting Standard
appilcabl8 In the UK and Republlc of Ireland, and the Companles Aet 2006. The financial 8lalemenl8
have been prepargd undgr thfj ￿¥tOrICal COBt convenllon.
The Gharty meets the definlllon of # publlc bgnefll enllty under FRS102.
The accounts are prepared on o golng conoem ba818.
Thg financial Slalemenls 8r• pr059nl8d in sl•rling 1£).
The prfnclpal accountSng pollcle8 8d¢pled In the preparation of the flnancial atatem¢ntJ are aj lollow•.'
Golng ¢onGorn
The Directors are fully aware of tho ¢h8llenglng fundrw81ng envlronm&nl al pr&$ènl, and the wider
conornic uncertainty in thg country and will continuo 10 8xerci6o eff8Ctlv8 ¢onliol on all finanGial
m8tters Teletlng lo the ¢¢mpany.
Tre orchestra rec8lves much of 118 core Income from Artg Councll England IACEI. Arts C¢uncll
EnglBnd has Gonfirmed funding 81 a level of £195,642. lor three years from 1st Aprll 2023 10 31 st
March 2026. In addition, our longstanding partner8hip with Rolls-Royce PLC wlll conllnue for a further
year to 31st March 2026 unLler • one year agr8ernent al £25,QQO. W¢ will also rgnlinue lo rgGgIV8 our
annu81 grant of £10,000 from Derby Cty Councll in 2025126.
D•mand for our proj•Gt work Gonlinugs, g9nfjratrng earned income for the organl8allon, and our
fundralsing ttfforts are conllnuing lo ggnorate Increased r8lurn$ than in provlou6 years. Wlth an
Increase in the number of concerts planned within the 25126 financial ygar, and ¢onfirmdlion that
OrcheslTal Tax Rellaf wlll Oe ffxed al 45% from Aprll 2025 thlj WIN also generat• additional, confirrngd
Income, for the yg8r 2Q25126.
A¥ a Consequence, th• Directors are confldanl that the Orcheslro has Sufficient resourc68 for the next
Ive months and on th18 ba313 the Accounts hov• been prepared on a going conc8rn basis.
Incom•
All incorne is recogn188d in the Slat8m&nl of FinanciRI Aclivllle8 once the charlly hos onlillemenl to the
fund5, Ft Is probable that the income will be r8Geived and the amount can b8 mea¥uTed reliably.
Income represents income from perfomiancol and fyponsorship Ih8r8of, ex¢ludlng value add¢d tax,
plus grants from public bodle8 8nd donatlon$.
Com funding from publlc bodles18 ollo¢al6d lo the year for ¥thlch 11 Is granted. Spongorship of, 8nd
donatlDns towards, spocific performanc95 and projects ar8 allocated lo Ihfr period In which the evenl8
oecur. Where donors do not 8pecrfy which p$rformance donations and grants given lo the Charfly
Should be allocaleé to, this Income Is included in income when receivabla.
Inlgr851 racglvabl8 on funds held on deposll 18 Included when receivable &nd the amount can be
meaBurod reliably by the charity,. this is normally upon nolifi¢•lion of Ihe interest pald or payable by the
bank.
Expendlturn
Llabililes are recogni5ed 88 expendkure as soon as there 18 a legal or cDnstru¢liv8 ebligation
commilling thfj charSty lo ihal expandlluro, 1118 probable that a transfer of eeonomlc benefits will bB
r•quir8d In Bettlam8nt antj tho amount of the obllgallon can ￿ mg08ured rellably.
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ham
nan¢1
Year Ende
tlnu
ort
ACCOUNTING POLICIES. contlnuod
Exp8ndltur•
Expfjnditurg18 accounted for on on acGrual8 b881s. excludlng recoverable v81ue added tax.
Costs of raL8ing funds compri8• the costs 988¢xioled with attfadlng voluntary In¢ome.
Chartsble adlvily expenditure comprlses Ihoae co8t8 Sncurrèd by the charity In tha dollv&ry of 118
musical and educatlonal acllvlll8S 8nd $ervice6, 11 Includ89 both ¢osl$ that can be allocated dir¢clly lo
¥uch activi118s and th050 co$1$ of an indireGt nature nece88ary lo Support them.
