NORTHAMPTON MALE VOICE CHOIR TRUSTEES ANIYUAL REPORT AIW ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 NORTHAMPTON MALE VOICE CHOIR TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2 0 2 1 ADMtNISTRATIVE I N F OR M A T IO N CoD5titution Northampton Male Voice Choir is established under a ¢oThstiiution dated 2 August 2006 as amended on 19 Septernbei 2006 for the purpose of promoting the study and practice of choral music in order to foster publi¢ knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public perforniance. Also. to aS5i5t and support su¢h charitable institutions or purposes as the corn￿1ttee shall from time to time detetmine. The Choir was granted registration asa charity on 190ctober 2006 WTth the registered number.. 1116437. President and Vice Presidents President- DavTd Laing (appointed June 2021) Vice Piesidents= R Spendlove M.B.E. R Christopher M Davis J Hames J Allrson Officers The Officers ofthe Choir are elected annually from the membership atthe Annual Gerkerdl Meeting. The oificers who served dLEring the year are: Chairman Mark York {ap￿l￿ted June 2021) John Waller (retired Jwie 2021) Philip Sules John Waller (appoÈnted JurK 2021) lan Reidie (retired June 2021) Se¢retary Treasurer B3nkeT5 The Choir's bankers are.. CAF Bank Lid Barclays Bartk PLC Leicester LE87 2BB West Malling Kent ME194JQ Principal Offiee The address of the principal office is= 9 Wagtail Close Moulton Northampton NN3 7EY NORTHAMPTON MALE VOICE CHOIR TRUSTEES AP4NUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 (continued) ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS During the year the Choir continued io work to achieve its objects, but activities were severely curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic. We continued to rehearse throughout the year- on z(botn. outside when weather atld Government Guideline5 pemiitt¢d and later in the year at our nornial reheatsal v¢nue. We held a major Pr0rn5 Concert with the GUS Band and soprano. Emily Hai& This together with related activÈties rdi5ed £85IN) for Prosta￿ Cancer UK. We were able to take part in 3 further concerts all held covid-securely lowards the end of the year. We a150 managed a short tourto Tenby in Wale5 where we sang in outd£￿ venues. We are delighted to welcome David Laing as our Pr￿]denL David is a foTm¢r IA)rd Lieutenani of Northampionshire and 15 ir]volved in many local organis3¢ions as Chairnian or President, including the Northampton Community Foundation. The Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clu￿, the Enterprise Partnetship and Adenaline Alley. the I•Eesi skate park in Eu￿pe. Mark York Chairman 22 May 2022 INDEPENDE￿'T EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE OF NORTHAMPTON MALE VOICE CHOIR We report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2021. which are set out on pages 5 and 6. Respective r￿ponsIbIlItieS oftbe committe¢ and eI#miner The ¢harity's committee are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's committee Consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the 201 l Act" to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. and to state whether particular matters have come to our attention Basis of iudependent examiner's report Our examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An exatnination includes a review of the accounting rlxords 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 you as the committee 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 ihe report is limited to those matters set out in the statemeni below. Independent examiner's statemetht In connection with our examination. no matter has come to our attention: (l ) which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 201 l Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been Tnet. or INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE OF NORTHAIVIPT0Tr4 MALE VOICE CHOIR (continued) (2) to which, in our OPiTtion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. LJ JR Watson&Co Chartered Accountants Chancery House 52 Sheep Street Northampton NNI 2LZ 22 May 2022 NORTHAMFfoN MALE VOICE CHOIR RECEIPTS AND PAYMEiYfs ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR E￿I)ED 31 DECEMBER 2021 Unrestri¢*d 2020 Receipts SutKtiptiOIIS GIftAid-TaxReclaimed 9.408.iMI 2300.29 1010.( 10.90712 1.979.56 Donaoons ￿ twucsts SpoDsot5hip 2W Club Gtant received Rec￿￿5 frorn cow¢nS Rettiwrecknirtrip5 Sal¢ofclothing Sal¢of pT￿nce m￿*￿,cD5 and DVD5 Tea monry Intere# sU￿ry 4.orx)OD 2.49200 l.fKM)00 1.770.fy) 1851.(Kl I.(KM).(KI $J22.72 17517. 754.(Kl I￿(￿> 19.00 205.QO 326.01 15.QO 47.637.10 23J84.89 P•ymeDts Con¢ert Exwses Ex￿￿Se5chO1rtrips PurCh￿Of￿0thi￿g 4.652.03 18.7n.25 S.97 l.iW.fy) 19.055.19 MUS￿ lea 12.349 10 Voicecoaching Website 38(1. 1285.(K) 591.40 2.071.81 R¢om hi 2.041.10 157.39 120.oj My5 Pkntography Subscriptions Lvn5e [ee5 Ac￿u￿ Printing rrf>stageand sLitionery INote 5) Sundry ex￿seS (Note6) R¢¢ording eqllipmcnl 435.rij 467.C 390. 895.10 3fA).rrf 150N 306 775.48 50.811 16 trvtr rttupts 3.174.( D¢p>sits for Choirlour 0￿Ing ￿1￿c¢s. l j￿L￿ 2￿21 i J85. 1820872 21J54.44 11254.44 I&0￿ 38 Rtpr¢senied by: Èarclays-cotnmunity CurrenlA¢co￿nt CAF Dank-CurrentaCco￿￿¢ eAFBank.DeposiLacrount M&GChanfund units*ltost-Ino¢e41 11.694.51 385 Tl 1.677.39 l(kn).30 S..(K) 19.86944 1.385.(Kl 21254 44 I&0￿.38 B•$-T￿r￿¢￿￿w0Tr Lthlfofnxwbu5 I80￿.3$ NORTHAMPTON MALE VOICE CHOIR NOTES TOTHE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 I. AccouTEting policies The aecounts are prepared as a receipts and payments account. Receipts and payments are accounted for as they are received and paid ￿SpeCtive1y. 2. Assets The Choir owns an extensive library of sheet music that has not been valued. 3. Taxation The Choir is exempt from tsx under the provisions of S505 of the Income and Corpordtion Taxes Act 1988 applying to charities. 4. Charifund units The Choir owns 486.595 units in The Equities Investment Trt￿t for Charities (Charifund)- The Cost of this investment was £5.000. At 31 December 2021 the value of the units was £7.572 (31 Dccember 2020 £6.679). 5. Printing, postage and stationery An analysis of expenses is given below= 2021 Committee Offithl Cwurn4ble5 4&69 6. Sundry expenses An analysis of expenses is given IKIow= 2020 Festival fees 65fKJ o. Lollery liceD5E Name badge5 PrL*thiaiirJ￿* 20.OD o.oj 5832 o. 45496 ?10.y) BankFees 06.U) Fit5tAid Software IK¢nse Ele