T￿￿1¢e$ Annual Re[￿rt for Ihe ￿rIOd l Jan ?025- 3 I, DeLember 20?5
A) Reference & Administration details
C-harit>. Name= The M¢si Gallen Music Ass(Kialion
(hher names lh¢ charii!, 15 k[￿%4￿ b).: WGMA. Wesi Gall¢n, Musi¢ Association
Rebiisiered C'harli% No. 1171664
Ch8rill'S principal addre55.' 4 Grove Road. Sh8￿r￿ld. Winchesi¢r. S021 ?DD Trustee5
Tru51ee
olricc if
D*le5 #ei¢d if w.hole . Name of person or
year
b(>d)' entiilrd io
#Plmbillt trustee. if
*ni'
Bailt).. Mike
Musical Director
Trusiee5. AGM
FI￿k￿n. Heather
N¢wsleller Editor
Trusiees. AGM
John. Pe
Secre¢ary
Trustees. AGM
Paiien. Jacqueline
Ihts Control OtTicer
Trusiees. A(iM
Perciv81. Richard
TN51ces, ACJM
War50n. Gillian
Chair
'rru51ees. AGM
Lee. Cjrnham
Information Techr￿lo￿l
'I'rusiees. A(iM
Pric¢. Philip
from M8>, 2025
.1 rus¢¢es. AGM
ManstrffidBe. John
from May !025
Tru51ees. A(iM
B) Structure, Governance & Management
ol'¥Jv¥eniiii¥ d￿u17￿171.- C'uJislllUIILiJi II)Dl- JNailJblL i)n www.w
How Ihe charity 15 eonsliluied.. Ch•ri18bl¢ In¢•r￿)raICd Organisoiicin will) v(IlinbY members oiher
than the i￿ste¢s.
ma.o
TrustC¢ 5clcElion meihods Iconstilution kclion 131.. Trus¢ee$ &re apwinied by th¢ member5 or the
tru51tts. Onc ihird sthnd down each year in To¢aiion.
Th¢ Consiiiuiion amended in November 2019. changing the quorum ai ¥enerAI meding$ from
Ilyh 10 5% of the m¢mber5hip.
WGMA I. July 2026
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Trustees Annual Repon for the period l Jan ?025- 31 Decernber ?025
C) Objectives & Activities
Summary of objectives (extract fmm Constitution)
ThL adi'aiicemenl ol'educaiion and the PTomolion of the arts in particular by..
l. proTni)tinL. susiainingj. and increasing indii'idual and colleciii'e knO￿led￿Te aiid
undersiandingT of. the sacred and secular niu5ic and soiig7 {)f Briiain and ils Lolonies. with
particular reference to N4'hal h&5 becutne knijw'n as We41 (Jallerv music
advancing ihc edu£alion of the public in th¢ sa¢red and secLilar music and song ofwest
Galler>, and allied Iraditions and their social and histOTical context in Britain and its
colonies: and
supporting? and encoura&Ting a rei'ival of interest in W'est Gallery music both nationally and
intemationally.
Summary of the main activities undortaken ft•r the public benefit
The tru51ees ha%'inb) had regard to the 4uidance issued by the Charitv Commission 01) publii ben¢ti¢.
members ot-the WGMA continued io support rehearsals of r¢gTiOtJal choiT5. group singinbw events.
live coiicert5 and work%hops.
Sotne new performances were recorded. and added its those already published on tlie WGMA web
siie. These recordin8s are fr¢el)' available 10 rlie public and are inde¥ed for 5¢ar¢hin¥.
Ewenls were publi¢i%Lsd in the quarterlv n¢w%leiier. on the WGMA web slit. and b) einail. Reports
of¢v¢DlS w.ere ollen included in the newsleiier.
A few research reports and other editorial articles were in¢luded in the ne￿Sletter.
Publicaiions in¢luding music CDS. music anihologies and text books are available t1)Tou￿h the web
site. A third edition of "We%1 Cjallerv Psalms & HN'miis (the Red BIK)kl and reprints of ihe"Green
Book and 'Good Sinbyinb* Siill" are in stock and 8vail#ble fthT pufLhase.
Legacy Policies in effect, fomially adopted 12 Jan 2018
P(IlTr¢y 14072) Graiiis to a55is1 fundinb? of workshops I PDF oli
Polic) 120801 fjranis io asSIs1 alt¢ndan¢¢ ai W'CJMA events I PDF on ￿w￿..￿.
140616 Terms of Reference Research subcommittee
120613 WGMA Job Sp¢cifi¢aiion- Music Director I PDF on ww.w
Trna.o l.uk I
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D) Significant events. Achievements & Performances
The IfLssiee5 coiigyralulaie the maiiy meinbers who coiilriied t(1 5pr¢ad th¢ knowled¥e and enjovment
of West Galler%, music.
WGMA l July 2026
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TnJstee5 Annual Report for the p¢riiKi l Jatt 2025- 31 DeCe￿b¢r 2025
Llve events
Many quires and groups organise workshops and concerts aimd at n¢w audiences.
