Charity Number: NIC104819
Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School
Report and Financial Statements for the period ended 31 August 2023
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|Reference and administrative information 3|
|Trustees’ Annual Report and Responsibility Statement|4 – 6|
|Independent Examiner’s Report 7 – 8|
|Receipts and payments accounts 9|
|Statements of assets and liabilities 10|
|Notes to the accounts 11|
|Additional analysis 12 – 13|
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Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees Vaun McCallan Mary Brogan Kate Walsh Nicola McDonnell Marie Mutagh Declan McFall Ray Morgan Chairperson Ray Morgan Secretary Ray Morgan Treasurer Conor O’Kane Charity Number in Northern Ireland NIC104819 Principal address 17 Hollybrook Heights Newtownabbey Co Antrim BT36 7XS Accountants Quarter Chartered Accountants St Anne’s House 15 Church Street Belfast BT1 1PG Bankers Santander Bank 1 – 3 Farmley Road Glengormley Co Antrim BT36 7TR
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Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School Trustees’ Annual Report for the Period Ended 31 August 2023
The trustees present their Trustees' Annual Report prepared in accordance with Charities SORP 2015 (FRS102) and the unaudited financial statements for the period ended 31 August 2023, also prepared in accordance with the aforementioned Statement of Recommended Practice and FRS 102.
Trustees
The trustees who served during the period are as follows:
Vaun McCallan Mary Brogan Kate Walsh Nicola McDonnell Marie Mutagh Declan McFall Ray Morgan
There have been no changes to the trustees from the date of the financial statements to date the accounts have been approved.
Structure, Governance and Management
The school is an unincorporated charity and was registered with the Charity Commission of Northern Ireland on 22 February 2016. The charity number is NIC104819.
The charity is governed by its constitution and is managed by the Trustees, who are noted above. We also have a musical director who manages the musical aspects of the school. The charity’s main function is to provide tuition on a weekly basis in traditional Irish music. We have two terms, a 15-week first term which runs from September to January, and a 12week second term which runs from February to May. We are also involved in numerous musical events in and around Newtownabbey and North Belfast throughout the year.
The charity’s principal address is:
17 Hollybrook Heights Newtownabbey Co Antrim BT36 7XS
Objectives and Activities
We are a voluntary, community-based arts organisation now in our 19th year. The school was established to promote, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Glengormley and North Belfast and its environs, without distinction of age, sex, race, political, religious or other opinions, the education and training of people in all areas of Irish traditional music skills and musicianship and to promote appreciation for and knowledge of Irish traditional music for the benefit of the general public.
The school provides high quality traditional music tuition in the following instruments: Fiddle; Tin Whistle; Flute; Uileann Pipes; Button Accordian; Concertina; Banjo; Mandolin; Bodhran; Guitar; Harp and Ballad singing. The term included 27 classes in total which are held in Edmund Rice College, Hightown Road, Glengormley on Thursday evenings between 7.30pm and 9.30pm. Every pupil is given the opportunity to play in a group setting between 8.15pm and 8.45pm. We hold concerts at Christmas and in May, with a music Feis in March.
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Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School Trustees’ Annual Report for the Period Ended 31 August 2023
There are also weekend workshops held in March, a week-long workshop in Donegal held annually in July, and a Traditional Music Summer Scheme held in August. The school is also involved in numerous community events in Newtownabbey and North Belfast. GSOTM has taken the lead in the development of Belfast Summer School of Traditional Music/Belfast Tradfest with our pupils making up 25 % of all pupils attending the Tradfest and 70% of Volunteers coming from GSOTM. We are very proud of the lead we have taken in this. We are very much planning for the coming year and a return to face-to-face classes and engaging in our full range of social and community activities.
Achievements and Performance
The pandemic had a big impact on the numbers attending GSOTM and last summer, 2022, we engaged in a very strong marketing campaign and an open day to try and get back to something like pre-pandemic pupil numbers. This was more successful than we expected with 292 pupils signing up for the first term (our highest ever numbers) and retention figures of 242 for the second term. We had 31 classes in 12 different instruments and had 18 teachers. It quickly became clear that the large numbers in some classes, particularly the beginner classes were having an impact on the quality of the teaching with the last year beginners in particular suffering from the large intake of new beginners. We established a beginner Harp, TW and guitar classes immediately and this was followed by intermediate Concertina and adult beginner Fiddle and Banjo, bringing us up to 37 classes.
We held a school development workshop where we initiated planning to meet an anticipated further growth of numbers in the coming year.
We were involved in numerous community activities in Newtownabbey and North Belfast and have maintained contact with other Trad Music groups although the effect of the pandemic still lingers with this much reduced, for example we were not able to renew our long-standing relationship with the adult and children’s hospice.
