THE BRITISH MUSIC HALL SOCIETY
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31% JANUARY 2023
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BRITISH MUSIC HALL SOCIETY
TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS
| TRUSTEES | Mr. Adam Christopher Borzone (resigned20" March 2022) | |
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| Mrs. Joan Daphne Masterton (resigned 20" March 2022) | ||
| Mr. EdwardThomas (resigned 20” March 2022) | ||
| Mr. Dean Caston (appointed20" March 2022) | ||
| Ms. Alison Young (appointed 20" March 2022) | ||
| Canon David Nason (appointed 20" March 2022) | ||
| Mr. David Reed (appointed 20" March 2022) | ||
| Mr. Charles Holland (appointed 26" March 2023 | ||
| ADDRESS | 22, Gilbert Road, | |
| London | ||
| SE11 4NL | ||
| BANKERS | NatWest | |
| Fleet Street Branch | ||
| PO Box 281 | ||
| 156, Fleet Street | ||
| London EC4A2DX | ||
| INDEPENDENT | EXAMINER | Nigel Lee FCA |
| CFO Solutions Ltd. | ||
| 15, Brandy Hole lane, | ||
| Chichester, | ||
| West Sussex, | ||
| PO195RL |
BRITISH MUSIC HALL SOCIETY
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31" JANUARY 2023
The British Music Hall Society was founded in 1963. Its charitable status was established by a constitution dated 8” April 2009 and it was registered as a charity on 2” April 2009. The constitution was amended on 8" April 2015 and further amended on 26" March 2023. There are currently five trustees and new trustees are appointed by the members of the Society at the Annual General Meeting.
OBJECTIVES
To advance the education of the public in the traditions of the British Music Hall and the art of the present day performer.
To preserve an archive appertaining to Music Hall and Variety Theatre in the form of records, films, electronic media, photographs, literature, costumes and personal properties appertaining to Music Halls and Music Hall performers.
ORGANISATION
The charity is run on a day to day basis by the elected officers and members of the committee who meet bi-monthly. There are occasional meetings to discuss future strategies and policies. There is an Annual General Meeting open to all the members to receive the accounts, elect the committee, elect Trustees and be apprised of the charities activities.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The charity has continued to advance the education of the public in the history and traditions of Music Hall and Variety by the issue of its quarterly magazine ‘The Call Boy’ which is available to the membership and the general public through public libraries. The society staged a whole day's live event at the Eastbourne Hippodrome during the year. Limelight presentations and the annual Birthday Show was presented at the Water Rats venue. The society's historians have answered many enquiries from members of the general public during the course of the year. The Society also held a series of talks throughout the year on various historical facets of Music Hall and Variety.
The charity's archives have continued to grow and have been used to stage small exhibitions. They are available to members of the general public by appointment for interest or for research.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The charity's main source of income is from subscriptions from the members of the Society and donations from members or members of the general public. Income is also generated by events organised by the Society and which are open to the general public. Expenditure is closely monitored by members of the committee. Currently the investment policy of the Society is that cash reserves are maintained at NatWest Bank. During the year a generous legacy of £70,000 was received from the Estate of the Late Gerald Smith which has been treated as capital income and reserved for special projects approved by the committee.
During the year ended 31" January 2023 the charity generated income of £51,315.62 (2022: £46 ,050.31) and incurred expenditure of £44,057.97 (2022: £37 489.87) which resulted in a surplus of £7,257.65 (2022:£8,560.44).
BRITISH MUSIC HALL SOCIETY
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31* JANUARY 2023
TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCOUNTS
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare statements of account for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources for that charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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e Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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e Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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e To value assets and liabilities in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting by Charities;
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e To state whether or not the accounts have been prepared with the applicable accounting standards of recommended practice and to give particulars of any material departure from those standards and practices and the reason for any such departure.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and to disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, and to enable them to ensure that any statements of account comply with requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting Regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees on 7” November 2023
and signed on their behalf by:
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of ‘The British Music Hall Society’
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts, which are set out on pages6 to 8, of The British Music Hall Society (‘the Society’) for the year ended 31 January 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Society you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
| report in respect of my examination of the Society’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1.accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Name: Nigel Lee of CFO Solutions Limited,
Relevant professional qualification or body: Chartered Accountant (FCA)
Address: 15 Brandy Hole Lane, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 5RL
Date: 7” November 2023
THE BRITISH MUSIC HALL SOCIETY
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT — for the year ended 31* January 2023
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The note on page 8 forms part of the accounts.
THE BRITISH MUSIC HALL SOCIETY
BALANCE SHEET as at 31°t JANUARY 2022
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|Society Archives (Insurance Value)||sd|13,000.00;|— ||13,000.00|
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|1,156.07|171,695.22|1,153.57|90,834.72|
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|Payments in Advance|ill|OO|as|2,202.57|
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|Subscriptions|in Advance|(17,225.00)|17,267.50)|(17,424.00)|(17,516.73)|
|TOTAL NET WORTH|«||70aea.sa}|||S|89,120.56|
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|RESTORATION FUND|||260.83}|||2,060.83|
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|ROY HUDD MEMORIAL FUND b/f|5,100.79} —||5,062.79;|— ||
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|Balance carried forward|||88,206.59}||80,848.94|
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|N|ane!|{|ie|( Treasurer/Trustee)|
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THE BRITISH MUSIC HALL SOCIETY
NOTE TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023
1. SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) ON EVENTS
The Income and Expenditure account includes a surplus/(deficit) on the following events:
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