REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
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Report of the Trustees and |
Unaudited Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
for |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra |
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
Report of the Trustees and |
Unaudited Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
for |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra |
Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
Page |
Report of the Trustees | 1 | to | 6 |
Independent Examiner's Report | 7 |
Statement of Financial Activities | 8 |
Balance Sheet | 9 | to | 10 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 11 | to | 20 |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (Registered number: SC193446) |
Report of the Trustees |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 statements comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended), the Companies Act 2006, and the Memorandum and Articles of Association. |
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES |
Objectives and aims |
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) continues to hold a significant place in Scotland's cultural landscape, maintaining its status as one of Creative Scotland's Regular Funded organisations. Initially supported during the 2018-2021 funding cycle, the grant enables SNJO to further its strategic objectives. These objectives are reflected in the following vision and mission statements. |
Vision |
The SNJO is dedicated to delivering a comprehensive schedule of outstanding performances, educational initiatives, and broadcast events throughout the year. Our primary goal is to enhance the appreciation of Scotland's contributions to creative music, both within and beyond its borders. By perpetuating the democratic spirit of jazz, we aim to enrich Scotland's cultural portfolio, offering concert programmes that enlighten and entertain audiences of all ages. |
Through our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan, we are committed to expanding the experiences offered by SNJO and the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra (TSYJO). Our ambition is to make these experiences accessible to people from diverse social, geographical, and physical environments. By fostering innovation through collaborative programmes with artists from various genres, we seek to inspire and connect communities across Scotland. |
As a key player in the future of jazz in Scotland, the SNJO serves as a creative hub, a knowledge base, and a cultural experience. We advance this vision by recruiting and retaining the most talented jazz musicians in Scotland, nurturing both individual and collective virtuosity. |
Mission |
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra perpetuates orchestral jazz as an indispensable part of Scotland's Cultural Portfolio. Our mission is to be a creative force that inspires audiences and musicians, promotes excellence and enhances the reputation of jazz from Scotland on the world stage. |
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ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE |
Charitable activities |
In the 2023/24 season, the SNJO has successfully delivered a series of high-calibre performances and educational initiatives that underscore our commitment to excellence: |
The Art of Arranging with Geoffrey Keezer (27th Sept - 1st Oct 2023) |
Grammy-winning pianist-composer Geoffrey Keezer joined the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra on a three-date Scottish tour from 29th September to 1st October, with concerts in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. |
Under the banner of The Art of Arranging, Keezer guided the Orchestra through his unique, new treatments of jazz classics by saxophonists Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter as well as specially reimagined arrangements of Keezer's own award-winning compositions. |
SNJO founder and artistic director, saxophonist Tommy Smith was excited to be working again with Wisconsin-born Keezer, who has contributed to over a dozen of the Orchestra's projects and recordings over the past twenty years. |
"Geoffrey is one of the world's most gifted, most sought-after musicians and composers," said Smith. "He has worked with true jazz legends including drummer and renowned talent scout Art Blakey, who led one of jazz's most revered bands, the Jazz Messengers, from the 1950s through to the 1980s. His talent has also been recognised in the pop arena through touring with Sting, who described him as a superb technician and improviser, a musician's musician." |
A former child prodigy, Keezer began playing professionally in his teens and was just eighteen when he joined Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He went on to work with Ray Brown (the bassist for Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson), trumpeters Art Farmer and Roy Hargrove, singer-pianist Diana Krall, and saxophonists Benny Golson, Wayne Shorter, Joshua Redman and David Sanborn. His own recordings, including his Grammy-winning album, Refuge, have embraced mainstream jazz, funk, blues and gospel music. |
