Rye Rye Wurlifzer Academy Rye College The Grove Rye East Sussex TN317NQ RYE WURLITZER ACADEMY REGISTERED CHARITY No. 1161821 CHAIRMANS REPORT FOR PERIOD 1ST SEPTEMBER X)21 to 31ST AUGUST 2022 Our yeaT Started .d( to nonnal. Nmth a pronL8 nwJht event. leaTiJ the Rye Bay Crew, our first event atthe wllege sinr Fetxyary 2020, after which the CovwJ-19 pandemic took over The organ was fortunatety fine until the end of the show, when a major wnd leak ¢¢rr•. V+l)ich resultal in the Wurltzei teiTrJ cxjt of Adic) until 2022 due lo the $eYerity of th¢ fautt and ts rthrtKJn in the chamber, m&Je rt diff¢ur¢ to repair, along vthh the need to gain ac¢e88 to the hall aThJ the av8tst4.lty ofthe te¢MicHns. Fundir@ for the RWAwas greaty a55L%ted by the RKJht WfJshitrful Mayor of Rye Cllr Rebekah Gllfrt J.P.. vtho GhoBe our chartty. along wth another. as her Mayoral Charity fof her 8eri06 of fvn&iai6irvJ gvents. Sadly. her first year of office was affected by Cowd-19 txjt from her fNe event$. A spoired WalK A Nht at the 0ra. A sKx)nsored Head Shave. A Black T Gala Dinner and a Scfatth m•wah, a total of £6.5 wab rawj. Our concert presentat10 at Hail8ham had stsrt and stLKlents leatured In September 2021 wth Jamyma Han50n gNirYJ a soto concert al¢)ng a cameo sport by Rotert Ebjndge. in eMr 2021 seven students Ferformiru in concertwlh teacher MKhael WoobJTty. and then dher 4LbJents maje cameo apFearances along wrth other art18te8 in earty 2022. Fund r8i8ing awn19 continued al Rye, ryth a SlKtessful Chrstmas Concert as lar a6 rerformances by the students and contènt bLrt s&Jly a hesrtats'on by the main •3e grp tt SUF¢KJrt us, and over J) not atteThSing on thè night at the last mlnLrte. rt did not h¢lp our pfoeeeds. ThlB heststr.on to return to Iwe events since the pandemic has eonlbnued Ythh events in 2022. InGIalr0 at all the reliatle lavourrtes from the Fest, A Fk8h and Chip Ja2z Supper wth Llane Carroll. Supper wf(h the Shadows In April. aThJ a Variety wrth ArNJy EastsvwJ in July were all consistently down on rye-covid attendarKes ar. whikt all tre wofftaL4e, W dbl r#)t geneRte the aL&JienGe and Income we would normally exW ofthem. Our 8enlof Student Jomyma Har£on eroag&l to perform iri a number of 0)nrt8, including at th• UK'S largest keyboard and organ le8lNal at Pakefiekj, thè Horsham ar)J the East Lon(kn and Essex Organ Clubs, and on the Worthing Wurlrtzer, rencr•med as one ol the V+Drkl's finest instnJmenl& Regular and ngwdonation6 wpre slightty thinner on th& th¢B year, a¥ you wll sé from our financial repo>rt. We are most grateful to thc68 continue to SUFP)rt our Swrtsor a Stent Stheme We conttnued to enjoy good relatiM8 thrOOt the year with the A•Jinas TrLrt vkno run Rye CdlèJe. and mu¢h apprec1ate the conlinuir¥J sUPWrt ol E¥tr¢LrtNe Prin Barry Blakelod( and the Senior Leadership Team. It 18 anllGlpated that OLf'ncfmal' TecTuitment FffeserrtatiQr will ntr"nue m the new Gcllgae year. Once agaln. the project coukl not te the ¥ue¢e88 ft ts ¥Mthout the conts.nued profewonalsm and commitment of Piincipal Tutof Michael Wookdndge, gNes much of hs perscfflal b.me to support the vhole proj'ect and who, in hig prole35ional Qapacty, has continu&J to work V+Dndern wth the students in their le88GTh. Oui &newbletters contlnued dunng the ye. Nthen h&J 8uIfic4enl n6WB to tell our 1+ SUPPDrtws to thts medium. To conclLJe 2021r£2 wll be rememLrwJ kn a year in vthKh a1 continu•J doing sthat we do beèt In bringing high qLtalty arnIng to our8tudents. rt vas thè lèast we do in ltinuIng'Strange trmes.. Riehard Moore Chairrnan & FourKler
TREASURER'S REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2022 RYE WURLITZER ACADEMY ReIStered Charitv No.. 1161821 Revlew of Year to 31° August 2022 Thls year It has been good to hold events once agaln, followlng the Covld 19 Pandemlc, and Income from these have been almost back to normal. Althou8h donatlons from trusts and foundations have been low, donationsfrom the Rye Mayoes Fund and income from the sale of instruments has more than off-set this shortfall and the resulting total Income is back In Ilne wlth that before the pandemlc. However, after many years wlthout an Increase, cost of tuition has increased and although all other expendlture is as expected, overall costs have increased. resulting in a shortfall of income to expendlture. Income and Expendlture Income for the year totalled £16.Ik compared to £9.5k the previous year. Thls represents a 69.5% Increase In Income. Income from events was £5.9k but donatlons were only £3.6k, down by £4.2k on the previous year. However, donatlons from the Mayorfs Fund of £4.4k and sale of Instruments totalllng £1.2k along wlth £lk from the wnsor-a-student scheme, brought income back up. Expendlture for the year totalled £17.3k compared to £10.7k In 2020121. Thls Increase Is due mainly to hl8her Tuition costs, as a result of a retum to in-person le5$0ns and an Increase In fee rate, alon8 With expected event Costs. Summary With an income of £16.Ik and expenditure of £17.3k, we have a £l.Ik shortfall for the year, resulting in an end of year Bank Balance of £964.
INCOME & EXPENDITURE BALANCE SHEET FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2022 RYE WURLITZER ACADEMY Re8lstered Chailty No: 1161821 INCOME Donations Rye Mayor's Fund Donations Sponsor-A-Student Show - Door Adfflisslons Raffle Catering Donations Other Donations Glft Aid Reclalm Sale of Instruments Other - Sale of OrBan TOTAL INCOME: 3,625.05 4,413.89 1,008.00 5,027.00 875.60 20.00 0.00 1,150.00 0.00 16,119.54 EXPENDITURE Tultlon Artlsts Fees Hall Hire Accommodation Printinglstationery Organ Removals/Purchases/Storage Organ Repalrs Caterin8 Music Books Other TOTAL EXPENDITURE: 11,535.00 1,700.00 375.00 0.00 74.00 2.610.00 0.00 897.97 0.00 70.69 17,262.66 Opening Balance: 0110912021 Plus Income Less Expenditure Closin8 Balance: 31/0812022 2,107.02 16,119.54 117.262.661 963.90 Barclays Bank Balance: 31/0812022 Uncleared Cheques Funds Available: 3110812022 963.90 963.90