Reptyt of the Trustees arKI Annual A¢¢wnts Year ended 30 Seplembef 2025
H•artb•at Chonm Legal and •dmln181ratlv• d•tall8 Name Status Unirwjorated charity. registered November 2015 Charity number 1164575 I*19p address 1 Beaminster Avenue Heaton Mefsey Stockwt Cheshire SK4 3HU Charity trustees Karen Mafshall (President) VN Worsley (vresIdent) Ruth Drury Isecsetary) Janet Morelon (Treasurer) Isobel Currie (Wardrobe Mistress) Accounlants The Studio Hathertcrw Hwse Romiley Cheshi SK6 3DY Bankers S8ntander 9 Nelson Street Bradford B015AN ij
H•artb•at Chorus Roport of th• Tru8t••• Y•ar •nd•d 30 S•pt•mb•r 2025 Thé twsteès of Heartbeal Chorus present Ihe Annual Report ond AcrA)unl$ for the ar ended 30 September 2025. Tho purpo8•8 of th• ch•rfty ar• To advance, improve. develop and malnl8ln publlc educallon In and appreclallon of the art and saence ol a pella singiThJ In all aspects by any means the Truslees see fil. Including the presentsllon of public concerts. To further such charitable purpose or wrposes as the Trustees in their absoluie dlscretion shall think frt but in partiwlar through the maklng of grants and donations. Acllvlll•s and r•vlew of the p•rlod Thts chorus vths hard to improve in all aspe¢ls of a capella singiThJ. We receNe Coaching from 80me of the best in the art of barbershop slnging, sharfng wth us their knedge ar experience. We enter ¢omWrtio to give a frS for our imFYovement work %thlch in turn means that are in a better position lo pent the tst of a cap811a singing to the wblic through our o)ncerts. During this perlod ¥t were rKfvlleged to b8 coached by Erin Hthvden (Musical Dire¢tor of Inlemational Champions. North Metro Chorus). Anna Ajvring (Musical Director of International Champio, Ronninge Strwy Chorus) and Sandra Le&Riley. a renowned Performance Judge for The Ladies ASslatIon of British Barbershop Singers and The Barbwshop Harmory Society. She is also a Faculty Member of Region 31. Sryuntied Inlemational (Fomerly Sweet Adellnes Inlematw)nal). On October 2024 th8 chorus put o COnrt at, and for the benefjt of. Wlndlehur8t Metlbxiist Chur¢h. High Lanè. All oCeedS were for the benefft of the Church. a registered charity. In December chorus put on a corert al St Paul's Church. Compstall. Stockport. This was very y11 atteThJed and raised Elcomo fvnd$ for the chorus. In May th8 chorus represented the UK al the European Barbershop Championships hdd In Helsingbtyg. Seden. This was a great prfvllege and honour, as 11 as a tribute to the high quality of the chorus. *Drk. Heartbeat Choru5 were placed 4th. a very small margin separating them from thè Fdace Chorus. Th8 summer Vds spent in general barbershop educallon from the Assistant Muslcal Director, and slng ts al Ioc41 Fw)stelries. In September 2025 chorus ran a &week Slnglng course. AtteThJees learned a song with chorus and V•pre able to perfom it at a conrArt In October. Several ladles who look part have slnrA become full chorus memters. Fundralslng •vont• The Fundr8i$lng team contlnue8 to meet regularly. Tho lottery has been dlsconllnued.
TnJst• At th8 2024 AGM, 8 motth vas passed to IlmSt Ihe number Of T19¢$ to be selec11 from ts membor• of the Committee to a mlnlmum of 3 oThJ not more Ihan 6 Trustees. Tnle8& are appolnted ty ts Commltteo. management commlllee is dected at the AnTh Gene Meetirg. The tharitys govemin9 d¢xument Is a CA)nsbtubon fitst Odrfrted on 10 2014. The ijjrrent y$h adopted on 25 January 2024. Publlc b•n•fit MeMihIp is open to all members of the puN A membership fee is charged on a montrty basis. There are rtsJd rates f(x woclate memb9 and for Honorary offi¢•rs At the Annual general Meetwy Of charity the members shall elect from amongst themselves a knKlen( a VwPresident, a Sec¥et8ry. a Treasurer and a MemberslNp Sec¥etsry shall IKJkl from the corthsion ofthal meeling. The (*mmittee shall be Th) fehv than 3 and m morn than 10 memtws. T1 Tntstees do not ctatm expenses. Trustees pay monthty subscriptK)ns to th8 chorus arnl LMJt of thi5 The ha$ a child protec¢w pdlcy as it open to Indr4wJuals of 811 ages Iruding mlnNs. Cmdren often atte events hdd in the oynmuryty. The cP#)rus also has a Ynrae adults lCy. FID•nclal rl•k• polky The thvus ajrrenty have a firwnclal rf8k• pyky. The Tntslees are w•iare thal a pollry rwd$ to be
