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CHARITY REGISTrATION NIIMBER: 1123118 Bath Abbey Music Society Unaudited Financial Statsments 31 March 2024

Bath Abbey Music Society Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2024 Page Trustee's Annual Report Independent exanineès rewrt to the tnBtees Statement of Financial Actsvitses Statement of Finanaal Position 10 Notes to the Finandal Statemerts 11

Bath Abbey Music Socièty Trustee's Annual Report Year ended 31 March 2024 The trustees present their reFQrt and the unaudit￿j financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. Reference and adminlstrafjve detalls Registered charity nar Charity Registration Number Prfncipal Office Bath Atkny Music Sodety 1123118 9 Kiwon BuildirvJs Bath BA11LT The trustses Mr G D8smnd {r"red October 2￿23) Mr S Foster (retir￿1 O()ber 2023) His Honour Andrew Rutherford (retired October 2023) Mr P Blackn)ore MrA Randall Mrs L GrarKlon (retired Odober 2023) Mrs S Byme Ms D Cardy Mr R McHugh Mrn E Comff*nder (8[￿￿nted Octob8r 2023) Mts D James (app)inted Oclober 2023) Independent examiner Richardson Sw'ft 11 Laura Pla BA2 48L

Bath Abbey Music Socièty Trnstee's Annual Report (Contsn￿dj Yaar ended 31 March 2024 Structure. governance and managthnent Constiiution Bath Abbey Music Soaety Is an unincorporated thaiity aNJ Is govemed by its constitution which was ad0￿ed on 28 February 2008. Organisatlon of the charlty The trustees form an Executive Comnittee which is responsitk for the management of the charity. In maloNJ their decisiorts the Trustees take tthice fonn the Direcknr of Music of bath Abbey, currentty Mr Huw VlfillIa￿ts. Th8 Society has no pald employ88s, and rts adTh#nistr81Ne fundions ar8 lry the Trustees arMJ other voluntee45. The President of the Society, who has no executive role other than chairing General Meetings, is th8 R8Ctor of 88th Abbèy, aMI th8 Chartty opwes In close hamiony V￿th the Abbey authorth'es. Appointment of trustees The charity elects the Trustses ar¥J offices of Chairn￿n, Secretsry and Treasurer at its Annual General Meets'TrJ. The trustees can appolnt new tr￿e85 aNI can appolnt such trusts8S to the office of Chairman, Secretary or Treasurer from time to time. All TnBtees shall retire with effert from the conclusion or the Annual General m8eb.ng n8Xt aft8f their apFX)intm8nt bth shall be ellgible for r8-818¢tion th that general rnets.￿J. Objectlves and acllvitles The Obj8¢ts of the Society ar6 definal in the Cortslitution and are: To advance the rrission of Bath Abbey ty woviding financial supwrt for the maintenan{ and improvement of the Abbey's choirs, music and musical equipnwnt and faalities. b. To tfing the nwsic of Bath ALty to the widest p￿ible audience. c. The enhance Bath Ab￿Y'S ca￿¢￿ty for tharitable giving by woviding administrative and organisational support for fuThJ-raising ￿￿SiCal perfonrfjnces in the Abtw promoted tyrf the Parochial Church Council (PCC), and d. To advance the Musi￿1 and general education ofthe of Bath Abbey by providing financAal and organisation support for choir tou￿ and for perfonrfinces at venues other than Bath Abbey.

