CITY. OF_BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
(A company limrted by guarantee)
REP.ORT, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
30 JUNE 2024
Company number: 02081252
Charity number.. 1049684
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CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
(A company limited by guarantee)
CONTENTS
Page
Directors, and Trustees, Report
Independent Examiners Report
Statement of Flnandal'Actlvltié$
Balance Sheet
Notes forniing part of the Financial Statements

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
(A company limited by guarantee)
DIRECTORS. AND TRUSTEES REPORT
Year ended 30 June 2024
The diredors and Ifustees are pleased to present thelr report and financi81 statements for the year ended 30
June 2024.
Reference and Admin16trativo Infomatlon
Charity Name
City of 8imilngham Choir
Charity Reglstration Number
1049684
Company Reg18tratlon Number
02081252
Règlstered. Offlco,
33 Blackthorn Clo8¢
Boumville
Birmingham
B30 ISB
eoard Members
The Board Members, who are diTeclors for the purpose of ¢¢Jmpany law and trustees for the purpose of charity
law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out below.
P.A.Bowden.
T.Low (appointed 15 Oclober 2024)
L.Mair. (appointed 15.October 2924)
A.A.Maciver {resigned 26 January 2024)
A.D.Pannell
T.Siggins
J.Taylor
S.Thebridge
M.Toolan.(resigned 15 October 2024)
S.J.WaTd {resigned 15 Oclobei 2024)
H.Carslake (fruslee only) (resigned 15 October 2024)
Company Se.¢tetary.
T. Siggins

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
(A company limited by guarantee).
DIRECTORS, AND TRUSTEES REPORT
Year ended 30 June 2024
Independent"Examiner
Bankers
Sally-Ann Reeves FCCA
Broadway
Worcestershire
Natwest
Edgbaston Branch
30a Harl)ome Road
Binningham
B153AA
Structure. Governance and Management
Governing Do¢ument
The organisatlon Is a charitable company limlted by guarantee. having no share capttal. It was incorporated on 5
December 1986 and regIste￿d as a charity on 6 Odober 1995. The charitable company was establlshed under a
Memorandum of Association, which established ils objects and powefs, and it is govemed under its Articles ol
Association. In the evént of the charitable company being wound up members are required lo contribute an
amount not'exceeding £1.
It is exempt from using "Limited" under Sedion 60 of the Companles Ad 2006.
R•crullm•nt and Appolntmont of the Board of Management
Board members are all members of the choir and are elected to office by thoir members.
Trustee Induction"and Training
Tnjstees who are new to Ihe Board are given an Induction by an appropriate officer. Training needs are regularly
assessed and tralning organised accordingly.
Risk management
The thoir is subject to risk in a number of areas. These include compelitton in the busy Bimiingham arts market
pla￿..cOmpetItion for. and reduction in the size of, the pool from which members are drawn, the complete
absence of financial support from professional arts bodies and general economic uncertainty. Latterly, ieduced
Investment retums and cost pressures resulting from the current public expenditure environment increase the risk
profile of the choir. Also. the choirfs experience is that audience nurnbers have failed to retum to pre-pandemi
levels. with the associated impact on revenue from ticket sales. The board reviews these and other areas'of risk
' on a regular basis and takes appropriate action to mitigate them.
.Organisational Structure
The Board reviews its strategy annually. Day to day management of the Choir is delegated by th8 Board lo
officers. who are all members of the Board, who operate within the agreed strategy and report to'the Board
regularly
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ciry OF. BIRMINGFIAM.'CHOIR
{A.company limrted.by.guarantee).
DIFIECTORS, AND TRUSTEES REPORT
Year ended.3.0 'J.une.2024
.Obie¢ts and Activities
The Cty of Birmingham Choir exists to provide a platfomi for education'in and the promotion and perfom)ance of
choral music. In shaping the charitable company's objectives for the year and planning rts activities, the Trustees
have considered the Charity Commission's guidan￿ on public benefit.
Achlevèm•nts and Porfornian¢e
The first concert of the year, in November. saw the choir perform for the first lime al the Ruddock Performing Arts
Centre at King Edward's School in Edgbaston with the Westminster Chamber Orchestra. The main rtem was the
Beethoven Mass in C and there were two short orcheslial pieces. Shepherd's Calendaf by Hurd.,and Banks of
Green ￿lloW by 8uttenvorth. In December was the tr8drtional performan¢e ol Handel's Messlah. with the CBSO.
in Binningham's Symphony Hall.
