2023-07-31-accounts - The Marches Community Choir

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 01/04/22 Period start date To 31/07/2023 Period end date

Charity name: The Marches Community Choir

Charity registration number: 1099360

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Advancement of Public Appreciation & Knowledge of music by active participation in public choral performances and related activities in the Marches area of Shropshire.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	In the fifteen-month period covered by this report, the choir has given five public concerts covering the following areas. Opera, oratorio, and other sacred music and led the public in singing carols at the Christmas Big Sing
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees have observed Charity Commission public benefit guidance in all decisions and activities.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
	Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
	Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Works performed by the choir between 01/04/2022 - 31/07/23 July 2022 - Opera Arias & Choruses (Mozart,Verdi,Puccini,Lehar,Sullivan) Autumn 2022 – Handel’s Messiah Dec. 22 - Christmas Carols-The Big Sing March 2023- Dvorak– Mass in D & Te Deum and Shubert Mass in G June 2023 - Coronation Concert These concerts have enabled the people of the Shropshire Marches to enjoy live classical music of a high standard, including the services of professional musicians, locally and at reasonable cost. Live music is also believed to enhance the mental health of both audience and participants

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Dev.Fund(Reserves) £5,180.91 Choir (current) Acc. £9,055.99 Cash (Float) £ 150.00 TOTAL £14,386.90
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held as a contingency against future significant loss of income
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£ 5,180.91
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None at present

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	unincorporated association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	election of officers & trustees at annual general meeting

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Marches Community Choir
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1099360
Charity’s principal address	Totterton Home Farm Lydbury North Shropshire SY7 8AN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
Heather Willis	Chair & Trustee		Members
Philippa Whitaker	Secretary& Trustee		Members
Carys Palmer	Treasurer & Trustee		Members
HollyGodman	Trustee		Members
Sarah Screen	Trustee	Until 31/03/23	Members
Hazel Cribb	Trustee		Members
Thomas Till	Trustee	From 01/04/23	Members
Katherine Taylor	Trustee	From 01/04/23	Members

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name None

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
None

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not Applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Digitally signed by Holly Signature(s) Godman Holly Godman Date: 2024.04.15 20:14:44 +01'00' Holly Godman Full name(s) Carys Angharad Palmer ~~a~~ Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Trustee Chair, etc) ~~ee~~ Date 15th April 2024 ~~Pp~~

Marche3 Communit Choir Income and Ex enditure Account For Th Period ril 2 to 31 Jul 2023 01104122 - 31107123 31103122 Income: Subscriptions Payments for Scores Concert Income Other Singing Income 8.716.25 215.60 11,748.31 515.00 21,195.16 4,327.50 188.50 2,622.00 90.00 7.228.00 Donations HMRC Gift Aid Raffles & Fund Raising Sundries Bank Inlerest 10.01 3,069.00 1.132.00 901.23 69.62 572.50 81.90 0.86 655.26 26,377.02 Expendlture". 7,883.26 Rent Conductor Feesl Travel Scores Printing Concert Artists Concert Resources & Staging Refreshments Insurance Misc Bank Charges Administration 2,973.50 5.030.00 683.63 1,652.23 7,990.00 1.411.82 163.35 875.00 1,995.50 372.68 621.06 2.441.00 1,434.90 210.50 95.00 362.75 96.00 189.99 655.02 124.70 863.72 Excess of Income over Expenditurel (Expenditure over Income) 21.547.97 8,694.38 £4 829.05 811.12 Summa hoir AJ Total Balance at 01 April 2022 5,127.29 4.430.56 9,557.85 Movement in the Year 150.00 53.62 4,625.43 4.829.05 Balance at 31 July 2023 150.00 5,180.91 9 055.99 14 386.90 A ditors C rtificat I confirm I have prepared the above account from the books and records of the Marches Community Choir and the Excess of Income over Expenditure is in accordance therewilh. Clive Sawyer CTA