"Geoffrey's appreciation and understanding of music are huge," said Tommy Smith. "He has delivered superbly sensitive arrangements for us of pieces by composers and songwriters from Henry Mancini and Leonard Bernstein to Robert Burns and although I thought his strength lay in ballads, his reimagining of bass guitar revolutionary Jaco Pastorious' hyper-animated Teen Town was strikingly effervescent. We're looking forward immensely to welcoming him back to Scotland." |
Arranger, pianist and composer Geoffrey Keezer's short visit to Scotland concluded with this sensational show with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO). The mix of rich orchestrations, ensemble playing, and top-class soloing had the audience on their feet. - London Jazz News |
In An Ellington Mood with Lucy-Anne Daniels (6th - 10th Dec 2023) |
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra toured a new programme of jazz master Duke Ellington's music, In an Ellington Mood to Glasgow, St Andrews and Edinburgh from 8th to 10th December. |
The music of Ellington and his co-writer, Billy Strayhorn has become one of the SNJO's specialisms and has earned the ensemble recognition internationally for faithful interpretations such as its enthusiastically received in-concert recording from 2012, In the Spirit of Duke. |
In a break from the orchestra's previous Ellington concerts, this latest celebration of Ellington's genius saw the orchestra joined for part of each concert by the exceptional young vocalist Lucy-Anne Daniels. |
Still in her early twenties, Leeds-born Daniels has already appeared at prestigious jazz venues including Ronnie Scott's in London and Dizzy's Jazz Club in New York and her background in gospel music is a particularly apt asset for singing Ellington's songs. |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (Registered number: SC193446) |
Report of the Trustees |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
"Duke Ellington has been a key figure in jazz for almost a hundred years," said SNJO musical director, saxophonist Tommy Smith. "His music has been an inspiration across numerous eras, from providing the rhythm for dancers in the 1920s and popularising jazz during the swing era to playing with the then younger generation including Charles Mingus and John Coltrane in the 1960s and beyond. He continues to challenge and reward the young musicians who are emerging today." |
To deliver the authentic Ellington experience for its audience, the SNJO applied meticulous attention to period detail. This included recreating the Ellington Orchestra stage set-up, showing the same sartorial elegance, using specially sourced period brass mutes and playing musical scores specially transcribed from Ellington concerts. |
"We want to involve people in as close as possible to a genuine Ellington performance," said Smith. "There are obvious differences in personnel, of course, but the intention is to make the music come alive similar to the way it blossomed whenever the Duke Ellington Orchestra rolled into town." |
The SNJO with Lucy-Anne Daniels played Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Friday 8th December, the Laidlaw Centre, St Andrews on Saturday 9th and Queen's Hall, Edinburgh on Sunday 11th. |
***** |
"Daniels, a young singer in the ascendant, revealed a voice mature beyond her years, escorted richly by the band" - The Scotsman |
Nu-Age Sounds (28th Feb - 3rd Mar 2024) |
NU-AGE SOUNDS marked a major celebration of Scotland's vibrantly exciting jazz scene with performances in Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd March. |
Conceived and produced by Scotland's leading jazz musician, and head of jazz at the National Conservatoire of Scotland, saxophonist Tommy Smith, the project brought together a cast of trailblazing musicians, each of them multiple award winners, with the internationally acclaimed Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and visual producer Dillon Barrie. |
Scottish Album of the Year 2022 winner and Mercury Music Prize nominee, pianist Fergus McCreadie, BBC Young Jazz Musician 2022, bassist Ewan Hastie, singer kitti, saxophonists Helena Kay and Matt Carmichael, and trombonists Noushy and Liam Shortall, who has earned acclaim under the name corto.alto, all contributed new music to the project. Smith also orchestrated music by his band KARMA. |
Watching as students from the jazz course he overseas at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland have gone on to make an impression nationally and internationally, Smith decided to showcase this success and bring orchestral jazz to a young audience who might not have experienced this rich tradition before. |
"As Fergus, Matt, Peter, Ewan, Noushy, and Liam were students of mine for four years at the RCS, I greatly respect and admire their musicianship and observe with amazement their blossoming careers," said Smith. "Educating musicians of this calibre in harmony, composition, etc., was a joy, especially sharing my ideas in music business, which I taught throughout their four years. I am very proud of where they have all reached. It's also great to have kitti and Helena on board as they are very much part of Scotland's thriving young jazz scene." |
Noushy and kitti's music is being arranged by Berlin-based saxophonist-composer-bandleader Fabia Mantwill and Ewan Hastie's by pianist-composer Florian Ross, from Cologne. However, Fergus McCreadie, Helena Kay, Matt Carmichael and Liam Shortall rose to the challenge of orchestrating their own work to an international standard. McCreadie's new composition, As the Mist Clears, featured another award-winning pianist, former Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year and SNJO regular, Peter Johnstone. |
