2024-12-31-accounts - Diversity Choir

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 January 2024 31 December 2024

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Section A Reference and administration details

DIVERSITY CHOIR

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1130737 Charity's principal address 7 SOUTHERN STREET LONDON Postcode N1 9AY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Corinne Iten	Chair
	Susan Rudy	Treasurer
	Susan Kendrick	Secretary
	Payal Anand
	Roger Blake
	Benjamin Hubbard
	Rex Melville

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) The trust was registered with the Charity Commission on the 27 July How the charity is constituted 2009 (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods The trustees are elected at the Annual General Meeting as a vacancy arises

(eg. trust, association, company)
(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include The trustees are part of a wider committee for Diversity additional information, where relevant, about: The committee is managed by our Chair and made up of Chair, Treasurer and Secretary; the other trustees; voice part • policies and procedures representatives; concert managers. adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

Diversity Choir is one of a number of choirs for the LGBT community
• the charity’s organisational in London and we liaise with them informally and work together. structure and any wider network with which the charity We are also part of a network of LGBT choirs in this country and works; throughout Europe and participate in festivals such as Hand in Hand
• relationship with any related relationship with any related for LGBT choirs in the United Kingdom and Various Voices for parties; European choirs.
relationship with any related relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS, RECITALS AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE Summary of the objects of the CHOIR, THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE, SHALL DETERMINE. charity set out in its governing document

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In planning our activities for the year, the trustees had in mind the guidance from the Charity Commission on public benefit and kept that guidance in mind at our committee meetings.

We held two concerts for the public in the year in June and December, showcasing a wide range of music from classical to show tunes and popular music. It is the policy of the choir to showcase music written by women composers, whose compositions are more marginalised, alongside more well known pieces by composers of all genders.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Most, though not all, members of the choir are drawn from the LGBT community and we also supported a number of charitable events such as a service for National Hate Crime Awareness Week, a church service to mark Pride month, and to mark the anniversary of the bombings of the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Choir members are able to apply to the choir committee for grants towards the cost of festival events such as Hand in Hand and Various Voices to assist with their individual budgets.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

The choir is managed wholly by volunteers, though we pay an honorarium to our Director of Music and Assistant Director of Music who work on a self-employed basis.

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

In the first part of the year, the choir’s focus and activity was to prepare for its summer concert, held in June at St Mary-at-Hill Church in the City of London. We performed a range of music with classical music represented by pieces by Clara Schumann and the Lesser Doxology from Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil . More modern pieces included ‘Hail Holy Queen’ from Sister Act and a setting of Nina Simone’s ‘I wish I knew how it would feel to be free’.

Our Christmas concert took place at St Paul’s Knightsbridge, again showing the same diversity of range of music as well as a number of popular Christmas carols which all the audience joined in with.

In August, the choir participated in the Hand in Hand Festival in Bristol where over 50 choirs and vocal ensembles from the LGBT community took part in the 3 day festival. Diversity performed at the Bristol Beacon and in street performances during that period.

As a voice within the LGBT community, we sought to support a number of events and services marking important occasions and anniversaries for our community. The 30[th] April marked the 25[th] anniversary of the bombing at the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho, aimed specifically at the gay community and we participated in the commemoration event in the gardens of St Anns Soho. We also took part in the annual service for Pride month in June and for National Hate Crime Awareness week in October.

Membership of the choir continues to grow following the loss of a significant number of members during the Covid pandemic and we are now back at the levels of members that we had prior to the pandemic.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

We seek to hold at least the equivalent of at least 12 months expenditure in reserve and remained comfortably within that figure throughout 2024.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Our main source of revenue comes from members’ subscriptions, concert revenue and gift aid.

We have not applied for any grants from any government body during the year.

Our expenditure is on honoraria for our music directors, as well as the cost of putting on concerts and hiring rehearsal space. All go towards achieving our objects of promoting choral music for the public.

We do not have a specific investment policy and do not have funds available for investment.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Susan Rudy Full name(s) Corinne Iten Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Treasurer etc) Date 25 October 2025

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	DIVERSITY CHOIR Charity Name	DIVERSITY CHOIR Charity Name	DIVERSITY CHOIR Charity Name	1130737 No (if any)	CC16a
	For the period from	01/01/2024 Period start date	To	31/12/2024 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 830 20,394 8,068 20 - - - - 29,312 - - - 29,312 3,168 8,294 8,400 2,159 - - - - - 22,021 - - - 22,021 7,291 - 7,671 14,962	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 830 20,394 8,068 20 - - - - 29,312 - - - 29,312 3,168 8,294 8,400 2,159 - - - - - 22,021 - - - 22,021 7,291	Last year to the nearest £
Donations and Legacies	830				-
Charitable Activities	20,394				16,859
TradingActivities	8,068				3,870
Income from investments	20				18
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~~*Sub total~~~~(Gross income for~~ AR)*	29,312				20,747

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					20,747

Cost of charitable activities	3,168				3,848
Cost of trading activities	8,294				9,467
Honararia and employee costs	8,400				12,125
Administration costs	2,159				1,660
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**Sub total **	22,021				27,100

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					27,100

	7,291	-	-	7,291	- 6,353
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	7,671	-	-	7,671	14,024
	14,962	-	-	14,962	7,671

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

25/10/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds CCXX R2 accounts (SS)	Details Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details CAF Bank account Details Signature ~~2~~	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 14,962 - - - - - 14,962 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Corinne Iten(Chair) Susan Rudy (Treasurer)	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
			19/02/2025

			~~25/10/2025~~

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of DIVERSITY CHOIR On accounts for the year ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Charity no (if any) 1130737 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity Illhe Trust") for the year ended 3111212024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Garrying OLrt my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect,. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act-, or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply wilh the applicable requirements concerning the fom 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 fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I 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 p oper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 811012025 Name: ZHIQIANG WANG Relevant professional qualificationls) or body (if any): MBA, CIMA FINALIST Address: 22 ELSINORE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SL, UK IER October 2018