Company registration number.. 09090039 Ora Choir Annual Repiwt and FinancAI ststemts fwthe y EJth130 2021 Incisive Accounting Limited 52 Grosv¢N)r Gardeiis LndOn SWIWOAU *A80E3GSI' 2310312022 COMPANIÉS HOUSE A09
Ora Cboir Coxtents Reference and Athninistrative Details Trustees. Report 3to5 Sthmeni of RespSl ilitie5 Statement of Fin8nciAI Acttwties Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Si&tements 10th20
Ora Choir Trusttts Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt EdliB Lizzi¢ Ridding Dr Mithell¢ C&steUctti Ms Artharnaria Koerfing Otber Off*trs Matthew Beale 8 Holyrood Street nd SEI 2EL 09090039 Independent Examlner lftcisive A¢countMg Limi¢ol 52 Gn)5venoT GanleJL8 lond SWIWOAU Page I
Ora Choir Strategic Report for the Yfar EBde4130 June 2021 Th¢ trustees, who are directOf5 for the purwws of cornpany law, present their sliat¢gic Twjrt for th¢ y¢4r ended 30 June 2021, in cfjmpliallce with $414C of the CApt Ad 2(KhS. Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt Page 2
Orn Choir Trvslts' Rep)rl The trustres. who ar¢ direcT$ for th¢ of ¢ompaDy law. pr¢seni th¢ annual r¢port tO8¢th¢r with th¢ financial ststements of the ¢haritable rpanY forth¢year elld 30 2021. The le8al narne of the charity i5:_ ORA CHOIR The chority is registered in FJygland & Wales with the Cljarity Commission in EnglaTKI & Wale5 {CCEW) with charity I1(22¥ Legal struethre of the ehirity The charity is constituted a5 a ccfflpwry limit¢d by guaraDl¢e. regist¢Ted und¢r the Ci)rnpani¢s Acts . The governing d(Kument of the chaTity is the Memorth and AkS of AsS(KI estsb]isbiTrB the cowy under cmipw legislion. There are no restrictions in the governing docurnents on the of the CTharity W on its investhient p)wers otherthan thos¢ im1 by Charity Law. By operntion of law all. truslees aTr dircdOfS under the C(wies Ad 2006 all dirttt are tru#tt5 The tDJStees are all individuols. Page 3
Ora Cboir ObJts etivili¢s orth¢ ¢tsarity To advanc< irnpro¥4 develop and tDaitttsin public edutstioti iffj appCialln of the An4 in particul young musicians. The activities undertken in Yekiiom lo th0 pwrp05¢5 during the yur In this financial year our sthedllled activities were hit Iwd by the Covid Panderni4 with live perfom)ance t)ot being legally allowed for much of the 1cJ. and difficu3ttes even with convening our singers due to lockdown latton& Despite this we manyl to •J4Jt often online [1¢< elth sing atthive material livestseamin& In (otsl we Nestmtrd 2 Weded Cole for Friimxwg Festival and the album release and a livestream concert from Tate Mfykrn whtch had over 31JO.000 views online from every continent on earth. We We the to in pe¥soD forbLth the Fnkn Fe#ival and the 7lwee Palatts F¢1¥al Malts buL as the concerL£ that were exclusive to them. to briodca5r online thrnugb their wthrte5 and online platfonn& For the Oxford Festival of the Arts. wc had organised an in-person s¢minar on Thomas Tallis at Mdalen Collcge, Oxford University part of our SwD2020 c£lebTa¢ions of the 45 8nnivedrsary of Tallis, work Spem m Aliun. Once again. meeting in tU50n Wds nol so inv11 sptake45 and attendE tOiOiTr U5 online for live (hjr flagship event for 2020 was to have been a day of showcase5 at Tate Modern. including a ma%sed community Choirs, event and a concer4 celebrating the 45 anniversary of Thomas Tallis, Spem in Alivm. Although the pandemic meant thi5 could 1 Tatt Modern wd (wryelvc5 wuc drtenniD¢41 10 do something and so. in S¢pt¢rntr 2020. we iiv¢5trezmeA Hqye, a and literal rnessage of hope froJn thc every continent on earth. We are thankfijl