Trustees. Annual Report for the period ', Peri¢)d Start ¢Jate Q1 I Pgriod end date Section A Referenc,e and administration details Charlty namo Sall$bury Communlty Choir othor namos chartty Is known by scc Reglsterod charlty number (If any) 1095033 Charity's principal addrgss Greenfiolds. Downton Hill Redlyn¢h Salisbury Postcode SP5 2JF Namés of the charfty Irustees who manage tho charity Trustee namè Dates actsd W not forwhole N8me of person lor botyl entitltd olnt tFustse ifan Janet Edrich Susan Nettlè James Scott Wakaling Marie Therese Tiernan Martene Pragnall Chair Treasurer Secretary (from 14107122) vtce Chalr {from 14107122) S6cretary {until 14107122) Until 14107122 Caroline Nlven Hilary Mathison Andrew Smlth From 14107122 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 Names of the trustees for the charfty, if any. (for 8xample, any custodian trustees) Nama Dales acted If not for whole Marth 2012
Names and addre9588 of advls•rs {Optlonal Infomiatlon) è of advlser Name Addra88 Independent Examlner Mrs Nlcola Halls Fletcher & Partners, CNn Chambers. Bridge Street. Sallsbury.SP12LZ Namo of chief axecutive or names of senior members (Optional Infomiation} Section B Structure, governance and management Doscrfptlon of the charlty's trusts Type of governing document Constitution How the charity is constlttjted Trust Trust88 selection rnethods Eled8d by members Addltlonal govornanco Issue8 (Optlonal Infomiatlon} You may choose to include additional information, where relevant. about-. pollciès and procedures adopted for the induction and trainlng of trustees. the charity's organisational structure and any wider neOrk with which th8 charity works", relationship with any relat8d parties. InJstees' consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities TAR March 2012
The Charity's obiects are to promot6. Improve. develop and maintsin public education in and appreciatlon of the art and science of choral music in all its aspects by the presentation of choral and oth8r concerts and for tha general purpose of Such charitablo bodies or for such other purposès as shall be 6xdusivety charitable as tho Committee shall from time to time decid8. Summary olth6 objaets of th8 charlty set out In Its governlng documont Membership of the cholr is open to adult members of the public and is non audiloned. Th8 choir is funded by annual membership fe88 and concèssionary fees are avallable on application. Current membership is at 137. Membership has b6en restored to normal levels following the pandemic and the choir now has a waiting listing some voicè parts. R6hearsal space for more than 140 members Is an issue. Summary of thè maln acttvitles undertaken for tha publlc beneflt In relation to these objects (ineludo Wlthln thls 58¢tion the statutory declarats'on that trustees havo had regard to the guidanrA issued by the Charity Commisslon on publlc benefft) The choir normally meets for 42 weeks of the year lo18arn a wide range of choral rnuslc, to learn singing technlques and to perfonn in public to raise money for local, national and international charitias. An additional worf(shop to teach singing techniques was undortaken in February 2023. Betwe6n July 2022 8nd M8rch 2023. the choir also undertook three public concerts raising funds for three charilies- The John McNeill Opportunity Centre for children wth disabilities and difficulties, the Sallsbury branch of the Samaritans and Salisbury Hosplce. The cholr also supported The Chrlstmas Tree Festival at st Thomas, Church. Salisbury which rals8d tsnds for Friends of Salisbury Shopability and Alzheimer's Support. Th8 trustees have considorad the guld8nce régarding the public benefts in relation to the objects and hav6 incorporated them in planning of the activlties of the cholr. Addltlonal detalls of objectlves and actlvltles (Optlonal Infomation) TAR March 2012
You may choose to include further ststements. where relevant. about.. poIiGy on grantmaklng- policy programme relatad investment., contribution made by voluntears. Section D Achievements and performance Mareh 2012
Section D Summary of tha maln a¢hlevoments of tho charlty during the yaar Achievements and performance The choir has completed a full year's cycle of regular rehearsals froffl June 2022 to May 2023. laaming a mix of popular and Glasslcal music. It was a particularly signiflcant year for the Trust in three ways, Firstly, there has been a full recovery post Pandemic to more nomJal membership numb8rs and the thoir continues to attract new memb8rs. Thls has been a landmark year as the choir reach8d1ts 30 annlversary and c818braled wth a concert and a rn8mber's event, With the retiremènt of our Musical Director In July 2022, a new Musical Director was appointed from Septemb8r 2022. The new appointee has been instrum8ntal in engaglng audlances at the concerts explaining the background to thg music wa ar8 singing and adding supplementary programme notas to enable audiences to ream more. Furthemiore, the hoir r6gularty has education in improving thè quallty of thelr singing and in reading musical notation during reh8arsals. Th6 three concerts undertaken have had full audienc8s and the choir is proud