We had a large number of our pupils who entered the Antrim Fleadh with great success, in particular our Grupa Ceols We hold the grupa ceols , as much to get our younger pupils integrated in to GSoTM and to mix socially as for the artistic benefit, although they do benefit greatly. It has been a massive success for us with the participants (approx. 50) gaining musically and getting social benefit.
We continued with our monthly seisuins which have been very well attended and now established in a new long-term home in a local village hall. We started an adult seisuin in a local pub and this again has been a major success.
Both our annual Donegal workshops and our annual traditional music Summer Scheme were very successful.
Similarly, over 60 of our pupils signed up for the fourth Belfast Summer School of Traditional Music with similar numbers this year. We very much took the lead in this event with 2/3rds of the adult volunteers being GSoTM members.
GSOTM held a very successful Secondary level Trad Music competition with £2000 in prize money which 10 schools took part in.
We took the lead in and initiated a seisiun in 2 Royal Ave Arts hub for ALL young trad musicians in greater Belfast and this has been a slow burner but is now very successful with up to 60 young musicians coming together from all over Belfast. GSOTM built upon this by hosting what will be an annual Primary Schools performance opportunity for Traditional music ensembles in June.
We have followed the LCM curriculum and had 21 of our pupils sitting the LCM exams with excellent results.
We were invited to, and 12 pupils and 12 adults attended Sitges Irish music festival in Spain in October 2022. A real highlight for those that attended.
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Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School Trustees’ Annual Report for the Period Ended 31 August 2023
Financial Review
The school had an operating surplus for the year of £3,974. The school continued to generate the majority of its income from tuition and membership fees, this source of income increased by £7,086 during the year. Fundraising income decreased during the year from £8,824 to £3,704. As with previous years, teaching costs formed the most significant outgoing during the year.
The school continued to receive financial support from The Arts Council NI, receiving grants of £7,200 during the year, which was fully expended, and are grateful for this continued support in enabling them to fulfil their aims and objectives on an annual basis. The school ended the financial year with an unrestricted reserves balance of £18,136.
Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2015 (FRS 102);
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
By Order of the Board
Ray Morgan Trustee
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Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School
I report on the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31 August 2023, which are set out on pages 9 to 13.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. The charity considers that under applicable law, they are entitled to adopt the receipts and payments basis for the year ended 31 August 2020, and that no audit requirement applies, but there is a requirement of independent examination.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act;
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follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act; and
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state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act.
My examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters.
My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe:
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That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act.
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That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records.
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That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act.
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That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above, and in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.
Name: Mr Ciarán McCavana
Relevant professional qualification or body, FCCA
Address: Quarter Chartered Accountants St Anne’s House 15 Church Street Belfast Co Antrim BT1 1PG
Date: 28[th] June 2024
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Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School NIC104819
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period 01/09/2022 31/08/2023
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations & legacies - - - - -
Grants - 8,370 - 8,370 9,890
Fundraising activities 3,704 - - 3,704 8,824
Interest on deposit account - - - - -
Dividend on investments - - - - -
Members' subscriptions 30,834 - - 30,834 23,748
Charitable trading receipts - - - - 8,864
Rents from land & buildings - - - - -
Other charitable receipts - - - - -
A1 Sub total (Gross income for the
Annual Return) 34,538 8,370 - 42,908 51,326
A2 Asset and investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed asset - - - - -
Loan repayments received - - - - -
A2 Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 34,538 8,370 - 42,908 51,326
A3 Payments
Cost of fundraising events 9,393 - - 9,393 25,671
Gross trading payments - - - - -
Investment management costs - - - - -
Direct charitable activity 20,000 8,370 - 28,370 27,467
Grants & donations paid - - - - -
Governance costs 1,171 - - 1,171 780
Other costs - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
A3 Sub total 30,564 8,370 - 38,934 53,918
A4 Asset and investment purchases
Purchase of investments - - - - -
Loans made - - - - -
A4 Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 30,564 8,370 - 38,934 53,918
Net of receipts/(payments) 3,974 - - 3,974 - 2,592
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 14,161 - - 14,161 16,753
Cash funds this year end 18,135 - - 18,135 14,161
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Period end date: 31/08/2023
Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School - NIC104819
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds Total funds Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Current account 14,161 - - 14,161 16,753