March look the choir to another ￿r$I lime" venue at Lichfield Calhedral wilh a perfomiance of Bach's Canlala No.
12 and Haydn's Stabat Mater accompanied by the period instruments of the Musical and Amicable Society.
The flnal concert of the year was in June al Tewkesbury Abbey. Tilled "French Romantics. the performance
Induded the Vieme Messe Solenelle,, Tu Es Pelrus by Villette and De Profundis by Dupre, all piece.1 for choir
and organ. The organisl for this was David Briggs.
Flnanclal RevS•w
Nej expenditure for the year was £26,428. The choirfs charitable activities produced a deficrt of £31,259.. Fund
Raising. Donations and Legacies. which included a final paymenl in respect of a legacy from a former member.
totalled £3,587.
' Futur¢"PlwJ
The trustees plan to continue with their present objedives as set out In this rewrt. The coming year will include
other 'new venue. perfO￿an￿ at Bradshaw Hall al Ihe Royal Binningham Conservatoire where the works will
be_ltye Mozart Mass in C Minor and the McDowall Da Vinci Requiem. Symphony Hall perfonnances will be a
Raymond Gubbay Spectacular Classics and the traditional Messiah. There will be a carol Concert in the church of
Sl Martin in the Bull Ring. In 2025 ther8 will be a 'Come and Sing. day and a concert in the Elgar Hall at
Birmingham University.
'P.rfncipal'Fundlng, S.oure•8
Sales of ts'ckets for the ¢hoir'$ o)ncerts were the primary source of funds for the year.
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CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
(A company limited by guarantee)
DIRECTORS. AND TRUSTEES REPORT
Year ended 30 June 2024
'InveslJnent'poll¢y.
The 8oard has previously considered the most appropriale policy for investing fijnds was in an interest earning
bank account. Vthilst this will continue as a means of meeting liquidity reQui￿rnents in relation to. ￿)nCert and
projed promotion, in the light of the overall level of fvnds the Board also intends to explo￿ optlons for the use of
additional longer tenn cash based investment
Reserves policy
The choir requires reseryes to give it the facility lo programme the full range of works in Ihe repertoire. to provide
adequate resources to allow for the cancellation of a concert through events outside its control, to provide
adequate finance to support the ¢on¢ert planning cyde and to protect it, to some extent. from the unLYrtainties of
the maiket place in which the choir operates.
The Board's policy historically is to plan for a modest increase in reserves year on year, recognising that there
will be occasions when fvnds will be drawn oh to. support work that will not cover costs from box Offi￿ income.
The exceptional legacies received coinciding with the thoirfs centenary celebrations has enabled these funds to
be used to some extent to finance aclivities that would othepwise have proved to be'too costFy. The Cur￿nt
general reseNe of £209.940 {2023.' £236,158) is considered lo b8 adequate, but the Board conlinues to act lo try
to minimise any erosion.
The designated resep4e 01 £9,340 (2023.. £9,550) represents funds set aside by the Board to support outreach
activities, in particular, ways of encouraging young people to. sing, and to develop the skills of members, all.part
of ils continuing Voice Factory initiative. The Board revrevis this lund on an anntsal basis to assess its appropriate
level and usage.
Dlrectors, respon8lbiliiles.
The directors (who are also trustees of City of Bimingham Choir for the purposes ol charity law) are responsible
'for preparing the Annual Report and the Financial Statements in aC￿rdanCe with appluble law and Unlled
Kingdom Accounting Stsndards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting PraCts￿).
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial ststements for eath financial year which give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company. and of the incoming resources and application of
resources, including the income and expenditure. of the chavTtable company for that period. In preparing those
finandal statements, the directors are requlred to
select suitable a￿A)UntIng policies and then apply them consistently
observe the methods and principles in'the Charrties SORP
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and pnjdent
prepaie Ihe financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to Presume that the
charitable company will continue in business
'stale whether UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures th'sclosed
' and explained in the financial statements.
