## **Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research** 

## **(SEMPRE)** 

## **Minutes of the Annual General Meeting, Thursday 7 April 2022** 

1.30 – 2.00pm online via Zoom at the ‘SEMPRE 2022 MET-TMOHE Conference’ 

## Minutes 

**1. Welcome** (Chair) – Our particular thanks to Professor Evangelos Himonides, Conference Director, for timetabling this meeting to take place during the SEMPRE 2022 MET-TMOHE Conference’. 

## **2. Apologies** 

Margaret Barrett, Kate Blackstone, Karen Burland-Clark, Sue Hallam, David Hargreaves, Melissa Kirby, Alexandra Lamont, Adam Ockelford, Mary Stakelum 

**3. Minutes of the previous AGM held on Wednesday 7 April 2021 during the** 2021 12[th] International Research in Music Education (RiME) Conference, April 6-9 **.** Noted as correct. 

## **4. Matters arising** 

_Elections for Committee Members_ to note that the following members have been re-elected in 2022: 

_Chair:_ 

Graham Welch 

_Lay Members:_ 

Arielle Bonneville-Roussy 

Jane Ginsborg Ioulia Papageorgi Aaron Williamon 

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**5. Chair’s Report** (Professor Graham Welch) 

## **5.1. Special thanks** 

- 5.1.1. _Committee_ My thanks again as Chair to everyone on the SEMPRE Committee, Officers and Trustees for their positive contributions to the work of the Society over the past twelve months and more. Despite the challenges of the pandemic and the need for extensive virtual communication, we continue to have a successful global presence in the worlds of music education and music psychology through our charitable work that embraces our portfolio of publications (three journals, web presence and book series), support for international conferences and small grants award schemes. 

- 5.1.2. _Administrator_ (Josephine Borradaile) Our part-time Administrator, Josephine has continued to be central to our organisational success and we are very grateful for her persistent care, positivity and attention to detail. Her work is invaluable. 

- 5.1.3. _Editors and Assistants_ (Journals): My sincere thanks to the respective teams who take such professional care and pride in leading our three SAGE journals: 

   - Professor Andrea Creech and Dr Paolo Ammirante [Psychology of Music]; 

   - Associate Professor Julie Ballantyne and Dr Elizabeth MacGregor [Research Studies in Music Education]; and 

   - Professor Ian Cross and Dr Emily Payne [Music and Science]. 

- 5.1.4.  My thanks also to our other SEMPRE colleagues, supporters and organisations who each make a singular contribution to our success as an international learned society. 

      - _Book Reviews Editor_ (Professor Evangelos Himonides) 

      - _Conference organisers_ (Dr Helen Prior & Dr Mary Stakelum) 

      - _Publishers_ (Sage and Routledge [formerly Ashgate]) 

      - _All Our Authors_ 

      - _All Our Reviewers_ of the article submissions to our journals and book series for their time, professionalism, expertise and commitment to the rigorous advance of knowledge in the various sciences (social, physical, clinical) associated with music. 

- **5.2. Journals** – We note the ongoing success for our two established journals and our newer online journal, each produced by Sage: Psychology of Music (now in its 50[th] year of publication), Research Studies in Music Education and Music and Science. Our special thanks to Miriam Hodge and her colleagues at SAGE for their continued support for all our journals and mission: See Annex for the highlights of 2021 from SAGE. 

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## **5.3. SAGE Income over the past decade (January to December)** 

_Income 2010_ = £61,312.15 _Income 2011_ = £59,673.18 _Income 2012_ = £102,480.50 _Income 2013_ = £111,310.33 _Income 2014_ = £112,944.58 _Income 2015 =_ £128,134 _Income 2016 =_ £134,482.90 _Income 2017_ = £150,593.98 _Income 2018_ = £146,684.04 _Income 2019 =_ £159,460.48 _Income 2020 =_ £161,221.50 _Income 2021 =_ £133,354.13 

GfW noted that the drop in revenue from the journals was in part the result of COVID and the resulting impact on library budgets – during 2021 SAGE did not increase the subscription fees for existing subscribers. However, publishers are predicting that that there will be less sharp growth for journals in the future resulting in flatter revenue. 

## **5.4. Routledge (formerly Ashgate SEMPRE Book Series)** 

## **2021** 

https://www.routledge.com/SEMPRE-Studies-in-The-Psychology-ofMusic/book-series/SEMPRE N=39 books to date 

## **5.5 SEMPRE Awards** 

## **2021** 

- As at December 2021 SEMPRE’s total awards since 2004/5 total 

   - £980,584. Important to note that this figure includes monies set aside to fund SEMPRE’s 50[th] Anniversary research awards. N=27 applications were received by the 30 November 2020 deadline and eight awards were made, totalling £113,798.10 with initial findings expected to be reported at the 50[th] Anniversary conference to be held at Senate House, University of London, 2-3 September 2022. The recipients were from UK (3), Turkey, Brazil, Denmark, USA and Finland, and addressed research that is focused on groups with distinctive needs (deafness and hearing loss, immigrant women, youth, dementia, older people from minorities, learning difficulties and SEND, autism, and stroke patients). 

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## **5.6 Miller Investments 2021** 

         - These stand at £203,300 as at December 2021. 

         - This is an investment held to shore up SEMPRE’s capacity to support charitable donations over the long term. Particularly important given the changes in the publishing market noted above. 

      - **5.7 SEMPRE International Projects:** Recent projects have involved initiatives in cultural education in India and Nepal; special needs projects in Pakistan, Haiti and Brazil; music for young children in Afghanistan; and several projects on music for inclusion and literacy in Kenya; plus music education in Uganda and family support through music in Gambia. We have also supported a new Christmas music programme in an underserved community in NE Brazil. We also have a new ‘in principle’ commitment to supporting ISME in its new regional initiative to enrich and promote music education in under-served communities in various parts of the world, to be launched in 2021. Recipients are from Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, South Africa and US (focused on native Americans). See https://www.isme.org/news/isme-sempre-music-education-researchgrant-recipients-announced 

**6. Treasurer’s Report overview for 2021** (Professor Karen Burland) 

   - (See Annex for the official accounts as reported to the Charity Commissioners for 2020/21.) 