io Tate Modem for their parthefship in this unp)nant Oc%10. Recordings.. (delayal frorn March 20201 This w&8 part tsf our Spem 2020 proiea The iitle trnck has now becme our mo Marmli lan shoTt.listedforan T¥orNovello ATrvanl. Support of Young Musician5: We ¢4)ntinU our outreath work with our SOnd ORA Ssngets cOpIOn. which is al¥41 ping composer5 from sth(K)Is. We managed to move nearly all of the sdleme online. meanillg the in)paa of Covid min4maL 10 Fmaiists weir seieaed w retti¥e 10 bows of 141>1 Wilion fonn ORA- cornmissioned wnp05er5 and a workshop wheye their excetpts weff sung throu by ORA Singa5 and feedback received. The scheme culminaw] in the Comw¥ser Comwition Final Conc¢rL which was a live nccrt where the 10 FinaliAs' pix¢s were perfonned by ORA sing Th¢ Final Concert was also workshops on compositional technique. and each AppreThtice receiwed a multi-tracked recording of their piece at the end of the scheme. The Finalists and Apprentirys ¢ame from all 1XDerS of the UK alld fiDTn a wbol¢ range ofknographic bathwts. Page 4
Through all of these projects ORA Singers was able to keep providing work io Artisrs (singers. comwsers, film- ak¢r5) who we¥¢ so hard hit by the ic. We wut akn able to maintsiD aDd expaThl outrtsch work. Financial Position: In addition to maiotaining (w work. in this difftcult w¢ wer¢ al50 able lo strengthen fth8J)¢ial position. thanks principalty kn the suprrfyt of the John Ellennan Founkn and th¢ Arts Council Cultyre Recovery FUMI. We have ended the fowKial ytar with an ¢5trbIi5I whith will lable us to plan mor ea5ity for the fithre. We would like to thank all our Support WI ¢nabled us to witinue our work tn this financial year. and in particular.. R0Very Fund 'Hope' in Tate Moden]- Atcadia Fulld and Spem40 membets Despite th¢ dffiCUlties that all chariti¢s experienced due to ttrte pandemic, we were still able to rnake a difference to a whol¢ rdng¢ of direct benefKiarie5. By taking our live perfomiancu online. either pre-filmed 01 Ihve• strvdmal we managtd keep empknying sin8u5 alld WOVMle Fativals rA)nnt for their audi¢ With our Composer Competition. we gave valuable menri1)g and mu5id exwienc¢ to 30 yOUDg wiring also able to engage 5 comp)5er5 to Fffovide the studeJbt m¢Dtoring. The degree ¢0 which the aci¢v¢meots p¢rfom#fvc¢ during tht yer h¥v¢ ttfited wlder soti¢ty brnefft a much laTger and rnore diverse range of ptople than from TrPCT50n rfacC alone. OUT livestiram from Tat¢ Modern on its own attracted a live audience of arcwjnd .0. and an evenwal viewing iotal of over 300.iXIO. with wi¢w¢r5 frorn evcry Cthlinenton earth. These ottline wfonnan¢es Tle all free kn view. The SDJdents involved in the ORA SiDgu5 Comw CompEtstsOD Ivere frotR ajl across the UK and the enthusiasm of their s15 alld ID their l(Kal area5 rnraDi that their aml ORA'S Jtally engaged l(Kal peiyl¢ a whole ho of diffemt commuttili Our professional recordtngs ¢ontinu¢ to b¢ played and tffowjcast by radio Stations, not only in the but globally. We cootinu¢ lo see m(Ke 3irfime as we Wel¢ mt alkn incluthg in AIIWR which we releas1 in Seprnlxr2020. All of our tr&k8 are alxl xce&8lk for fffe OTh ow YouTube ¢ban1. Page 4
Ora Choir Ttea, Report Siructur4 governanee and management Trustres in this financial year. The annual reFOrt w&5 approvrA by th¢ tru5te¢5 of thc thrity on 8 March2022 and signed OD its behalfby.. Ri Hon Patri¢ia Hewitt Tn]ste¢ Page 5