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CITY OF BIRldlNGHAM.CH.OIR
(A company. limrted.by guarantee)
DIRECTORS, AND TRUSTEES REPORT
Year. ended.3.0. June.2024
Dir•¢tors' r•¥ponslbllitl•s (¢ontlnued)
The directors are responsible for keeping adequat8 8c(xJunling records whrch disclose with reasonable accura¢y
at any time the finanaal position of the ¢harilable company and the group and to enable them to ensure that the
financial statements comply with the Companies Act 21x16. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets
of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and
olher irregularities.
The directors are ￿sponsIble for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial infomiation
induded on the charitable company's web site. Legislation in the United Kingdom goveming the preparation.and.
dissemination of the financial statements may differ from legislabon in other jurisdiGtions.
Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf on 5 Marth 2025.
T.Siggin8
Secretary
Page 5.

CITr OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
(A company limited by guarantee)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
OF CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
I report to the charty trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the Compary the year ended 30,June
2024.
Responsibilitiès and basis of report
As the charfy's tmstees of the Company (al￿ also its dire¢tor8 for the wrposes of company law) you are
responsible for the preparation ol the ac¢ounts in accordance with the requlrements of the Companies Act 2006
(Ihe 2006 Ad,).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of thè Company are not required to be audited undèr Part 16 of.the
2006 Ad and a￿ eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examinats'on of your charity's
accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe 2011 Act"). In Carrying out my
examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the 2011
Indepèndont examln•rf• •tatemènt
I have completed my examination. I confirn ittat no matters have come to my attents'on in connedion with the
examination grving me cause to believe..
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Acl:
or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
th8 accounts do not comply with the a￿ountIng requlremenls of sectlon 396 of the 2006 Act other than
any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair viebv. which is not a matter considered as part of
an independent examination., or
the accounts have nol been prepared in accordan￿ with the methods and principles of the Statement of
Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by chanlies lapplicable lo charities prepanng their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard appll¢able in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 102)].
I have no concem$ and have come across no other matters In conneclion wlth the examlnation to whSch attention
Should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Sally-Ann Reeves FCCA
Association of Chartered Certthed Accountants
Broadway
Worcestershire
5 March 2025
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CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
(A.company. limited by guarantee)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
(Incorporating an Income and Expenditur.e.Account).
Year ended 30 June 2024
2024.
Total
Funds
2023.
Total
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted Funds
Designated
General
Note
Incoming resourc
Incoming and endowments fr*yn.'
Fundraising and Donations
Legacies
1,529..
1,529.
2,058
1,235
13,500
lnvestme.nts
Investrnent income- interest
Charitable activrties
1.244
57,224
1,244
57,224
570
71,598
Total
62,055
62,055
86,903
Re•ource• •xpend•.d
Expenditure on..
Charitable activities
210
88,273
88,483
138,130
Total
210
88,273
88,483
138.130
Nel movement in funds being
net in¢omel{expenditure) for the year
{210)
(26,218)
(26,428)
(51.22n
Reconciliallon of funds
Fund balances at the beginning of the
year
9,550
236.158
245,708
296,935
Fund b•lancM at.the •nd.of.th•
year
9,340
209.940
219,280
245.708
There were no recYJgnised gains or losses for 2024 or 2023 other than those included in the Stalement of Finani?al
Activities. All income and expenditure relates'to.continuing oper.ations.
The notes on pages 9 to 13 forTn part of these financial statements.

cir< OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
(A company limited.by guarantee)
BALANCE SHEET
As at 30 June 2024
Note
2024
2023
Current a•8ets
'Oebtors
Cash at bank and in hand
5,807
214.874
5.136
241,425
220.681
.246.561
Credltor8: amounls falling due wlthin one
year
(1,401)
(853)
Net eurrent a8•ets
219,280
245,708
Total a88•ts l•M Currnnt Ilablllt108
219,280
245,708
Unrnstricted fund8'.
General
Oeslgnated
.209,940
9,340
238.158
9,550
219,'280
245,708 .
Re•trlcted fund•
Totsl funds
219,280
245,708
The Directors rA)nsidef thal the charitable company Is entitled to exemption from the requiremenl to have an
audit under Ihe provisions of section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 Cthe Act") and members have not.
required the tharitable company to obtsin an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of
the'Act.