SEMPRE’s finances continue to look healthy and during 2021 we have promised around £43,952 of awards with an overall total of £980,584 made since 2004/05. The projected figure for SAGE royalties for 2021 at our December 2021 meeting was £123,558.45 but the figure we are due to receive at the end of April 2022 will be a little higher £133,354.13 although still a sharp dip compared with recent years: SAGE have explained how the impact of COVID and significant changes in the publishing market are contributing to this down turn and that we should not anticipate the same level of revenue growth that typically has offset standard attrition rates. 

An overview of our financial position is shown in the Financial Summary in the Annex attached. Finances are healthy but with a significant sum allocated to our 50[th] Anniversary Awards and a total of £121,733 of funds committed overall I would recommend that the current rate of spending is appropriate. Just to note that the accounts for 2020-2021 were signed off by the Chair of Trustees and our Independent Auditors and submitted to the Charity Commission submission on 31 January 2022. Finally, I would like to thank Josephine once again for her continued efforts in supporting the Society – she is vital to its smooth operation. 

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## **7. Membership Report** (Josephine Borradaile) 

See Annex for report. 

**8. Editors’ Reports** (see Annex for editors’ reports) 

   - **8.1.** _Psychology of Music_ (Professor Andrea Creech) 

AC asked it to be noted just how central PA has been to the success of PoM and how much she has enjoyed her time as Editor and would be very happy to support the new appointment. AC and GfW are finalising the call for applications with MH at SAGE which will be published shortly. 

- **8.2.** _Research Studies in Music Education_ (Associate Professor Julie Ballantyne) No comments to add to the report in the annex: overall making excellent progress. 

- **8.3** _Music & Science_ (Professor Ian Cross) 

   - No comments to add: progressing well, several special collections are planned. Action editors grown from the editorial board have helped to distribute the workload but would be lost without EP. 

## **9. Conference Secretary and Conference Liaison Officer** 

(report by Dr Helen Prior and Dr Mary Stakelum) 

See Annex for report. Just one or two points to note: very successful autumn conference in October 2021 run by AL. The next SEMPRE conference will be the 50[th] Anniversary Conference to be held 2 and 3 September 2022 in London: call for papers and the Hickman award will be released shortly. 

## **10. Webmaster’s Report** (Professor Evangelos Himonides) 

See Annex for report. Points to note: SEMPRE has supported the Afghanistan online music resource and the redevelopment of the Inspire Music Portal. 

## **11. Any Other Business** 

To note that we remain committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in all our activities, as illustrated by our range of awards globally in each of the world’s regions. Dr Mary Stakelum continues to lead on our policy development related to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, working with music colleagues across the higher education sector in the UK. 

## **12. DONM** 

To be advised – Spring 2023. 

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## **Annex 1: AGM 2022 Reports** 

## **SEMPRE Journals headlines:** 

- All three SEMPRE journals continue to successfully publish research with nearly 200 articles published in 2021. The journals continue to be popular research outlets; with hundreds of manuscripts submitted each year. SAGE is grateful for the excellent journals’ Editors for continuing rigorous peer review, publishing impactful content, and expanding to new communities despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

- Global readership increased in 2021; SEMPRE Journals now attract over 600,000 article downloads per year and can be accessed at thousands of institutions across the world. 

- _Psychology of Music_ is indexed in Clarivate Analytics’ Social Sciences Citation Index with an Impact Factor of 2.204. _Psychology of Music_ and _Research Studies in Music Education_ are both indexed in Scopus, and feature in the top five journals for Music Citescore ranking, and the top twenty journals for Music SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) category. In 2021 _Music & Science_ was accepted into the Scopus database, with metrics to be released in 2022. 

## **SAGE Publishing 2021 news:** 

- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is something that we care deeply about at SAGE. We are aware that the publishing industry, including SAGE, has much more work to do in order to better reflect the diversity of the world we seek to educate and inform. In 2021 SAGE invested in several Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives to improve both our own organization and our publication programs. For more information, please visit our DEI hub. 

- SAGE Publishing founder and owner Sara Miller McCune signed over her voting shares and control of the company to the independent SAGE-SMM Trust. The move takes an irrevocable step towards her long-standing goal of ensuring SAGE remains an independent company focused on its mission to build bridges to knowledge through educational and research publishing. 

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## _**Psychology of Music**_ 

## **Editor’s Report – Andrea Creech** 

## **Acknowledgements** 

First, I would like to send all of my good wishes to the committee and would like to record my thanks to every one of our reviewers and most importantly Paolo Ammirante and Maria Varvarigou who are absolutely essential to PoM’s success. 

## **Key Messages** 

Workload: in particular Paolo’s which has increased exponentially. He is responsible for keeping the journal going and as he won’t be working on the journal forever it is really important that we recognise the immense amount of work involved and how it continues to grow. This increase has coincided with a decrease in the numbers of reviewers available. 

## **Successes** 

PoM is a really vibrant and exciting publication and there are some really interesting articles coming through so it remains a pleasure to be working at PoM’s editor. 

## **Development** 

In light of the immense range of work being submitted for review, AC is keen to contribute to the setting up of a working group that would provide support to publication of a diversity of authors. 

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## _**Research Studies in Music Education**_ **Editor’s Report for SEMPRE Committee Meeting, 10 December 2021 Julie Ballantyne** 

In the past six months we have welcomed Elizabeth MacGregor to the role of Editorial Assistant. It has been a busy time for the journal, and Elizabeth has managed superbly! 

RSME manuscript submission, downloads and circulation have all continued to be strong over the last 12 months. Indeed, we have seen an increase in submissions. 117 manuscripts have been submitted in the past 12 months (an increase from 64 in the previous year). As seen in _Table 1_ , we have successfully managed to attract (and publish) some ‘Perspective’ papers – the article by Liora Bresler has been particularly well-read already. 

