## ## ## ## |Summary|Summary|ofthe purposes of|ofthe purposes of|1)To advance education ofmembers
and the public in| |---|---|---|---|---| |the charity||as set out|in its|the barbershop
style of4-part harmony
singing, through| |governing||document||rehearsals,
education
courses, competition
and shows| |||||2)Tofurther such charitable
purposes (charitable
under| |||||English law) as the Trustees, from time to time, think fit.| |Summary||ofthe main||In pursuing
our aims forthe public benefit, the chorus believes it| |activities|in relation to those|||impacts on people's lives in several ways. We involve people in a| |purposes||for the public||creative, enjoyable and fulfilling educational
activity, providing| |benefit,|in|particular,|the|members
with the opportunity
to develop friendships,
vocal| |activities, projects or
services identified
in
accounts.|||the|technique
and musical repertoire. Open "Come and Sing"
courses also give this opportunity
to non-members.
For
audiences,
we present exciting, innovative
and high quality| |||||performances
providing
a pleasant
and entertaining
cultural| |||||experience,
but also educating them by extending
their musical| |||||knowledge,
especially
in the genre ofBarbershop 4-part close| |||||harmony
singing.| |||||There are no restrictions
on membership
of Harmony
InSpires-| |||||anyone can become an Associate member,
although
Full| |||||Membership
is restricted to women, who have passed a vocal| |||||assessment.
In addition tothe public educational
benefits to| |||||participants
and audience members
mentioned
above, the| |||||Trustees are conscious that its activities must be affordable. The| |||||Trustees have the discretion to reduce membership
subscription| |||||payments
and financial support
is offered in cases ofhardship to| |||||those wishing tojoin the chorus in competitions.| |Statement||confirming||The trustees
have complied with the duty in section 17(5)ofthe| |whether|the trustees||have|Charities Act and the Charities (Accounts and Reports)| |had regard to the guidance||||Regulations
2008to have due regard to public benefit guidance| |issued by||the Charity||published
by the Charity Commission.| |Commission
on public||||| |benefit||||| ||||The club is run|entirely|by volunteers.|without whose valuable| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Contribution|made|by|contributions,|the Club|would not function. We are, in particular,|| |volunteers|||indebted to our Musical Director who|||provided
her services for| ||||free, not only|running|rehearsals,
but|spending
many hours on| ||||preparation.|||| ## |Achieve|men|ts|and Per|formance|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||The Club holds weekly rehearsals at which members
receive|| |||||coaching and instruction
from the Musical Director.|| |Summary|ofthe main|||The chorus also received instruction
from several external vocal|| |achievements
identifying
the
charity's
work||ofthe charity,
difference the
has made to||coaches. The aim, as always,
isto improve
singing technique
and
the preparation
ofsongs for performance
to a wider audience.|| |the circumstances
ofits
beneficiaries
and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.||||Performances:
We brought
Christmas
music to the ETSY
Christmas
market
in Oxford and gave a Christmas
Concert at
Michaels and All Angels in Abingdon,
raising funds forthe|St.| |||||church. We were delighted to sing at the wedding ofa local|| |||||couple in Marcham
and joined with other choirs in shows in|| |||||Oxford and Wantage, thus bringing our barbershop
style to a|| |||||wider audience.|| |||||Competitions:
Competing
against other choruses
is avery|| |||||effective way offocussing on improvement.|| |||||We sang at the Oxford Music Festival
in Jan 2023, receiving|| |||||Distinction
in both the classes that we entered.|| |||||In October, we competed against 24other choruses
in the|| |||||national
LABBSConvention
in Harrogate,
in which 2songs were|| |||||judged
in the categories ofsinging,
music and performance.|The| |||||feedback from the judges helps us focus on areas for|| |||||improvement
in the next year. We were very happy that the|| |||||work we have done this year was rewarded
by a significant|| |||||improvement
in our score. During the event, members were|able| |||||to learn more ofthe barbershop
craft by watching other|| |||||choruses and quartets.|| ## |Review ofthe charity's|Review ofthe charity's||Club Funds asat 31October 2023 amounted
tof8,794,a|| |---|---|---|---|---| |financial
position at the end
ofthe period|||decrease off428 over the previous financial year. Member
subscriptions
were increased tof20per month from 1Jan|| ||||2023to cover higher fixed costs for hall rental and MD|| ||||expenses.|| |Statement
explaining||the|The trustees consider that Harmony
InSpires requires a reserve|| |policy for|holding reserves||fund to enable the club tooperate ifthere should be an|| |stating why they are held|||unexpected
drop in income or increase in expenditure.