AII c0918 8re alloe•t¢d between the expenditure cal¢gorle$ ol tha SOFA on a b4sI8 designèd to reflocl
tha use of the re80urce. Costs relallng lo o particular aclivty are allocated directly. Other costs aro
apportioned on an e8ilmated b8818 befyveen charitable acti￿11￿0 and 8UPPert C08t8.
IrrBcover8ble v￿u￿ added lax 18 charggd as 8 total co$1 agalnsl the actSvlty cost centre.
Expendllure relallng lo specific perfomiances and prolecls are 8llocat•d lo the porlod in which Ihg
ovenl6 ¢￿￿r,
T•nglbl• flxod as30ts
Pr￿r lo 1 April 2020. capital addlllons of gqulpmenl were wrltten off lo the Income and Expenditure
Aecounl in the year ol acquisition and there wgs Ih&r&fort no charg8 for d8precialion. Th¢ normal
requirem8nt would bè for the capitalis811on of offlc¢ equlpmtnl and for depreciation ID bg chaTg8d
thergon. Th18 posltion ¢annol be easily quanllfled due lo the mlxture of purchased, fundèd, partly
funded and donal¢d 8quipm8nl. Thus for clarity, this policy ha8 been adoptad lo give a true and fair
ew.
When 838ets were tran8f8rred In 2021 from Slnfonla Wv8 Events Ltd, they were capilalised and aro
being depreoiated. The a686t6 ¢0mpri88 Df offlce furnllurts, office er4ulpmenl, computer$, prinlors and a
vehlcla. Th8 f￿ad a$sot$ in•urgd for a totsl of £27,470.
Leasehold Impr¢)vemenls- 20% 51raighl line
Equlpmgnt- 20'A stralght Ilne
Motor vehicles - 20% stralghl line
Computar equipment- 33.33% 8lralght Iln•
Taxatlon
The charity 1$ èx•mpt from corporatlon 18x on118 charllable a¢llvitle8.
A government lnll181￿8, Orchestra TAX Relief, give8 riso lo a claim for Corpoi¢lbn Tax Relk8f whlch 16
reconglsed 88 Ine¢me receiv8ble in the SOFA.
Fund a¢countlng
Unreytriclgd funds can b• usgd In accord8n¢6 With the ch8rk8ble objectives al thè dlscrelbn of the
trustees.
R¢8lrlcled funds can only b¢ uaed for partlculAr r¢slricled purpo8e$ within the obj8c15 of the charkty.
Reslriclions arise when 8pecified by the don¢r or when funds are raised fcr particular restricted
purposes,
Further explanallon of the nature and purpose of 8g¢h fund l• included In the note8 lo the Ilnancial
81olements.
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Fl
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rEnd d31
ACCOUNTING POLICIES . contlnued
Hlre purcha88 and1••8lng commltments
Rgnlal8 paid undor operalSng leases arè charged lo th? S18temant of Financial Activltios on a slrglght
lin• ba¥18 ovgr tho poriod of tho lea88.
Penslon costs and olhor post.rotlrgmant ben•fllB
Th? ch&rilable company operates a defined contribution pon¥lon Scheme. Conlribullon5 P8yable lo th?
¢harilable company's panslon fjcheme 8r• charged lo the Stalomenl ot Financial A¢tivili88 in th?
peric¥l to which they relala.
D•btorn
Debtor$ aro recogni$•d al th8 s•tUement 8mounl owod lo the Ch8rlty or pmpaid.
Cradttor•
Creditors and pro￿81￿n6 are recognlsed where the Ch8rty ttas 8 piesont obligation re3utting fr¢m
P051 ovanl that will Probably result in Ihg transfer ol funds lo a third party, and the amount due lo ￿ttle
the obligation can be measured or e8llmalod rgliably. CrodllorN and prDv181on8 are normally recognised
al their settlement amount.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY
The prap8r8tion of a¢count8 Using g8nerally o¢¢epled 8CGountlng piinclpla8 require8 man8gement lo
make eg1imato8 and 853umptlons that affect the roPQrted amounts of os8ets and Ilabllltles at Ihg date
of the accounts 8nd the reported omounl3 ol revenues and fjxpBnses during the reporting perlod.
Tho kgy e8llmat88 an¢J 485umplionB U8ed In the Financlal Stalemènls are delail?d in th8 accounting
policies.
