Hastings Philharmonic Choir
Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 August 2025
HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC CHOIR PERIOD ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
INDEX
Page 1 — Reference and administrative details
Page 2 — Trustees’ Report
Page 3 — Income & expenditure account
Page 4 — Balance sheet
Page 5 — Independent examiner’s report
HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
PERIOD ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Charity number
1029022
Principal address
108 Mount Pleasant Road Hastings East Sussex TN34 3SN
Trustees
J Rycroft L Cradduck S Scott K Gentleman M Lipscombe G Simpson R Farnham N Urling-Clark S Green
Independent examiner
C Read FCCA ACA
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HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
The aims and objects of the Choir are to educate the general public in the art and science of music, in particular choral music by means of the study, practice and performance of choral music.
TREASURER’S REPORT
With the delay in holding our AGM, this feels a bit like reflecting on history! It was a particularly positive year financially, with an amazing profit of £8,278.
The fact that subscriptions were up by some £3,000 on the previous year isn’t all down to the nagging of your treasurer, you'll be pleased to know, but down to a wonderful increase in membership, as the choir has been going from strength to strength under our amazing musical director. Partly as a result of this, we have been pleased to hold subscription charges at the same level this year.
We also were so pleased to receive generous donations, over £2,000 more than the previous year, reflecting the positive effect of our performances on our attending public. A bequest of £1,000 from former member Pat Gibbons/Collinson was another contribution to a bumper year for us. The one-off sale of our old staging also helped income, offset, though, by a higher amount for the purchase of new staging! We work closely with HPO with keeping up with our staging needs.
Bonus ball membership has been falling, reducing the benefits to the choir. Nevertheless, our fundraising team continues to make such a positive contribution to choir funds — thank you all of them. We ended the year with a healthy balance of over £20,000. I can’t end many reports in my other treasurer roles on as positive a note.
I just want to add my personal thanks to Lucy Cradduck, whomI call the Fount of All Knowledge. She has her finger on the button at all times, and I rely on her a great deal in helping to keep on top of things. Thank you, Lucy!
May we continue to go from strength to strength.
Simon Scott 3/1/26
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HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
Income and expenditure
| Yearended | Yearended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31stAug2025 | 31stAug2024 | |||
| Income | ||||
| Subscriptions | 16,130 | 13,254 | ||
| Donations | 5,071 | 2,732 | ||
| Bequests | 1,000 | - | ||
| Fundraising | 2,540 | 2,812 | ||
| Concertsreceipts | 12,634 | 12,696 | ||
| GiftAid | 2,526 | 2,566 | ||
| Musicsales | 2,350 | 2,468 | ||
| Bonus Ball | 1,940 | 2,220 | ||
| Interest received | 195 | 146 | ||
| Saumur trip | 471 | : | ||
| Sale ofstaging | 1,500 | - | ||
| Other | ee A | eects es cn |
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| 46,433 | 38,893 | |||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Conductor concertfees | 2,100 | 3,000 | ||
| Orchestra | 15,450 | 16,270 | ||
| Concertvenues | 400 | 450 | ||
| Accompanists | 4,078 | 4,403 | ||
| Publicity | 775 | 427 | ||
| Rehearsal venues | 1,480 | 1,530 | ||
| Conductor rehearsal fees | 6,140 | 5,860 | ||
| Printing &postage | 287 | 268 | ||
| ITcosts | 560 | 541 | ||
| Fundraising costs | 142 | 608 | ||
| Insurance | 81 | 79 | ||
| Bonus Ball | 700 | 700 | ||
| Music hire | 2,842 | 2,522 | ||
| Storage | - | 891 | ||
| Purchase ofstaging | 2,880 | - | ||
| Cardpayment costs | 27 | - | ||
| Othercosts | 213 | - | ||
| 38,155 | 37,548 | |||
| Surplus/(Deficit) | 8,278 | 1,344 |
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Balance sheet as at 31st August 2025
| 31August2025 | 31August2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets: | ||||
| Debtors | ||||
| Fundraising | - | 632 | ||
| Cashatbank | ||||
| Depositaccount | 19,490 | 11,395 | ||
| Current account | 1,322 | 1,221 | ||
| Cash in hand | 105 | 88 | ||
| 20,917 | 13,336 | |||
| Liabilities: | ||||
| Creditors | ||||
| Fundraising | - | 237 | ||
| Subscriptions paid inadvance | 100 | 560 | ||
| 100 | 797 | |||
| Netassets | 20,817 | 12,539 | ||
| Reserves: | ||||
| P&L reserve b/fwd | 12,539 | 11,195 | ||
| Profit/loss for the year | 8,278 | 1,344 | ||
| 20,817 | 12,539 |
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Hastings Philharmonic Registration Number 1029022
I hereby report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 August 2025, which are set out on pages 3 & 4.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts for the charity. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 5 of the Charities Registration Act 1989 (“the Act”) and that an independent examination is appropriate.
It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts; and
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State whether particular maters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out taking into consideration general guidance given by the General Registry. 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 accounts.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, I have reasonable cause to believe that:
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1) In all material aspects the requirements
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to keep accounting records in accordance with regulations made under section 11(1)(a) of the Act;
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to prepare accounts in accordance with regulations made under section 11(1)(b) of the Act;
have been met; and
- 2) There are no material matter to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mr Carl W Read FCCA ACA
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