THE ANGMERING CHORALE Registered Charity Number 1000048
CHARITY’S PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
41 The Beach Residences, 125 Marine Parade, Worthing BN11 3FN
Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31[st] July 2024
TRUSTEES John Bawler (Chairman) Katrina O’Neill (Hon Secretary) Michael Steele (Hon Treasurer) Wendy Baker Susan Bawler Elizabeth Martin Oliver Martin Margaret Saywell Lita Woodward
STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT
The charity is set up under a constitution dated 24[th] September 2009 and is managed by the trustees in accordance with that constitution. Trustees are Committee members elected annually at the AGM.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The objectives of the Charity are to promote, improve, maintain and develop public education in an appreciation of music, by the presentation of concerts and other activities.
A number of public performances are put on during the year and a number of local schools provide singers for at least one of these. The Chorale normally aids other local charities by providing a choir and by aiding with various fund-raising activities. It has also financially supported the music departments of two local schools.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Our three major concerts this year were well attended and well received and of our usual high artistic standard. Once again we were pleased that a number of pupils from a local primary school sang with us in our Summer concert and it was a pleasure to introduce them to classical music. They all enjoyed and benefited from this participation which was greatly appreciated by them and their parents, our general audience and our choir members. We were pleased to raise a significant amount of money for the school’s Music Department.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
Audiences for classical music are contracting across the country and costs in putting on events have inevitably risen. The numbers of potential classical choral singers are also reduced which affects subscription income. The Chorale ended the year with a small deficit which was easily covered by reserves and the Trustees consider this to be acceptable.
The Trustees regularly review the major operational risks in putting on major public performances and the financial results against annual budgets. The Trustees consider that the current balance of funds held in reserve is at an appropriate level against potential future issues.
THE FUTURE OF THE CHOIR
Unfortunately the choir’s numbers have not recovered since Covid. It is not possible to perform major works without a balance of voices and so with the greatest of regrets it has been decided to disband the choir after our concert in November 2024 and to wind up the charity on 31[st] December. This is especially sad as the choir has been so successful over its 45 years’ existence. Not only have we been able to encourage local primary school children into an appreciation of classical music but we have performed locally to great acclaim over the years. We have given notable performances at notable venues across the world and regularly in the London Brandenburg Choral Festival. We participated in the re-opening concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. We sang in Carnegie Hall in New York at the Martin Luther King Memorial Concert and at the New York Lincoln Centre. We have performed in many major cathedrals across Europe including the opening concert in Bayeux Cathedral of the international 70[th] anniversary commemoration of the D Day Normandy landings when we sang with three other choirs – German, French and Belgian.
DECLARATION
The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report above and have authorised Michael Douglas Steele as Hon Treasurer of the Charity to sign on behalf of the Trustees.
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THE ANGMERING CHORALE Registered Charity No.1000048 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDING 31st JULY 2024
| 2,024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | |
| Funds | Funds | |
| £ | £ | |
| RECEIPTS | ||
| Subscriptions/members' donations (inc £75 for 24/25) | 13,395 | 12,375 |
| Friends | 250 | 325 |
| Gift Aid refunds | 2,159 | 2,154 |
| Fund raising | 518 | 631 |
| Interest | 633 | 434 |
| Staging hire | 213 | 200 |
| Concerts income (inc. £355 from 22/23 and 23/24) | 8,395 | 11,777 |
| Sundry Income | 0 | 96 |
| Surplus on social activities | 177 | 147 |
| TOTAL RECEIPTS | 25,740 | 28,137 |
| PAYMENTS | ||
| Rent | 1,995 | 2,189 |
| Fees - Musical Director for rehearsals | 2,505 | 2,340 |
| Fees - Accompanists for rehearsals | 3,230 | 1,807 |
| Administration | 52 | 219 |
| NFMS/Insurance | 510 | 476 |
| Charitable donations/Schools' concert support | 0 | 600 |
| Bank charges | 67 | 76 |
| Sundry expenses | 180 | 48 |
| Concerts expenditure (inc.£309 for 24/25) | 19,803 | 23,245 |
| Double payment for concert venue to be refunded | 328 | 0 |
| Deficit on social activities | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 28,669 | 31,001 |
| SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR | -2,930 | -2,864 |
| FUNDS AT THE START OF THE YEAR | 12,789 | 15,653 |
| FUNDS AT THE END OF THE YEAR | 9,859 | 12,789 |
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THE ANGMERING CHORALE Charity No 1000048 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31st JULY 2024
| 31.07.24 | 31.07.24 | 31.07.23 | 31.07.23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| CASH FUNDS | |||||
| Cash at bank | Deposit account | 9,320 |
11,887 | ||
| Current Account | 539 | 902 | |||
| TOTAL CASH FUNDS | 9,859 | 12,789 | |||
| OTHER MONETARY ASSETS | |||||
| Debtors | |||||
| Cash refund due | 328 | 328 | |||
| Paid in advance | |||||
| Music Nov 24 | 32 | ||||
| Printing Nov 24 | 156 | 189 | 545 | ||
| ASSETS RETAINED FOR THE CHARITY'S OWN USE | |||||
| Keyboard | 0 | 1,300 | |||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||
| Creditors | |||||
| PRS | 120 | 249 | |||
| Received in advance | |||||
| Advertising | 215 | ||||
| Music | 40 | ||||
| Subscriptions 24/25 | 75 | 330 | 399 | ||
| The Accounts on pages 3 to 4 were approved by the Trustees and | signed on their | behalf by: | |||
| Signed: J W K Bawler | Chairman | Date | 5th September 2024 | ||
| Signed: M D Steele | Treasurer | Date | 5th September 2024 |
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF
THE ANGMERING CHORALE, CHARITY NUMBER 1000048 ON ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] JULY 2024 SET OUT ON PAGES 3 and 4
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (The Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act
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To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
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To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. 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 the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair” view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
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Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:
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To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act, and
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To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met, or
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- To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed Sarah McCurrach IAgSA
Date 5th September 2024
18 Old Manor Road Rustington BN16 3QS
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