DONATIONS AND LE(3ACIES
202S
2024
Donationty
Gift aid
Leg8ci88
Grants
19,115
1,524
5,000
90,080
20,821
1,231
8,400
115,899
28,452
OTHER TRADING A¢TIVITIES
2025
2024
Equiprnenl hlr8
Equipmont 8alo$
2,000
10.175
4,430
,002
12,175
12,432
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dln
ni
tss to th? Flnanclal Staternents- conti
lor the Year Ended 31 March 2025
INVESTMENT INCOME
2025
2024
Dgpojii account inl8rg81
1,726
1,138
INCOME FROM CHARITAaLE ACTIVITIES
2025
2024
Engagem•ntg, ticket sal#8 and education proj•cts (èxcluding grants)
Other gTanls
Grant8 from publlc bodles
Sponsorship
311,853
286,765
3e,952
205,642
25,000
205,642
25,000
542,495
554,359
Grants from publlG bodS08 includes core fundlng of £195.642 from Art$ Councll England 12024..
£195,6421-
PAISING FUNDS
Ralglng donatlons and legacleg
2025
2024
Staff costs
Fundraising costs
30,445
10,Q54
21,463
21,463
40,499
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
2025
2024
Expenrlilure on Gharilablg aGlivili
500.531
476,527
SUPPORT COSTS
Other re60urceB
expgnd¢d
Staff cosl6-
managpmgnl
Human
Resources
Fln8nc8
Other
Tol818
2025
90,417
6,129
2,477
138,573
235,598
2024
88.019
6,200
1,342
104,817
200.178
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68lra
h Flnancla
t tgment
for th Yaar Endod
-co
10. NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
Nel incomellexpendllL*rfrl IB 8laled after charglngllcredkingl..
2025
2024
Deprèclallon - owned 8$tsel8
Operating leases - rent of premises
Indepondenl examlner518e
5,884
14,000
1,775
7,630
14,000
1,650
11. TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
Ther8 w8r$ no Irustee6' remuneration OT Other banefStg for the year endèd 31 Mareh 2025 nor for the
ye•r ended 31 Mor¢h 2024.
TN¥t•••' •xp•ns
There were no Iru3teeg' expenges p81d for th& yeor onded 31 March 202512024.. £01.
12. 8TAFF C08T8
2025
2024
Wages and salarie#
So¢lal security coslB
Other pension co818
177,443
13,546
4.OBD
209,723
16,132
4,688
195,069
230,523
Th¢ 4vgraue monthly number ol employe86 durlng the wrwa$ a# follcw8'.
2026
2024
Fundr8i8ing
Charltable 8Ctlvllle8
Support
One employee r¢¢olvod emolurnents in exce88 of £60.000. wlthln th8 •molum8ntJ banding of £60,001
£70,000 within the yoar. No employees recelved 6molumenls In excesg of £60,000 wilhln the year
onding 31 March 2024.
Key management personnel remun¢rollon for the ye#r wa8 £149,91412024.. £147,108).
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13. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIE8 TO 31 MARCH 2024
Unreslricl8d Reslriclfjd
fund
fund
Total
funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and laga¢ig$
12.187
16,285
28,452
Charltabl• actlvltl88
Eng8gemenls, ticket 5aleJ and education
projects
Grants from publtc bodieB
Spon6or8hip
188,720
205,642
25,000
154,987
323,717
205,642
25,Q>OO
Other trading aclivitleb
Investment income
12,432
1,136
12.432
1,136
T¢t•l
42S,097
171,282
596,379
EXPENDITURE ON
R81glng funds
40,499
40,499
Charltable actlvltle8
Expenditur8 on ¢harltable aclivilles
287,708
188.821
476.527
Other
194,328
5,830
200,178
Total
522,533
194,671
717,204
Orchoylra tax relief
73.743
73.743
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
Transfern botwe8n funds
123,8931
{3,1881
123,389)
3,188
(47,0821
N¢t movgrn?nt In fund¥
{26,881)
{20.2011
(47,082)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
173,400
59,008
232,408
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
146,519
38.80S
185,324
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ta
-con
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14. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSET8
Leasehold
Impr0￿MentS Equlpmenl
Motor
vohicle$
Computer
equipment
Tot8lB
COST
Al 1 April 2024
DI8po8als
29,727
15.521
12,5001
10.OOQ
110.0001
6,456
61,704
112,5001
At 31 March 2025
29,727
13,021
6,456
49,204
DEPRECIATION
Al 1 Aprll 2024
Charge for year
Eliminated on disposal
29,727
10.792
2,732
11,8761
7,000
1,000
18,0001
4,304
2,162
51,823
5,884
19.8761
Al 31 March 2025
29,727
11,648
6,456
47,831
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025
1,373
1,373
At 31 Marth 2024
4.729
3,000
2,152
9.881
10. DE8TORS: AMOUNT3 FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Trade debtors
Other debtor¥s
Tax
Prgpayment3 and a¢¢ruvd Income
77,446
2,259
88,206
15,242
43.311
2,355
73,743
18,089
181,153
137.498
11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALUNQ DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Trg¢Je creditors
So¢ial security and othor lax08
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred Income
99,433
16,921
790
11,832
63,296
13.229
1,790
5,550
128,776
83.865
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to the Fin
ncial Statements - contin
p Year EndBd 31 March 2025
17. LEASING AGREEMENT8
In August 2015 the Chartiy enler8d into a 10 year lease on the PTemi8e8 at RoblnBon Induslrlal Eslatg
with tho following commitments..
