Compwy registrati￿ number. 06653625 Charity registratlon"numbar. 1127489 Amabile Choirs IA compary Ilm1￿j by quar3nie8) Annual Report aNI FIn￿jaI Staterrnnts lorthfr Yoar 31 Augusi 2024 Stables Th¢)mpson & 8rlscoe LlmSted Ltrwthgr House LA9 4DX Amablle Cholrs Contents Reference and Admlnlstrallve Detalts TNstths' Report 2toS Indepgndgnt Examlnerfs Report Stslemenl of Fln8ndal ActlvlUe8 7t08 Belance Sheet Nolgs lo Iho Flnanclal Statomonts 10t019 Amabile Cholrs RefeTence and Administrative Detalls Seuetary Ms J Gardner-Jones Charity Reglstratlon Number 1127489 Company Reglstrailon Number 06653625 Thg tharity Is Incorporated In England and Wales. Lovither House Lowther Street Kendal Cumbda L49 4DX Reglsiered Office Independent Examiner Stsbles Thompson & Briscoè Umlted Lobther House Lowther Street Kendal LA9 4DX Stables Thomp50n & Brfscoe Llmiled Lo¥ther House Lowthw Str8et Kendal Cumbria LA9 4DX Accountsnts Page 1 Amabile Choi Truslees, Rewt The trustees. WI￿ are dlreclors for the wrposes of c(xry)finy taw. present the ann￿1 report together wlth the fingncial staloments ofth8 ctArilable compary (or the yearer#Jed 31 Augu* 2024. Objethos and aciivliles Otyects andalms Thè obthects of the charlty are: A.To advance, Improve. develop and malntain public ed￿11￿ In. and appreclatton of. thè ort and soencè ol choral muslc In all Its aspects by ts wesentatim of. arKI participation In. publi¢ corKerts. recSt8ls and competlllons through any other means that the dIr￿t(￿S In their dlsuetlon sh811 Ihlnk fiL B.To educate P8QF4e In choral m￿￿1¢ and rdaled dirydk4lne8 ty as8lstlrwJ an(Vor onabllng them to tr8Sn 8nd to perlorm in ¢one•rts. rtcitèls #nd Com￿til50n8. C.To lurther s￿h other tharltable purpose or puryK)ses as the drndors In Ihelr dlscretion shall thlnk fft. In particular thr(NJgh the making ol grants and don8￿01}$ lo Indivldual sludents of chor81 muslc and ralaied dIsci￿1￿8 to h￿P them traln andl¢x perfom) Ihe same. Publkbenefft The charity continued io prtynote ￿l¥￿il¥j aThJ performanco by trolnlw the d￿lts and putbng on concerls and workshops. The trust88s corfflmi that they ￿¥0 co1￿110d wlth the rwulr•m•nty ol soctlon 17 of the Chèrfilos Acl 2011 to have due rngard to tho publk bw*fll guld0￿ publlstr￿ by th• Ch•rity Commlssl¢Jn lor England and Wales. Achlevements and perfomwneo The Autumn Tem) was prlmarity focused preparallon for Chrlstrn95. Members of all cholrs supported different Amabile Chrislmgs events indudiTrJ carol ¥lnging al M&S and Beetham Nurs6rles. The Amablle Chrl8tma¥ concert Is always the blggest and most powlar evenl of the year, and 2023 w88 no dlffgrgntl 'A Candlelit Christmas, saw Si Georgo's Church absolutely pocked and It looked beaullful. Mulled apple juiee and mlnce ples V•Ynl down a treat In the interval. All cholrs sang beaulSfully. It was o v¢ry spedd evenino. Wa wropF•d up the Autumn Temi with a labulous Chrfstmas Festivals and competluons were the fcw for the SpriThJ Tenn. P(Ko Amablle. Amabilè and Sempre Amabile comF*tsd In festlvals, and all trorthles hom8: . Poco Amabil•- South Cumbria Muslc Fesllval . Amablle- North Wales Chobr Feslival . Sempre Amabile- North Wales c￿*r Fesll¥al and C¥119* & Olstrkt Mu81c & Ornma Fesilval PSceolo Am8bi18, Poco Amatmle arKI Amabile sh(r*ed off all thelr hard work to family and friends at an Informal con¢ert lust before Easter. It was a tovety. Joylul occasion