## **Yorchestra** ## **Chairman’s Report, 2022-23** This was a satisfying year. Course numbers improved steadily, with the main (August) course reaching pre-pandemic levels for the first time. Inevitably, with the increased strain on family finances, there has been higher demand for bursaries. But the demands we received were exceeded by bursary donations, primarily from York Rotary, the Ed DeNunzio Charitable Trust and York Music Hub. We remain confident that we can continue to meet this demand, allowing children of all backgrounds to participate. In that connexion, it is gratifying to note that, despite the decline in musical provision in the curriculum, the proportion of state-educated children in relation to those from private schools has continued to rise. In the course of a minor restructuring, we have redesignated our orchestras. The senior orchestra is now Maestro, the second orchestra is Mezzo and the third is Primo; there also two junior orchestras for recent starters, one for strings, one for winds and brass. The organisation of tutors’ activities has also been streamlined. Most important of all, musical standards are as high as they have ever been. We have earmarked £3,000 towards development strategies and we look to the future with confidence. Martin Dreyer, Chairman of Trustees, Yorchestra 18 August 2024 ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF YORCHESTRA TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1074042) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Yorchestra Trust (registered charity No 1074042) (the Trust) for the year ended 31 October 2023. ## Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying 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 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: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. 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. Signed: Nam . Philippa B Il-Diamond Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any): Address: Stone Lea, Welburn, York, Y060 7DZ Date: 18 August 2024 ## **Yorchestra Trust** |**Income**
Fee Income (inc discounts)
Concert Ticket Income
Bank Interest
Other Income
Donations
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Tutor Fees
Venue Hire
Other Direct Course Costs
Printing, Advertising & Postage
Insurance & Making Music subscription
Bank Charges
Website maintenance
Depreciation
**Total Expenditure**
**Surplus/(Deficit) on Activities**
**Funds Brought Forward**
Movement on Funds in Year
**Funds Carried Forward**|**Year ended 31st October 2023**|**Year ended 31st October 2023**| |---|---|---| ||**General**
**Designated**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Bursaries**
**£**
**£**|**Total**
**Funds**
**£**| ||13,840
1,556
7,215
3,000
1,981|**15,396**
**12,196**| ||21,055
3,000
3,537|**27,592**| ## **Yorchestra Trust** ## **Balance Sheet as at 31st October 2023** |Assets - music
Assets - cash
Debtors & Prepayments
**Total Assets**
Creditors - Trade
Creditors - Fees received in advance
**Total Liabilities**
**Net Assets**
**Reserves**
General Reserves
Designated Reserves
Bursary Reserves
**Total Reserves**
**Bursary Reserves Note**
Reserves Brought Forward
Bursary Funds received in year
Bursaries Awarded in year
**Reserves Carried Forward**|**As at**
**31.10.23**
-
35,907
-
**35,907**
0
(8,315)
**(8,315)**
**27,592**
21,055
3,000
3,537
**27,592**
1,556
4,314
(2,333)
**3,537**|**As at**
**31.10.22**
**£**
-
22,393
500| |---|---|---| |||**22,893**
(3,000)
(4,497)| |||**(7,497)**| |||**15,396**| |||13,839
-
1,556| |||**15,395**| |||2,649
-
(1,093)| |||**1,556**| **Yorchestra Course Reports** |**Yorchestra Course Reports**|||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Course Income**
Maestro
Mezzo
Primo
Young Strings & Winds
Bring a Friend Discount
Other Funding
Concert Tickets
Concert Adverts
Course Donations
Use of BursaryFunds|||**2022/23**||**Financial Year**|||||||**2021/22 Fi**||**nancial Year**|||| ||**Total**||**Sum 23**||**Easter 23**||**Xmas 22**|||**Total**||**Sum 22**||**Easter 22**||**Xmas 21**|| ||**£**
12,438
19,580
2,652
-
890
2,200
-
666
2,333||**£**
8,669
10,235
1,123
355
1,310
-
305
1,146||**£**
-
4,855
885
308
-
-
70
405||**£**
3,769
4,490
644
227
890
-
291
783|||**£**
8,126
11,219
2,260
-
441
0
1,040
-
3,014
1,092||**£**
8,126
7,604
1,355
253
1,040
-
2,746
1,061||**£**
-
3,615
905
188
-
-
29
31||**£**
-
-
239|| |**Course Income**|||||||||||||||||| |Maestro
Mezzo
Primo
Young Strings & Winds
Bring a Friend Discount
Other Funding
Concert Tickets
Concert Adverts
Course Donations
Use of BursaryFunds|||||||||||||||||| |**Total Income**|**40,758**
28,291
1,008
588||**23,142**
13,842
609
405||**6,523**
5,679
399
8||**11,094**
8,771
-
174|||**27,192**
19,345
3,994
547||**22,185**
15,017
3,000
501||**4,768**
4,328
994
8||**239**
38|| ||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||**29,886**||**14,856**||**6,086**||**8,945**|||**23,886**||**18,518**||**5,330**||**38**|| ||**10,873**||**8,287**||**437**||**2,149**|||**3,306**||**3,667**||**(562)**||**201**|| ||**410**
**544**
**490**
(90)
(152)
(544)
(1,250)
(5)
(60)|||||||||**43**
(189)
(77)
(532)
(1,000)
(87)|||||||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||**10,215**|||||||||**1,464**|||||||| |Without bursaries|**7,882**|||||||||**372**||||||||