to have gnabled three local charities to raise substantlal surns. The oharily for the July 2022 wncert was the John McN8ill Centre who collected £719. At the Christmas Concert for Salisbury Hospice £745 was collected. In March 2023. the Samaritans were well 5UPPOrted and collected over £1000 at the cholrfs concert. Total Incomo from membership fe6s has retumed to its nomal level and the choir is has now retumed to its normal three perforrnances a year pattern. The trust88s are also planning two choir tours. one to Wales In Jun8 2023 and anoth8r to France in 2024.Thgse will includ8 working collaboratiV8ly with local resld8nt choir5 and giving public p8rformances. TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review Brlef statement of the charlty'8 pollcy on reservas There is no policy on reserves Detalls of any funds materlally In daficit Further flnanclal revlew d8tails (Optlonal Informallon} You may choose to indude addttional Information, where relevant abouL' ihe charity's principal sources of fijnds (inclLKling any fundraising): how expenditure has 8UPPOrted Ihe key objectives of the charily,- investment policy and objectives Including any 8thlcal investment pol adoptsd. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they hav8 approved th• trusteos, report above. Signed on behalf of th• Chartls tr stee8 Slgnature(s) Full name(s) Posltlon (eg S8cr6taryy Chalr, etc) el Edrich James Scott Wak61ing Chair 6ECiigTftB Y Date 22 June 2023 TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES 8ALISBURY COMMUNITY CHOIR Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod frorn To 0110612022 3110512023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest to the nearèst tothF nparest£ to the neares¢£ to the nearg¥t £ A1 Recelpts Membeis Subscriptions ?3,qBO 7,138 97 150 6,537 2,663 23,180 7,139 97 162 6,537 2,663 fO,39S 447 207 Merchandise and unilorm s£les Inieresl on Oewsil actoufttg Gitt aid lax recovered Olher fees and donaiions received Fundiai$iny ¥nd other incom& Membsrs olhor SOGial events income 2.2SO 16 2,479 fj44 444 Sub total(Gross income lor AR) 39.766 846 40,$12 24,805 A2 Asset and Investment salEs, Is8e table). Sub total Totsl recoipts 39.766 846 40,612 24,805 A3Pa ments Mu$i¢al dire¢ior feesand expense5 Assislanl musical director fees and expenses Venue hire Music cos19 Insurante Don¥ii¢rts Equipm8nl 10,74S 7,251 4,3S7 4,933 3,51Z 418 300 1.429 360 SDS eoo 1.373 860 4.020 1.932 4,717 193 4,933 3,512 41& 300 1,429 360 SD6 600 1,373 860 5.165 1.200 428 Web siieldotnain name Independent ¥xaminefs fees WorkshopsIffluans. fees Choir le8lel Refreshmenis Travel Pfifiling ¢o¥i$ Licencos Other so(aal events Adminislr&lion incAGM 528 3,323 1,200 428 63 523 5S8 19,838 613 34,337 613 37,66D 3.323 A4 Asset and Investment purchases, (see table) Sub total Totalpaymonts 34,337 3,323 37,860 19,83B Net of receipts/(paymentsJ A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 5,42B 2A77 2,951 4.967 46,567 61,995 3,2Y5 768 49,802 52,753 44,836 49,802 CCXX R18ccounls ISSI 231(12023
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to neaTe6t É Restricted funds Endowment funds to n•ar&st£ Categories D•talls to no•r•st B1 Cash funds Curienl and S8vings accounis 51.99S Support Fund 758 Total cash funds 51,995 758 lawee balonc8sWlh Fp1s3dpYmfS accounlls}i ill< Unyestrlcted funds to nearest E Restricted funds Endowment funds Details to nearest £ to ng4rgSt£ B2 Other monetary ass8ts Futtd to whle Cuiront valuo Details Cost loptionall Fund to wh¢ch asset belon Unreslricled Details Mu$iC Stctk ost lopUon811 Curlent value B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Merchandise siock UnrsltiGled rni- Fund to whlch relates UnieslriGted Amount duo When due Details Hay le¢1 85 Llabllltles Sl9ned by one or iwo trustees on behalf of all the Iruslee5 Signature Print Name Dale ol roval Susan Nellle 123 2S CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 2310W2023
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Secllon A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees mamb8rs o Salisbury Cornmunty Choir On accounts for the year endod Charty no 31 May 2023 1095033 Sgt out on pagos I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above harity {"the CharitK) for the year end8d 3110512023. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the pr6paration basis of report of the accounts in accordanc8 wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'th8 Ad,). I report in respect of my examination of the Chariws accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(51{b) of the Act. Independent I hav8 completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come examiner's statement to my attention in connection wth the examination which gives m6 cause to believe that, in any material respect= accounting records ware not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or Ihe accounts do not accord wtth the accounting records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgn8d: Date: Name: Mrs N A Halls FCA Relevant professional qualiflcatlonls) or body: Chartèred Accountant Address: Fletcher & Partners Crown Chambers, Bridge Street Salisbury, SP1 2LZ