and a brflllant way lo end a very busy toffll. Whereas sometlmgs the Surrrn Tem be a lilue quleter. thal certalnly wasn't the case this ye8rl Amablle and some membets from Sempre 5ar¥J in the weddlng of ex-Am8bllite Alex in June. Amebile then went on to perfom In the Sedteryh Musle Fe$￿¥81. The BBC Singers, Jess Glllam and many other well known musiclans played in Ihe festbval aNI r¢ was a honour to be featured alongside them. We ended the year wtth another concert for all ch￿1$. again held al St George's. The Amabile Famlly realty pulled OLrt the stops In response kn our request for baked goods - Ihe kltthn looked 8 bli 1Ske the Greai B￿liSh Bake Offl Page 2 Amabile Choirs Trustees, Report Over the surnw￿r Holidays. we held 8 'Blg Summer Sing. workshop which was a huge sueeess. We saw lots of Amabililes and some new faces too, some of wh¢)m have since joined CCAning into this year. It was Ihe first event like this that we have run. and the eonsensus Is thal we should repeat it next summer. As always. my thanks go out to everyone who has supported Amabile over the p8St year. It Is never unnollced and alway5 appreclated. In particular. I would 15ke to thank Sally. Kathryn and Ad8m for all their hard work on the finances. l know It has been incredlbly time consuming. bul I know that it will help future proof Amobile for the years lo come. Objectives Over the next year, our objgctives are to continue re-bulldlng the cholr whlch Is still feeling the long-term after effects of Covi&19. We would like to conttnue building on thg increased numbers wè have: Recruitment FSgures Amabile- 20 (increased from 17)- minlmum 28 Poco- 24 (increased from 171- minimum 19 Plccolo- 14 (same as18St year)- minlmum 8 Sempre- 24 Ilncreased from 21)- minimum TBC Our recruitment focu5 Ihgrefore needs to be Amabile, but we also know that this 1$ the most dilficult group lo recrult lo and Ihere is an inevitable lead in lime as members move up from the younger cholts. Flnancial review The total income for Ihe charity avéraged £2.805 per month this year, compared to £2.283 each month lasi period. Tolal expenditure has increased this year lo £2,607 each month compared to £2.606 each month la$1 period. This has In lum led to a profil of £2,277. The bank has £1,559 more than at the end of Ihe last financial year. The truslees are aimlng to Incrtrase the reseNe$ of the charlty to allow for more ftexlbllity in the future %then plannlng trips and pursuing the alms arKI objectlves of the charity. Trustees and officers The trusiees and offlc8rs servlng during the year and since Ihe year end were as folEows: Trustees: Ms S J Davies. Treasurer Ms A Buchanan Ms C Buehanan Ms K Lehm Ms R LItUe Ms C Oiway MrA Slackhouse Ms K Thomas Secrelary: Ms J Gardngr-Jone5 Page 3 Amabile Cholrs Trustees, Report The charity is eontrolled by hs goveming (kwm8nC a deed of trusL 8r#J Co￿1[1U￿5 a Ilmlled comp8ny. Ilmlled by guarantee. as defined by the Companies A£t 2006. The charity Is a charilable ¢￿Pary Iwniled by guarantee And was set up 23 July 2008. h Is oovemed by a memorandum and arb¢les of ass￿oI10n. The tru$tses mo¢t ai Je8$t Ihree Umes a year and morn often Sf necessary. Thg Irustees are ap￿In1￿￿ in accordanee wlth the Mèmornndum and AJlicle8, usualty by the oth•r trustaes eTropUng to fflll vacancy which is then ralffied by the membors in general rr￿etirwJ. trustees are