Leve05 Choir.. Ch No 101595
Trustee< AnrEual Rèport. period en(*d 21912025
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LEVENS CHOIR
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 3 SEPT 2025
REGISTERED CHARifi NUMBER:
1010595
PRINCIPAL ADDRESS:
3 Kilmidyke Mansion
Kllmidyke Drive
Gran8e over Sands
Cumbria LAII 7AH
TRUSTEES:
S Harris
S Wright
V Dunne
Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
J Bur8ess
A Lockley
B Lovell
H Pollock
A Rogers
D Sammons
V Walshe
T Wareham
MUSIC DIREcfoR:
G Glenton
D Henderson
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER:

Levens Choir.. Ch Nts 101595
TnJstee< Anr￿￿1 Re￿ry pertod ended 21912025
LEVENS CHOIR OBJECTIVES
To promote. improve. develop and maintsin public education of the art and stience of music in all its asperts
by the pre5entadon of public concerts, primarily of choral music and w6th an emphasis on encouraglng young
singers and audiences.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
Levens Choir serves the public in the area of south Cumbria and north Lancashire in terms of providing
opportun￿tIeS for people to participate in choral singing to a high standard by belonging to the choir and by
ttendlng concerts Put on by the choir In mary locattons throughout Cumbria and north Lancashire.
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Report of the Chalr on behalf of the Cornmlttee
In the 202415 season, our 50" Anniversary year. we performed seven concerts. Flrst was My Love Dwelt In o
Northern Lond In October, at St John's Church in Silvefdale. In December was Now May We Sin9en which we
performed at Holy Trinity Church, Bolton-le-sands and Carver Church, Windermere, which our reviewers
described as "an ambitiously selected and beautifully polished prograrnme" and "delivering excellent
ensemble and much expressive detail throughoLrt". In March we performed Duruflé's Requiem, with expert
organ ac¢ompaniment by lan Pattlnson. at St George's Church, Kendal and Lancaster Prlory. the latter being
very last-minute venue chan8e due to an organ malfunction at Ripley School. One reviewer described the
concert as "At tlmes thrllllng. often movlng and always engaging.. a feast of varied delights.. performed with
8reat conviction by a choir on top form.. Lastlyi in July* was our sothAnniversary concert at Stoswald's Church,
Warton and, sadly for the last tfme. at Carver Church. Winderme￿. The pre-concert celebratlon, to whSch
frlends and former members were Invited, was enjoyed by all. In the concert we sang pieces wlth local
connections, and lan Jones dlrected us In a moving rendition of Vaughan Wllllam5' Vallontfor Truth. It was
descrlbed by one reviewer a5 "a 85orious event."
In addition to our regular concerts. at the end of November a group from the choir sang carols at a weddin8
(for which we received a generous donation to choir funds), and in February we had our usual intensive Study
Day in Arnside. It was led by Joyce Tindsley, who had us at various points lyin8 on the floor practisin8
breathlng exercises, and blowing through straws~ a very engaging and useful day.
Sadly thls year several much loved former members have passed away: Margaret Jones. David Jone5 and Ray
Booth. A group from the ¢holr sang at Mar8oret'5 funeral in January.
Just over a week 380 we had our first post-pandemic Choir Tour, to Dorset. We stayed in King's House, part
of Sherborne khool, and performed in Wimborne Minster, Christrhurch Priory and Sherborne Abbey. It was
much enjoyed by those who went and we hope the tradidon of biennlal tours Is now well and truly re.
establlshed. As well a5 the opportunlty to slng In some very speclal places. the tours also glve us tlme to ger
to know each other and have fun together.
We were delighted to hève our first two post-pandemic Choral Scholars for the year, though both have now
left due to other pressures. We contlnue to re￿1Ve ￿gUlar enquiries about joining the choir but there also
regularly members leavin8,' membership of the choir now stands at 46. We introduced stricter attendance
requirements at the beginning of 2025, and a150 began the process of regular re-auditlons wlth the soprano
audition evenin8 in July. For the first time this year we performed all our major three concerts twice ar¢d we
are currently reviewing how successfvl this has been and how rnembers feel about it.
Once again I must thank everyone Itoo many to namel for the Wdrlous Jobs la8ain, too many to name} which
they have undertaken to enable the choir to function. We all need to contribute so that the burden Is shared.
As ever we have a busy 202516 season already in progress, with our special performances of the Bach 5t
Matthew P055i0n in March 2027 rapidly approaching. Gawain is still saying after concerts that it was our best
performance so far with hlm- long may that continuel
Sarah Harrls, November 2025