_Table 1: Manuscript submissions, December 2020 – December 2021_ 

|Manuscript Type|Original|Revised|<br>Total|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Original Research Article**|**42**|**61**|**103**|
|**Perspective**|**7**|**7**|**14**|
|**Total**|**49**|**68**|**117**|



Accordingly, into the new year (and beyond) RSME will continue to operate with a Flexible Page Budget (FPB), removing all page budget. This should reduce our OnlineFirst content down to around 6 months’ worth of banked copy (around 10 articles). We would also still like to look into the possibility of inclusion in the Social Sciences Citation Index, as we feel the journal is growing sufficiently in impact that a reconsideration of this is merited. 

When considering the total number of manuscripts processed across all stages of production, we dealt with similar numbers from 2020 to 2021. _Table 2_ indicates the acceptance rates for the 107 papers that have had a decision over the past year: 

_Table 2: Acceptance rates, December 2020 – December 2021_ 

|Manuscript Decision|Number of Manuscripts|Percentage of Total|
|---|---|---|
|**Accept**|**30**|**28.0%**|
|**Conditional Accept**|**2**|**1.9%**|
|**Major Revision**|**28**|**26.2%**|
|**Minor Revision**|**36**|**33.6%**|
|**Reject**|**11**|**10.3%**|
|**Total:**|**107**|**100.0%**|



We continue to receive manuscripts from around the world, but with some clear concentrations in particular geographic areas. This year, we have received submissions from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Finland, Hong Kong, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, the UK, and the US. 

We have noted that those articles that are hitting the ‘most read’ and then the ‘most cited’ article lists are primarily those that are open-access. We believe that it would be wonderful if we could offer open-access options to authors at a cheaper price, given that the expense of publishing open-access is resulting in inequity in the impact of articles published in the journal. Would SEMPRE be supportive of pursuing this further? 

Sincerely, Julie Ballantyne 

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## _**Music & Science**_ **Assistant Editor’s progress report – Emily Payne** 

## _**Music & Science**_ 

## **Assistant Editor’s progress report for SEMPRE AGM, 7 April 2022** 

Published articles: 

||Vol. 1<br>(2018)|Vol. 2<br>(2019)|Vol. 3<br>(2020)|Vol. 4<br>(2021)|Vol. 5 (2022)|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Research<br>articles|30|21|30|38|7 (with 2<br>more in<br>production)|126|
|Book reviews|2|1|0|3|0|6|
|Conference<br>reports|3|0|3|0|1|7|
|Total|35|22|33|41|8|133|



Of the 120 papers accepted for publication, the following countries are represented: 

|Country|2017/18*|2019|2020|2021|2022|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Argentina|1|||||1|
|Australia|5|4|6|2||17|
|Austria||1||2||3|
|Belgium||||2||2|
|Canada|6|2|1|3||12|
|Colombia|||||1|1|
|Finland|3|2|3|1||9|
|France||||1||1|
|Germany|6|2|1|3|3|15|
|Greece||||1||1|
|HongKong||||1||1|
|Israel|1||1||1|3|
|Japan|1|||1||2|
|Netherlands|1||1|1||3|
|Norway|||1||1|2|
|Poland||||1||1|
|Portugal||||1||1|
|Sweden|2|1|1|1||5|
|Switzerland|1||1|2||4|
|UK|8|3|10|12|3|36|
|USA|5|4|7|5||21|
|Total|40|19|33|40|9|141|



*Date = decision date (not publication date) 

At present, there are 18 submissions or revisions where we await reviewer scores; 1 submission awaits a decision by the Action Editor; 7 papers are awaiting revisions (1 minor; 6 major) by the authors. 

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## **Statistics** 

Manuscripts received by year (original submissions): 

|Month|2017|2018|2019|2020|2021|2022|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Jan||2|3|6|4|10|
|Feb||2|2|2|9|3|
|Mar||7|7|3|8|5|
|Apr||4|4|7|5||
|May||2|5|6|1||
|June|10|6|2|3|4||
|July|11|6|3|4|2||
|Aug|16|4|5|8|8||
|Sep|4|2|2|1|4||
|Oct|8|10|5|6|5||
|Nov|2|5|3|6|9||
|Dec|3|5|16|9|3||
||54|55|57|61|62|18|



Time until first decision (original submissions since June 2017): Average days: 77 (N=278) 

Time to Accept (since June 2017): Research articles (N=128): _M_ =272 days (SD=177 days); range: 1–980 days. Book reviews/conference reports (N=13): _M_ =25 days (SD=51 days); range: 0–182 days. 

Rejection/acceptance rate: 

|**Year**|**Reject**|**Accept **|
|---|---|---|
|2017|42.9%(N=12)|57.1%(N=16)|
|2018|42.9%(N=18)|57.1%(N=24)|
|2019|52.4%(N=22)|47.6%(N=20)|
|2020|41.7%(N=25)|58.3%(N=35)|
|2021|42.2%(N=27)|57.8%(N=37)|
|2022|54.5%(N=6)|45.5%(N=5)|



Total: 44.3% (N=112) / 55.7% (N=141) 

## **Special Collections in progress** 

## _1) Musics, Selves and Societies_ (N=10) 

|**Status**|**N**|
|---|---|
|Published|8|
|Major Revisions|2|



## _2) Music Psychology Research in a Complex World_ (N=10) 

|**Status**|**N**|
|---|---|
|Published|6|
|Major revisions|1|
|Reject|3|



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## **Forthcoming Special Collections** 

## _1) Music Lab Copenhagen feat. The Danish String Quartet_ 

Guest Editors: Simon Høffding, Alexander Jensenius, and Niels Chr. Hansen. 

This Special Collection will be based on a recent concert / data collection event undertaken with the Danish String Quartet by a team of researchers from RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion (University of Oslo), and several other European institutions. The aim of the event was to understand shared musical absorption in musicians and audience members, using a wide range of laboratory techniques to generate reliable data in an ecologically valid setting. Contributions will be drawn from the fields of anthropology, phenomenology, ethnography, complex systems analysis, cognitive psychology, psychology of music, philosophy of music, musicology, and music technology. Submissions are expected from spring/summer 2022. 

