2025-06-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01 July 2024 Period start date To 30 June 2025 Period end date Charity name: Worthing Symphony Orchestra (WSO)

Charity registration number: 1164531

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The Objectives of the WSO are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly musical education, and to encourage the arts, including the arts of music, drama, mime, dancing and singing.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The principal activity of the WSO for public benefit is the continuation of the annual programme of orchestral concerts at the Assembly Hall in Worthing. There were seven concerts during the season (October to May). In September, free hour-long concerts were given, for schools, and as a taster for local people.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees of the WSO take due regard of the guidance in public benefit issues issued by the Charity Commission and believe this is reflected in the activities of the WSO.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	n/a
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	The WSO does not currently hold any investments.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The general management, administration, fundraising and so on, has until recently all undertaken by the trustees and other volunteers. Without the efforts of these individuals, the WSO would cease to operate. During the year, the WSO had contracted with a self- employed administrator to coordinate concert days, increase marketing and provide other support services. This is

		already having a significant and positive impact.
Other		The WSO's musicians are fully professional and self-employed, and are paid on a concert-by-concert basis. Certain marketing and graphic design activities are also paid on a similar basis. The WSO has no premises.

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Thanks to support received, in particular from the Worthing Symphony Society (WSS), the WSO has been able to provide a full season of concerts during this reporting period. West Sussex Music service has reported that the free concerts for schoolchildren are very much appreciated by the attendees.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	n/a
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	n/a
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	n/a
Other		n/a

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Funding remains a challenge. The support of the Worthing Symphony Society and tax refunds have enabled the WSO to be successfully funded
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The WSO did not have sufficient funds to warrant a reserves policy in the period being reported upon.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	n/a
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Due to the pattern of funding concerts, as the major activity of the WSO, it was not considered necessary to specifically allocate any of the funding held to a specific'reserves' category.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	The WSO has no uncertainty at the present time about continuing as a going concern on its current basis.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The principal source of funds for the WSO is the ticket sales for each public concert. Additional funding comes from grants, donations, sponsorship and from the Worthing Symphony Society (WSS). In addition a grant from Arts Council England has been sought to assist with funding the schools concerts in September 2025.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	n/a
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The principal risk facing the WSO is the difficulty in obtaining sufficient funding to ensure that the concerts remain financially viable in the long term, taking into account other sources of funding and the setting of ticket prices to be as affordable as possible.
Other		n/a

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted?	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions	Para 1.25	Appointed by existing Trustees

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	n/a
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	n/a
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	This CIO, the Worthing Symphony Orchestra, is supported by another charity, the Worthing Symphony Society (WSS).
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Worthing Symphony Orchestra
Other name the charity uses	None
Registered charity number	1164531
Charity’s principal address	4 Highdown Avenue Worthing BN13 1PU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	John Gibbons	Musical Director
	Sean McDonald
	Nicolette Babbage-Clark
	Dominic Smith
	Peter Robertson
	David Smith	Treasurer
	Richard Steggall

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name n/a

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
n/a

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) n/a

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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The WSO trustees are gratefvl to all those volunteers who make It posslble for the Oichestra to eontinuè its coneèrt programmè. WithoLrt that holp, the WSO ¥￿Uld not b• ablè to continuo. Doclarations Tho t￿*t•0$ declare that they have approvod the tru•toes' report above. Slgned on behalf ol the chartty's tru•toes Signature(81 Full name(81 P￿lt10n {e.g. SKr•tary, Chalr, •tc) DavKI Smith Nicoktte Babbagtrclarke Treasurer Trustee jiilis

CHARITY COMMISSION fOR ENGLAND AND WALES Worthlng Ordwtr Recei and ments accounts CC16a Fw th• ￿rIod 01107r2024 Section A Receipts and payments Uni¥strfi¢ted funds Restricted lun(ts Endowment lunds Total La$t yoar A1 Recel ts 83.20P 65.NO 7.470 3,323 io Worthina Ssryhcnysoaety DoiidtPvll& & SpoitrA)F•h Programme Advertaino GIftArd T•¥ Cpvdll 40.000 11.300 JN47 S10 Ji.3•0 3,447 29,117 1.111 .107 Ji,J•J mss Incon AR) 11U70 171.J70 195.J A￿•¢m•￿t ••• tabl• . 174370 Orthe8tr4 CWdUr￿r & eli & Adv•rfiwn rarrrfm Des n & Print In5ur•n¢e & Subscript￿¥ 107.177 1¢.390 3,17Q 2.111 107,177 16.J99 3.870 101,823 17. 7.000 1,5•1 l.J37 3041 2.41$ Adm111151rabu 2,415 22.7¢2 z.jog Cho PRS 2,14J M9¢•1•n•￿1 EAp•n••• Sub total 167.11J 159.925 A4 Au•t and Inv•stm•nt Sub tol¥l 167,818 159,925 Net of recelpts/(payments) AS Transfer¥ between fvndj A6 Cash funds last year end C•sh funds thls ye•r end ,552 35,411 68.059 59.507 CXX Rl acr￿nts ISSI 18110125

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted Restric¢e¢ lunds funds ret£ to ne•re•t e Endowment funds to nwe¥t£ ategorl85 D8tèi15 Bl Cosh fund• 950 10.U8 Totsl cash funds 18.059 En￿O￿￿¢nI fvnd• lund• lun Details Ca•t lopoofidl 41 FL•d tOT•4h B4 ABs•t• r•tsln•d lof th• char+ty'¥ own u Vth•n du• BS Liabiliti98 bthafof Bll Ilte knJslÈE5 Sk3nature Print Name D8te of , £MrThK li CCXX R2 amnts ISSI 181¢￿5

Indèp•nd•nt ExarnineV8 Raport to tho Tn￿100$ of Worthing Symphony Orchostra I report on the accounts for the year ended 30th June 21r25. Respoctive rosponsibilities of trustees and examiner The charty's trustees are responsible for the preparath)n of the a(xx)unts. The char￿Y'S trustees consthr that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent 8xamination is needed. It is my rasrM)nsibility to: examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act) to folkm the procedures laid dcmn in the General DirectKms given by Ihe commiS￿On (under se¢tion 14515)(b) of the 2011 Act) to stat8 wh8th8r particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of ind•p•nd•nt •xamin•rfs r•port My exarnination was carried out in ac£ord8fKX With the General Directions gwen by th8 Charty Comrni55ion. An examw)ats)n includes a reV￿W of the accounting records kept by the Charty and a ¢omparison of the accounts presented with those re¢ords. It also includes consKJeratvJn of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts, and Seeking explanations from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provKle all the evKlence that would be required in an audit, and consequenly no opinion is given as to whether the accA)unts wesent 'true and fair vlew, and the report is limited to those matters Set out in the next staternent. * Indopandont oxamlnor's statsment In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attenth)n'. {1) which gNes me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with sedion 130 of the 2011 AGt, and to prepare accounts whKh accord with the ac¢ounting reGord$ and ¢(Mnply with th8 accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met. or (2) to which, in my opinion, attenb.on should be drawn in order io enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Name: Paul Grigg Address.. 38 Chestnut Avenue Esher, Surrey Kr10 &JF Date.. Signed.. . So Accts ISlio12