Year 1 - £10.000 pa1£6,600 po lunded out of ACE Gaprtal Grant)
Y•ar 2 - Rgnt fr88
Years 3 10 5- £10,000 p31£6.50D pa funded out ol ACE Capllal Grgnll
From 18 Auqu81202010 17 February 2022- £11,500 pa
Frc>m 17 Fabruary 2022- £15,000 pa
A rent revltw look pla¢e In year 5.
18. MOVEMENf IN FUND8
Net
rnovom8nl
in funda
Tran6ferB
btheen
funds
At
31.3.25
Al 1.4.24
Unregtrlcted funds
General fund
146,519
1.285
14,4441
143.360
Rvtrlctod fundi
Restricted fund
38,805
15741
4,444
42,875
TOTAL FUND8
185.324
711
186,Q35
N•t m0￿ment in fund8, included in tha èbm *r• 85 follows..
Incamlng
r&sour¢es
Resources
&xpended
Orchestra
tax rellef
Movement
In lund8
Unrejtrlcted lundi
General fund
552,853
1837,774)
88,206
1,285
Restrlctèd funds
Re$lrl¢t¢d fund
119,242
{119,8181
15741
TOTAL FUND3
672,095
1757,5901
86.208
711
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adl
ber O hgs
the Flnancl I Statements - Go
tin
r the Year End•d 31 M r¢h 2
25
18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- Gontlnued
Comparatlv•• for mov•rn•nt In fund•
Nel
movemertt
In funds
Transfer8
between
fund5
At
31.3.24
Ai 1.4.23
Unrutrf¢t•d fund•
G8n•r81 fund
173,400
(23,8931
13,1881
148.519
R•st￿¢t•d fund•
Reslrlcted fund
59,006
{23,3891
3,188
38,805
TOTAL FUNDS
232,406
147,0821
185,324
Comparative net movement In funds, Included In tha #bov8 dre aa follo￿..
Ineomlng
resources
ReJourGe8
xpond8d
OrcheblrA
lax r811gf
Movement
in funds
Unrnstrlcted fundg
General fund
425.097
1522,5331
73,743
123,e93)
R415trlcted fund•
R•8triclgd fund
171,282
1194.6711
{23,3891
TOTAL FUNDS
596,37S
1717,2041
73,743
147,0821
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arEn
omen
18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS. contlnued
At 31 March
2025
Rvtrlclgd Fund
At 1 Aprll 2024 Income Exp•ndltur•
Tranjforn
Arts Council England
Care Homes
Bergne-coupland
Foyle Foundation
Bfjmro$e
Dorby Moor
Lees 8rook
Slng Viva- Carers Choir
L$l¢¥ Creato
CANVAS
Rol*xed Conc8rt0
Culluro Café
Lelcesler VIrtU81 School
Mechanlcal Advantage
Famlly Concert
Derby & Burton Hogplt81
Togethar Through
Mu81c Llve
8,806
4,814
1,000
(5,860)
2,956
6,314
1,000
1,500
20.000
120,4001
11,8001
400
1,800
1,500
1.785
3,000
6,500
600
5,000
4,000
1,500
1,214
232
1,350
5,000
11,9211
17,7681
16,5001
110,0401
{11,1861
14,5001
11,7141
128,5001
9,440
11,482
500
3,060
44,360
500
8,200
6,318
1,348
15,860
500
110,2441
15,850
(9,4131
6,437
Totsl
38,805 119.242
1119,8181
42,675
Art¥ Councll England - An amount of £29,608 wa8 Iran8f8rr8d from Slnfonla Viva Events Ltd ISVEI
on the close of the Subsidiary ccmpany. This Tepresenls he balance of 8 grant m8de lo SVE for the
p&yment of aceommodallon rent. A total of £2,956 li carrted forward.