## _2) Explaining Music with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence_ 

Guest Editors: David Meredith, Anja Volk, and Tom Collins. 

The Editors invite high quality contributions that report on recent research in which any computational method has been used to advance our understanding of how and why music is created, communicated and received. They are particularly interested in shining a light on computational methods that have perhaps not received the attention they deserve because of the dominance of deep learning in recent years. At the same time, contributions in which deep learning and other neural network models have been shown to advance the scientific understanding of music are also very welcome. The deadline for submissions is 31 August 2022. 

## _3) Music and Mental Imagery_ 

Guest Editors: Mats Küssner, Liila Taruffi, and Solange Glasser. 

Submissions are invited from scholars and practitioners working on any topic related to mental imagery and music such as (but not limited to): 

- Content and function of mental imagery during music listening and making 

- (In)voluntary musical imagery 

- Music-related mental imagery and emotional response 

- Mental imagery across the senses in musical activities 

- Music-related mental imagery in special conditions (e.g., synaesthesia, aphantasia, etc.) 

- Music-related mental imagery and other states of consciousness (e.g., absorption, trance, mindwandering, etc.) 

- Neural substrates of music-related mental imagery 

- Role of mental imagery for creative processes in music 

- Mental imagery as practice and performance strategy 

- Music-related mental imagery from a cross-cultural perspective 

- Music-therapeutic uses of mental imagery 

The deadline for submissions is 31 August 2022. 

## _4) Contemporary Auditory Ecosystems and Innovative Musical Contexts: Insights into the Aesthetics and Perception of Sonorous Objects_ 

This Special Collection aims at delving into the aesthetic and perceptual nature of sonorous objects by opening up towards a broader conception of today’s musical panorama (including contemporary art music and sound art), in which multisensory and immersive environments are created in order to provide an augmented listening experience to the audience. Different disciplines might contribute to gain a deeper and wider understanding of the topic, including musicology, music aesthetics and philosophy of music; sociology and anthropology of music; neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive sciences. The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2022. 

## **Editorial Board review** 

We are delighted to welcome Catherine Carr, Jessica Grahn, Kelly Jakubowski, Youn Kim, Markus Neuwirth, and Diana Omigie to the Board. We wish to thank Esther Mang, Elizabeth Margulis, Martin Rohrmeier, and Constance Scharff, who have stepped down from the Board. 

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## **Change in APC** 

From 1 April the journal’s APC will increase from $400 to $800. The 50% discount for SEMPRE members will be retained. The increase will not apply to articles submitted to Special Collections already in progress (with the exception of _Contemporary Auditory Ecosystems and Innovative Musical Contexts_ ). 

Thanks as ever to Miriam Hodge, Hollie Evans, and the team at SAGE for their continued support. 

**Emily Payne, March 2022** 

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**SEMPRE Conference Update, April 2022** 

## **Recent/current SEMPRE Conferences:** 

## AUTUMN 2021 

22[nd] October 2021 - Many thanks to Alex Lamont for hosting this very successful online interactive event. 

## SPRING 2022 

7[th] –8[th] April 2022: MET in conjunction with TMOHE – Many thanks to the organisers! 

## **Forthcoming events:** 

## AUTUMN 2022 

- SEMPRE 50[th] Anniversary Conference 

- 2[nd] –3[rd] September 2022 

- Will be associated with the Hickman Award 

- Also, 8 x 50[th] Anniversary Award Holders will present papers. 

- Venue: UCL, but will also be a hybrid event allowing remote access for distant participants or others unable to attend in person. 

- CFP and Aubrey Hickman Award details to be released very soon! 

## **Events in association with SEMPRE** 

## Recent events: 

_ESCOM2021 28-31 JULY, 11TH TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE Connectivity and diversity in music cognition_ 28th-31st July 2021. https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/escom2021/home 

_“Strengthening Music in Society: the way forward for UK Conservatoires“_ 

Social Impact Research in the Performing Arts, Guildhall School of Music & Drama in partnership with Conservatoires UK (CUK) and the Association of European Conservatoires (AEC). 16[th] December 2021. Now fully online. 

## Forthcoming events: 

_CIM22: Participation_ 

Conference on Interdisciplinary Musicology, 8-10 June 2022 Hybrid in-person/online event - https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/cim22 participation/ SYSMUS22 7–9 September 2022 Ghent University https://www.sysmus22.ugent.be/ 

## **Helen Prior (and Mary Stakelum), April 2022** 

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**Extract from SEMPRE’s Independently examined accounts for 2020-21** 


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SEMPRE
8ALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2021
2021
2020
Note
Investments
12
191,982
146,746
191,982
146,746
Current assets
Debtors
Cash al bank and in hand
13
154,131
255,027
165,149
143,511
409,158
308,660
Creditors". amounts falling due wrthin
one year
14
1137,9981
19,9451
N8t current assets
271,160
298,715
Total a889ts 1988 cuiignt liabiliti98
463.142
445,461
Total nèt 08sotg
463,142
445,461
Charity funds
Unrestricted funds
463,142
445,461
Total fund8
463,142
445,461
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their
behalf by..
Prof•ssor Graham F Wolch
Dale..
28 January 2022
The notes on pages 1110 19 form part of these financial Statements.
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## **Financial Summary** 


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**Membership Report** (Josephine Borradaile) 

## **SEMPRE Membership Report – December 2021** _**COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS' MEMBERSHIP**_ 

