AMCHOR AGM Number 94 : Monday 15th September 2025
Officers' Reports : Chair's Remarks
No report from the Chair would be complete without recording thanks to all those who have made the year possible and as enjoyable as it was; so my thanks go to Nick and Genny for their massive contribution towards our musical success and to the committee for all their hard work, often behind the scenes. Daryl-Ann Hardman and Jean Slater joined the committee during the year, Daryl-Ann to look after bookings everywhere and for everything and Jean as meetings secretary. Thanks also to John Dunn who keeps the website current and to Harriet Scott for maintaining membership records and putting us in our places for concerts (no pun intended!)
Last year I wrote that I was concerned about the longevity of the whole staging process so I was delighted that we were able to find a company that would supply and build staging, without any of us being involved, at a cost lower than that of using our own staging. This has now been donated to The Crown in Little Missenden and I'd like to thank Jan Jennings for her help in making this happen. The new staging is lower, less slippy and quieter, even if it has been a little cosy on occasion (although that helps our sound, see MD report) and enables us to leave the church more safely in an emergency. I'd like to record my thanks, here, to all those who have helped in the past with the old staging, heaving it all out, across the road, putting it together, taking it all down and heaving it all back across the road. It was no small task and I am grateful for all the assistance given over the years.
It has been my first full year as Chair and I'm delighted that we have finished in the black but it is clear that this would not have been the case without some fund raising so we have committed to two events in the coming season, another quiz night and a ceilidh in February. We are, however, in the very fortunate position of having received two legacies (Antoinette Ferraro and Rupert Salmon) which give us a cushion and have helped to put off the decision of whether to move from the Free Church (where rehearsing is ideal but expensive). A rehearsal was held in St Mary's and in St Michael's but, for various reasons, they were not popular with many members although we may have to revisit that decision in the future. To that end, it was decided and announced to members that the subscription for 2025-26 would be raised to £200 and this will be ratified at the AGM.
Many members took part in St Michael's Choirs, Coffee and Cake community event. Both Amchor members and audience enjoyed this immensely and an effort will be made to include it in our calendar in the future (first Saturday in December which is sadly not possible this year).
With a few comings and goings, membership numbers have remained fairly stable since last year but it remains the responsibility of all members to try to recruit new ones whenever possible.
Next year's calendar looks a little different and members are urged to put key dates in their diaries as soon as possible.
Jane Towers August 2025
Registered Charity No. 1057791
AMERSHAM AND CHESHAM BOIS CHORAL SOCIETY
ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 1st JUNE 2024 TO 31st JULY 2025
AMERSHAM AND CHESHAM BOIS CHORAL SOCIETY ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 1st JUNE 2024 TO 31st JULY 2025
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
| INCOMING RESOURCES Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary Income Members' Subscriptions Income Tax repayments Friends of Amchor Donations Other Donations Investment Income Skipton Building Society Interest Buckinghamshire Buolding Society Interes Incoming resources from charitable activit Sale of Tickets & Programmes (Note 5) Josephine Baker Trust Grants Kushner Memorial Fund Sale and hire of choral music Quiz Evening Rafes Workshop Recipe Books TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES RESOURCES EXPENDED Charitable activities Concerts and carols Stage storage Hire of rehearsal halls Conductor/Accompanist Purchase and hire of choral music Subscriptions/Insurance Bank charges Quiz Evening Workshop Hall Hire Recipe Books Friends administration Other resources expended Loss on Disposal of Staging Gifts and sundries Website TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED Surplus for the year Accumulated Funds brought forward Defcit/Surplus for the year Disposal of Staging Fund Balances carried forward |
Period to 31st July 2025 Designated Unrestricted Fund Fund £ £ £ 16,230 1,735 420 8,250 26,635 1,591 t 236 1,827 ies 11,247 660 - 1,265 2,727 347 390 77 16,713 45,175 17,301 360 4,711 9,940 1,458 492 146 1,171 97 35 0 35,711 1 112 22 135 35,846 9,329 UnrestrictedDesignated Fund Funds £ £ 23,683 20,480 9,329 - 19,230 -19,230 52,242 1,250 |