Borgne-coupland Charlty - Thi$ is a gmnl not spent In th• y•&r r88lricl•d to work In Llncoln4hlre. A
balanc8 of £1.000 1$ ¢8rried forward.
Foylo Foundatlon This grant was lo support dlgllal Infraslruclure Improvements, ntstably a new
web511e and orchestr#l CRM splem - all fund$ spent in y8aT.
B•Mr0￿ - A balan¢¢ brought forward of £1,80Q for a serios ol aclivili94 in and aut af 8Ghgol for puplls
of Bemrose A¢ad&my- 8118pent in year.
Dgrby Moor - A bal8nGe Garried forward of £1,500 for a 8erie8 of 8cliville& In 8nd out of school for
pupil$ of Darby Moor Schooi.
Lees Brook A balance of £1,785 brought forward for a s8rfes of dclivlties In and out of 8chool lor
puplls of Lees Brook Academy all spent in year. Addition81 fundB ￿re r8c8lved wllhln year for the
88mo PUTpose, and 8 balancè of £1.21418 carrled foiword.
Slny VIV4 - A balance of £3.000 brought forward from tho 0'Oyly Carte Charlt8ble fru¥l lo support
Sing Viva Carer$ Choir activity wa5 3115p&nt In year. A balance carrled fofW8rd of £232 from Manyfield
Buildlng Soci¢ty Charil&bl8 TruBI lo b• used for tho 8¥me purpo50.
Lelc8 Creato A balance brought forward of £e,500 for work wlth children and ygung people In
Lelc8$ler and LeiGe8ler8hlre- all spent year.
CANVAS - A balancg brought foFward of £600 for a collaborallve prole¢l ￿￿th a local theatre colnpany
working with18arning disgblod childr8n- all Spent in year.
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Fln ncl
èy rEnded31
arc
026
18. MOVEMENT IN FUND8- contlnu•d
R•laxed Concort8 A b818nce brouglrt forward of £5,QOO from the Blg Give Arts for Impact 2024
campaign to support Relaxed CDnE•rt8 specifically d85ign8d for p8oplg living with d*m8ntia and their
carars - 011 spgnt Iri year. A balance carried forward of £1,335 from the McLay Dernanlia Trust, and
further balance carTlod forward of £3,982 from the Big Give Christmas Chollenge lo be used for the
88m6 purpos•.
Care Homos - A balance carried forward af £4,814 from the Blg Glve Arts for Impact 2024 cawpaign.
Ind a balance carried fowarcl of £1,500 from the Florenc8 Cohen Charitable Trujt lo support ¢realivo
mu8ic workshops for people Ilving with dementia In car8 sollings.
Cultur• Café - A b#lance brought forward 01 £4,000 for • project for unaccompaniod osylum Jeeklng
young people livinq In Derby8hire- all 8P8nl in year.
L•lGg¥t0r Vlrtu•l 8Ghool A balonGe eprriBd fE)rw•rd of £1.346 for p projeGI for un•rGompanivd
#i￿uM se8king young p•opl• li%Ang in L•ice8tor And L•ic2s1￿shIr8.
M•¢h#nlcal Advantage - A cr?alive music makin9 project far children and young people attending
Dèrby Schools. A ba18nce carried fomard of £16.860 from Rolls-Royca PLC lo support the final
performance d8y al Derby Theatrè on 181 Aprll 2025.
F•mlly ¢oncort - A bqlanG8 ¢orrlgd forward of £SQO Irom thg Gohoncott Foundallon to support thg
d•vfjlDpmgnl and delwery gf a now conc8rt lormat fu Family Audience$.
D•tby & 8urton Hogpllal . A project d¢lFvered In portner¥hlp wllh Air Art$ lo pravlda patients al Derby
& Burton Ho8pllal8 wbth acce881o live mu8lc and performance.