**Breakdown of 2021 membership into UK and Overseas members:** 

|**Year**|**SEMPRE**<br>**Individual**|**Notes:**|
|---|---|---|
|**2007**|325|Free & SACCoM: 113<br>New: 140|
|**2008**|263|Free: 49<br>SACCoM: 52<br>New: 60|
|**2009**|253|Free & SACCoM: 46<br>New: 45|
|**2010**|228|Free & SACCoM: 55<br>New: 56|
|**2011**|284|Free: 46<br>SACCoM: 57<br>New: 94|
|**2012**|282|Free: 17<br>SACCoM: 69<br>New: 60|
|**2013**|265|Free: 11<br>SACCoM: 67<br>New: 74|
|**2014**|274|Free: 10<br>SACCoM: 73<br>New: 62|
|**2015**|294|Free: 39<br>SACCoM: 74<br>New: 84|
|**2016**|290|Free: 25<br>SACCoM: 77<br>New: 70|
|**2017**|225|Free: 12<br>SACCoM: 57<br>New: 24|
|**2018**|273|Free: 60<br>SACCoM: 66<br>New: 43|
|**2019**|271|Free: 90<br>SACCoM: 66<br>New: 107|
|**2020**|181|Free: 20<br>SACCoM: 73<br>New: 51|
|**2021**|189|Free: 3<br>SACCoM: 81<br>New: 40|



**Josephine Borradaile** _**December 2021**_ 

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## **Webmaster’s Report** 

## **Professor Evangelos Himonides** 

No detailed statistical report is presented for the website because everything is healthy. Over the past year 12,000-page impressions across a variety of devices – an almost 50:50 split between desktop and mobile devices. In terms of location, overwhelmingly UK-based queries although quite a good global spread overall. The highest hits were for: how to get in touch; information re: the Gerry Farrell award; membership; background and aims and objectives and information re: the Arnold Bentley Award. Pleasing to note that the Afghanistan initiative has also attracted a good deal of interest. 