Deposit account - - - - -
- - - - -
Total cash funds 14,161 - - 14,161 16,753
Make sure that Cash Balances match the Cash Funds in Section A
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary None - - - - -
assets - - - - -
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- - - - -
- - - - -
Total - -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional) Last year
B3 Investment None - - -
assets - - -
- - -
- - -
Total - - -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional) Last year
B4 Assets retained None - - -
for the charity’s own - - -
use - - -
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- - -
- - -
- - -
Total - - -
Fund to which When due Amount due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional) Last year
B5 Liabilities None - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total - -
Signed by one or two Date of
trustees on behalf of all Signature Print Name
the trustees approval
Ray Morgan
28/06/2024
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Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School - NIC104819
Period end date: 31/08/2023
| Section C Notes to the Accounts | Section C Notes to the Accounts |
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| C1 Nature and purpose of funds C2 Grants C3 Trustee remuneration - details C4 Trustee expenses - details C6 Other information C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons |
Individual / institution Number of grants made £ Institution 1 7,200 Institution 1 250 Institution 1 300 Institution 1 200 Institution 1 420 8,370 £ 0 0 0 0 0 Number of trustees £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Transaction amount (£) Balance outstanding at period end (£) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unrestricted funds are available for general purposes in accordance with the charity's purposes. The restricted fund is available to spend on artist costs to further the charity's objectives. Type of activity or project supported Arts Council NI ARK Housing Association Arts Business Northern Ireland TradFest Belfast Feile Total Authority under which paid None Nature of relationship Nature of transaction None None |
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Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School - NIC104819
Period end date: 31/08/2023
Additional analysis (1)
Analysis of receipts and payments
1 Donations
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Unrestricted Expendable Permanent Total current
funds Restricted funds endowment funds endowment funds period Total last period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Donations - - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
Total - - - - - -
2 Grants
Unrestricted Total current
funds Restricted funds period Total last period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Arts Council of Northern Ireland - Artists Costs - 7,200 7,200 7,990
ARK Housing Association 250 250 -
Arts Business Northern Ireland 300 300 700
TradFest Belfast 200 200
Feile 420 420
Belfast City Council - - - 1,200
Total - 8,370 8,370 9,890
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3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities
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Unrestricted Expendable Permanent Total current
funds Restricted funds endowment funds endowment funds period Total last period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
Total - - - - - -
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4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities
| Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
Total current period to nearest £ |
Total last period to nearest £ |
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| Direct payments relating to charitable activities Support costs - Bank charges - Insurance - Sundry Expenses - Printing, postage & stationery - Advertising - Computer Cost - Memebership/Subscriptions - Donations |
30,481 83 - - - - - - - - |
8,370 - - - - - - - - |
- - - - - - - - - - - |
- - - - - - - - - - - |
38,851 - 83 - - - - - - - - |
53,828 - 90 - - - - - - - - |
| Total | 30,564 | 8,370 | - | - | 38,934 | 53,918 |
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Glengormley Irish Traditional Music School - NIC104819
Period end date: 31/08/2023
Additional analysis (2)
5 Breakdown of restricted funds
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Arts Council ARK Housing Arts TradFest Feile Total restricted Total restricted
of Northern Association Business funds funds last
Ireland Northern period
Ireland
Receipts
Donations - - - - - - -
Legacies - - - - - - -
Grants 7,200 250 300 200 420 8,370 9,890
Receipts from fundraising activities - - - - - - -
Gross trading receipts - - - - - - -
- - - - - -
Income from investments other than land and buildings -
Rents from land & buildings - - - - - - -
Gross receipts from other charitable activities - - - - - - -
Sub total 7,200 250 300 200 420 8,370 9,890
Receipts from asset & investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets - - - - - - -
Proceeds from sale of investments - - - - - - -
Sub total - - - - - - -
Total receipts 7,200 250 300 200 420 8,370 9,890
Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities - - - - - - -
Gross trading payments - - - - - - -
Investment management costs - - - - - - -
Payments relating directly to charitable activities 7,200 250 300 200 420 8,370 9,890
Grants and donations - - - - - - -
Governance costs: - - - - - - -
Audit / independent examination - - - - - - -
Preparation of annual accounts - - - - - - -
Legal costs - - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
Sub total 7,200 250 300 200 420 8,370 9,890
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements
Purchases of fixed assets - - - - - - -
Purchase of investments - - - - - - -
Sub total - - - - - - -
Total payments 7,200 250 300 200 420 8,370 9,890
Net receipts / (payments) - - - - - - -
Transfers to / (from) funds - - - - - - -
Surplus / (deficit) for year - - - - - - -
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Nature and purpose of funds
The restricted funds have been provided by Arts Council NI, TradFest, Feile & Arts Business Northern Ireland, for artists costs for Glengormley Irish School of Traditional Music.
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