Each piece of music was accompanied by a video, created by Dillon Barrie and his team and projected onto the stage backdrop. |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (Registered number: SC193446) |
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"Dillon, who I chose as a visual producer and social media guru of Nu-Age Sounds, is also a current student of mine at the RCS," said Smith. "I've seen him really charge on, producing his successful Supersonic shows over the last three years. Dillon and his team, with Daisy Mulholland, Niki Zaupa, and Connor McGhie, will bring an illuminating vision for our artists and concertgoers." |
For Smith, the concerts are a timely indication of the strength of jazz in Scotland. |
"I am confident that Nu-Age Sounds will be a standout tour for the SNJO's ever-growing audience," he said. "It's also vital for the orchestra to embrace the younger audience and adopt a new focus on future sounds and fusions, widening our musical horizons." |
Nu-Age Sounds toured to Dundee Rep Theatre on Friday 1st March, the Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow on Saturday 2nd March and the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh on Sunday 3rd March. |
"Tommy Smith and the SNJO have been presenting the best of world jazz to Scotland over the past thirty years. This show, featuring musician-composers in their twenties, deserves to be seen around the UK and around the world as a landmark display of innovation, class and downright star quality." - London Jazz News |
Rhapsody in Blue in collaboration with the RSNO and Makoto Ozone (30th Apr - 5th May 2024) |
Scotland's two national orchestras, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra combined for the first time in an evening of music that transported audiences in Edinburgh and Glasgow from downtown Manhattan to the streets of San Francisco via the land of the fjords. |
Under the baton of conductor Bertie Baigent and with Japanese piano virtuoso Makoto Ozone as featured soloist, the combined orchestras illustrated how the great composers Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein captured the pace and dynamism of New York city life. |
The jazz interpretation that Ellington gave to Morning Mood from Norwegian national treasure, Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite also featured, as did the suite from Bernard Herrmann's soundtrack to Alfred Hitchcock's cinema classic Vertigo. |
"This is a milestone in the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra's near thirty-year career," says SNJO artistic director, saxophonist Tommy Smith, who has scored an extended arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for the concerts. "We have played much of this music before but to perform in collaboration with the internationally respected RSNO is an honour and a thrill. We're very excited at the prospect of working with such an esteemed ensemble." |
The SNJO recorded Duke Ellington's Black & Tan Fantasy and Morning Mood on its enthusiastically received In the Spirit of Duke album and Smith's extended arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue featured on a very successful SNJO recording. |
"We're delighted to be welcoming back the masterly Makoto Ozone, an old friend of the SNJO's, to play on these concerts," said Smith. "Makoto has wowed the SNJO's audience before, with his jazz orchestration of Mozart's Jeunhomme piano concerto, and we're sure his fantastic musicianship and outstanding pianistic skills will excite everyone who comes along to hear him this time." |
A former child prodigy, Kobe-born Ozone had already played a piano recital at Carnegie Hall, New York before being invited to join vibes virtuoso Gary Burton's world touring quintet, in which he and Smith formed a lasting relationship. |
"As well as Makoto, we have commissioned another longtime SNJO associate, the brilliant arranger from Cologne, Florian Ross, to orchestrate Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story Suite for the two orchestras," said Smith "So we can be confident that anyone coming to hear the SNJO for the first time will get a sense of the quality we produce." |
***** |
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Report of the Trustees |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
It was a wildly entertaining evening of classical, jazz and the indefinable landscape in between - from Ellington to Bernard Hermann and of course Bernstein. - The Scotsman |
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH |
In addition to our performances, the SNJO has provided a series of masterclasses aimed at fostering the next generation of jazz musicians. Esteemed artists such as Endea Owens, Geoffrey Keezer, Lucy-Anne Daniels, Georgia Cecile, and Makoto Ozone have led these sessions, offering invaluable guidance to TSYJO musicians and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) students. |
TSYJO Performances |
The Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra (TSYJO) has seen the successful recruitment of 20 of Scotland's most promising young jazz musicians, aged 16-25. These young talents have already demonstrated remarkable musicianship and improvisational skills, performing in various locations across Scotland, including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Lanark, Dunfermline, Cumbernauld, St Andrews, and Stahaven. Looking ahead, we are excited to expand TSYJO's reach, connecting with new audiences and engaging local young musicians across a broader geographical area. |
Schools' concerts: Peter and the Wolf |
In February 2024, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) delivered two captivating school concerts, performing SNJO's Scots version of "Peter and the Wolf." These concerts were a collaborative effort with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), aimed at bringing the magic of jazz orchestral music and storytelling to young audiences across Scotland. |
Originally devised by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev as a way of introducing children to the different instruments of the symphony orchestra, Peter and the Wolf was first performed in Moscow in 1936. |
The SNJO delivered lively and immersive performances, with each character in the story was represented by different instruments, mirroring Prokofiev's original orchestration but with a distinct jazz twist. The Scots dialect added a layer of humour and relatability, ensuring the children remained engaged throughout. |
FINANCIAL REVIEW |
Financial position |
At the end of the financial year the charity had free reserves of £189,719. |
Reserves policy |
The trustees assess the organization's risks on a quarterly basis and review the free reserves held annually. Recognizing the importance of financial stability, the trustees maintain that the reserves must protect against unforeseen income losses, enabling the organization to fulfill its charitable objectives. To this end, the trustees have determined that a minimum of £85,000 in free reserves is necessary, ensuring that the organization can cover the estimated costs of winding up the charity if required, which is prudent in the current financial climate. |
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
Governing document |
The charity is controlled by its governing document, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. |
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees |
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees is carried out by the current board with reference to the provisions contained in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. |
Related parties |
There are no reportable related parties other than those notified in the Accounts. |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (Registered number: SC193446) |
Report of the Trustees |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS |
Registered Company number |
Registered Charity number |
Registered office |
Trustees |
Company Secretary |
Independent Examiner |
Haines Watts, Chartered Accountants |
3 Quality Street |
Edinburgh |
EH4 5BP |
Approved by order of the board of trustees on |
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra |
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 set out on pages eight to twenty. |
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner |
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity's trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1)(a) to (c) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under Section 44(1)(c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. |
Basis of the independent examiner's report |
My examination was carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. |
Independent examiner's statement |
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention : |
(1) | which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements |
- | to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations; and |
- | to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations |
have not been met; or |
(2) | to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |
Craig C Hunter CA |
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland |
Haines Watts, Chartered Accountants |
3 Quality Street |
Edinburgh |
EH4 5BP |
8 November 2024 |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra |
Statement of Financial Activities |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total |
funds | funds | funds | funds |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
Donations and legacies | 2 |
Charitable activities | 5 |
Other trading activities | 3 |
Investment income | 4 |
Other income |
Total |
EXPENDITURE ON |
Charitable activities | 6 |
Total |
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Transfers between funds | 16 | (500 | ) | 500 | - | - |
Net movement in funds | ( |
) | ( |
) |
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
Total funds brought forward |
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 284,990 |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (Registered number: SC193446) |
Balance Sheet |
31 March 2024 |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total |
funds | funds | funds | funds |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Tangible assets | 12 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 13 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 14 | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET CURRENT ASSETS | ( |
) |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year | 15 | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET ASSETS |