Together Through Mu¥lc Llve- A balance carrled foN8rd of £6,437 to delfver CPD and addltlon81
support for teachers In Special gchod• and music •erviG• staff in Lin¢oln¥hirg,
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MOVEMENT IN FUND8. Gonllnued
At l Aprll
2023
At 31 March
2024
Rutrl¢t•d Fund
In¢om• Exp.•ndltur•
Transforn
Arts Council En9land
Biq Give
R8imagin8 Projects
Bergne-coupland
Babergh Care
Bemro$8
Slng Viva - Cgrers Cholr
MEHEM - UpriBing
Derby Moor
Lees 8rook
Culture Cafa
Pla¢e- Hubbub
Basildon Padtjington
DCEPFIRS School
Project
Keyh8m Lodge
Lelc8 Create
Ar¢8le- L(￿￿ Story
Eartheart DR
Good Cornpany EJ$ex
STEAM- Early Year8
Kool C8rer8
0118rton
14,656
(5,8501
8.806
9,814
9,814
3,40a
11.466
1,000
{14.8661
1,ooa
4,352
1,800
3,070
150
1,aoo
1,785
28,260
1,680
27,901
14.3521
1,8DO
3,000
4,991
1,000
15,434)
11,150)
13001
1981
{24,280}
110801
(27.9011
373
1.5110
1,785
4,000
600
98
2,800
11.450
11,940
4,441
6,050
25,650
1,039
6,100
17,BOO
12,8001
118.9051
114,4651
18,8541
{6,0601
I25,6￿)
{8,7561
16,1001
117,8001
7.455
9,025
4,413
6,500
5,000
2,717
Total
59,000
171,282
1194,6711
3,188
38,805
Arts Councll England - An amount of £29.606 w8s transferred from Sinfonla Vivo Events Ltd ISVEI
on the close of the sub8ldlary company. This reprasenl$ tho balance of 8 grant ma¢Ye to SVE for the
payment of accomrnodadon T8nl. A total of £8,80616 ¢arrfed forward.
8lg GIvo• A balanc8 carriad fo￿ard of £9.814 from tha Blg GI￿ Artty for Imp4¢1 Carnpalgn lo Support
activity lor paople Imng with dementia in Derby Ind D8rby5hirg.
R•lmaglne Projects - A balance brought fornard of £11,466 for an ttnvironmental themed project for
SEND puplls attenélng Derby Schools - all spent in year.
8oryno4opland Charlty - Th1$ Is 4 grant not spent in the year re5trkt￿ to WOTk In LSncoln8hSre. A
balance is ¢arri8d forward.
B•bèrgh Car0 - A prolecl for people who liva in care 8ettingJ and learnlng di¥abled aduttj livln9 in the
community in Babergh. Suffolk- 811 spent in yaor.
80mrofjo - A balance of £1,800 Garrfed forward foi a serle$ ol a¢tlvllle? In and out of School for pupi18
al Bgmr05e School, Derby.
Slng Vlva Carors Cholr A balanco brought foward of £4,991 from Erewash Voluntary A¢llon to
support Slng Viva Carers Cholr activlty - all 8penl in yoar. A balance carri8d forward of £3,000 from
D'oyly Carte Charltable Trust to 8UPPOrt Sing Wiva C8rer3 Choir actlvty.
MEHEM - Uprtllng Lln¢oln8hlrg Mujlc Sqrvlce8 - A balance brought fornvard 01 £1,000 for th&
legacy Prograrnme of Ihp MEHEM SEND Uprislng project- all 6pgnl in ygar.
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18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- eontlnuod
Derby Moor A balance of £1,500 carrled lo￿ard for 8 88￿88 Df acllvltles In and out of 8chool for
pupi18 al Derby Moor School, D¢￿y.
L•H Brook A balan¢8 cgrri¢d forward of £1,785 for a 8erie8 of actlvilio$ in and OLrl of school for
pupils al Lee$ Brook School, Derby.
Cultur• Cafe - A balanc8 of £4.000 carrted forward for 8 prole¢l for un8ceomp8nled asylum seeklng
young people Imng In Derbyshire.
PI4cg - Hubbub - A b4lance carried forward of £800 for a wllabpralivp pr4gGI with a Ig¢?1 Ih8alro
company for18aming disablod childron.
Baslldon Paddlnoton . Workshops for schools and famlly perfomi8ncea for communilles Sn Basildon,
E39ex- all spent In year.
DCEPFIRS School Project A serles of acllvi1186 In and out of SGhool for puplts at Flrs Primary
School, Derby- all sponl in year.
