## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 April 2023 To 31 March 2024** ## **Charity name: South Devon Singers** ## **Charity registration number: 1144469** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To promote, improve, develop and**
**maintain public education in and**
**appreciation of the art and science of**
**music in all it’s aspects by the**
**presentation of public concerts and**
**recitals and by such other ways as the**
**association through its committee shall**
**determine from time to time.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Funded and performed new science**
**based songs (Matabele Ants +Trillionth**
**Tree)**
**A sequence of songs about the Science**
**of Tiny were performed as standalone**
**concerts (e.g. The Alice Cross Centre,**
**Teignmouth) as well as contributing to**
**events promoted by others such as the**
**British Science Festival (at Exeter**
**Phoenix).**
**The choir hosted BBC4 Any Questions**
**at Teignmouth Pavilions to promote**
**choirs.**
**Major performances included Capulets**
**and Montagues as well as Regina.**
**Songs were performed by invitation e.g.**
**at the 10th Anniversary of Plymouth**
**Social Enterprise City, Turn The Tide,**
**Teignmouth Classic Music Festival and**
**Kenton Music Festival.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have had regard to the**
**guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Training old and new songs to**
**community choir members. Choir**
**members enjoyed practising songs,**
**being part of a social group, performing**
**to others. The charity maintained its**
**policy of being open to all choir**
**members, regardless of their ability to**
**pay.**
**People attending gigs and concerts**
**enjoyed the music and will almost**
**certainly have learnt something as many**
**songs contain information about the**
**natural world, historical events and can**
**be based on published literary works.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |||| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Surplus carried forward £6,658**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are held to ensure that the**
**choir can continue to operate even if**
**income is reduced eg reduced**
**contributions from ticket sales or fees .**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£1500**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Model Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated association**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**-**
**Annual election at Annual**
**General Meeting**
**-**
**Volunteer approved at a Trustee**
**meeting.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|South Devon Singers| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1144469| |Charity’s principal address|88 Higher Brimley Road
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Jane Clark|Chair||| ||Janet Richardson|Secretary||| ||Susan Daniels|Treasurer||| ||Steve Brown|||| ||Claire Harding|||| ||NickyBirley||1/4/23 to 19/9/23|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** _Janet Richardson_ **Full name(s)** Janet Richardson **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc)** **Date** 01/10/2024 ||||2022-2023|2023-2024| |---|---|---|---|---| |**INCOME**||||| ||Fees||£10,567|£10,798| ||Annual membership||£469|£511| ||Grants||£2,825|£2,525| ||ProfessionalFees|NCFO|**£2,862**|£1,167.00| ||GiftAid reclaimed||£2,741|£2,027| ||Ticket Sales||£1,998|£5,317| ||PerformanceFees||£80|**£449**| ||Publicity|||£185| ||Lottery (Torbay)||£75|£26| ||Donations||£930|£1,025| ||Small Donations||£2,060|£1,904| ||Raffle||£183|£606| ||Online Fundraising||£106|£103| ||Savings AccountInterest||£4|£51| ||Salestochoir members|||£182| ||Refund - venue hire||£50|| ||**TOTALINCOME**||**£24,950**|**£26,876**| |**EXPENDITURE**||||| ||ProfessionalFees||£14,957|£17,522| ||Venue Hire||£2,178|£3,966| ||Admin/website||£411|£417| ||Insurance&Making Music Membership||£246|£377| ||Publicity /advertising||£576|£573| ||Miscellaneous||£4,166|£2,281| ||**TOTALEXPENDITURE**||**£22,534**|**£25,136**| ||Surplusforyear||£2,416|£1,740| ||Lossforyear|||| ||Less lossatyearstart|||| ||Plus surplusatyearstart||£2,502|£4,918| ||Surplus/Loss carried forwardatyear end||**£4,918**|**£6,658**| ||**Accountscheckedby**|||| ||g _~|||| ||**SueDaniels: (SOSTreasurer)**|||| ||**Dated:7thJuly2024**|||| ## CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Rèport to thg trust•thl of OU7H On •ccounts for th• yoar trnded 51 2024 Charlty no Ilf any) S•t out on pag•# I rgpM to ts trustee5 on my ex8minatKJn ofthe thanty Trusfi for lh8 ybar ended 3110 3 r 2024 R•Bponslbllltl•s and As ￿ tharity trustees ol TrusL are resFK)nsblg for th8 preparatit bmls of r•port 91 Ihe accounts in aC£c￿thn￿ wilh tha requirements of Charibe5 A >)11 lkne Acri. nts ofthe above I reF4wt In resm of my examlnatbn oflha TrusV8 acuunts carrfed out under so￿n 145 of Iha 2011 Act in carrw'ng c￿rt my exarninats'on, I have fclluwed the appI￿able DireC1th￿ gi¥*n by thè Charity Commlssion undèr sè¢liLM 145