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Charity number.. 295670
SEMPRE
UNAUDITED
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
RPG Crouch Chapman LLP
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
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Professor lan Cross
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Independent Examiner J8r8my Tyrrell
RPG Crouch Chapman LLP
14-16 Dowgate Hill
London EC4R 2SU
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SEMPRE
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
The TTUStees present Iheir annual report together with the financial stslements for the year ended 31
March 2022.
Thè financial statements comply with the Statement of Recommended Practice.. Accounting and
Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance wilh the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102} (effective from 1 January 2019) and the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102}
and Charities Act 2011.
Objects and Activities
The object of the Society is the advancement of education and research conceming the Psychology
of Music and Music Education for the benefit of people throughout the world.
In furtherance of the above object, but not further or otherwise, the Society through its Trustees. has
th6 following powers:
To bring together, through the medium of regular regional. national and international
conferences and associated publications lin print and electronic forms), researchers, policy
makers and praclitioners in the field of music education 2nd music psychology and contingent
fields arts and sciences who may be working in comparative isolation. and to foster a positive
relationship be￿een practising music teachers. music psychologists. music therapists.
community musicians, other practitioners, policy makers and researchers and their respective
fields of 8Ctivity-,
To support, in any appropriate way, research undertaken in the psychology of music and music
education by members of the Society and others working in the field. This may include financial
support at the discretion of the Trustees. should funds be available (for example, for the
SEMPRE Awards programme)"
To enable individuals involved in research to inform others about their work and obtain
comment and criticism.,
To publish periodically journals, including the Society's current joumals as at the dale of
adoption of this Constitution (being the following: 'Psychology of Music,, 'Research Sludies in
Music Education, and 'Musi¢ and Science,). either acting alone or with an appropriate
internationally recognised publisher-
To publish book series. including as at the date of adoption of this Constitution 'SEMPRE
Stud￿$ in the Psychology of Music
To make grants, awards or loans of money and to give guarantees.
To co-operate with other bodies.,
To raise funds (but not by means of tsxable trading)-
To borrow money and give security for loans (but only in accordance with the restrictions
imposed by the Charities Act 2011 (as amended or re-enacled from time to time))"
To acquire or hire property of any kind.
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SEMPRE
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
To let or dispose of property of any kind (but only in accordance with the restrictions imposed
by the Charities Act 2011 (as amended or re-enacted from time to time)>,'
To set aside funds for special purposes or as reserves against future expenditure.
To deposit or invest In fvnds in any manner (but to invest only after obtaining such advice from
a financial expert as the Trustees consider ne￿$sary and having regard to the suitability of
investments and the need for diversification)-
To delegate the management of investments to a financial expèrt, but only on lerms that-
the investment policy Is recorded in wrtting for the financial expert by the Trustees-
every transaction is reported promptly to the Trustees.,
iii) the perforrnance of the investmenls is reviewed regularly with the Trustees".
Iv) the Trustees are entitled to cancel the delegation arrangement at any time
the invèslmenl policy and the delegation arrangement are reviewed at least once a year;
all payments due to the financial expert are on a scale or at a level which is agreed in
advance and are reported promptly lo the Trustees on rèceipt-
vii) the financlal expert must not do anything outside the powers of the Trustees.
vi)
To insure the property of the Sodety agalnst any foreseeable risk and take out other insurance
policies to protect the Society when required:
To employ pald or unpaid agents, staff or advisers-
To enter into contracts to provide services to or on behalf of other bodles.
To establish or acquire subsidiary companies to assist or act as agents for the Society.
To do all such other things as shall further the object of the Society.
Public benefit
SEMPRE is achieving public benefit by assisting in the advancem8nt and promotion of education and
research concerning the Psychology of Music and Music Education for the benefit of people
throughout the world.
Achlevements and Performance
The year 2022 has rnarked SEMPRE'S 50th anniversary. We celebrated with a major intemational
conference in London which blended live and on-line presentations, plus a commissioned
performance of an orchestral pie¢e written in the 1940s by one of the original SEMPRE founders. As
far as we can tell, this was a world premier. Keynote speakers at the conference were Lifetime Award
winners. as well as recipients of our 50th Anniversary awards, wlth a prime focus on disadvantaged
and marginalised groups in different parts of the world.
Our portfolio of charitable awards has continued. now totalling approximately £1m since its inception
in 200415. The awards are mainly to prime small-scale research as well as financial support for
individual students and unwaged researchors to atlend national and intemational events in the
Psychology of Music and Music Education, in line wilh SEMPRE'S distinct mission.
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TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
SEMPRE has also wntinued to expand ils portfolio of publications, with further volumes in the
Rouuedge SEMPRE book series and also articles within its three academic research journals
Psychology of Music, Research Studies in Music Education and Music and Science. It has been a
very successful year.
Investment Pollcy and Performance
In accordance with th6 trusys constitution, the trustées have the power to deposit or invest fvnds,
employ a professional fund-manager and arrange for the investment or other property of the trust to
be held in the name of a nominee subject to the Trustee A¢t 2000. The bulk of thé trust's free
reserves are currently held in a common investment fund managed by SCM Private LLP.
Financial Review
The Trust had total net inmme, as defined in the Statement of Recommended Practice. for the year
of£103,569 (2021- £17,681).
This is after laking into account the effects of nei gains on investments of £2,304 {2021.' £42,692).
Net inwme before investment gains was a £101,265 {2021: deficit of £25,011).
Reserves Pollcy
Funds which are not required for immediate use (including those which will be required for Lsse at
future date) must be placed on deposit or invested until needed.
The Gharity maintains sufficient, but not excessive. reserves In order to continue its ch8rit8ble
objectives in the foreseeable future.
Structure, Governance and Management
The Society is constituled under a Conslitution originally agreed at the AGM on 13th April 2002 and
subsequently revised on 29th July 2016.
The Society consists of the members, the Truste85, and the Commttte8. which indudes th8 Officers
of the Society-
The Trust8es
The Trustees that served during the year wère as follows;
Professor lan Cross
Dr Mex Lamont
Professor Adam Ockleford
Dr Mary Stakelum
Professor Graham F Welch, Chair
The Trustees havè responsibility for the general management and admintstration of the Society.
The Trustees may delegate any of their powers or fvnctions to committees consisting of I￿0 or more
individuals appointed by them (but at least two members of every cornmittee must be a Trustee) and
all proceedings of committees must be recorded in the minule book and reviewed regularly by the
Trustees. They may imposg conditi(￿$ when delegating end may revoke or alter a delegation at any
time.
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TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUEOI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
There shall be at least three, but nol more than five, Trustees.
Trustees are appointed by the Committee from among its number. Each Trustee holds office until the
fifth anniversary of his or her appointment, when he or she must retire but shall be eligible for
reappointment.
Every Trustee, after appointmènt or re-appoinlrnent, must sign a declaration of willingness to act as a
harity trustee of the Society.
A retiring Trustee or member of th8 Committee is entitled on written request to an indemnity from the
S(￿letY in respect of any liabilities property incurred while he or She held offi￿.
The Chair of Trustees is appointed by the Trustees from their number, and may be removed from that
office by the Trustees at any tirne. A person can serve at the same time as both the Chair of Trustees
and the Chair of the Committee. The Chair of Trustees does not automatically cease to be a Trustee
as a result of ceasing to be the Chair of Trustees.
The Committee
The Committee, as established by the Trustees, has responsibllity frjr supporting the Trustees in their
managemenl and administration of the Society.
The Truslees delegate such powers to the Committee in relalion to management an(1 administration
of the Society as the Trustees deem fit from time to time. Such delegation includes the following
p¢)wers:
To appoint. from among its number, the Trustees.
To make standing orders consistent with this Constitution to govem proceedings at Genèral
Meetin9S.
To make rules consistent with this Constitution to govern its prO￿edingS and proceedings of
