The Sussex Harmonisers Registered Charty 1146107 Annual R8POrt and Accounts for the year ending 31 JuLy2025 TRUSTEES Trustees throughout the year: Andrew Heap Theresa Halsey David Waterhouse Trustee during the year: Lynne Tremlett Iresigned at the AGM on Tr September 20251 Appointed as a Trustee atthe AGM on 22~ September 2025: Jane Groves ADDRESS for Administrative purposes: 40 Mackie Avenue. Hassocks.West Sussex, BN6 8NN Rehearsals are nomally held in Burgess Hill. West Sussex. OBJECTIVES OFTHE CHARITY al To advance, improve. develop and maintain the education of adults in barbershop and a cappella harmony in quartetand chorusform bysuch means as theTrustees deem fit: b) To advance. improve. develop and maintain pubtic education in. and appreciation of, the art and science of MLJSIC in all its aspects in particular but not exclusively by the presentation of public concerts and recirais- cl To further such charilable purpose or purposes as the Trustees in their absolute discretion shall think fit through maknng grants and donations. MANAGEMENT The ruling body of the Club is The Board of Directors and all authority for the business of the Club is vested in it. This authority may be delegated from time to time as the Board sees fit. The members of the Board are the elected Trustees of the Club.
FINANCIAL RESULTS The attached financial results for the yearto 31" July 2025 were presented and approved atth8 Annual General Meeting on 22- September 2025. At that m8etin& the Treasurer. Davi(J Watethouse presented his report. The key points are shown below. He confirmed that ourfinances were satisfactory and would be looking even better when some addition81 exp8Cted income was received. In the year- Income from Membership subscriptions increased to £15.415 f rom £14,790 in the previous year. We are not proposing to change subscription rates. We need to spend additional time, energy and money on recruitment activities to grow our membership. We received a £5.000 grant from The Postcode CommunityTrust. We claimed and received Gift Aid relating to 2020121: the amount we receive(J was £2.282 including £221 interest. We were keen to encour8ge members of our male chorus, Sussex Kings of Harmony, to attend the annu81 Convention of the British Association of Barbershop Singers in Bournemouth in May2025 and yre able to paythe Weekend registration fees forthose thet attended Irom grant receipts. The Concert in October 2024 generated a surplLts of £848 (income of £1.951 less expenses of £1.1031. Other Concerts- includingour8nnualsingwith Usfor Christmas Demtser event and the joint concert wilh the local U3A choir in June-were more concerned with ihe public educ8tion and appreciation aspects of our charitable purposes than with generatingfunds for the club. The"Auction of Promises" Fund raising event in June 2025 generated a surplus of £1.915. No sponsorship donations v*re received in 2024125 or 2023124. Overall. Receipts exceeded panents by £5.093 and we ended the year with £12,369 in the bank. Aft8rthe year-end, we submitted thecLaimf0rGiftd relatingto 2021122-we received that cash {£2,921 including interest) in August- as we prepare our Accounts on a Cash basis, that amount is not included in the 24125 figures. Further claims will be made to bring us up to date. INDEPENDENT REVIEW Following the AGM. the a¢¢ounts have been independently reviewed by Robert McDowell. FCA IRetiredl- his report IS 8tta¢hed. Signed on behalf of the Trustees ................. David Waterhouse FCMA (Retiied)
The Sussex Harnionisers Registered Charity 1146107 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2024125 Receipts and Payments Year to 31 July 2025 Year lo 31 July 2024 Alin£ INCOME RECEIPTS Membership Feeslsubscriplions Gift M"d Received Fundraising Events Grants and Sponsorship Concertlshow Inmme Perfom)8nce Income Other Income incl Easytundraising & Interest 15.415 2.C61 1.915 5.OQQ 1,951 2.275 551 14,790 70 2,695 350 Total Income 29,168 17.905 DIRECT CHARITABLE PAYMENTS Rehearsal Space Hire Concertlshow Expensos Convention Expenses Equipmgnt & Unrfom)s Insurance and Membership {BABS & Making Music) Chorus Directors Coaching, Music Copyright & Tracks Marketing & Publi¢ty Other Expendrture 4,567 1,103 2,925 5,739 390 2,536 10,245 1,371 735 325 2,450 9.242 605 755 1,644 Total Expenditure 24,075 21,341 NET RECEIPTSI(PAYMENTS) £ 5.1)93 13,4361 Cash Movement Summary Balance at bank carried forward from prev)US year SurplusllLossl for year 7.276 5,093 12.369 10.712 13,4361 7.276 8alan¢e on Current Account al Bank Balance on Deposit Account at Bank DDS wrongty charged in Juty '25 (cash retumed in August ?5) Tot•1 Funds £ 3.681 8,542 887 6,389 12.369 7,276 Our AUnts are nOmllY prepared on a Cash basis, using bank IransactR)n dates.
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Sussex Harmonisers On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any 31 July 2025 1146107 Set out on pages I report to the trustee5 on my examination of the atrounts of the above harity ("the Trust-) for the year ended 3110712025. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are resF)onsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan with the requifftments of the Charities Act 2011 rthe Acr). I report in respect of my 8xamination of the Trusfs accounts carried out under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matenal matters have come to my attenkn'on in connection with the examination which gives me ause to believe that in, any matenal respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the a¢Unts do not accord Vth the accounting re¢ords Independent examiner's statement I have no COnmS and have come across no other matters in Gonnection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enablè a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 2ot& Name: Robert E McDowell Relevant professional qualifi¢ation{s) or body (if any): FCA (Retired) Address: Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1SN IER October 2018