Bath Abbey Music Society Trnstee's Annual Report (contin{￿d) Year ended 31 March 2024 Achievements and perfommnce The Society c￿￿om0t8d a sunTher series of Tuesday lunchtime organ recitals in partnership with Bath Abbey. called Tuesdays@1. These started in May 2023 on the newty deaned and refurtxshed Kl•s org￿. The Boys Cholr vlslted PortsnY)uth and SallstAJry Cathedrals In Ayll, %thlch Included tours of the PortsrTh)uth Dockyard afKI the SaliS￿ry cath￿ra1. The Boys sang bmth boys from Portsmouth Cath&Jral school and Salisbury Cathedral School. The Girls Choir visÉted Aix-en4Jroven( in France and perfomd at the Avignon Cath￿Iral. At the cathedral the rmming service was broadcast line on a French rlio ststion. It was a fulfilling and irEKxriTrJ tour, good for musical and so(aal reasons. The Melody Makers led by Naoni MacLeod Jones until July and then Devil Rees from September, continued to thrive and had over 40 members during the year. A Summer Musical Finale concert sung by the Melody Makers and the I￿lIS Cathedral Song Squad, brought a lively mtxed repertoire in a concert to celebrale the end of their musical year. Th8 Abbey ChaM￿r Choir, establish￿ in 2022 conlinues to grow. It meets on a Thursday and signs about two seNices per month and is dlracted by Dawl Re88. A concert celebratIr￿ the Coron8tlon of Klng Charles111 took ￿8c8 In May, Including muslc from past coronations arKI royal events. The Abbey chrArs of Melody Makers, Boys, Girls and Lay Clerks joined tc¥ether in a glorious evening of Royal music. The Across the Pond Concert In July was the ￿let￿tion of the s[￿da1 relationship with music anticipatirvJ Ihe feslivity of Ameri(zn Indep8ndence Day. Bernstein's exciting Chichester Psalff6, set to a Hebrew text, fom the centre￿e¢e of this concert with 8rits.sh and Amarican them88, sung by tha Laycl8ts and th6 Boys aThl Girls Choirs. The Gaia Exhilit was in Bath Abbey In o￿ober. and a womenade conc8rt was held for an evo(xtive arml mesmerising eveniTV of rn￿1¢ u￿ler the Gaia Exhibit. There were a number of Solo Soiree's held in the Abbey Song School to allow members of the boys and girls choir the opportunity to perforrn in an ints'mate setting. In November the Abbey choirs gave a moving perf0m￿nCe of Maurice Dunffié's much loved and evocative Requiem, for Rememlyance Trdy. The BAMS concerts In DeCe￿r (A ChrislThAs Celebration and HarKJel's Mesiah) were accompanied by the re-launch of BAMS with new trustees appoint￿1 earlier in the year. The re-launch induded a 2024 calendar and a singng Chiistrnas card, as well as the opportunity for new members to join BAMS.

The Boys tour to St Paulb in London was pwned due to tube strikes. and they started recording for a new CD celebrating 150 year5 of the Bath Abbey Boys Choii, with CRD Records The Souety plays an important role in the music21 life of the Atthy and is always keen to encourage new rnernbets and wovides oppottuniiie51o SUp￿rt music in the Abbey by helping as a volunteer st￿ard or helper on the bar at music events, or as a Trustee for the Society. More recenty the Society has run successful ba￿ at Certain concerts throughout the year run by BAMS volunteers. The Society remain5 in good financial health aThl re￿InS corrmitted to supportiThJ the musical life of the Abbey outside of the regular and necessary pattem of choral W0￿h1p. The Society would like to lake this opportunty to thank formally those who help its work; its volunteers who steward the Society's events. and the music shop, operations and finance staff of the Bath Ablw office who assist with the wartscal runniThJ of the Socyety. Financial Review The Sodety's Income was £50,916 for the year. Folobm'ng expenditure of £33,212 the Society ended the year with a kyofil of £17,704. Reserves in the Soaety at the erKI of the Ilnanci81 year remain healthy at £73,878. The ReseTves Polcy ststes that at least £30.000 should be hekl in a Se￿rate investr￿nt account, the balance of the CCLA invostnwnt account at March 2024 was £32,591.14. Donatlons and incomlng grants were £16,555 for the year, which is than the previous year due to donations to the boys 150th anniversary fund received in the wevious year. Expenditure for the year was less than the prgvious yaar dua to the funding of choir tours to France and Holland in the previous year. The two christ￿rdS concerts in D8ceMt￿r 2023 were well attend￿ and generated 8 surplu8 of £7,622. The costs and income for the Organ Reatsls Series Tuesdas 1 are shared between the Society and the Abbey. In 2023 the recrtal series generated a surFlus of £1,705. The 2024 calendar generate a deficit of £307, tt was mainty for promotional purFK)ses to support the re-launch of BAMS. Recording costs incurred in the year (£15,269) relate to Baroque and Boys New 150 Years CD. Baroque sales in the year are set against these costs. CD Sales for the Boys new CD will be in the next financial year. General administration costs are low and cover the cost of inadental expenses. the distribLrtion of infotmation to mernbe￿. arKI the costs of pyeparing the annual accounts. The Society beneffts from tax rebates urKler Gift Aid. Plans for the future Future plans include organ recrtals, concerts and tours. as well as the forrr￿tIOn of a fund- raising comnittee the aim of FYovi(fing a sustainable source of income to support BAMS

