8alance Sheet As at 30th Aprll 2026 1025 Cuffent Assets Stock of medals Bank Accounts Cash In Hand 2026 Showcaje Prepaid 1058 32444 136 1490 16513 33918 18003 Cuffent Uabllltles Sl Luke's 5ponsoTed Prlze S&D Prize5 150 650 7tXJ Total Al19 33218 17353 R•pr•xnt•d by. Fund bought loard Surplus for the Year Fund carrled fop*ard 17353 15865 33218 11117 6236 17353 Slined:..,.,...... H. Dodman (Chalrl Sl8ned:..... G. Harn)es (Treasurer) D•te:....... I have examlned the Income and Expenditure Account and Dfylonce Sheet of the Rl¢hmond.upon- Thames Performlng Arts Festival and In my oplnlon ihry 8Sve a true and fall vlew of the Festlwal's affairs at 30th N)rll 2026. In accordance wth the a¢¢¢)unts and explanattons Bi¥en to me. st8ntd.... Les Phillips Ilndependent Examlt)trl.
Rlchmond upon Thames perfOrnry Arts Fes&¥•l Income ènd EXPdItUTe Actnt F¢r the year ended 30th Aprfl 2026 Income 2025 Entry Fees Doof Money and Medal Sa$ Patrons, Fee5 Gift Aid Sponsorshlp Donations Sponsored Prlies Advertising Income Bank Interest 26258 16645 115 35 15452 365 128 233 ILK) 145 35 192 254 27015 Expendlture Venue Hlre Adjudicators, Fee5 Cash Prlies Medals Printing Caterln8 Advertlslng Webslte Equlpment Hlre- Dance Floor Piano Hlre Plano Tunln8 Afflll¥tlon Fees Travel and Accommodation Insurances Gifts Postage & stationery Trophies.. New/Engravln8 Play & Perform PayPallSumUp Charges 8436 6571 5071 520 1993 8288 670 2874 922 219 65 594 650 94 IC62 320 470 185 625 375 74 164 72 325 96 io? 240 258 2181 27775 20779 Surplus for the yur 15865 6236
Rlthrnond upon Th•mtJ Perlorn Pts Festl¥al Flnancial Rewrt For the year ended 30th Awll 2026 IncomelExwndllure Account Thls year's FestNal was again very successful and was extmelY well rtteived by all participants and comtrtbutets, wlth each Section incre[8 their nrnb of enlrants. Overall Festlval Income was £43,6401£27,015 in 20251. Patrons, Fees generated £1151£365 in 20251 and Other Donation$ generated a further £233. wrth an lditional £35 in Gift Aid. Accrued Bank Interest totalled £2541£192 in 20251. Total Expenditure rose to £27,775 from £20.779 In 2025. In Ilne wfth the Increased actlvlty across all Sectlons. wlth Venue Hlre Increasing to £8.436 from £6.571 In 2025 and Adjudicator5' Fees Increasin8 to £8,288 from £5.071 in 2025. The Overall Surplus rose to £15.865 from É6,236 In 2025. All Secilons Improved thelr flnanclal posltion from 2025. am showed a Surplus for this year's festlval, The Dance Sectlon had a sl8nlflcant Increase In Its Surplus from £5.520 In 2025 to £14.809, wlth Entry Fees increasing from £7.720 to £17.751 and Takin85 at the Ooor increasin8 from £6,533 in 2025 to £10,637 Iln¢ludln8 Medal Sales). The V¢xallChoral Seetlon had a surplus of £1,513 (compared to £1.024 in 20251. with • lar8e increase In Door Takings from £1,686 In 2025 to £3.494. The Instrumental Section made a surplus of £413 (compared to £289 in 20251. The Plano Sectlon achletrtd a surplus of £268 Icomp•red to £12 in 20251 and the Speech & Drama Section made a surplus of £90 (compared to £25 In 20251. Balanc• Sh••t The reserves have increased due to the healthy surplu5 this year. belng £33.218 as at 30 April 26 (£17,353 In 20251.The bank account balance was £32,444 at 30th Aprll. The stock of meda15 totalled £1,058 and the balance of st Luke'5 Music Society donatlon is now £4LKI, lo sponsor prlie awards for a further 4 years. Ind•wnd•nt Ex¥mlner We are very grateful to Les Phllllps who h45 a8reed to contlnue In the role of Independent Examiner this year.