brbefed In thelr posnlon by an oxlsilry Intsie• and rgcolve a pack Ch8rfty CommIss￿jn. Rhkmanagewt The trustee$ h•vtr a duty to IdentFfy and r¢vlffw rfsks to whlch the tharlty Is exposed ond to ensure oppropri818 controls are In place to prn￿de rè8sonabl8 assurancè #gaSnst fraud and error. The chedty trustees have glven conslderatlon to the major rlsk8 to whl¢h tho charfjty Is expjsed and 8allsfled themsefve8 that systems or procedures aro esthbllshed In manage th038 rlsks, In pertlcular rfsk assessmenls are In plKe lor all tdp5 and re9￿8110n$ rela￿ng to wlth mlnors adhered lo. ststem•nt of tru8tye¥ reSp￿￿1ft The iruslees {who are also the dlreclors of Amabile Chc4rs for the purp(Ises of company lawl are r8sp)nslble for preparlng ts trusiees. report and tho finartlal statemgnts In aeeord8nce with applicable lew Unlted Klngdom Acc(yJntin9 Standards Iunlled Kingdom Generally Attepted Accounllng Pracbce). I￿Udirvj FRS 102 Tr FSnaneial Rewting Stsrnlard applicable In the UK and Republlc of Irelan￿. The report and accounts havè been prepared In accorda￿9 with the provlslon$ In the Companle5 Act 2006 relatlry to ymall companles. Company law r8qulras tha trustéès to prgpare finarKtal 513temenl8 lor each flnan¢lal year. Under compgny law the In￿1￿ must not approve the finandal ststemonts unloS8 they are satisflgd tst they glve a true and lalr vlew of th8 state ol •ff8lrs ol the charftable company and of tha Incomlng rosources and aPFAi￿tiOn of resources. includiry its incr￿& and expgNlilure. of Ihe charltabie ¢ompany for that period. In these finarrial statements. the tru5kes are requSred to: selgct suitable accounting polloes ond apply them cOr￿thnty. obserrfe the melhods and princlples In the Charifies SORP: make ludgements and esllmates thal are rea$Or￿ble and pnAlenr state whèther appllcable accountlng staThthrds. comprlslng FRS 102 have been follth¥ed, subject to any material departures dlsclosed and explained in th? financial 5tal8mgnts'. and prepare the finanoal ststements M the going concem bBs18 urltss it is inappropdate to presume that the charitable c￿PanY will conlinuo in business. Am8blle Choirs Tiustees, Report The trustee5 we ￿sponsIble for keeping pr(por accountlng records that can dlsck>se rea￿nable accuracy at any Ume the finanoJ posilion of the charitsble company and enable Ihem to ensure that Ihe financial statements comtty Companies Act 2006. They are also resporsible for safeguarding the assets of the thafit8ble company arrfl fLY taking reasonable steps for the gvention and detection of fraud and othf irregularltie* The truslees are res￿nSIble lor the malntenarKe and Integiity of the C￿pOrate and finarKl81 Infom)gtion induded on the charitable companls websile. Legislation goveming the preparntlon and (ilssemlnallon of ffin8ncW ststsmenty may dffer iegislatim in other jurisdiction8. Small c¢)mpanlg• pmvlskn 81atem•nt This report h85 been wepgred In gc¢wdo￿ ￿1th the sm&Y compHnl8s r8glm• und•r the Companles Act 21x16. The onn￿l report was apwoved by the tyustses of th8 ch81ity on 9 May 2025 and $lgn8d on Its behalf Ms S J Davl88 Trusiee Amabile Choirs Independent Examlnerfs Report to the trustees of Amabile Cholrs (Ihe Company,) I report to the charfty Iruslees on my examlnalion of th8 accounts of the ComP￿Y for the year ended 31 Awjust 2024. Responslbllltles and bas18 of report . As the chority's Irustee5 of