CLONTER FARM MUSIC TRUST

Charity number: 1083903
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides high quality training and experience of performing publicly for persons embarking on professional musical careers in the United Kingdom, and to establish such courses of training and tuition and such public concert stage and other performances as the trustees shall see fit. The charity achieves its objectives through the staging of opera performances, and awarding an annual opera prize

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£532,373

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Donations and legacies £200.93k
Charitable activities £317.70k
Other trading activities £12.72k
Investments £1.02k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£565,667

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £565.67k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £565.67k

People

2 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

14 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 November 2000: Standard registration
  • 09 June 2022: Funds received from 328712 THE NUTMEG CHARITABLE TRUST
  • 02 March 2023: Funds received from 515974 THE ROBIN KAY MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR OPERA SINGING
  • 26 September 2023: Funds received from 508820 HOLMES CHAPEL MUSIC SOCIETY
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CLONTER OPERA (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Darren John Billings Trustee 26 June 2020
None on record
Richard Nicholas Mathias Trustee 27 November 2015
None on record
ELIZA-JANE BLOOD Trustee 25 November 2012
None on record
JONATHAN MEADMORE Trustee 11 May 2012
None on record
SARAH PATRICIA FARMER Trustee
None on record
Lady KIRSTY PILKINGTON DL Trustee
THE RAINFORD TRUST
Received: On time
THE PILKINGTON GLASS COLLECTION TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £433.29k £348.14k £351.93k £472.31k £532.37k
Total expenditure £424.04k £232.05k £324.31k £478.19k £565.67k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.00k £29.50k £27.88k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £200.93k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £12.72k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £317.70k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.02k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £565.67k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.53k
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £177.27k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £62.51k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 21 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 21 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 10 November 2021 10 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 19 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 19 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 AUGUST 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 28 AUGUST 2000 AND 27 JUNE 2001

Charitable objects

1) TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE OF PERFORMING PUBLICLY FOR PERSONS EMBARKING ON PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL CAREERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO THIS END (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO ESTABLISH SUCH COURSES OF TRAINING AND TUITION AND SUCH PUBLIC CONCERT STAGE AND OTHER PERFORMANCES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT 2) TO PAY ALL OR PART OF THE EXPENSES OF PERSONS INCURRED IN ATTENDING SUCH COURSES REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE 3.1 (INCLUDING TRAVEL EXPENSES) 3) TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES IN THE APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF OPERA 4) TO ARRANGE FOR TOURING COMPANIES OF OPERA SINGERS TO VISIT SCHOOLS COLLEGES SOCIAL CLUBS AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK APPROPRIATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING OPERAS OR EXTRACTS THEREFROM 5) TO PAY ALL OR PART OF THE FEES OF STUDENTS OF MUSIC IN RESPECT OF MUSICAL OR EDUCATIONAL COURSES AT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEAGUES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OR MUSICAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 6) TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE MEMBERS BEING NOT LESS THAN THREE IN NUMBER SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME UNANIMOUSLY DECLARE 7) TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE MEMBERS BEING NOT LESS THAN THREE IN NUMBER MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNITED KINGDOM

Contact information

Address:
Clonter Opera Theatre
Swettenham Heath
Congleton
CW12 2LR
Phone:
01260224638
Email:
clonter@clonter.org
Website:

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