Committees {including itselQ.
To make regulations consistent with this Constitution to govem the administration of the Society
including the operation of bank accounts and the commitTn8llt of funds.
To resolve. or estsblish procedures to assist the resolution of, disputes within thesociety.
The Committee consists of tha Chair of the Committee as elected by the members, the other
Honorary Officers of the Society as elected by the members: the Lay Officers, who are lay members
elected by members with specific designated roles: up to Doctoral Student
Representstlves. nominated by members and appointed by the Committee. and any individuals co-
opted by the Committee to fill any vacancies arising.
The Committee comprises not fewer than thirteen and norrnally not more than eight8en members.
The Honorary and Lay Officers of the Society have such roles and duties as may be determined from
time to time by the Trustees lor the Committee. where it has been given due delegated authority by
the Trustees).
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SEMPRE
TRUSTEES. REPORT {CONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
The Honorary Officers of the Society (all of whom serve on the Committee) cornprise the Chair of the
Commlttee. the Secretary, the Treasurer. the Editors of the Society's Joumals. and such other
persons to fulfil such honorary positions as may be approved by the members at Genéral Meeting
from time to time (whelher following a proposal of the Trustees, the Committee or of the members)-
In the event of any Casual vacancy on the Committee, the Committee has the power to COryOPt a
member to fill the vacancy,. such a co-opted member shall exercise the full rights of a member of the
Committee and serve until the next Annual General Meeting. at the end ofwhich he or she must retire
but shall become eligible for election by the members.
The Trustees hav8 considered the risks to which SEMPRE is exposed. The major risk concerns the
ontinued demand for the charity's publications and the Trustees consider that the risk of a fall in
subscriptions is mitigated by:
A Board of Trustees with the necessary experience and Competen￿ to ensure continued research
and the subsequent publishing of findings and opinions in Ihe publications that are relevant to
practitioners and researchers in the fields of music education and music psychology, both individually
and combined.
Regular Trustees, meetings with effective reporting to ensure proper review of Operations.
Achievement and Performance.
Regular and positive engagement with our intemational comrnercial publishing parlners to ensure the
fitness of our publication portft)lio.
Going Concern
With solid levels of reserves, a firm control over expenditure. and in the absence of any material
Un￿rtaInl(eS over the Charity's ability to continue, it is considered by the Trustees to be a going
concem for the forthcoming year and the foreseeable futur6. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the
going concern basis in preparing the accounts.
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31
March 2022.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Truslees and signed on their behalf by:
Profèssor Graham F Welch
Date: 13 January 2023
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SEMPRE
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees. report 8nd the financial statements in
accordance wth appllcable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charlties in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial
statemenls for each financial which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and
of its inGoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that
period. In preparing these financial stataments. the Trustees are required to..
selecl suitable accounting policFes and then apply them con5iStently:
observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102).,
mak8 judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent.,
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards IFRS 102) have been followed, subject to
any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial ststements-
prepare Ihe financial slatemenls on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the charity will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show
and explain the charitys transact¢ons and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any lime the financial
position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the
Charities Act 2011. the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the promsions of the
Trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the preventlon and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approv6d by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by:
Profèssor Graham F Welch
Date.. 13 January 2023
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SEMPRE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Independent Examine¢s Report to the Trustees of SEMPRE ('the charity,)
I report to the ¢harity Trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of the charlty for the year ended 31
March 2022.
Responsibilities and Basis of Report
As the Trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the 2011 Act,).
I report in respèct of my exanwnation of the charivs accounts carried out under section 145 of the
2011 Act and in carying out my exarnination I have followed the applicable Directions given by the
CharÈty CommissÈon under section 145(5){b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent Examiner's Stalement
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared the accounts in accordance with
Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities
preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference lo the Accounting and Reporting by Charities=
Statement of Re¢ommended practi￿ issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant
regulations but has been withdrawn.
l understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in
accordance with the Generally Accepted A¢￿Unting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning
on or after 1 January 2019.
I have completed rny examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in Connection
with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any rnaterial respect:
accounting records were not kept in respèct of the charity as required by section 130 of th8
2011 Act,. or
the accounts do not accord with those records" or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements wnceming the form and content
of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any
requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as
part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have Come across no other matters in mnnection with the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Signed..
Dated:'14 January 2023
Jeremy Tyrrell (FCA)
14-16 Dowgate Hill
London
EC4R 2SU
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SEMPRE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Unreslricted
funds
2022
Restricted
funds
2022
Total
funds
2022
Total
funds
2021
Note
Income from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investment5
Other income
1,284
1,284
163,939
4,698
163.939
4,698
149.559
3,893
230
Totsl Income
168,637
1.284
169,921
153,682
Expendlture on:
Charitable activities
68,608
48
68,656
178.693
Totsl expenditure
68,608
48
68.658
178,693
Net incomel{expgnditurel before net
gain5 on investments
Net gains on investments
100,029
2,304
1.236
101,265
2,304
{25,011)
42,692
Net movement in fvnds
102.333
1,236
103,569
17.681
ReconcllSation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
463,142
102,333
463.142
103,569
445,461
17,681
1,236
Total funds carrled forwaTd
565.475
1,236
566,711
463.142
The Statemenl of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
The notes on pages 11 to 21 form part of these financial statements.
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SEMPRE
BALANCE SHEEr
AS AT 31 MARCH 2022
2022
2021
Note
Investments
13
198,027
191,982
198,027
191,982
Current asset5
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
14
138.772
266.858
154.131
255.027
405,630
409,158
Creditors: amounts falling due wlthln
one year
15
136,9461
(137,998)
Net current assets
368,684
271.160
Total assets less current liabilities
566,711
463,142
Total net assets
566,711
463,142
Charlty fvnds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
17
1,236
565,475
17
463,142
Totsl funds
566,711
463,142
The financial ststements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their
behalf by:
Professor Graham F Welch
Date: 13 January 2023
The notes on pages 11 to 21 fomi part of these financial statements.
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SEMPRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
General information
SEMPRE is a registered charity, charity number 295670. Its principal office is Collage Artspace
2, 4 Coburg Road. London N22 6UI. The objective of the charity remained the advancernent of
education and resèarch concerning the Psychology of Music and Music Education for the
benefit ol people throughout the world.
Accounting policies
Basis of
re
aration of financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared in accordan￿ with the Charilies SORP (FRS
102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) (effective 1 January
2019}, the Financial Reporting Slandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS
1021 anij the Charities Act 2011.
The financial stalements have been prepared lo give a Irue and fail view and have
departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 only to the extent
required to provide a 'true and fair, view. This departure has involved following the Charities
SORP (FRS 102) published in October 2019 ralher than the Accounting and Reporting by
Charilies.. Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since
been withdrawn.
SEMPRE meets the definition of a publlc benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and
liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless othetwise