Ora Cboir The trustees (who are a]so th¢ directots of Ord Choir for the puOSe$ of company law) are responsibl¢ for preparing the Inthe5' r¢rrt)rt and the fmancial ststements in XCOTdan¢¢ with th¢ United Kingdom Acwunting Stsndards (Unit1 Kingthm Genernlty Acce0 Acu4mting PlICe) and applicabk law wlatiOn5. of th¢ stat¢ of affairs of the charitable compaDy and of its inroD)ing Te5Wrt¢s and application of r¢$our¢es. including its i0me and ¢xpendikntre. for that 110& lo weparing these financial the tsustees requir•l ¢0.. observe the methods and principle5 in the Charities SORP. make judgements and estimates that are r¢asonabl¢ #nd PTudeni ¢hariwbl¢ ¢ompany will continue in business. charikble colnpany's traftsaclions and dixlos¢ with reasonablc accurdcy at any tirne the financial PD5itio]J of the 2006. They are also rEsponslt pl¢ for safe8ding the ssets of the ch•irnbk rmpanY aid Imce for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and dcic£tion of fraud other Irr¢gul8riti¢s. Appro Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt Trustee
Ora Choir Independent Examiaerfs Report to the trustees of Ora Choir I r¢p)rt to the charity te¢S on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the yw End1 30 June 2021 whi¢h are sei oui on p8g¢s 8 to 20. resrM)nsible for the preparation oltht acclymts in accoTdan¢e with the requiTements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act.). Havin8 satisfvj myself tbat the acc4xMts of (ka Choir arE 1]d uD&r Pdrt 16 of ¢ 21W) unts &s carried out under s¢ctii)n 145 of th¢ Charities Act 2011 ('th¢ 2011 Act,). In cwrying out rny examtnation I have followed the Dire¢tiODS given by the Charity Commission wider se£tioD 145{5)(b) of the 2011 ACL I have completed my examination. I cortfirni that no matteFS have come to my &iiention in comectiixh with the examination giving me cause to believe.. l. accounting recA)Td8 were not kept tn r¢W of Orn (jIla5 r¢wiTrd by se&#ion 386ofthe 2(K16 A(t 4 3. the accowjts do nol comply with the accounting requirements of sectiM 396 of the 2006 Act other than any rfxpirErnent that the arwunts give a'true far vie is a matter CAbrsideral a% pxt of an Indendent examinaiÉoii" or Rexommended Practice for accounting and rewting by charslies [applicable to charities preparing theÉr accounts in accordance with the FinaDcial Reporting stsnd applicable ID the UK and Republi¢ of tland IFRS 102)}. I hav¢ no concerns and have c4ne &Yoss DO th mattu5 in with the examiDation towtr atreuti( Y&8aT Khan Incisive A¢1]g Limi ndoD SWIWOAU Page 7
Ora Choir Statement of FiD#Dcial A¢tivits¢s for the Year Ended 30 June 2021 (IntRodRng Intome and Expenditi£ AeeouAt and Ststement of Tot21 Recognised Cal •ttd IA)$ses) T•tsl Ineome and Endowm¢Dts from: DoTWtioLs and legacies Other tradingactiyiti 175.179 205.179 Total Tncome 211975 Eipenditurt on- Paising fiJnd5 (29.975) (29.975) Total expendih Net income Net rnovememt iti fund% 80.f24 Total f5 bnwght forward 16 107 Note Income and Endowments from". Donations and legaci& Other tsading activities 215J24 58.619 215J24 58.619 Totsl income 273 968 Expenditsrt ott: 139551) (39J51) Total ¢xpenditure Net inc(dne 7.819 7.819 719 Reeonciliation of Totrl fwth brght forWd 18ffi36 16 All of the charity's activili¢s d¢rive from conttnuing OTatIOnS during the a¥¢ tivo perifyjs. The fiuKis brEakdol for2020 i% shown in notr 16. The notes on pages 10 to20 fonn Intr1 part of th¢s¢ fmici*l $em. Page 8
