## Trustees’ Annual Report 2023 The Trustees continue to be encouraged by the progress of the choir. The choir maintains its support of local charities, worthy causes and churches at the same time as contributing to the promotion of major, national charities. The choir continues to advance the cause of Male Voice Choir singing, which is good to see, whilst being satisfied that the charity is being properly run and conforming with both the letter and spirit of charity law. ## Concerts. Financial constraints in local communities led to fewer local concerts, however we had two prestigious events, a concert in St Helens Town Hall with Rossendale MVC and another at the United Reformed Church with Newport MVC, both of which were successful. In October our Annual Awards Dinner was held at The Masonic Hall, Bryn, Ashton in Makerfield. Recruitment remains a priority for the choir but despite a reduction in singing members, we still continue to produce a high standard and give excellent concerts. ## Financial Matters Whilst the position remains sound, the reduction in the number of members is something that has an impact on choir funds. The Trustees meet every month and are acutely aware of the need to have a sensible view of how we use the funds. ## The Future This coming year the Choir will celebrate 100 years of singing. The Celebration Concerts are planned for March and September, where we have asked previous conductors to take part in the celebrations. The choir trustees see a choir living up to its aims, which are raising male voice singing, supporting music making and benefitting charities. It is well run and in good hands. Despite the challenges the future continues to look bright. Graham Melling Secretary, Haydock MVC On behalf of the Trustees Haydock Male Voice Choir Receipts and Payments Account - Year Ending 31st January 2023 ||**Receipts**|||**2022/23**|**2021/22**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Subscriptions|||£8,139.00|£9,551.00| ||||||| ||Tax Refund - Gift Aid|||£1,821.99|£1,880.10| ||Donations|||£2,300.10|£2,466.40| ||Sponsorship10K Run||||| ||Patrons contributions||||£341.60| ||Bank interest|||£46.76|£1.79| ||Choir Raffle|||£908.70|£385.04| ||||||| ||200 Club|||£2,000.00|| ||||||| ||200 Club(paid into wrongaccount)|||£60.00|£60.00| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||Cd Sales||||£45.00| ||||||| ||Tea Money|||£703.71|£426.80| ||Wigan & Leigh Hospice||||£92.02| ||Choir Dinner||||£461.00| ||||||| ||Other Concerts||||| ||UpHolland Tickets|||£783.31|| ||UpHolland Raffle|||£228.00|| ||Rossendale Tickets|||£1,925.80|| ||Rossendale Raffle|||£206.00|| ||Newport Tickets|||£754.00|| ||Newport Raffle|||£235.00|| ||St Marks Tickets|||£325.00|| ||Hargreaves Tickets|||£850.00|| ||Christmas Hot Pot Tickets|||£1,950.00|£2,340.00| ||Christmas Hot Pot Raffles|||£635.95|£486.80| ||||||| ||Llandudno money (paid in error|||£340.00|| ||Llandudno On Costs|||£940.00|| ||||||| ||Town Hall|||£370.00|| ||||||| ||Coach Contributions|||£460.00|| ||Ashton Festival|||£300.00|| ||||||| ||||||| ||**Total**|||**£26,283.32**|**£18,537.55**| ||||||| ||||||| ||**_Excess Payments over Receipts 2022/23_**|||**_£1,529.62_**|| ||||||| ## Haydock Male Voice Choir Receipts and Payments Account - Year Ending 31st January 2023 ||**Payments**||**2022/23**|**2021/22**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Professional Team||£16,810.00|£10,565.00| ||Additionalprofessionals||£460.00|| ||Room Rents||£3,343.00|£1,574.00| ||Choir Insurance||£175.84|£137.36| ||LotteryLicence||£20.00|| ||NAC Subscription||£53.00|£40.00| ||Halton St Helens VCA|||£10.00| ||Promotional Printing||£461.00|£97.00| ||Music||£133.27|£86.18| ||Patrons Postage / Admin||£56.88|| ||Members' Draw|||£300.00| ||Zoom Payment|||£115.12| ||Web Site||£149.26|£134.86| ||Facebook Boost||£40.00|| ||AGM - Printing/ Refreshments||£106.95|£68.38| ||Choir Uniforms||£169.00|| ||Equipment||£380.79|£146.80| ||Raffle Tickets Purchased||£32.70|| ||Raffle Prizes Purchased||£16.00|| ||Competition Fee||£80.00|| ||Donation UpHolland,Hargreaves||£290.00|| ||Choir Dinner(includingtrophies}||£50.00|£809.00| ||Wigan & Leigh Hospice|||£92.02| ||Parr Band||£100.00|| ||Concert Gifts||£80.25|| ||Electric Piano|||| ||Speakers|||| ||Flowers||£204.00|£20.00| ||Transfer of funds to 200 Club|||£420.00| ||Transfer to savings account||£520.00|| ||99th PartyBuffet||£612.00|| ||99th PartyBucks Fizz and cake||£189.00|| ||Concert Buffets||£625.00|| |||||| ||Hargreaves Ticket Refunds||£640.00|| |||||| ||Christmas Hot Pot||£750.00|£960.00| ||Town Hall Hire||£315.00|| ||Coach Hire||£950.00|| ||Balancing Item|||£0.20| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||**Total**||**£27,812.94**|**£15,575.92**| |||||| |||||| ||**_Excess Receipts over Payments 2021/22_**||**_£2,961.63_**|| |||||| ## Haydock Male Voice Choir Receipts and Payments Account - Year Ending 31st January 2023 |**BANK RECONCILIATION**|**BANK RECONCILIATION**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||1. Funds||||||| ||1.02.2022||Excess Payments over Receipts||||31.01.2023| ||||||||| ||||||||| |Choir Fund|£18,971.24|||£1,529.62|||£17,441.62| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||2. Location of Funds||||||| |Current Account||||£250.00|||| |Reserve Account||||£17,191.62|||| ||||||||| |**Carried Forward to 2023/24**||||**£17,441.62**|||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||**Designated Fund- Anticipated Expenditure in 2023- 2024 (Based on Current Spending)**||||||| ||Professional Team|||£16,810.00|||| ||Rents|||£3,243.00|||| ||Insurance|||£175.00|||| ||LotteryLicence|||£20.00|||| ||NAC Subscriptions|||£53.00|||| ||**TOTAL**|||**£20,301.00**|||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||**Property**||||||| ||Electronic Piano|||£972.00|||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||**David Blackburne**|||**Honarary Treasurer**|||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||**Laura Craddock**|||**Examiner**|||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of MALG UOICE CHOIA On accounts for the year ended 3110112oLS Charity no lif any) 1041470 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the a￿ve charity {Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 3 110 I lioz3 . As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Yhe Act.). Responsibilities and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Charities Act-. or. the accounts did not accord wtth the accounting records", or the accounls did not comply wtth the applicable requirements Con￿rning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Date: zoz3 Name: Relevant professional qualification(sl or body ACA IER Oct 2018