CANTUS FIRMUS TRUST

Charity Number: 1192862
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Cantus Firmus Trust provides support and training in the use of creative arts (music, dance, drama) for use in Christian worship and ministry, and presents themed events containing some or all of these elements. The expanding Cantus Firmus choir supports events and activities in North Essex and Suffolk.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £9,449
Total expenditure: £9,494

People

8 Trustee(s)

17 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 December 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Freestone Chair 02 July 2020
None on record
ANDREW PHILIP CHARLES DAVIES Trustee 12 May 2023
AID TO THE BALKANS UK (A2B)
Received: On time
Deborah Ruth Cook Trustee 01 October 2022
None on record
Andrew James Gosden Trustee 02 July 2020
None on record
Geoffrey John Weaver Trustee 02 July 2020
None on record
Dr David John Gunton Trustee 02 July 2020
WATOTO SMILE 4LIFE INTERNATIONAL;
Received: On time
HOWARD ROY GARDNER Trustee 02 July 2020
JOURNEY INTO WHOLENESS
Received: On time
Dr OWEN ANTHONY THURTLE Trustee 02 July 2020
HEADWAY SUFFOLK LTD
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £13.93k £5.93k £9.97k £9.45k
Total expenditure £1.64k £5.33k £12.53k £9.49k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 30 June 2024 04 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 04 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 21 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 21 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 07 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 07 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 29 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 29 April 2022 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERSTANDING, WORSHIP AND MISSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUAL CHRISTIANS, GROUPS OF CHRISTIANS, PRACTITIONERS, ENQUIRERS AND LEARNERS BY MEANS OF THE CREATIVE ARTS - INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEMONSTRATIONS OF AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN HIGH QUALITY MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA - TOGETHER WITH THE ASSOCIATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND TO SUPPORT SUCH EDUCATION AND TRAINING BY THE PROVISION OF MATERIALS AND THE MAKING OF GRANTS IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM,BUT PRINCIPALLY IN THE COUNTIES OF ESSEX AND SUFFOLK

Contact information

Address:
49 Marlborough Road
IPSWICH
IP4 5AX
Phone:
01473 719297
Email:
secretary@cantusfirmus.org.uk
Website:

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