. The OirecloTr acknowledge Iheir responsibilities for ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting
records which comply wtth section 386 of the Act and for preparing financial statements which give a true and
fair view of the state ol affairs of the charitable company as at 30 June 2024 and of the deficit for the year Ihen
ended in accordan￿ with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 of the Act and which compty with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to the financial statements so far as applicable lo the
mpany.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance wllh the special provisions relating to companies
subject to the small ￿MpanieS regime within Part 15.of the Companies A¢t'2006.
The financial statements were approved by Ihe Board of Management on 5 March 2025 and signed on its
behalf by..
A.D.Panno11
'Director
T.Sffjgins
'Secretary
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CITY OF. BIRMINGHAM.CHOIR
{A.company limrted by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year. ended 30.June.2024
Accounting policies
1.1 Balis of proparation
The financial statements of the tharitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS102, have
been prepared in ac￿rdance with Ihe Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounling and Reporting by
Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charEties preparing their accounts in
accA)rdance v•ith the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS
102) (effective 1 January 2019),. Finanoal Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republtc of Ireland, ar￿ the Companies Act 2006. Tho.fjna_n¢ial sjaleme.nt
have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
1.2 Fund accountln9
Unre8tricted'fuD4o
Unrestricted funds represent fvnds that are expendable at Ihe dlscrelion of Ihe Board in the furtherance
of the objects of Ihe charilable company. Such lunds may be held in order to finan￿ both working
caprtal and capital investment. Designated funds are those funds which are unrestricted in nature but
which have been de6MJnaled by the Board to be used in a partlcular manner.
1.3 Incoming resource8
All incoming resources ar8 induded In the Statement of Financial Activities when th8 charitsble
company is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The
follo¥ving specific policie3 are applied to particular categories of inc¥)me:
Voluntary incoffje by way of grants. donations and gifts is included in full in the Statement of
Financial Activities when receivable. Grants, where entitlement is not cfjndilional on the delivery of
specific performance by the charttable company, are fecognised when it becomes unconditionally
-entltled lo th'e.granl.
Donated services and f8ciliti8s are included al the volue to the charitable company where this Can
be quantffied. The value of services provided by volunteeTS has not been included in these
aco)unts.
Incoming resources from grants, where related to perfomianc* and $￿C￿C deliverable8. are
accounted for as the charitable company eams the right to consideration by its performan￿.
Where income is re(xived in advanrx of perf0rnan￿ it is treated as deferred income and included
within creditors.
1.4 Resources expended
Expenditure.is recognised on an accnjal basis as a lia￿.I11ty Incurred.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charitable company in the delNery of its
actNrties and seniices for its beneficlaries.
Govemance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional.and.statutory.
requirements of the tharrtable company and indude audil fees and costs linked to the strateglc
management of the charrtable company.

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 30 June 2024
1A 'Re8ource8 expended {continued)
All costs are alloc4ted belween the expenditure categories of the Stalement of Financial Activities on
'basis"designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating lo a partiLwlar activity comprise both
costs that can. be allocated directly to such ath'vities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to
support them.
1.5 VAT
Value added tax is not recoverable by the charitable company. and as such is included in the relevant
costs in the Statement ot Financial Activilies and tangible fixed assets
1."6 'Cash at bank and In hand
Cash al bank and in hand includes cash and short tem highly liquid investments with short term
maturity of three months or less from th? date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar
account.
1.7 Debtorn and cr•ditorn r•celvablelpayable wlthln one year
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are
recorded at transaction price. Any bsses arising from impainnent are recognised in expenditure.
1.8 Going Concem
The financial statements have been prepared,on a going concern basis as the trustee8 believe that no
material uncertainties"exist. The trustees have considered the level of lund5 held and Ihe expected level
of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted
income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a
going'concem.
Net {outgolngylncomlng resources
2024
2023
T.heSe.8￿ stated after charging the following:
Independent Examinefs remuneratron
550
550
Analysis of income
2024
2023
Iheomè froim'charitable activities
Ticket sales and fees eamed
Membership subs¢riplions
Christmas Treats CD Sales
Gift'aid'refunds
Associates
32.096.
18.976
75
5-,457
620.
49.282
17,262
-4.'0(10
57.224
71.598
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CITf OF BIRMINGHAM CH.OIR
(A company.limited by.. guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 30.June.2024.