The Boys Choir will tour Paris. Fran￿ in May 2024, siryirvJ at the College Stanislas Notre Dame sous terre and Saint SuFlice. John Rutter will coThJuct a special concert in June 2024, induding his Mass of the Children sung by the Gits and Boys Choir. The Gits Choir will visii York in July 2￿24, siNJing in York Minster and touriro the ￿ty. There will be a Remembrance Concert &% W8118s the two r￿ulaT Christmas Concerts. The tw's new CD celebrating 150 years of the tM)ys' choir wlll b8 released in 2024, with a joint celebrats'on concert with the Girts Choir celebrating 25 years, called Music 175. The trustees annual reKK)rt was awoved on.. ..and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by.. Mrs D James Treasurerfrr￿tee

Bath Abbey Music Soc Independent Examinefs Report to the Twustees of Bath Abbey Music Society Year ended 31 March 2024 I report to Ihe charity ttust88s on my examination of the accx)unts of Bath Ab￿Y Music Society (the Charity) for the year erKI￿ 31 March 2024 Responsibilities and basis of report As the chanty trustees of the Charity, you are restxmsible for the prepar81ion of the accounts in accordance the r•]uirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acn. I report in respect of nry exaninallon of the Charity's accounts cafTied out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrylThJ nry eXa￿dnation I have followed all applicable Dlrectlons glven by the Charity coM￿Ssion under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independont oxaminerfs statement I have complet8d my ex8￿natiOn. I confirm that no material matters have come to nry attentlon In conneth'on with the eXa￿inatIon gNirvJ ￿ cause to believe that in any rnaterfal respeGt', l. accounting records were not keF* in respect of the Charity as req￿red try Seclion 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord wrth those records; or 3. the accounts do not compty wlth the applicatAe requirements concerning the form and content of accourrts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2(M)8 other than any requirement that Ihe a(zounts giv8 a true and fair vlth¥ whlch Is not a matter considered as part of an Independent eXa￿#nation. I have no concerns and have come auoss no other matters in connecaion wilh the examlnatlon to which attention shoukl be drawn in thls re[￿ in order to enable a proper und8rst8nding of the accounts to be reach￿1. Catherine Edwards Richardson Swift Audit Limited Chartered Ac￿￿ntsnts 11 Laura Place Bath BA2 4BL Date: .............................................

Bath Abbey Music Soc Statwnent of Financial Activities Year endèd 31 March 2024 2024 Restricted Total Funds Funds 2023 Total Funds Unrestricted Fun Income and Endowments Donations and legaoes Charttat4e activit'es Investment Income Total Income 5,055 32,851 11,500 16,555 32,851 19,010 21,700 541 ExpendltUf• Expenditure on charitable activitie8 Total Expendlture Net (oxpenditureinncome and net movement In funds Reconclllatlon of funds Total fun(* brought foward 87 492 T¢Aal funds ￿rrIed foTh¥ard The statement of financlal ac￿88 Indudes all gairs and Ictssas recognisal in the year. All income and expenditure deriv￿1 from continuing activ￿.eS. The notss on yges 9 to 14 kn part ofthese statements.

Bath Abbey Music Socty Statement of Financial Position Year ended 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Current assets stock Debto Cash at bank and in hand 12 13 4,502 24,￿9 6,166 8,559 94227 61,621 c￿lItors. amounts falling due within on? y Net current assats Total assets less current Ilabllltles Net asmts 378 Fund$ of the¢harlty Restncted fund Unrestricted funds 21,849 53 529 17,185 40 489 Total Charlty funds 37B 57,674 The financial State￿nts were approved ty the t#)ard of trustees and authorfsed for issue on...l.q..1o.1..l...........and are signed on ￿half ofthe trx)ard ty.. Mrs D Jam88 Mf R McHugh ChairThArbTrustee Treasurerrrrustse The naQes on pages 9 to 14 *)rni part ofllwse statement& 10