The|| ||||main risks are considered to be:|| ||||a) A drop in membership,
causing a significant
drop|| ||||in subscription
income|| ||||b) An unforeseen
emergency orother unexpected|| ||||need for funds The trustees propose to maintain
the|| ||||reserves at a level, which would|| ||||~
cover payment ofoutstanding
hall hire bills and allow|| ||||time to develop new sources ofincome orto cut back on|| ||||expenditure|| ||||~
cover possible troughs
in cash flow|| ||||As the club is funded
largely by the members, the trustees also|| ||||consider that there should be an upper limit tothe reserves|| ||||held.|| ||||Current upper and lower limits aref20,000and E5,000.|| |Additional|information|o|tional|| ||||The charity's
principal source offunds were:|| ||||Member subscriptions
(less LABBSsubscriptions)
including|gift| |The charity's
principal|||aid.|| |sources offunds (including|||The majority ofincome is applied to the costs ofrunning the|| |any fundraising)|||club. The primary expenses are hire ofrehearsal
rooms, cost of|| ||||music (arrangers fees, copyright, teach tracks), travel costs|for| ||||our Musical Director, software licence fees, fees for guest|| ||||instructors
and costumes and other props for performances.|| ## |Type of governing
document|Constitution|date 11'"June 2014|date 11'"June 2014|(updated 8'" December|(updated 8'" December| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||2021)||||| |How is the charity|Charitable|incorporated|Organisation||(CIO)| |constituted?|||||| |Trustee selection methods|Elected by|members or|appointed|by|Trustees| |including
details ofany|||||| |constitutional
provisions e.g.|||||| |election to post or name of|||||| |any person or body entitled|||||| |to appoint one or more|||||| |trustees|||||| |||Harmony
InSpires is a member ofthe national
Ladies| |---|---|---| |The charity's
structure
and
network with
charity works|organisational
any wider
which the|Association ofBarbershop Singers (LABBS)which provides
advice and guidance, educational
opportunities
for club
members
and directors and hosts competitions
which lead to
the promotion
and improvement
ofsinging
in the Barbershop
style.| |||The charity isalso a member ofMaking Music.| |||All Trustees give their time voluntarily
and receive no| |||remuneration
orother benefits.| ## ## ## ## |||Details|Details||||Unrestricted
funds|Unrestricted
funds||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||tonearest|8||||| |B1Cash funds||TSSTreasurer's|||Account|||||||| |||Cash and Cheques to||||be paid into bsnit||||||| |||Less unpresented|||cheques|||||||| ||||||Total cash funds||&,784|||||| ||||(scree balances wilh|||receipts snd psymenls||||||| |||||||ecccunt(s))||||||| ||||||||Unrestricted|||||| ||||||||funds|||||| |||Details|||||tonearest|8||||| |B2Other monetary assets||||||||||||| |||Details|||||Cost||Cumwt|value||| |B4Assets retained for the charity's|own use|6|sets Wenger|Choral||risers|10,188|||||| |||1|set Wenger Choral risers||||1,788|||403||| |||2|Wenger riser|trclliss|||2,882|||1,877||| |||1|set Wenger Choral risers||||2,172|||1,737||| |||CD2 monitor||||(Dsp. 5years)|188|||113||| |||N||||||||||| |BSLiabilities||Details|||||Fund to||Amount|due||When dus| ||||||||||||Paid|| ||||||||||||Paid|| |Signed by one ortwo trustees on behalf of all|the trustees|||||||||||| ||||La'|Signature||||Print|Name|||Date of|