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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 10 2022 30 09 2023
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1042098
Crickhowell Choral Society
Charity's principal address Merry Fields Barn Ffawyddog Crickhowell Postcode NP8 1PY
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Frank Williams | Chairperson | |||
| Anita Burbridge | Secretary | |||
| Angela Sharp | Treasurer | |||
| Richard Livsey Davies |
Publicity | |||
| Bettina Reeves | Social Secretary | |||
| Genet Bevan | Alto Rep | from 6.5.23 | ||
| PhillipJohnson | Bass Rep | |||
| Janet Miles | Soprano Rep | |||
| Peter Blood | Tenor Rep | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution dated 7.6.82 as amended 24.10.94, 6.9.2010, 5.1.2015 and Type of governing document 20.1.20.
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
By Association How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by choir members
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The object of the Society shall be to promote, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Society through its Committee shall determine from time to time.
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In achieving its objectives, the choir continues to increase its repertoire, attracts excellent audience numbers and maintains a healthy balance sheet. In addition, it continues to offer choral scholarships to local young people to enable them to advance their musical education. In return they perform as part of the main choir including undertaking some solo work.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Main Works performed:
November 2022 Concert Toward the Light A Celebration of the 150th Birthday of Ralph Vaughan Williams
Music Festival 2023 Manifesto including:
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Mass in C, W A Mozart
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Dixit Dominus, G F Handel
Other concerts
- Music for MND
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Section E Financial review
Crickhowell Choral Society continues to maintain a reserve to protect Brief statement of the itself should income fall in any one year. The policy is reviewed annually. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
Main income is from membership fees, ticket sales and patrons.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Angela Sharp Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 19 January 2024
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CRICKHOWELL CHORAL SOCIETY Number 1042098
Financial Year ending 30/09/2023
Receipts
| Voluntary Sources Subscriptions Friends/Patrons Choral Scholars’ Sponsors Donations Trading Activities November Concert Music Festival Concerts/Sponsors/Grants Music for MND Income from assets Building Society Interest Sub Total Miscellaneous Receipts HMRC Gift Aid Refund Christmas Meal (receipts from members) Prepayment Tickets for November Concert 2023 Total Receipts |
7784 3307 500 343 1754 11164 630 159 25641 2600 1546 30 29817 |
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CRICKHOWELL CHORAL SOCIETY Number 1042098
Financial Year ending 30/09/2023
Payments
| Direct Charitable Expenditure Fees and Bank Charges Gifts and Donations Other Expenditure November Concert Music Festival Concerts Rehearsal Fees Choral Scholars Christmas Meal New Website Summer Social Piano Tuning Prepayments for November Concert 2023 T Jones (re May 2022 uncashed cheque) Total Payments Balances in hand Bank Current Account as at 30/09/23 Monmouthshire Building Society |
490 467 2237 17249 3600 700 1620 1054 391 205 544 120 28677 43261 26805 16456 43261 |
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CHARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report Report to tho trust•es CRICKHOIOELL CHOFiAL SOCIETY On accounts for tho yoar 3 Swember 2023 Charlty no (ff any) 1042098 Set out on pagos I report to the trustees on my examination of the a¢counts of the above tharity (Ihe Tntst") for the year ended Rosponsibilftios and ba818 of f•POrt As the charitys trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acf). I report in resped of my examination of th8 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 und8r section 145(5){b) of the AL*. Independent examinerfs statement I have ccwnpleted my examinaticfft. I confinn that no mateiial matters have come to my attention in connection wtth the examination (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me Cause to believe that in, any material resFect.' the accountirKJ records vRre not kept in accordance wllh section 130 of the Charihes Act; or the accourrts did not accord wilh the accounting records.. or the accounts did not comply wilh the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Inje and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have a)me across no other matters in connection wtth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a woper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please d te the in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: 8th November 2023 Name: Gareth Liewhelin Williams Relevant professlonal qualification{s) or body Retired Bank Manag IER Oct 2018
(If any): Addr•M: 4 Lansdown Roay Abergavenny Gnt NP7 6AL Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charty a¢cowts.' direthons arKI guidan for examiners). Give hore brlef details of any items that the •xamin8r wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018