Bath Abbey Music Soc Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 Mareh 2024 1. General Infomiation The Charity is a public benefft entity and a regIStsr￿ chaiity in EThJland and lth)es and is unincorporated. The ￿1resS of the princ#pal office is 9 KirKJston buildings, bath, BA1 1LT. 2. Statement of Compliance These finantial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, "The Financial ReportirvJ Standard applicable in the UK and the Republc of Ireland., tho Statement of Recommended Practs'se applicable to charits'es preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applcable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)(ChaFities SORP(FRS 102)) arKI the Charities Act 2011. 3. Accounting policies Basis of pr•parnlion The fjnanaal ststements are wepared on a goiTrJ con¢em basls under ttistOTtcal cost convention. modifieAI to Ind￿le certain ite￿£ at fair value. Tr finanaal statements are pr&sented in Sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £1. Th8 fin8nclal statements have been prepared to give a Iru8 and fairf view and have departed from the Charftl8s (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a Irue and fair vithy. Thls departure has involved following the Accounts'rvJ and ReportirvJ by Charities: Statement of R8comThndod Prath"se ap￿1¢able to charities preparirvJ th8ir a(Lounts in accordan(% with the Flnancial Reports"ThJ Standard for Smaller Entth'es published on 16 July 2014 rather than the AccountirvJ ar￿ Reporting by Charits'es.. Statement of Recommended Praothe effective from 1 Awil 2005 which has since been withdrawn. Going con￿rn The so(aety has no regular financial comnjtments other than the govem8nc£ costs, including the preparab'on ar¥J exarrination of annual accounts, and other small administrative costs, and is currenty not Obl￿ated to make any donations or grants. There are, therefore, no ffAterial uncertainties about the chaiity's ats'lrty to conts'nue. Disclosure Exemplions The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defin&l in FRS 102 and advantsge has been taken of the foknying disdosure eXe￿tiorfS available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102: (a) No cash flow statement has been for the charty (b) DBdosures in respeLI of financial instruments have not t￿en wesented 11

Bath Abbey Music Society Notss to the Financial Statements Y￿r ended 31 March 2024 3. Accounting policies (conilnuodj Judgments and key sources of eslimation uncertainty The charity mawestirnates and assumKAions concerrdng the future. The resultÉng accounliry eslimates will, by definilion. seklom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assum￿l0nS that have a signifjcant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounis of assets and liabiltlies witlx'n the next financial year are addressed below. Stock consists of CD'S and Calendars for resale and an estimated net realisable value has to be made for the skw moving of older CD'S. Fund Accounting General unrestricted income furKfs comwise those fund5 whlch the truste8s are free to use for any purpose in the furtherance of charitable obiecaives. Designated unrestriLtsd funds are funds designated for a particular purpose by th8 trustees. Restricted funds are furxts receded for wrposes speafied by the dorK)rs and thos8 funds are spent in accordance vrfth the donoTr wishes. Incoming resources Income received in [8sF￿￿ of concerts and re¢itsls is rec(Vn￿d in the year In which the event took place. Voluntary income is receNed ty way of donations and gifts and 18 recognlsed whan the charity is entitled to the furKls, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can ￿ measur￿1 reliabty and is not deferred. Income tax recoverable in on Gift aid donalions is recognIs￿ when the donation is received. Volunteers in donated ￿l¥leaS and facilit￿$ The value of services wovided by volunteers is not incotporated Into thase financ4al statements. Resources expended Expenditure is recognised when a tiabihty is incurred and incI￿￿eS irrecoverable VAT. Charitable actsvibes indtKle exper￿[tur8 asso(xataA with s￿￿fiC organ recAtsls and concerts hekl durirwJ the year together with the cLEts of purchasing. pr￿ju¢1ThJ and commissioning CD'S. Governance costs Include those IncU￿￿j in the govemance of the charity its assets and are syiThrily assoaated Nmth consliiutsonal and secretary requirements. 12

Bath Abbey Music Society Notss to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2024 3. Accounting policies (conllnuad) Stocks stocks are valued at the lower of c￿t and net realisable value, after mahing net realisable value adjustThnt. Financial Instruments A financial asset or a finanaal liabifity is recognised onty when the entity becomes a party to the contractual wovisior£ of the instru￿nt. The charity only has finanaal assets and financial fiabifrties of a kind that quallfy as basic financial instruments which arè in￿'alty recognised the amount receivat4e or payable including any related transaction costs. Current assets and current h8tM'lties are sutsequenlty m8asured at a cash or other consideration expeded to be paid or received arKJ nol discounted. 4. Donations and legaci•s Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds 2024 Donations Donations Received 5,055 16555 Unrestrfcted Restrfcted Total Funds Funds Funds 2023 Donations Donations Recelved 5. Charitable activities Unrnstricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds Funds 2024 Funds 2023 Membership sutscriptiorr8 Concerts and Drinks Organ recrtals CD Sales Calendar Sales 1,923 21,866 2,031 6,033 999 32,851 1,￿23 21.866 2.031 6.033 2,128 12,357 2,548 4.667 2,128 12,357 2,548 4,667 32,851 13