Richmond Perforniin Arts Festival 2026 Tnjstees, Re Thls yearfs festival saw a further Increase In numbers of participants in most sectIc$ and an astonlshlng array of talent across them all. I wa5 Sorry to mlss the Speech and Drama Section this year and look forward to their report at the AGM. l attended exh of the other sections and was azain impressed by the sheer size of the Festlval. Hundred5 of chlldren, young people, parents. teacher5 and supporters attènded the various vènuès and there was a positive and enthusiastic atmosphere thsh(mrt. I look forward to hearin8 the exact numbers from the Section Heads. Now establlshed at Waldegrave School. the Dance Sectlon w4th its huge riumber of classes and partlcipants, continue5 to thrfve. Staff at the venue are helpful and the facilities excellent. Thank5 to Natalie the catering for volunteers was amazingl The Vocal Sectlon was as popular and enjoyable as ever wlth a fasclnatln8 mlx of classlcal and pop, traditional and modern. The Choirs event at Oukè Street Church was again an absolute triumph. The standard of sln8ln8 and the level of engagement with the audience werejust wonderful. The Plano Sectlon had an Increased number of entrles wlth an ImpreSSe standard of playlng across the board. From the tiny tots who need a box to help them reath the Fedals to the older studènts for whom performarKe Is obvlously second n*ure. th15 sertlon was agaln. an emtraordlnary experlence. The Instrumentsl Section sesslons l attended were equalty impressive. Smooth organisatlon Is hallmark of all the sectlons and this wa5 no exptIOn wbth sweets for all competllor5 a5 an added bonusl Again the standard of playing is astonishinth high. I felt all the adludlcators were supportfve and sympathetlc Ilsteners land watchers). They vary In thelr approach to feedback but were all. I thlnl Impressed by the stsndard of performance In all sertlons. I look forward to dlscussine thelr rde at the AGM. I look forward to this yearfs financial report from our loyal and hard-74rkIng Treasurer. Graham Harmes. I bellwe numbèrs of entrles Increas•d across the board and I look forward to an e55e55ment of the Impact of thls i)n our ftgure Ad I I tr 'We are entlrely rellant for the delivery of the Festival on the wonderful people who or8ani5e It and run their SÈctions w4th suth efflclency, enthusiasm and dedication alon8side their many commitments elsewhere.. I wrote those words for my report in 2025 and can only retterate them. 50 much hard work goes on In the weeks arKI months before the Festival and wlththrt the experttse and generoslty of the organlsers we would not hove the enormws. profe$5ionally delivered fftnt that we tuThendy enloy.
Heidi Pe8lÈr. the overall administrator for the whole Festival, has worked tirelesstyto deliver a first lass event. Everyone involved in thÈ Festival: trustees. patrons, Section Heads. volunteèrs. younq people, parents, teachers. adjudi(ators and visttors. owes her a huge debt of gratitude for being $0 efficient, cheerful and encouragin& All this is achieved alongside wnnlng the Vocal Section and a busy teachln8 role in the real woddl We were enormously grateful to Julla Drager for tskln8on the role of Head for the Instrumental Sèctlon last year. This yearfs Instrumental weekend seemed to go like dockwork from the outside $0 I hope very much that if fett like that for the organeT5 too! It was generous of Manuella and her husband to help with the stewarding and organisation on the festival days. We are further indebted to Manuella for keepin8 our website up to date and full of well-organised inforniatlon and for hostln8 our AGMI Sue Thornton's Piano Sectlon runs on well-0Sled wheels and ctjntinues to attrart large numbers of entrles. Sue's cheertul and sympathetlc approach Sn all circumstances creates a reljxed atmosphere which I'm sure must hdp performers to athievetheir besL Llil Cole fan a successful and enjoyable Sertl¢)n fvll of talented youre show stoppers and some beèutlfully crafted drama and speaklng classes. Natalle Wells ran the enomlous Dance Sertlon wlth Ir customary cheerful confldence and good humour. So manv voung Peop are Involved that the OT8anlsatton of arrfival. che¢klng In. warni up rotas, dressing areas and pr&perforniance Ilne ups has to be carefully mana8ed. It is an impressfve operationl A number of young ¥durteers were in%x)l¥ed in the stewardin8 and thèckifi8 in which was encouraglng to see. We owe such an enormous debt of gratltude to these hard-work1 dedlcated and ImpressSve peoplè who, as volunteers, take on their Festlval roles wlth suth professlonallsm and good humour. Thelr unlformly welcomlng approath means that the young performers are encouraged to perform at thelr hlghest level In a relaxed atmosphere. It Is not alwdys easy to mana8e anxlous performers and sometimes demandln8 parents but our sectlon heads are absolute Masters of thelr craft and skllled at remalnln8 calm under conslderable pressurel Thank to ur Festival Stewards We have many Soyal stewards who support the Sectian Heads In the runnlng of thelr events. Many of these are frlends and family bLrt others are long-5tsndlng supporters of the Festival who have played part In Its smooth runnlng for many years. We are enormousty 8rateful to them •ll. Tharks to our P sident nd Patr We are indebted to our President, Hllary Fisher, and to our patrons for their continued moral and flnanclal support. We are partlcularly 8rateful to those who 8fft ald thelr patrona8e. The Festlval Showcase Concert 2026 This event. organi5ed by Heldi, wa5 held In a differentvenue for us, St. Mary Magdalene Church In Rithmnd. on Sunday. June 14th 2026. It was an absdute triumph. The prizewinners, performances were amazln& the organisation impeccable and the audience completety enBa8ed throu8hout. It
was an opportunity to puEAicly thank Hllary Fisher. our President: Graham Harns. our treasurer: Sue Thornton, Natalle Wells. Lizi Cole and Julia Drager. the Seth"on Secretaries and, of course, Heldl herself, who is the key person behind the entire or8anisation of the Festival. Tosumy Festival 2026 wa5, In my view, another high quality. successful event that reached out to hundreds of young and older people, offering them the opportunity to perform to their best ability, receive constructlve and supportive feedback and experience the excltement of performance In front of sympathetic audlence. After all these years of its operation. it feels more worthwhile than ever. 2029 wlll be the centenary of the Fe$¥31 and we look forwrdrd to an enormDUS celebration of its success and longevfty. Hllary Dodman Chair of Trustees June 2026