the Company {and also Its dlrectors for Ihe purposes of ¢ompany law) you are re5ponslbl6 for the prepar8tlon of the accounts in accordanco wilh the requlrements of the Companles Act 20061.lhe 2006 ACVI. Havlng sallsffied mysell that Ihe accounts of the Company are not requlred to b6 audited under Part 16 of Ihe 2006 Act and are ellgible for Independenl examlnalion, I report In respeel of my examlnalion of ytyJr charfty's accounts as carried out under Section 145 01 Ihe Charllles Act 2011 I'ihe 2011 Act'l. In carrylng out my ex¢mln8ilon I have followe(l the Olrectlons glven by the Charfty Commlsslon under secilon 14515llbl (rf the 2011 Act. Independent examlnerfs 8taiement I h8ve completed my eximlnalion. I conflm) that no mAtters havg come to my attonuon In connecuon wlth the oxamlnallon glvlng me causo to b8llevo: 1. accountbng record8 wgro not kept In respect of Amablle Cholr8 88 requSrod by sectlon 386 of the 2006 Act,. or 2. the accounts do not 8¢¢0rd wllh those records: or 3. the accounts do nol comply wllh thg accountlng requlrem9nts of 8ectlon 396 of Iho 2006 Act other than gny rgqulrèmgnt that thg 8ccount8 glve 8 'lru0 8nd falr vSevl whlch 1$ noi ¥ matter conslderod a$ part of an Indepèndent ¢xomlnallon: or 4. the accounts have nol been prepared In accordance vlth the methods end prfnclple$ of the Statemgnl of Re¢ommendgd Pr8¢tlcg for accounllng and r9PQrtlng by charltles 18ppll¢8bl8 to ch8rliies prep8rlng ihelr 8ccounts In accordonce wlth tho FSn8n¢l81 Reportlng Sl8nd8rd 8ppllcablo In th8 UK and Republ1¢ of Ireland IFRS 102)]. I hevg no concerns and have come across no other matters In connecllon wllh the exomlngllon to whlch ¥ttentlon should be dr8wn Sn thls report In order to en8ble 8 proper underslandlng of the accounts lo be reached. M HolmeJ Bsc FCA ICAEW Stsbles Thompson & Ltd Chartered Accounlants & Buslness AdvlBors L¢)wther House Lowther Stre Kendal LA9 4DX Amablle Choirs Statement of Financial A(livilies for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Ststement of Totsl Rocognlsed Gains and Losses) Unrestricted lunds Toknl 2024 Income and End¢xm8nts fmm". t>onalions end legacies CharilatAe activities Invesbnent Income 28,213 7.705 28,213 7.705 Totsl Incst categories a basis consistent with the use of resources. for example. all￿ating property costs by floor areas. or per caF*ts, staff costs by the time spent and otr*r costs by their usage. These indude the costs attribulable to the thiitys with Consti￿￿(￿1 and $laliitory requlrements. InCI￿1r¥j audlL slrwic manaoement arKI trustees m*ing$ arKI ￿l￿bUrSe￿ T8xallon The charity Is considered lo pass the tests sel fJJt in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance kl 2010 ar￿ thereth it meets the definition of a charitatAe company for UK CQTP)ration tax purposes. AC￿inglY, the charity is wentially exempt Irom tsxabon in respect of income or capitsl gains received within calegcffies covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the C￿tiOn Tax Act 2010 or Sectton 256 of Ihe Taxati¢M of Chargeabte Galns Act 1992. to ts exienl that such Income or galns are applred exduslvety to charftable ￿￿oseS. P•J811 Amabile Chol Notes to the Finandal Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 Depreciation and an￿￿311 Depr￿latIOn is provided on langiile fixed assets so as to write off the Cl￿ or valuatlon. less any estimated re5idu81 