2024-05-31-accounts - Amersham And Chesham Bois Choral Society

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Amersham & Chesham Bois Choral Society

Treasurer’s Report to the Members for the year to 31st May 2024

It has been an action-packed year! There have been no fewer than five concerts, not to mention a fund-raising quiz evening and the production of a recipe book.

The finale of our season of Summer Singing accounted for the first of the concerts. That was followed by a carol concert and we held our usual mini concert in February. The latter was selffinancing, achieving a surplus of £350. We increased the ticket price of our main concerts from £16 to £20. This helped to defray the substantial costs involved. The Josephine Baker Trust continued to provide their welcome support of the soloists who participate in them and a generous contribution of £1,600 from the Kushner Memorial Fund towards the Brahms concert was greatly appreciated.

It was decided to hold a quiz evening at the Free Church to raise funds. It proved very worthwhile. After all costs, including fish & chips from over the road, and some jolly good raffle prizes, it made £1,615. That was the bright idea of Jane Towers and, meanwhile, Liz Wager was compiling a recipe book. The first batch off the press was soon snapped up and added a further batch acquired. They have added £300 to the bank balance so far, with more to come.

With Summer Singing increasing the subscriptions on which we can claim Gift Aid, we benefitted in that respect and Amchor’s staunch Friends have played their valuable part, too. You will not be surprised to learn that, for the first time in my memory (although you may know better!) we have ended the year with a surplus. (£931.) It’s great that all the hard work by Amchor’s members and the rest of the Amchor team has reaped a dividend.

As summer singing is to form part of the basic annual subscription in future, I would like to propose that we change our accounting date from 31st May to 31st July from now on so that all costs covered by a year’s subscription are accounted for in that year.

To meet both the requirements of the Charity Commission (as our gross income exceeds £25,000) and in line with Amchor’s constitution, I am very grateful to Laura Gibbs for scrutinising the accounts once again.

I commend this report to members.

Elizabeth Pooley Honorary Treasurer, on behalf of the Trustees July 2024

Registered Charity No. 1057791

AMERSHAM AND CHESHAM BOIS CHORAL SOCIETY

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31st MAY 2024

AMERSHAM AND CHESHAM BOIS CHORAL SOCIETY ACCOUNTS OR THE YEAR TO 31st MAY 2024

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

Year to 31st May 2024 Designated Unrestricted Fund Fund £ £ £ 12,719 1,840 470 - 15,029 750 245 995 10,831 660 1,600 2,120 2,277 587 - 18,075 34,099 15,383 540 4,243 8,505 2,082 419 137 662 273 18 32,262 - 339 567 906 33,168 931 Unrestricted Designated Fund Funds £ £ 22,752 20,480 931 - 23,683 20,480	Year to 31st May 2 Unrestricted Fund £ £ 8,185 1,505 420 - 10,110 150 85 235 7,819 330 - 1,187 - - 250 9,586	Year to 31st May 2 Unrestricted Fund £ £ 8,185 1,505 420 - 10,110 150 85 235 7,819 330 - 1,187 - - 250 9,586
	19,931 13,401 540 3,635 6,048 787 390 139 - - - 24,940 0 427 14 441	19,931
		25,381
		-5,450 Unrestricted Fund £ 28,202 -5,450
23,683 20,480		22,752

The Notes on Page 3 form part of these accounts

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AMERSHAM AND CHESHAM BOIS CHORAL SOCIETY ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31st MAY 2024

BALANCE SHEET Notes 31st May 2024 £ £ FIXED ASSETS Staging 2 1 CURRENT ASSETS HSBC Current Account 5,743 Buckinghamshire Building Society Account 7,824 Skipton Building Society Account 30,000 Stock of Recipe Books 165 Debtors and prepayments 3,330 47,062 LESS: CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 4 2,900 Net Current Assets 44,162 Net Assets 44,163 FUNDS OF THE CHARITY Designated 6 20,480 Unrestricted 23,683 44,163
	31st May 2023 £ £ 1 5,182 9,579 30,000 - 330 45,091 1,860 43,231 43,232 20,480 22,752 43,232

		43,232
		20,480 22,752
		43,232

Jane Towers, Chair For and on behalf of the Committee

Elizabeth Pooley, Honorary

The Notes on Page 3 form part of these accounts.

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AMERSHAM AND CHESHAM BOIS CHORAL SOCIETY

Notes to the Accounts for the Year to 31st May 2023

1 Accounting Policies
In preparing the accounts the following policies have been complied with:
a) The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Charities SORP 2005 (Accounting and Reporting by Charities) and with the Charities Act 2011 and they have been subjected to independent scrutiny as required by the Charity Commission.
b) Income and expenditure is included in the accounts on an accruals basis.
c) Depreciation on staging is charged on a straight line basis over 10 years.
d) The Trustees have set funds aside in a designated fund for the possible need to repair and replace the staging.
Fixed Assets - Staging

2. Fixed Assets - Staging
Cost brought foward Depreciation Net Book Value at 31st May 2024 Net Book Value at 31st May 2023	13,736 13,735
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	1

Remuneration of Trustees and Independent Examiner

There were no fees or expenses pisd to the Trustees or to the Independent Examiner this year or last year.

4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Accrued liabilities Deferred income 5 Income from Concerts Sale of tickets and programmes Summer Singing Concert 2023 December (Brahms) Carol Concert February - Mini Concert May (Carmina Burana) Grants Josephine Baker Trust Kushner Memorial Fund Related costs 6. Designated Funds Opening Fund Closing Fund (no transfers made)	31.5.2024 31.5.2023 50 - 2,850 1,860 2,900 1,860 Year to 31st May 2024 Year to 31st May 2023 680 - 3,349 3,868 706 - 1,325 1,401 4,771 10,831 2,550 7,819 660 330 1,600 2,260 - 330 13,081 8,149 16,827 13,401 Staging Newhouse Bequest Total 19,230 1,250 20,480 19,230 1,250 20,480
	Staging 19,230 19,230

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Designated Fund

Designated Funds £ 20,480 -

20,480

y Treasurer July 2024

Independent examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Amersham and Chesham Bois Choral Society

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Amersham and Chesham Bois Choral Society for the year ended 31[st] May 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s Trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). You consider that an independent examination as laid out under section 145 of the Act is not required for the financial year 2023-2024 (below threshold limit) but note that external scrutiny is a requirement of the Trust’s constitution.

For consistency with previous years, I have followed the all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act and present my report in the appropriate format as if an independent examination were required.

An examination includes a review of the account records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and the seeking of explanations from the Trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether these statements present a “true and fair” view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning 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 ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns 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.

8[th] July 2024

Laura Gibbs

20 Hollow Way Lane, Amersham, Bucks, HP6 6DJ