2025-09-30-accounts - Suffolk Villages Festival

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TAR Suffolk Villages Festival, 2024-25

We organised three concerts in the spring (February, March, May), Candlemass music by Bach, a 19th century programme by the Trio Goya, and in May a commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of Orlando Gibbons.

The annual ‘Tea-Party’ also showcased music by English composers, Purcell and his teacher John Blow.

We organised five concerts for the August Bank Holiday Festival, featuring major works by A. Scarlatti and Handel, and Purcell. In addition we presented programmes of Handel Italian cantatas and Elizabethan/Jacobean English lute songs.

As part of the Charity’s outreach initiative the Festival included a workshop for conservatoire students on Mozart serenades for wind octet, the students performing these in concert alongside their tutors.

All the concerts were well attended. Reduced price tickets are available for full-time students and those under 30.

SUFFOLK VILLAGES FESTIVAL	SUFFOLK VILLAGES FESTIVAL

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS for the fnancialyear			1st October 2024 to 30 September 2025

RECEIPTS		2024-25		PAYMENTS	2024-25
General						General a/c balance b/f	21987.92
Friends		1295.00		Administra9on	7200.00	interimproft for 2024/25	-6451.11
Patrons		870.00		Bank charges	5.00	General a/c balance c/f	15536.81
Benefactors		1800.00		Paypal charges	48.18
Dona9ons		1539.21		Paypal cardingcharges	5.68
AnthonyKingMemorial Fund		297.00		SumUpcharges	0.67	Assets at 30/9/25
Musicans' Fund		33.00		CD sales for ar9sts	420.00	cash in hand(concert foats)	160.00
Purcell Fund		44.00		Insurance	155.00	Paypal account	1447.24
CD sales		273.69		MakingMusic Subscrip9on	411.00	Barclays current account	1753.29
CD sales for ar9sts		420.00		Supporters' Events	208.70	Barclays business account	12750.54
GiV Aid		1347.75		Website & email	46.58	Santander current account	0.00
Bank interest		248.08				Santander savings account	0.00
Carding		50.10				Barclays savings account	0.00
						Actual balances	16111.07
SUB-TOTAL		8217.83		SUB-TOTAL	8500.81	_plus_early payments for 2025/26	430.00
						_less_latepayments for 2024/25	2532.01
Spring Series						_less_earlycredits for 2025/26	0.00
Ticket sales		7594.00		Fees toperformers	6250.00	_plus_late credits for 2024/25	1527.75
Programme sales		368.00		Expenses	580.91		15536.81
Programme adver9sing		0.00		Programmes	192.80
Interval drinks		171.00		Venues	1165.20
				Brochures &posters	503.75
				Adver9sing	40.00
				Paypal charges	111.28	Funds at 30/09/25
				SumUpcharges	11.27	AnthonyKingMemorial Fund	1455.17
				Catering:performers	140.00	Musicians' Fund	436.15
				Catering: audience	43.52	Purcell Fund	995.75
							2887.07
SUB-TOTAL		8133.00		SUB-TOTAL	9038.73

Tea Party
Ticket sales		1600.00		Fees toperformers	400.00
				Expenses van hire	174.01
				Venues	250.00
				Paypal charges	20.92
				SumUpcharges	2.54
				Catering	33.75

SUB-TOTAL		1600.00		SUB-TOTAL	881.22

FesVval
Ticket sales		11730.50		Fees toperformers	13980.00
Programme sales		833.00		Expenses toperformers	1310.83
Programme adver9sing		600.00		Programmes	572.00
Interval drinks		117.20		Venues	2161.50
				Brochures &posters	441.00
				Adver9sing	27.89
				Paypal charges	156.26
				SumUpcharges	15.81
				Catering:performers	450.00
				Catering: audience	34.00
				Van hire & diesel	112.59

SUB-TOTAL		13280.70		SUB-TOTAL	19261.88

TOTAL RECEIPTS		31231.53		TOTAL EXPENDITURE	37682.64

PROFIT/(LOSS)		-6451.11


I have examined these accounts and found them to be a correct record of theyear's transac9ons

Signed:				Presented by:

				Andrew Spencer,Hon Treasurer
	David Branch

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Suffolk Villages Festival members of

On accounts for the year 30 September 2025 ended

Charity no 1102789

Set out on pages 1-3 and attached two pages

Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
• to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
• to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any 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 the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
examiner's statement 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
- have not been met; or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed:

Date: 16 July 2026

March 2012

IER

Name: Mr David P Branch

Relevant professional N/A qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 4 Wents Close Great Bentley CO7 8PZ

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

March 2012

IER

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

nil

March 2012

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