value, over tsir expeded useful vxonomic life as follows: xlures 8fKI frillngs Str8ighl line over 3 years Stock Slock is valued at the lower of cost and esbrr4ted selllng wi(¥ less costs to Complete and sell, after due regard for obsol* aKI sl¢M moving stc<*s. Cost Is determir￿d ustw Ihg firstsln. fi￿t4￿rt {FIFO). ordinary coutse of business. Trade debtors are recognised iniliaty at the trar￿a￿lOn prfce. They 8re wbsequenuy me8sured at amortis8d cost USI￿ the effective interest method, less provisim for impa1rn￿nl. A provision for the impainnent of tTrde debt0￿ is establis￿ Wh￿ there Is o*'ective evidence that the charity will not be able to collecl all amounts due a￿)rdIng lo Ihe ￿lgInal of the receiwdbles. Cash and ¢a$h equiwdlents Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash (m hand and call deposits, and other sljort-lemi hlghly Ilquid Investrnents that are readity convertible lo a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificanl risk of charye in val￿. Tr8de creditors are ¢)bligatsons to pay ft>r goods or ser4lLW th* have been acquired in the ￿dInary course of buslness from suppliers. Accounts payaNe are dass1￿ as current liabiliknes if the tharity does N)1 have an U￿dItiOnal righL at Ihe end of reporting period, lo defer settlement of the creditor for at months after the rwting date. If there is an uncondilion81 right to defer settlement for ai least twelve M￿th8 afttt the reF￿1￿j date. they are presenled as norpcurrent Trade credltors are recognised inilialty al tr* transeclion aNI subsequenlly measured at amortised cost using the effective inierest fflett￿l. Furrfl ￿n￿l￿8 Unrestricted income fijnds are gener81 lurth ltr*t S￿ av8llable for use at the trustees dis(Trtion in furtherance of the Obj￿￿Ve5 of the chaiity. Page 12 Amablle Choirs Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 3 Inrxjme from donailons and legades Unrestrlcted funds General Totsl 2024 Donatlons and legacies; Donations from Indlvlduals Gift aid reelaimed Subscdpllons 250 4.792 250 4.792 23.171 28.213 Unrestrtcled fund$ General Total 2023 Donations and legacles: Donatyons from Indlvldu8Js Gift ald reclalmed Subscription$ 35 4.841 19.111 35 4,841 19,111 4 Income from cheritable acbvilles fvnds General Totsl 2024 Concerts Trips Weddings 8nd workshops 5.442 1,356 907 5.442 1,356 907 7,705 Unrestrlcted funds General Totsl 2023 GTOUP lessons Concetts Trips 1.7 3,577 1,700 3.577 Page 13 Amablle Cholrs Notes to the Financial Statements for ts Year Ended 31 August 2024 lunds Genernl Totsl funds Tradlng Incorne: Total for 2024 Total ft)r 2023 75 75 6 Inveslment Income Unrestrlct•d fvnds Toljl funds Inwesi r•c•lvabl• and sift￿18r IncNn•; Interest rocelvablo on b￿k deposlls Tolal lor 2024 85 Total lor 2023 29 7 Expondllwe on ralslng fvnds a) Colts of tr8dlng ocuvllles lunds Genernl Totsl 2024 Costs of goods sold 313 313 313 313 Unreslrlcied nds Gen8rn1 Totsl 2023 Costs of gorxls Sold 75 75 75 75 Page 14 Amabile Choirs Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 Augusl 2024 8 Expendlture on tharltsble actlYlil88 Unrestrlcted fund$ General Totsl 2024 A¢companlsts ond teachers Rent for rehoars818 and works1￿p¥ Trfps Insurance Admlnlstralofs bur8ary Oiher offlce expenses AdvertlsSng Independent ￿•mInatIon arbd 3ccount8ncy 16.223 4.085 7.293 802 1,200 1,943 658 16,223 4.085 7,293 802 1.200 1,943 658 Unrostrlcted fund5 