FUNDS | 16 |
Unrestricted funds | 284,990 |
TOTAL FUNDS | 284,990 |
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. |
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for |
(a) | ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
(b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. |
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Balance Sheet - continued |
31 March 2024 |
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
1. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities 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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra is a registered charity with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in Scotland under the Companies Act 2006. The company number, address of the charity's registered office and the nature of its principal activities are set out in the Trustees' Report on pages 1-5. |
The reporting currency of the financial statements is GBP. No level of rounding has been applied in the financial statements. |
The entity is not a larger charity as defined by the Charities SORP (FRS 102) and has taken advantage of the exemption permitted by the SORP from preparing a statement of cash flows. |
Income |
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. |
Expenditure |
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, 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 accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. |
Fixtures and fittings | - |
Motor vehicles | - |
Computer equipment | - |
Taxation |
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. |
Fund accounting |
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. |
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. |
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. |
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2. | DONATIONS AND LEGACIES |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Donations |
Grants |
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Creative Scotland | 216,667 | 286,165 |
3. | OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Merchandising |
4. | INVESTMENT INCOME |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Deposit account interest |
5. | INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
Activity | £ | £ |
Income from concerts | Music performance | 37,413 | 66,421 |
Other grants | Music performance | - | 11,500 |
Income from concerts | Youth music performance | 5,490 | 3,563 |
Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Aberdeen City Council | - | 10,000 |
Doric Board Fund | - | 1,000 |
Other grants | - | 500 |
- | 11,500 |
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6. | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS |
Support |
Direct | costs (see |
Costs | note 7) | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
Music performance | 245,591 | 95,152 | 340,743 |
Youth music performance | 24,297 | 10 | 24,307 |
269,888 | 95,162 | 365,050 |
7. | SUPPORT COSTS |
Governance |
Management | costs | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
Music performance | 94,552 | 600 | 95,152 |
Youth music performance | 10 | - | 10 |
94,562 | 600 | 95,162 |
Support costs, included in the above, are as follows: |
Management |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
Youth |
Music | music | Total | Total |
performance | performance | activities | activities |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Management | 39,097 | - | 39,097 | 31,133 |
Insurance | 1,588 | - | 1,588 | 1,692 |
Telephone | 596 | - | 596 | 789 |
Postage and carriage | 28 | - | 28 | 52 |
Printing and stationery | 27 | - | 27 | 104 |
Sundries | 1,555 | 10 | 1,565 | 1,225 |
Trustees' fees | 50,717 | - | 50,717 | 49,197 |
Computer expenses | 59 | - | 59 | 209 |
Accountancy | - | - | - | 735 |
Bank charges | 349 | - | 349 | 190 |
Membership fees | 536 | - | 536 | 625 |
94,552 | 10 | 94,562 | 85,951 |
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7. | SUPPORT COSTS - continued |
Governance costs |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
Music | Total |
performance | activities |
£ | £ |
Independent examination | 600 | 500 |
8. | NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) |
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting): |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Depreciation - owned assets |
9. | TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS |
The charity contracts on an annual basis with the founder trustee Professor T W E Smith to act as Artistic Director on behalf of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. The trustee's fees were £50,716 (2023: £49,197). |
In addition to this, he received remuneration for musical commissions and musician fees amounting in total to £13,080 (2023: £17,050). |
Trustees' expenses |
Tommy Smith received reimbursement of travel costs totalling £342 (2023: nil) during the year. |
10. | STAFF COSTS |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Wages and salaries | 33,887 | 27,178 |
Social security costs | 3,421 | 2,646 |
Other pension costs | 1,789 | 1,308 |
39,097 | 31,132 |
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
Administration |
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11. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