Tnwt••i r••poMlb515tlM In MBp•et of th•llnand •tst•m•nt• UrKler tho ClieS Acl 2011, the trustQQ$ 8r• requked lo wep8ro fmndJl statements ¥thlch ge a In #nd fak view of th? slate of affeh ofthe charfty 81 the •1 of >*ar and of th8 kKomlng applkath)n ol res¢6$ dUr1r the T. In finatYi81 stalemenls trusleos are requktd lo.. - makejthments and eslimatgs th8t arn msonable . statè vthether apF4Kable 8c¢ountiry slarKlards ond slalements of recommended prackn Iwe Lwn fOlld sul¥e¢t Io any mattyial depwiure$ disdosed arml eXFlaird kn the rMnal stslgrnents at anylimè, the of ¢hty and. al thal time, to enable thg trustees lo ensure that any fina181 sl¥lemenl of accwnt wep8red by them o)mplw with the Tegulalvjns urKler 8132 of thè Chwities A¢t 2011. TW are dso resFwtsible for $afeguardM th8 cw assets and hpnce for taking rea8(wble steps -23 nd 8wd on behaw ty. Trust09 Twst••
Report to th• tru8to081 membern of Hearlbeal Choru8 On accounts for th• year ended 30 September 2025 Charlty no (If any) 1184575 S•t out on pag•8 10 I report to the trustees on my examinatk)n of the accounts of the 8bove charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 30 September 2025. Rosponsibilitlès and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of roport of the accounts in ac(x)rdanc* with ts requirements of the Charities Act 2011 rthe Acr). I report in respe(l of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sertion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have foll0v the appli(xble Direclions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the A( I have completed my examination. I Confi that no material rnatters have come to my attention in nnectIon with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respecL accounting r8(y)rds were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of theAdor the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statsment I have no conMS and have come across no othèr matters in connection with the examination to which attention should b8 drawn in order to enable proper underslandirvJ of the a¢Unts to be reached. Slgned: 23-07-2026 Name: Anthony Liam Conway ACA Relevant professlonal qualificatlon(s) or body (If any): Institute of Chartered A(xx)untants in England & Wales Address: The Studio. Hatherfow House Hatherlow, Romiley. StoGkport Cheshire SK6 3DY
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H••rtb•at Chon Notm to th• a¢count• Ymr •nd•d JO S•pt•mb•r 2025 1. Aecountlng pollcl•• The princi ac¢{wnti pcAw adopted, JWments s1 key Sour of esflmation uncwtsinty In tho of the fal ststements are as folbh7: The finarKial staiements have been wepwed In •xdan ith Ac¢wntlThJ and Rew1Ko ty accordance iti the FInar1 Reping StsrKlard applicable In th8 UK and Republ of Ireland (FRS102} (effe¢tive 1 January 2022)- (Chariis SORP {FRS102)) arKI the Fina1 ReportirvJ Stand¥d applicable in the UK arwj Republic of Ireland (FRS102). Legalstalus of chwty thlty Is an unirKa)rporated entity regi8tered in Pknber 2015. The trustees (rler that there are no material uncertaintss abcArt the charitls atxltyto continue ueStrICted funds are available to Spttr on ¥tr¥iks ltrmtfurfh ary crfthe purpxes of the charity. Dwnated funds we unrestrkted funds of th8 (tsrity TAthich the twste8s have decided at their distret to set aside for a wrpose. Restrkled funds are funds of the charity reslJKted for Spear wrF)ses. held on trust Delarfs of designated arKI reslrKled fuThls are set tyJi in tl rA)tes to tho financial statements ExFw¥Jiture is re¢ognised Th1 the clwity ex[$ furKIs. Wlwe IAne has retal1 experxliture. arKI rdated 6xperKlilurn arn rewted gross In recelpts and payTnents acoxinL Other 888et8 Othw asset8 aro Stated ot hhtork81 ciAt.
H•artb••t Choru• Not•8 to th• •¢¢ounl• Y••r •nd•d 30 S•pl•mb•r 2025 Don•tlon• ' Donatk)ns Comprise of members donallon$ Ibelng ¢onIrl111onj In excess ol subscrlplions payat4e). thlrd party donations and 9ffl ald refund8 recefved from HM Rov6nu8 & Customs. Fundralsln9 •v•nls Grealw efftxt has been wl Into fvndraising this ar. A dedicated FuThJralslng Team has been 8slablished. They meet regulady to organise events and to come up wlth innovalNe wayJ to Incyease ¢hows fijnds. & Siaff costs and tni8to• rernunorallon The charitydoes not employ any Staff. No trustees. or cx>nnected parties. reCead remuneration during the perlod. 6. Other a88ets Th8 charity other assets. as at 30 September 2025, as follovts." 2025 2024 Riser stsging Costumes 18.141 18.141 7. Funds Restrictedfunds 2025 2024 SWA Kind Heart fund Lotto fund Retreat 2026 130 2.077 1.991 753 2,307 2.744
H••rtb•ai ¢hoN• Not•• to th• •ccouni• Y••r •nd•d 30 S•pl•mb•r 2025 7. Fund {eontlnu•d) The wrpose ( tho Hewl Fund Is to mKle financlal assIsla to memb8r8 vhK> wè havKKJ ditfuTrlty in f[Kirj Spear clKrfUS activit. The fund Is held kn 8 sewate bank account and Carmt be used any other pwpose. Details of the Lotto fund arn sh(rAn in note 4 abm. tt has been declded not to cthlnue this furKlraiser after 31 D8cxnber 2024. No trustee& or conne(ed parts, had any pers(Thl interest in •)y or tranSacn entered Into by the caw durirs the 10