Leven5 Choir.. Ch No 10159S
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CONSTITUTION
Governlng Documents
Levens Choir regISte￿d as a charity on 16 April 1992. Choir members pay a membership subscription and are
eli8lble to vote at General Meetings. Choral Scholars do not Pay a subscription. but are permitted to vote.
Trustees
Leven5 Choir is governed by a committee elected by the membership from amongst their number. The
Constitution requi￿5 that there be at least three elected officers. The committee meets at least 3 times each
vear, at the discretion of the member5, in order to mana8e the choir. In accordance with the constitution a
Chalr is appointed who will chair meetings of the Commlttee and of the membership and co-ordinate the
running of the choir. A Secretsry and Treasurer are a150 appointed to form the Standing Committee with the
Chair.
Addltlonal ResponslbllllSes
Over and above the work of the Cornmittee, si8nificant tssks are undertaken by members which helps manage
the cholr. such as programme notes, posterlbanner printinglpositioning. concert refreshments and others as
requlred. Friends and family also volunteer to help at concerts wlth t5ckettn8 and staging.
Wlder Network
Levens Choir is a member of Making Music, an organlsatson which"help5 leisure-time music to flourish". The
commlttee greatty appreclate5 guidance from Making Muslc on consdtuuonal and admlnistratlve matters and
also the frequent weblnars on a range of useful toplcs.
RISK ASSESSMENT
Levens Choir constantly reviews the major risks to which the charity Is exposed and seeks to miti8ate them
where posslble. Pollcles are belng created to cover these areas and insurance cover Ivla Maklng Muslcl was
Increased to cover the extensive music library and the Ottober 2025 Tour.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Sources of Income.. This year receipts were just over £5.OW hlgher than the previous year at £28.862, with
subscriptions exceedlng £10,￿0 for the first time. Income ffom Gift Aid was £2.0(YJ vs £4,8CQ for 2023-24
due to the fact that this is the first time for 3 years that only one allowance was being claimed. However, a
grant of £2,000 was obtalned from the Vlctorla Wood Foundation towards the costs of puttlng on the Brahms
and Bruckner'Romantic Journey, concerts. Tlcket sales were up 25% over the prevlous year and programme
advert recelpts more than doubled.
Payments: were very similar to the previous year's payments, £13,760 vs £13. 675. The cost of 2 choral
scholars joining the choir were offset by a ￿d￿CtiOn in Admin and Governan￿ payments. As thls year's
concerts did not involve as many in5trumentali5ts as the previous year, expenditure was £4.500 less on
musiclans and soloists, but this was oftset to a lesser degree by higher music hlrelpurchase payments and
increased publicity and printing costs.
Concert: recelpts were high at Just over £12.(KKI against payments of lust under £IO.000. glving an overall
surplu5 Of £2,321. The Durufle concerts In April were the only 2 to Incur a deficlt l-£1,6841. mainly due to
high venue costs of £860 and the cost of soloists.
Reserves: are In a strong pOSi￿On èt the end ol the year having added the £8,734 surplus. The Committee
are very aware that our planned performance of JS 8ach's St Matthew Passlon in March 2027 wlll significantly
call on these.
Overall a very successful year with 7 concerts performed and a well attended study day led by Joyce Ttnsley.
Grateful thanks to all those member5 Qf the choir who volunteer to help out wlth a wide range of necessary
activities. Without which the choir would not be able to operate. Thanks also to all those members whose
fund raising efforts do so much to raise our income.

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Staternent of Commltteds Responsibllltles
The Trustees are responsible for keepin8 proper accountin8 re¢ord5 that disclose with reasonable accuracy at
any time the financlal p05itton of the chartty and enable them to ensure that the financial ststements comply
with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity IAccounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the
Consdtution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taklng
re050nable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularl￿e$.
Approved by the Committee and slgned on: .............I........￿j..￿. ..... ao IS
S Harrls
Choir
Dunne
Secretary
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LEVENS CHOIR (Number 101595)
Accounts for the perlod ended 3 September 2025
Set out on page 5
flesponslbllftles and basls of the report
I report to the Trustees on my examinatyon of the accounts of the above charity for the perlod ended 2
September 2025.
The Committee of Levens Choir is responsible for the p￿ParatIon of the accounts In accordance wlth
requlrements of the Charit5es Att 20111"the Att").
I report In respect of my examinatton of the cholr's accounts carrled out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act
and in carryin8 Out my examinatlon. I have followed the applicable Direction$ given bythe Charity Commission
under section 14515llbl of the Act.
Independent Examlner's Statement
S have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to ry atten￿on in
connection with the examinatlon which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respert..
the accouniln8 accounts records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Act or
the a¢¢ount5 do not accord with the accounting record5
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which
attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Sl8ned:
Name.. D Henderson

Levens Cholr.. Ch No 101595
Trustee5' Annual Report, perlod endtd 21912025
LEVENS CHOIR- ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 2024- 2025
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