K•yh•rn Lod9• - A balallce brought forward of £7,4SS for a creative music PTojecl in a Social,
Emotion81, Menlel Hea￿￿ School in Lelcesler- 011 $p8nt In year
LO1￿ Create A batance bwoughi forward of £g.025 for work ¥￿th chlldren 8né young people in
L￿Ces16r and L8icesler8hire - all spent in year. A balance Cdrried foThvard of £6.500 for a creatlv8
music project for boginner inslrument81is18 in Loicesler and Lei¢estershlre.
Arcade - Love Story - A balance bTought forward of £4,413 far on Int*rganeration81 commun
songwriting project in Scarbofough, North York8hire- all spent in year.
Eartheart DRTT - A creallve muslc project wllh Deep Roots Tall Tree8 cholr, and young peopl8 from
Corby Musi¢ C8ntr8, Northamplonshire- all Spent in ygaT.
Good Company EM•x - A Cl￿1.￿rtS programme for Ih08e Ilving with dementia and their famity
car¢Jr8 in Brentsyood, E0#￿- all ipent In year.
STEAM - Early Yeorn- A balunce brought forward of £5,000 from Foundation Derbyshire (Tom Carey
Fund) ft)r work8hops for pre-school GhlldTon and a Famify Concert for th8 undor 5,8 In D8rby - 811 8ponl
in year.
Kool Carnrn A programm• aupportlno young C8rern and those Iliring with early enyel dementia
IhroLkgh creatlve workghop8 In Baslldon. E88eX- 811 spent In yeAr.
Ollerton - A creatlv8 mu8lG prol8Ct for prlmary and secondary school pupll8, and the local bra88 band.
In 011grton. Nollinghgm8hlr¢ 811 $ponl In ye8r.
Transfarn betw••n fund4
TranDfer8 have been made frorn the gen8r81 fund where neceg88ry to promde 8ddltlon81 fundlng in
8UPPOrt of the re8lricled fund projectB.
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19. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Genoral Donatlons
In accordance wth normal pr8clicg, the terns of certein gran18 and don8llong may result in repayrnenl
of 811 or part of the amounts receivabla rf the condition8 of that Income are not met. Tha Income m8y
b8 subject to relr08peellve eh&ck8 8nd audll$ undortaken by or on behalf of the Income provid8r8. To
the extant that condlti¢n8 are unable to be mel, grEnts or donaliDns may be repayablg. The dlrectOf6
do not bolieve that any malerlal amounts wlll need lo be repaid in respect of income included in Ihesg
account¥,
20. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Al the dosure of the Ir8dlng 8ubsldlary. Sinfoni8 Viva Event8 Ltd, 811 muni88 werg donated lo th8
charity. This included £29,606 orlginally Taceived In fundlng frum the Arts Councll for ronl paymanls,
The balanc• of £2,95612024.' £8,808) is hgld wSthln re81iicled fund8.
Support Is glvgn to th8 chorily by RollB Royce Ind Derby City Counril, the delall8 of which 8r&
contsined wlhln the Tru81ees Report.
Within the yearthe charity r•ceiv8d donations from Tru818è$101911Sng £15,907.
Ther8 Were no other related paty IranJacEion8 for the yèar or precgdlng year.
21, ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY
A5 noted in the TruBl80$' Roport, the compgny18 a iegl8lered Charity, Ilmlted by guoranl•• Bnd not
havlng 8h8re capltal. Each memb8r'8 li8bility 18 limited lo £10.
TRUSTEE INDEMNITY INSURANCE
The ov8rBII Insurance policy premlum8 include cover for the Charky Trustee Ind8mnty In$uran¢¢
provlding cover of up to £500,000 (2024.. £600,000},
23. PENSIONS
Th& charity aLJIcwenroll8d Its staff Into A defined eonlrtbullon 5ch8m• on 1 Jun8 2016. Payment5 in the
yeartotalled £4,080 {2024.' £4,688).
24. CONTINGENT ASSET
Sinfonia Vlva wa8 Informed in Junè 2023 th81 they were ta be th8 b8ngfl¢iary of a legacy from & person
deceasBd prior lo the 3151 March 2023. The leg8cy18 subject to the fjale of a prop9rty, wllh Sinfonia
Viva recelving a 3.5714'A $har8 of the resldue In the eslale. The exact Bmounl to bo r•ceived will be
delermlned onca the sale ot th8 prop8rty Is completed forwhlch there 18 no dellnlllve limellne.
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