Analysis of expenditure
2024.
Total
2023.
Total
Perfonnan
Govemance
Expenditure on charitable actNlties=
Concert and Voice Factory Projects Costs
Marketing
Conductors. fees
Accompanist fees
Rehearsal room
Printing and statio￿ery
Costumes
Music and folde
63,198
63,198
2,468
8,703.
4,179
6,580
285.
(135)
1,252
113.531
8.703
4,179
6.580
285.
(1351
1,252
8.718.
4,244
6.185
35
215
516
Sypport costs allocated to activities:
Insurance
Legal and profèssional
Mlscellarieou4
283
283
550
1,,120.
269
550
1.,221
550
1.,120.
87,933
550
88,483
138,130
Slaff cost•
The charity has no employees for the periods 2024 or 2023 other than Trustees, who did not receive any
rernuneration (2023 £NIL). No employee received remunernlion amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.
Trustees. remun•railon and benellts
Ther8 were no twst8es' remuneration or other beneffts for the year ended 30 June 2024 nor for year ended
30 Jun8 2023.
Taxatlon
As a charitable company, Cty of Binningham Choir is exempi from tax on income and gains falling within.
section 478 of the Taxes Act 2010 or section 256 01 the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent
that these are applied to its Charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen within the charitable company.
a. Qehtors". amount8 due wlthin one year
2024
2023
Grft.aid re_¢lainiabte_
Legacies
Debtors control account
855
1,136
5,807
5.136
9 'Creditord: amounts due wlthin ono year.
2024.
2023.
Sundry credilo
1,401
853
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CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
(A company limited.by.guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 30 June 2024
10 .Restrf¢ted"F￿￿d*
The funds of the charitable company include restricted fvnds comprising unexpended balances of donations
and gTants, held on trust, to be applied for specffic purposes. as follows..
Balances at
t.Juty 2023
Balances at
'30'June"2024
Income
Expenditure
Restricted funds
The restrictèd funds were attributable to the Centenary Fund, a fund being aLrumulated to support activitie8
marking the'choirfs 100th annNersary.
I'l 'Unrestrlctsd lund8
Balances at
l.July 2023
8alances al
.30.June'2024
Income
Expenditure
.General funds
236,158
82,055
88.273
209,940
Designated funds
210
9,340
245,708
62,055
88.483
219,280
The designated fvnd Is used for the"Voice Factory initialive., which ts used to fvnd volce training, and
'workshops and.for other'special projects.
12 ' Analy$l8 of net a88ets between funds.
Unreslrrdéd
'Restricted
Total
Bank deposit acLount
'Olher cash"at'bank and in hand
Nel debtors and creditor5
83.950
130,924
83.950
130.924
4,406
219,280
219.280
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CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CHOIR
(A company lirnrted by guarantee)
NOT.ES.TO.THE.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 30 June 2024
13. Comparatives for the Ststement of Financial Activities
Restrlcted.Funds.
The funds of the Charitable company include restricted fvnds comprising unexpended balances of donats'ons
and grants. held on trust, to be applied for specific purposes, as follows:
Balances al
1 July 2022
Balances al.
30 June 2023
Income
Expenditure
Restricted funds
The restr¢¢ted fund$ are attributable lo the "Voice Factory initialive" which is used lo.fvnd.'voi¢e.tr8ining.and
choir workshops, and the Centenary Fund, a fund being acojmulated to support activities marking the thoirfs
100th anniversary.
Vnrn¥trt¢to0.fund•
Balances at
1 July 2022
Balances al
30 June 2023
Income
Expendilure
General funds
286,695
86,903
137,440
236,158
Designated funds
10,240
690
9,550
296,935
86,903
138,130
245,708
The desi9nated fund is used for the "Voice Factory Initiative", which is used lo fund voic&.training, 'and
workshops and for other special projects.
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Bank d8POSit"account.
Olher cash al bank and in hand
Net debtors and credrtors
' 82.7.58.
158,&87
4.283
82,7.58
158.667
4.283
245,708
245,708
14 Trustees and Related Parties
None of the trustees (or any parties connected wilh them) received any'remuneration.or-reimbursement of.
expenses during the year. During the year the thoir received a donation of £1.000 from Dumbreck Charity of
which Hugh Carslake was a trustee.