Bath Abbey Music Society Notss to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2024 6. Investment income Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds Funds 2024 Funds 2023 De￿it Intsrest Re￿1vable 541 541 7. Exp•ndltur• on charitable acttvities by fund type Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Totsl Funds 2024 Concerts Organ recitals CD Costs Support Costs (10,172) (326) (10,269) 5.609 (1,500) (11,672) (326) (15,269) 5,945 (5,000) 336 Unrnstricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2023 Concerts Organ recitals CD Costs Support Costs 11,039 1.$85 14,931 (11,039) (1,585> (14,931) 8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type Concorts Organ CDS and Grants Total Recitals Calendars and Op. Funds costs 2024 Total Funds 2023 Concerts (11,672) (11.6721 (11,039> Organ Re(ataLs CD and Calendar Costs Grants (326) (326) (1,585) (15,269) (15,269) (14.931) (22,020) Operating Costs Govemance Costs (4.445) 14,445) (570) 924 326 14

Bath Abbey Music Soc Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2024 9. Independent oxamination fees 2024 2023 I ndep8nd8nt examination F88S 924 10. Staff costs The charity had no employees durirYJ the current or wevious year. 11. Trustse remuneration and expenses No remuneration or other ￿nelI(S from employment wth the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees and there were no expenses reim1￿￿￿* to the trustees. 12. Stocks 2024 2023 CDS for resale 13. Debtors 2024 2023 Other Datrtors 1& Crnditors: amounts falling due within one year 2024 2023 Accruals deferred Income 15

1. Analysis of chaiitable funds Unrnstricted funds Income Expendilurn At31 March 2024 April 2023 General fu￿lS 39 416 53 529 At1 Aprfl 2022 Incomo Expenditure At31 March 2023 GeneFal funds 80,834 24.873 40,489 42,219 Restricted funds At 1 April 2023 Income EXpendI￿re At31 March 2024 Boys 150th anniversary fund Choral Scholarship Fund Messiah Concert fund Choristets Robe Cleaniffj Fund Miss N E V Raisy Lega Andrew Fletcher Baroque Sandra Le Marchant 9,IY28 3,IXIO 1,500 116 3,541 (338) 8,692 4,500 (1,500) 116 3,541 s,￿0 (5,000) At1 April 2022 Income Exp•ndlture At31 March 2023 Girls Choir tour to France Boys 150 anniversary fund Girts choir tour to HollarKI Choral Scholarship Fund Messiah Concert fund 2yn Anniversary Anthem Fund Choristers Robe cleani￿ Fur Miss N E V Raisy Legac 1,250 9.028 2,300 1,500 (1250) 9,028 (2,300) 1,500 1,500 3,000 1,51Xi 2,300 (2,300) 116 6.657 16.378 (5,850) 17,185 16

2. Analysis of charitable funds (continuod) The boy is 150 annivetsary fijnd is to b8 to suptM)rt the costs of the Iws. choir This includes choral tuition and transp)rt. The Chordl Scholarship FuThl is to be used to supp¥)rt the choral scholars. The Messiah concert furxl is maje up of donatior6 received towards the cost of the Christma5 2023 Messiah Concert sung ty the gits, choir, the funds were used towards the cost of the orchestra. The legacy inco￿￿ from Ms N E Raisy is used to create a restrirted fund to support the future devektyp￿nt and Kmrtiapation of boys in the choir, induding the fundiNJ of tours. concerts and recordirYJs. Andraw Fletcher donated fiJThJs to cover costs for the recording of the Barwue CD, the funds were spent on re(x)rding CLEts. Sandra Le Merchant donat￿ funds to be used to support children vth the greatest needs to gNe them equal opportunity with the other choristers. It should be used to fund transport trM)th to Bath Atthy and on tour, as well as music l&ssons.

3. Analysis of n•t ass•ts b•l*wn funds Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Totsl Funds Funds Funds 2024 Current Assets Creditors less than 1 year Net Assets 71,378 21,849 93,227 17,849 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds 2023 Current Assets credito￿ less than 1 year Net Assets 44,436 17,185 61,621 17