Ora Choir Bala#¢e Shert as at 30 June 2D21 2021 2020 12 13 130 Cash at bank and in hand 110.081 43J17 CrtditoTh: knounts faUiBg due within out ytar 14 17 Net assets 107 79 Funds of the tbarity: 35.tXX) Unrestrltted ineome funds Totsl fid5 A6 I379 2&455 For th¢ financial year eThling 30 June 2021 the charity was entitled to exemption from avdit under section 477 of The memb¢r5 have not required th¢ charity to ijbtsin an awjit of its arGouDts for the year question i accordan¢¢ with section 476: The dIreCS acknowlojge their responsibtliti¢s for ¢omptying with th¢ rrquirrrn¢nts of th¢ Act with These aoUts hav¢ bE¢n prEparEd in accordance with the provisions appllcabk to companies subject to the srnall companie5 rrgime. 222 and si ed on their behalf by.. Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt Trustee The note$ on pages 10 to 20 fo an integrdl partof these financial sMements. Page 9
Ora Choir Notes to the Financial StatemeDts for the Yw End1 30 June 2021 Charity $tgtus Ite£S is liable lo contnThute an amount not excethg £Nil towanls the assets of the chaTity in the evtht of The addre55 of its Tegistered office is: 8 Holyrood Street SEI 2EL 2 Aecouftting policies OfsiEtiifrtaI ttountiog W1¢11s8od key actountiog eslimates These policies have been consistently applied to all the yeaTS PTestyrte4 unle>s otherwise thted. Statement of compliaDee Staiement of RecommeDded Prattite applTcable to charities preparrng their aCCnts in accordance wtth the FTnancial Reporting Sthndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2015) - (ChaFitres SORP IFRS 102)). the Financial R48 SIdad alicable in the UK and Rryublic of Irtland (FRS 102). alsocomply with the Compani¢5 Acl 2(6 aThJ (Jwiliu Acl 2011. BASIS of preparatio Ora Choir meets the definltion of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. A55ets aDd liabilities are initially Ex¢mpliw fn)m prtpariog a tash 114)w ststemeBt The charity Opted to early adopt Bulletin I published on 2 Febnwy 2016 and have therefore not incIjed a cash OW 5131emtnt in these financial sthtements. All income is recognised once the charity has ¢ntitlem¢nt ts th¢ irKom4 tt is probable that the inrne will be Teceiv¢d and th¢ amount of the income rec£ivable mwured reliably. Incom¢ 5ybi¢a to m)s attd ox)diliOnS which M${ be md before the (Ity is artle4 to the resowrzs i8 not All in¢om¢ is accounieA for gross. before deducting any relad fees or cnsts. Pog¢ 10
Ora Choir Notes to tbe Finaneial Slatemeuts for the Year Ended 30 JnDe 2021 Donalions andle8ocies In the ev¢D¢ th¥ a d10 15 subiea conditions that requi a level of prfonn•k¢¢ by the clwity befoTe the rneL or th¢ fvlfilm¢nt of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and li is probable that these Conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting perio can meet any ternis or conditions otherwise within its control. income is not recognised but is deferred as a until probable th8t th¢ temis C4)nditiOrts IMSe41 met. barity. is accountd.for as a liability and shown the balance sheu as deferred income. Defeed income is released to income in the reporting period in which the rfon3nr%-rt1at¢d ( oth¢r ¢onditions th limit being itholty within th¢ ¢(01 of the lpTht th*ity. li isdisdosed as a (linglt a%sa of or donation probable on¢¢ ¢onditions met. there are no specifi time related conditiOn5, then the income not deferred. Any conditiort that allows for the Yeco¥ery by the of llnex of a grdnt doe% not PTevart recognition of the income concern&1 a liability to any Tepayinent is recognised when T¢Yent be£ornes Probabl Pjgell
Ora Choir Notes to th¢ Floanti Statements for the Year Ended 30 Jone 2021 Incomefrnm legacies quired to satisfy claims tn the estaty that it is wobable that th¢ amount will be re1ved by the charity. and the amount to be received estimated with sufficient accuracy. that any conditions attached to the legacy ar¢ either within th¢ cwtrol of the clwity w have bca) nheL and before the accounts are authorised for issue but it 15 ¢l¢¥rth the paeTht had bttn yted by the eyecutQTS prior to the end of the Teporting perirf then the amount concemed 15 tread as an adjusiing event and accru s intne in the a¢a>ug if Teuipt is probabk . Wh¢r¢ a legacy is subject to the interest of a lifc tenanl the Icsa¢y is not reuwii5ed As in¢omt until the dcath of the life tenant Statement of Financial Activili¢s. Page 12
Ora Choir Nota to the FiuaDcial Stttrn¢uts for the Year ded 30 June 202J Dortaiedsuvlets dndfdclliiies fixtd Donated goods that are not fixed a&s¢ts ar¢ ac¢ound for at a fair value. w)less il 1$ tmpra¢ti¢al to reliably e&gure the value donatrd items. In the thcnce of any direa evida)ce of fair value of doDated 8{S. then a value is deriveoj from the cast of the anticipared Costs of 5ale5. If it 15 impracticable io metyfft the fair value of giM)ds doned for resale, or the costs of Valuation ourweigh the t] Ise. re(eipt. When th¢ goods ar¢ distribut¢d fr¢¢ly or for a nominal considtrdtion. then the canying amount is Jjusted at the time of sak. to th¢ 1¢ * the wint of di¥ri11i and the ldjusbnt is shown as a cost of donation5 donated goods are recognised &% donation income. and debited to trlg stock.when trading stock is subsequefttly sold. or appropriated to Tneet an expense. then the carrying value of the stock is recognised &8 an The cost of any stock of g{ dated f distribution to ineficiaries is deemed to be the fair value of those gifts the time of their rK¢ipL If the hekl aEE to bc distributcd ftlY or for a nominal COD5idEratio4 then the canying amouDt is subswtently adju#ed to rcflect the lower of dttmed CA)St lj for any I(5 of service Donated services and facilities (including s¢¢ond¢d sthff and us¢ of property) ar¢ ilUded in the accounts on the b&%is of Membership subseriptions The income and any a5soc•ate4J Gift Aid other tsx r¢fuDd fwom a sJb5ryiptioD rwxivwj by the d)arity in the nawre of agifL 15 a(Y4)witwJ for rn the same 145is ¥5adN*I. The in¢om¢ froD) a membership subscription received by the cbarity where the sub5criptioD purch&ses the right to services or benefits is recwised a% iJKome frnm charitabk al¥tIes. due. Page 13
Ora Choir Noles to the Fill1a1 Slt¢m¢ots for the Year FdelI30 Jlme 2021 Expenditure settlemcnt is required and the amount on rnEaS Teliabty. All cl5 are #lkJtAJ to the applftcabk costs allocated on the basis of time SPCDL and dcpre¢iattOD chargr5 allora¢al on th¢ Wlioll of th¢ ass¢¢'$ us¢. Oth¢r support costs ate alkKabA bayd on the sweJ of Yaff cost Raisingfvnds trading activiii¢s that rdise fvnds. for b¢Defi¢iaTies. It Tnclude5 Ix)th COSL% that be allootrd ditecty kn such xtivitKs and those costs of an indireci naNre n¢¢¢s5ary to support them. S•pport e05ts with the use of resol for example. allting wowty SL3 by fl(x)r aTt4 or per capit4 staff c05ts by the time spent and other costs by their usage. including audiL str¢gi¢ managemertri and Irustees's meetings and r¢imbI expenses. T4xstiom therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tsx purposes. Acwdingly. the charity 15 Potentially exempt frorn t&xation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories OV¢fEd by Chapier 3 Part I l of the Cow&i(ffl Tax Aa 2010 or Sedion 256 of the Taxat of Chargeabk GaiDs Ad IW2. to the exnt that such iocowKorgaiDs 4)plied exclvsivety dwita>le Trde debtors Trad¢ debtors are amoufits due from cuthers for merLAndise sold or saviru perfornied in the ordinary %irtg the effecti¥¢ interest method less provision for pa1rrn¢nl A provision for the irnpairment of trdde debtors 15 ¢stsblished when there 15 objective evidence that the charity wdl noi be able collect all amounts due acrdIng kn the original trrn15 of the 1vab Casb aud fash quilets Cash and cash equivalents comprise on hand aThl call 4tysits, and <er short-nn highty liquid investsnents that ar¢ r¢adily convertible to a known amouN of cash and avr subje¢t aD iDsignificaDt risk of change in valu< Pag¢ 14
Orn Choir Notes to the Financi Sttem¢ttts for the Year ded 30 JDne 2021 Trad¢ credilors Trade creditors are obligityts WAY fLY senfitt5 that hav¢ th¢ wdinary c(Nwse of business from suppliu5. A(counts payable are clasifieA as current liabilÈti¢s if th¢ thrity dots not have a afttr reporring liabiliiies. Borrowings relevanr Inl¢rest expense is recognised on the iwi5 of the effective interest Meth1 and is irtcluded in interest payable 5imilzr the liability ftir * least rn(MTrths aftrrthc dare. FuDd strv(tsr¢ 3 Ineome from don4tlOllS •Dd legacies foods nos Donattons and legaci&s' Gift aid reclaime 4.632 170 4.632 Totsl for 2021 175 179 205 179 Total for 21Y20 215 24 215 24 4 1Trcot from other trading iclivilie5 Page IS
Ora Choir Nola to the Financial Ststem¢ats for the Ended 30 Jwie 2021 UnTe5tri¢¢ed Tolal . TTading tncome". Sales of go(wJs and services Total for 2021 Totsl lor 2920 5&619 5 Jnvestmewt incorne fuBd5 Total for 2021 Totsl for 2020 25 6 ExpeDditure nising funds Totsl fundg Note Other dir1 costs of g¢D¢Trting voluntsry income Totsl for 2021 12 Costs 01 trnding etivities b) Designtsd funds Note Tr*ling subsidiary costs Tolal for2021 17 Total for 2020 Page 16
OrA Choir Notes to the Finaneial Statements for the Year Fded 30 Jwie 2021 Totsl 7 Expe#dit•tt on tharilable *etiVTh Uffjr¢stri¢ted f¥ods Staff costs Allocated support costs 54,006 45.873 54.ot 45.873 Totsl for2021 101 176 Totsl for 2020 226 $98 226 598 Totsl exptnditu Independeni exarniner fees Total for2021 Totsl for 1020 2021 2020 Stsff w5ts durint theyear wer&. Pag¢ 17
Ora Choir Notes to the Fin2Dcial Statements for tbe Yar Ended 30 JUD¢ 2021 No employee received ¢molwn¢nts of more than £60.(K(I during the year. 2021 2020 Examination of the fmancial 97 A l Taxation The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exemty from taxation. 2020 Trade debto Oth¢r d¢b¢o 130 Debtors includes £130 (2020.. £Nil) re¢ei¥abk afteJ more than yeaT. 2021 13 Cash and cash equivaleAts 51 17 J4 Creditors: falling within one yer Cxher tsxation and Social seci Oth¢r creditors A¢¢rua 176 826 877 IS P¢D$ion ttd other sehernes totttribution pensio• s¢0¢ conknknutions payable by th¢ charity to the scheme and amounted to £Nil (2020- £Nil). Page 18
Ora Choir Iyotes to the Flo11 Ststements for tht Y¢ar Euded 30 Junt 2021 16 Funds Blnte at l Jwty BlaBte at JO 2f21 exptnded Unrtstritted funds DesigDd 21.455 181975 {131.151) 72279 Tolal fullds 107279 Balance 3L 30 Rt50¥rees 2•19 Unrestri¢ted funds Designat¢d 13.636 273,968 (266,149) 21.455 RestriCj f15 Total IuBds 18 14 J7 Analysis of ss¢ts between funds Unffutrit Totsl at 3• June Current assets CuTherf liabili¢ie5 110.081 110.081 Totsl assds 107 1073 Unrestricted Tofal fvnds at 30 fund5 je 4i517 43517 Current liabilihes Total net assets 18 A#alysis of Drt Page 19
Ora Choir Notes to the FiDaDeial Statemeuts for the Year Ended 30 June 2021 FiTr#ncinz Ik)ws At l July 21Y20 AI JO Ju*e 2021 17 N¢t d¢bt 109951 Fi4cIng cash At l J•ty2•19 At 30J•Dr 2•20 Ca5b * baDk io ha 716 13 i4J17 debi Page 20