stated in the relevant accounting policy.
Income
All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that
the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Income tax recoverable in relatÉon to investment income is recognised at the tirne the
investrnent Income is recelvable.
Other incomg is recognised in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the
goods have been provided or on completion of the service.
Ex
enditure
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer
economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be
required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each acttvity are made up of the total of
direct costs and shared costs. including support costs involved in undertaking each activity.
Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared
Costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not
attributable to a single activity are apportioned be￿een those activities on a basis
consistent with the use of resources. Central slaff costs are allocated on the basis of time
spent, and depreciation d)arges allocated on the poriion of the asset's use.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Accounting policies (continued)
iture
continued
Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the aclivlties whlch
further the charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.
All expenditure is indusive of irrecoverable VAT.
Interest receivable
Interest on funds held on deposit is induded when receivable and the amount can be
measured reliably by the charity,. this 15 normally upon notification of the interest paid or
payable by the Institutlon with whom the funds are deposited.
Investments
Fixed asset investments are a fomi of financial instrument and are initially recognised at
their transaction cost 2nd subsequently measured at fair value at the Balance sheet date.
unless the value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less
impairment. Investment gains and losses, whether realised or unrealised, are cornbined
and presented as 'Gainsl(Losses} on investments, in the Stalement of financial activities.
Deblors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount
offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with
short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of th9 deposit
or similar account.
Liabilities and
rovisions
Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result
of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in
settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.
Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the charity anlicipates it will pay to settle the
debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services il must
provide.
Provisions are measured at the best e5tirnate of the amount5 required to settle the
obligation. Where the effect of the timè value of money is material. thÈ provlsion is based
on the present value of those amounts, discounted at thé pre-tax discount rate that reflects
the risks spe¢ifi¢ to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the
Statement of financial actsvities as a finance cost.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Accounting policies (continued}
Finan
l instruments
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind thal qualify as basic
financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction
value and subsequently measured at their settletnent value with Ihe exception of bank
loans which are subsequenlly measured at amortised cost using the effective interest
method.
Fund accountin
The charity only has general funds. General funds are unrestricted funds which are
available for vse at the discretion of the Truslees in furtherance of the general objeGtives of
the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are lo be used in accordance with specific restriotions
imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The
costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against Ihe specific fund. The
aim and use of ea¢h restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial slatements.
Investment income. gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.
Cash Flow Exem
lion
The financial statements do not include a cash Ilow statemènt bècause the
Critical accounting estimates and areas ofjudgment
Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on hislorical experience and
other factors, including expectations of future events Ihat are believed to be reasonable under
the circumstances.
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions-
The charity makes estirnates and assumptions concernlng ihe future. The resulting accounting
estimates and assumptions will, by definltion, seldom equal the related actual results.
The Irustees include in the accounts an estimate for the value of the final quarterfs royalties
receivable on the charity's SAGE portfolio as these figures are not usually available yet at the
time of the accounts preparation. This estimate is based on 114th of the figure SAGE estimates
as due for the nexi year.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Income from donations and legacies
Restricted
funds
2022
Total
funds
2022
Total
funds
2021
Donations
1,284
1,284
Income from charitable activities
Total
funds
2022
General
2022
Royalties
Individual memberships
Conference contributions
146,085
2,034
15,820
146.085
2,034
15,820
Total 2022
163,939
163.939
Totsl
funds
2021
General
2021
Royallies
Individual memberships
Conference contributions
146,791
2.768
146.791
2.768
Total 2021
149,559
149,559
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Investment income
Total
funds
2022
General
2022
Dividends
Interest
4.698
4,698
4.698
4,698
Total
funds
2021
General
2021
Dividends
Interest
3,537
356
3,537
356
3,893
3,893
Other incoming resources
Total
funds
2022
Other incoming resources
Total
funds
2021
General
2021
other incoming reSoU￿S
230
230
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SEMPRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
Summ
Restricted
funds
2022
General
2022
Total
2022
Awards
23,065
670
7.529
13,549
1,123
23,065
718
7,529
13,549
1.123
Bank interest and charges
Conference costs
Editorial and webslte
Investrnent managernent costs
Small equipment
Sundry
Travel and subsistence
Support costs
48
552
552
22,120
22,120
68,608
48
68,656
General
2021
Total
2021
Awards
Bank interes and charges
Conference costs
Editorial and website
Investment management costs
Small equipment
Sundry
Travel and subsistence
Support costs
135.304
777
1,157
20,652
993
524
135,304
777
1,157
20,652
993
524
2,222
120
16,944
2,222
120
16,944
178.693
178,693
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Support Costs
Un-
restricted
2022
Total
funds
2022
Administration
Governance
Rent
10,486
3,474
6,540
940
680
10,486
3.474
6,540
940
680
IT
Insurance
22,120
22,120
Total
lunds
2021
restricted
2021
Administration
Governance costs
Rent
IT
10,254
3,360
1,090
1,557
683
10,254
3.360
1,090
1,557
683
Insurance
16,944
16,944
10. Governance cosls
Total
funds
2022
General
2022
Accountancy fees and independent examination
3,474
3,474
Total
funds
2021
General
2021
Accountancy fees and independent examination
3.380
3,360
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
11. Staff cosls
The average number of persons employed by the charily during the year was as follows:
2022
2021
No.
Trustees
No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.
Key management comprises the Twstees, who did not receive any remuneration during the
year12021: none).
12. Trustees. remuneration and expenses
During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2021- £NIL).
During the year ended 31 March 2022, no Trustee expenses have been incurred (2021- £NIL).
13. Fixed asset investments
Listed
investments
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2021
Additions
Disposals
Revaluatlons
191,982
53,305
(49,564)
2,304
At 31 March 2022
198.027
Net book value
At 31 March 2022
198,027
At 31 March 2021
191,982
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
14. Debtors
2022
2021
Due within one
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
ear
138,305
467
153,441
690
138,772
154,131
15. Creditors.. Amounts falling due within one year
2022
2021
Trade creditors
Accruals
2,640
135.358
36,946
36,946
137,998
16. Financial instruments
2022
2021
Financial assets
Financial assets measured at fair value Ihrough income and
expenditure
198,027
191,982
Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure comprise the charity's
investment portfolio.
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
17. Statement of funds
statement of fvnds - current year
Balaftts at
Gainsl 31 March
(Losses)
2022
Balance at 1
April 2021
Income Expenditure
Unrestricted funds
General Funds
463.142
168,637
(68.608)
2,304
565.475
Restricted funds
Support for Afghanistan
1,284
(48)
1.236
Tolal of funds
463,142
169,921
(68,656)
2,304
566.711
Restricted funds represent donations collected to support communities in Afghanistan. The
amounts are currently still held in full by the charity and the trustees intend to transfer them to
a charity supporting Afghanistan shortly. The only expenditure incurred on this fund is paypal
harges.
statement of funds - prior year
Balance at
Gainsl 31 March
(Losses)
2021
Balance at
1 April 2020
Income Expenditure
Unrestricted funds
General Funds
445,461
153,682
(178,693)
42,692
463,142
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
18. Analysis of nel assets be￿een funds
Analysis of net assets between funds- current year
Un-
restricted Restricted
fijnds
funds
2022
2022
Total
funds
2022
Fixed asset investments
Current ass8ts
Creditors due within one year
198,027
404,394
{36,946}
198,027
405,630
(36,946)
1,236
Total
565,475
1,236
566,711
Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year
restricted
funds
2021
T¢)tsl
funds
2021
Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
191,982
191,982
409,158
409.158
(137.998} {137,998)
Total
463.142
463,142
19. Related party transactions
There were no related paty transactions during the year (2021: none).
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