G8nernl Totsl 2023 Accom￿nIst8 and teachers R￿t for rehearsals and workshops Trfps Insurance Admlnlstraio¢s l)ursary Other offlco oxpense8 Adv¢rtl$lng Independent ex•mlnailon and a¢¢ounlancy Depreclailon 14,309 3,660 6.880 874 1.850 1.669 245 1,667 50 14,309 3,660 6.880 874 1.850 1,669 245 1.667 Actlvlty undertakon dlrecily Actlvlty 8UPPOrt costs 2024 Accompanl$ts 8fKI teacher8 Rent lor rehearsals and workshops Trlps Insur8nce Other office expenses Adv¢rtl$ing 16,223 4,085 7,293 16.223 4,085 7.293 802 1.943 658 802 1,943 658 Page 15 Amabile Choirs Noles to the Flnandal Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 undertaken PPDrt costs 2023 Aceompanlsts and teachers Rent for rohearsals and workshop8 Trfps Insurance Othèr offlce expenses Adveruslng DePreda￿On 14.309 3.660 14.309 6,880 874 1,669 245 874 1.669 245 In addltlon lo the oxpendllure abovo. th•r• are 8180 govemonce coyts of £3225 (2023 . £3.517) whlch relate dlr8cty lo charftsble aclivth8. See note 9 for fvrlt*r detalls. 9 Analy818 of govemance and 8UPPOrt C4)8ts funds General Totsl 2024 Independenl ex8mlnorlees Ex8mln8ilon of thé finendal statements and accountancy #emces Twstees remunernlon and expenses 2.025 2.025 Unrestrlcled funds General Totsl 2023 IndepeNJenl exominerfees Examlnation of ￿ financlal slolemonts and accountancy servi￿$ Tn￿le8$ reMungrn￿oft and oxportses 1.667 1.667 Page 16 Amabile Cholrs Notes to the Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 10 Net IrKoM1￿I(xty1ng re8our Net Incoming resources lor the year iTrgude: 2024 2023 Depredatlon of fixed assets t)uring thè year the d￿rIty made th8 folowlng tran8aclkTh with trustees: M8 S J Davles Ms S J 08vles recfAved r•mLThrntson of£1.200 {2023.' £1.350) ￿lIftg thè yw. Th8 Treasurer Ixmwy a8 •hth¥n 8bty4e In ts yw to cvrfer admlnL8tratlon costs as pem)ltted by Clauso 6 2 ofthe hAdes of Ass(Klallon of thè company. MS N C Bum-Jon Ms N C Burtt-Jone$ recalved remungraknn of£NII {2023: £500) thJrfrvJ the ye8r. No trustees have ro¢elved ary relmtsJrsed expenses or any ottr￿T benefils from the charlty durin9 the 12 Indopendent ex•mln¢ei remunarallon 2024 2023 Examlnolon of the flnanclal 818temenlS 13 Taxatto The charlty Is a regl8ternd charlty WKI is Ihwelorn exwTVt fram taxallon. 14 Stod( 2024 2023 15 Debtors 2024 2023 Trade debtors Other deblors 203 4,627 453 4,788 Pag8 17 Amabile Choirs Notes to the Financi81 Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 16 Cash and cash equlvalents 2024 2023 Cash at bank 17 Crodllors: amounts falllng due wlthln one year 2024 2023 Trade credtlors Payments on 0¢￿Unt Accruals 357 392 18 Fund8 8818nco 8t 1 Soptsmbor 2023 Incomlng resourc88 Resources expended B818nce at 31 Auou$l 2024 Unrestrlctod lund8 General 8818rKe al 1 Septemb•r 2022 Incomlng resources Resource8 expended B8lance at 31 August 2023 Unrestrl¢led luftd• Ganèral 19 An•lyth of net as80ts between funds Unreslr1c￿ Tolal funds al funds 31 Auou¥t General 2024 Current assets Current Ilablllues 20.154 20.154 Total net assets pa￿ 18 Arnablle Choirs Notes to the Flnanclal Stalernents for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 Unrestrlcted funds General Total funds at 31 August 2023 Current assets Current liabilii18s 19,836 19.836 Total nel asse18 20 Relaied p8ty tr8n$•ctlor Thgre weffj no related party transactlon¥ In the year. 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