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 y￿re 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 D￿emtser 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 pa￿nents by £5.093 and we ended the year with £12,369 in the
bank.
Aft8rthe year-end, we submitted thecLaimf0rGift￿d 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 A￿Unts are nOm￿llY 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 V￿th the accounting re¢ords
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no COn￿mS 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