Period to 31st July 2025 Designated Unrestricted Fund Fund £ £ £ 16,230 1,735 420 8,250 26,635 1,591 t 236 1,827 ies 11,247 660 - 1,265 2,727 347 390 77 16,713 45,175 17,301 360 4,711 9,940 1,458 492 146 1,171 97 35 0 35,711 1 112 22 135 35,846 9,329 UnrestrictedDesignated Fund Funds £ £ 23,683 20,480 9,329 - 19,230 -19,230 52,242 1,250 |
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 UnrestrictedDesignated Fund Funds £ £ 22,752 20,480 931 - 23,683 20,480 |
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 UnrestrictedDesignated Fund Funds £ £ 22,752 20,480 931 - 23,683 20,480 |
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| 52,242 1,250 |
23,683 20,480 |
The Notes on Page 3 form part of these accounts
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AMERSHAM AND CHESHAM BOIS CHORAL SOCIETY ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 1st JUNE 2024 TO 31st JULY 2025
| BALANCE SHEET Notes 31st July 2025 £ £ FIXED ASSETS Staging 2 0 CURRENT ASSETS HSBC Current Account 7,607 Buckinghamshire Building Society Acco 8,060 Skipton Building Society Account 38,250 Stock of Recipe Books 130 Debtors and prepayments 23 54,070 LESS: CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 578 Net Current Assets 53,492 Net Assets 53,492 FUNDS OF THE CHARITY Designated 6 1,250 Unrestricted 52,242 53,492 |
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| 31st May 2024 £ £ 1 5,743 7,824 30,000 165 3,330 47,062 2,900 44,162 44,163 20,480 23,683 44,163 |
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| 44,163 | ||
| 20,480 23,683 |
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| 44,163 |
Jane Towers, Chair For and on behalf of the Committee
Elizabeth Pooley, Honorary Treasure
The Notes on Page 3 form part of these accounts.
September 2025
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AMERSHAM AND CHESHAM BOIS CHORAL SOCIETY
Notes to the Accounts for the period to 31st July 2025
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1 Accounting Policies
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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.
- Fixed Assets - Staging
| 2. Fixed Assets - Staging | |
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| Cost brought foward Depreciation Net Book Value at 31st May 2024 Disposal of Staging on Freecycle Loss on Disposal |
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 Accrued liabilities Deferred income 5 Income from Concerts Sale of tickets and programmes Summer Singing Concert 2024 Summer Concert 2025 November Concert (The Creation) Carol Concert February - Mini Concert May Concert (Rutter) Grants Josephine Baker Trust Kushner Memorial Fund Related costs 6. Designated Funds Opening Fund Transfer of Funds to 'Unrestricted' o Disposal of the Staging Closing Fund (no transfers made) |
31.07.2025 31.5.2024 one year 550 50 28 2,850 578 2,900 Perid to 31st July 2025 Year to 31st May 2024 1,051 680 790 - 3,815 3,349 926 706 1,104 1,325 3,561 11,247 4,771 10,831 660 660 - 660 1,600 2,260 11,907 13,091 17,299 16,827 Staging Newhouse Bequest Total 19,230 1,250 20,480 n the -19,230 Nil 1,250 1,250 |
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| Staging 19,230 n the -19,230 Nil |
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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] July 2025. I note that the accounting year end has been moved from 31[st] May to 31[st] July to better reflect the Society’s annual calendar of activities.
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’). Where a charity’s annual income is over £25,000, the trustees must also arrange for an independent person or accountancy firm to carry out either an audit or an independent examination of their charity’s accounts. This is also a requirement of the Society’s constitution.
You have requested that I perform an independent examination of the Society’s accounts. I confirm that I am independent and that I am not aware of any conflict of interest which might prevent me from giving an independent view.
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.
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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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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.
Laura Gibbs
15[th] Sept 2025
Owlacombe House, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6LG
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.
I note that HMRC published updated guidance on internal financial controls for charities in November 2024 and I would recommend the Society review these guidelines against current practice if you have not already done so.
Laura Gibbs
15[th] September 2025
15[th] Sept 2025
Laura Gibbs Owlacombe House, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6LG