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 Al￿19
33218
17353
R•pr•xnt•d by.
Fund bought lo￿ard
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 perfOrn￿ry Arts Fes&¥•l
Income ènd EXP￿dItUTe Act￿nt
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￿￿ P*ts Festl¥al
Flnancial Rewrt
For the year ended 30th Awll 2026
IncomelExwndllure Account
Thls year's FestNal was again very successful and was ext￿melY well rtteived by all participants
and comtrtbutets, wlth each Section incre￿[￿8 their n￿rnb￿ 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 th￿￿sh(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 ImpreSS￿e 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 ex￿ptIOn 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-74￿rkIng 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 organ￿eT5 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 I￿r 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 ¥dur*teers 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.
Thar*ks 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 Harn￿s. 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