Unrestricted | Restricted | Total |
funds | funds | funds |
£ | £ | £ |
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
Donations and legacies |
Charitable activities |
Other trading activities |
Investment income |
Other income |
Total |
EXPENDITURE ON |
Charitable activities |
Total |
NET INCOME |
Transfers between funds | 2,694 | (2,694 | ) | - |
Net movement in funds |
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
Total funds brought forward | 220,214 | - |
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 284,990 | - | 284,990 |
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12. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Fixtures |
and | Motor | Computer |
fittings | vehicles | equipment | Totals |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 April 2023 |
Additions |
At 31 March 2024 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 April 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 31 March 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 March 2024 |
At 31 March 2023 |
13. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Other debtors |
14. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Social security and other taxes |
VAT | 495 | 1,310 |
Other creditors |
Accrued expenses |
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15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
31.3.24 | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ |
Other creditors |
16. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
Net | Transfers |
movement | between | At |
At 1.4.23 | in funds | funds | 31.3.24 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 252,274 | (76,055 | ) | (500 | ) | 175,719 |
Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra | 32,716 | (18,716 | ) | - | 14,000 |
(94,771 | ) | ( |
) |
Restricted funds |
'Peter & the Wolf' school resources | - | (500 | ) | 500 | - |
TOTAL FUNDS | (95,271 | ) | 189,719 |
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
Incoming | Resources | Movement |
resources | expended | in funds |
£ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 264,188 | (340,243 | ) | (76,055 | ) |
Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra | 5,591 | (24,307 | ) | (18,716 | ) |
( |
) | (94,771 | ) |
Restricted funds |
'Peter & the Wolf' school resources | - | (500 | ) | (500 | ) |
TOTAL FUNDS | ( |
) | (95,271 | ) |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
16. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued |
Comparatives for movement in funds |
Net | Transfers |
movement | between | At |
At 1.4.22 | in funds | funds | 31.3.23 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 176,925 | 72,655 | 2,694 | 252,274 |
Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra | 43,289 | (10,573 | ) | - | 32,716 |
220,214 | 62,082 | 2,694 | 284,990 |
Restricted funds |
Aberdeen City Council | - | (48 | ) | 48 | - |
Lanarkshire Enterprise - Digital Boost Grant 2022 |
- |
2,742 |
(2,742 |
) |
- |
- | 2,694 | (2,694 | ) | - |
TOTAL FUNDS | 220,214 | 64,776 | - | 284,990 |
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
Incoming | Resources | Movement |
resources | expended | in funds |
£ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 359,626 | (286,971 | ) | 72,655 |
Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra | 3,678 | (14,251 | ) | (10,573 | ) |
363,304 | (301,222 | ) | 62,082 |
Restricted funds |
Aberdeen City Council | 10,000 | (10,048 | ) | (48 | ) |
'Peter & the Wolf' school resources | 500 | (500 | ) | - |
Doric Board Fund | 1,000 | (1,000 | ) | - |
Lanarkshire Enterprise - Digital Boost Grant 2022 |
- |
2,742 |
2,742 |
11,500 | (8,806 | ) | 2,694 |
TOTAL FUNDS | 374,804 | (310,028 | ) | 64,776 |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
16. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: |
Net | Transfers |
movement | between | At |
At 1.4.22 | in funds | funds | 31.3.24 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 176,925 | (3,400 | ) | 2,194 | 175,719 |
Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra | 43,289 | (29,289 | ) | - | 14,000 |
220,214 | (32,689 | ) | 2,194 | 189,719 |
Restricted funds |
Aberdeen City Council | - | (48 | ) | 48 | - |
'Peter & the Wolf' school resources | - | (500 | ) | 500 | - |
Lanarkshire Enterprise - Digital Boost Grant 2022 |
- |
2,742 |
(2,742 |
) |
- |
- | 2,194 | (2,194 | ) | - |
TOTAL FUNDS | 220,214 | (30,495 | ) | - | 189,719 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
Incoming | Resources | Movement |
resources | expended | in funds |
£ | £ | £ |
Unrestricted funds |
General fund | 623,814 | (627,214 | ) | (3,400 | ) |
Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra | 9,269 | (38,558 | ) | (29,289 | ) |
633,083 | (665,772 | ) | (32,689 | ) |
Restricted funds |
Aberdeen City Council | 10,000 | (10,048 | ) | (48 | ) |
'Peter & the Wolf' school resources | 500 | (1,000 | ) | (500 | ) |
Doric Board Fund | 1,000 | (1,000 | ) | - |
Lanarkshire Enterprise - Digital Boost Grant 2022 |
- |
2,742 |
2,742 |
11,500 | (9,306 | ) | 2,194 |
TOTAL FUNDS | 644,583 | (675,078 | ) | (30,495 | ) |
Restrictions on funds |
Aberdeen City Council: for Aberdeen workshops |
Doric Board Fund: for Doric version of Peter and the Wolf |
Lanarkshire Digital Boost: for purchasing new cameras |
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 |
17. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |