Ryo Wurlitser Academy Rye College The Grove Rye RYE WURLITZER ACADEMY East Sussex TN317NQ REGISTERED CHARifY 1161821 CHAIRMAN8 REPORT FOR PERIOD 1ST SEPTEMBER 2020 to 31sf AUGUST 2021 Our year started and c(yrtwiued in the strry tirn5 of the Covw&19 TW(¥ldwits pandemi4 wrfth it boing impossible to arrange any fund-raising events. Fortunatety, we were thrtrwn a lif8lh8 through tho Hailsham (jgan Club. Ththere Michael vOr1d96 had performed a Couple of years ago and. on that (Kcasion. he invrled Jayden & Freya vareY akxw to Perfo. They were very well received. Sadty, Thmbership at Haikham dlIned and a dec4sion was taken by the serving officers to ck)se their club. They were w impressed when they saw the Vrarey$ thal tlw voted the RWA Wld b6nefft from remaining funds. In di8cussion. it was felt that rather than stop the lite blocal of live organ rnUS for the remainiro members, half ol the surplus was recebved by RWA and remaining aftIn1 wa6 rirwJ-fenced to conts'nue concerts in Hail$ham, with an agreement that RWA students would be feabjred in Sorr of them, thereby providing a platfom where they could appéar In order to galn wfOrmar8 exper other than just at Rye. The re4urbch was hampered by vanous ¢OVKI lo¢kdown8 but concerts started in Awust2021. with the RWA'S Jamyma Hanson and Robert Eldridge scheduled lo play the concert in Septstttsr 2021, and up to Seven stsmlents planned to give tho Chrths RWA students wlll continue to apwr there from tlme to Ilrre, ak9$KI8 viwti'ng wofesstha playern. The donatson we received from Hailsham of£3,500 has FKovided a nXth4ed lrfeline in a y8ar with no incoN from our usual fund-raising events. Uke the majorfity of prof888ional entertawws. ncfft of our 8ttMJents havo boan abl8 to perfom during the yoar fortunately, events are Th)w bn9 arranged. Vl8 eontlnued to 8trfve rnt to knt Ihg pandemic boat U8 Hi the toaclng dop9rfv arKI, with continuing 8UPPOrt from Ry8 College, we delfvored vwtual lessons unth 2021 Then we rwuThd to kn tuitson at the college. Fortun818ty, regular, arKI n4N donatioro ClInUj to bo recw•d throughout the year from a variety of people and from other organisations, as you will see from our finala1 reF#X all are appreciated. whatever their value. I would like to thank our reguk7r dOrS through our Sponsor a Student scherre ft)T their continuing supporL 1 Support during Ihls year w88 invaluable, wlth all our furKlryrniSKW events cancellad, finishgd the year a surplus. We conlnued to enjoy good relalions with the fv4uin¥ Tnrt who okwate Rye College, and WelcA)ml the support In this current year of Exacutivti Principal Bary Blakek)ck and the senior management team. Sadty. a small recruthnt presenth'on On attracted four new stthlenis, perhaps understandable wthen students had onty just relumed to college life and were focusing on oye subj'ects and their new college routine. tt is hoped that our 'normal' recruitment prnsentations will resumè In tho college yew. Once again, the project )Uld not be the success it 18 the 0)nts'nd prof8ssTh)alism and commitment of Principal Tutor, Michael lfyl)oldridge. who gives much of personal b'rrn to support the whde project ond who, in his professional capacity. has conbnued to wonders with the students in lessons. E-Newsletters continued durirYJ the year vthen we had sufftnt to tell our 31Kl+ 8upfftrn to thls medlum. In May we did manage to hold a Famity Day at the East Sussex National, wth socialty distsnced time slots throughout the day, atwhich our studentswwe ae to Fday the laryest1lZer in Eurq)e, whKh was enjoyed by players, parents and in some cases, grand-parents listening. To conclude, 2020r21 will be reff*mbered as a year in whth we survived de5ts the pandemic, and In which we conbnued doing what we do best. bringing hwh qualty leaming to our siudents. whth rt was the leasl we could do in ¢ontinuing 'strange times.. Richard Moore- Chairman & Fourthr
TREASURER'S REPORT RYE WURLITZER ACADEMY FOR YEAR ENDED 31sr AUGUST 2021 ReAlstered Charliv No." 1161821 Revlew of Year to 31" August 2021 This year due to the Covld 19 Pandemic. income has been severely affected, as no events have been able to 80 ahead. This resulted in a shortfall of income a8ainst expenditure. Income has been entirely from donations. and these have ensured that a teachln8 programme for students was able to continue. Income and Expendlture Income for the year totalled £9.5k compared to £17.4k the previous year. Thls represents a 54.6% decrease In Income. There was no Income from events and although donatlons remalned the same as 2019120, thls was due largely to a one4)ff donation from Hallsham Or8an Club. Expendlture for the year totalled £10.7k compared to £14.8k In 2019120. This decrease Is due malnly to lower Tultlon costs, as a result of on-llne le550ns at the start of the year and a lack of event costs for Hall Hlre, Artlst Fees and caterin& as prevlously mentioned. Summary With an Income of £9.5k and expenditure of £10.7K we have a £1.2k shortfall for the year, resultln8 In an end of year Bank Balance of £2.107.
RYE WURLITZER ACADEMY INCOME & EXPENDITURE BALANCE SHEEr FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2021 Re8tstered Charlty No: 1161821 INCOME Donatlons Sponsor-A-Student Show - Door Admlssions Raffle Caterlng Donations Other Donations Gift Aid Reclalm Sale of Instruments Other- Sale ofOr8an TOTAL INCOME: 760.00 i.CK18.00 0.00 fA3.41 0.00 9.511.41 EXPENDITURE Tuition Artlsts Fees Hall Hire Accommodation Printing/Stationery Organ Removals/Purchases/Storage Organ Repalrs Catering Music Books Other TOTAL EXPENDITURE: 7,730.fy) 1Th).40 o.fy) 35.99 2.770. 17.85 10.692.59 Openlng Balance: OV0912020 Plus Income Less Expenditure Closing Balance: 3110812021 3.288.20 9511.41 110.692.591 2.107.02 Barclays Bank Balance: 3110812021 Uncleared Cheques Funds Available: 31/0812021 2.107.02 2.107.02