Quire activity during 2025
Relutns were received fTom nearly all ltral quires, reporting a mix ofregul8r and new events aimtd
at r&8chin¥ new audi¢nce5 as well as ¢xi5ting m¢rnb¢rs.
TheAGbl was held at Claverdon Church Centre, Claverdon on 17 May 2025.
Sumtnary from return5 reG¢ived'.-
erforman¢e$
Outreach rtici
¢hur¢h iour and Mum
ers ceilidh
2112" Nigbi. & Oak Appl¢ Dayl
Amber Vall
Hroadwindsor Gallery
uire,
ormerlvBYqJnirtsler
BLxlfvr(l Gallery Quir
Biislol Harnion
CTBS
Chilt¢rn
Chii51tninsi¢r Sin
ers
Gladl Solemn Sound
Greenwood
uir¢
Tmmgnuel's Ground
John Mooie
uir¢
Larks vf D¢a
ire
London Galle
uire
The Madding Crowd
summer church tour
5U[tUn￿ ¢hur¢h iour
Sin
foroxfoidcharities
Cra¢oc worksho
Carol café
uire Da
Warwick & Daven
Mid-shires
lar inviiaiions for audience
4 tTQD wilh Ssx.Harmony, FASH workshop. 50
anniv¢r5a
celebration & Ha15wa
w¢¢kendl
Swana FF ¢hur¢h iour. locBI
ritna
schools
Purbeck Vill
Uire
¢wa
Sin
eFS and Band
Sacred Hamiony,formerly
GrarÉ Dtsrliij
Sin
rs
Shro
shir¢ Harmon
Suswx Hartnon
TIEinter's PJ
Tue.£da Oc£asionnals
Vital S ark
Washawa
WGQ CredI￿n
non¢
Hailsham, Rushiak¢ Green and T
D with Thic
Mteis T¢
u13rl for
erforJnJnce and ev¢nl$
Partici
on in achurch s¢rvi¢¢
4 ICombeint¢i8nhead. 2 open reheatsal4 & ev¢nl
all Year 4
rim
ils in Tiv¢rton
Introducto
Worksho
io W¢st Oalle
Wilh Ch¢erful Voice
Nearly all gTOUPS met for live r¢h¢arsals.
The Madding Crowd ITMCI outreach includ￿ WOTkshop$ for the FoikAssocia¢ion of South
Hampshire IFASHI and for Southampton University (which w&s a WGMA event).
South-We%t Quires Day ISWQD) and Three QuiT¢S Day ITQDI are regional ev¢ftts organised by
local groups, and wcll attended.
Mid-shire5 Quires Day IMSQDI is a regional event org2Dised by local group5, and often
oversub5rribrd.
WGMA I" Jllly 2026
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Tru4l¥L% Annuul RLI)Llrt ttir Ilie PL'ri(xl l Jun 211?5 .1 I. DeLLmix'i' ?01.5
Support
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Lirk.
TIIL. nL'IK%l¢lleT 11-.as publislied Iliie¢ iiin¢% a y¢ur, Iliaith5 to ediior Heaiher FIL)Lkiun und Jll the
E) Financial Review
'L Ihiihk RiLlicir(I Pil'ill'al t()r li14 I￿LITk Tr¢iisurei' and zu7.unnu Fiir4lei'_Fuk¢ fi?T 4¢T¥'I¥I% 11
F) Other optional information
G) Declaration
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The West Gallery Music Assoaation
In(onie StateTrient
Year ended 31 Deceniber 2025
Year ended 31 December Year ended 31 December
2025
2024
Receipts
Subsciiptions
Donations
,975.00
651.91
1?3.43
May weekend Claverdonlchase
Meadow
Income
EXper￿e
Suiplus
,036.76
1 835.05
01.71
740.00
73.00
467.00
Net event surplus
467,00
Merchandise
364.34
59.:4
443.:8
44.80
Cost of sales
Net nier(h￿dIsC surplus
105.10
198.48
Interest on Dep￿t Accounts
555.55
Net Receipts
4.461.93
4.468.46
Payments
Web Srte re-design and maintenan
Newsletter and directoiy
Paypal fees
Public Liability Insurance
Postage
Costs of Tnjstees meebngs
Membei3hip suNev
664.:0
850.95
.63
83.57
748.14
657.00
754.:0
4.96
80.00
73=.10
7.9.00
396.00
Total paynientS
3,353.=6
Surplus for the year
,11:.44
1,115.:0

Tlie West Gallery Music AsSOCiatioii
Balaiice Slieet
31 Deceiiiber 2025
31 Deceniber
2025
31 December
2024
Cash balances
Current Account
Business Saver Account
3,756.81
40,5?8.?1
1,449.31
41,441.78
Less due to Beaminster Gallery Quire
0.00
(718.51)
Total net assets
44 ?85.0?
4? 179.58
Represented by:
Accumulated fund brought forward
Surplus for the period
Accumulated fund carried forward
4? 17?.58
? 11?.44
44,ry85.0?
41,057.38
1,115 ?0
4? 17?.58
s￿ned.
Richard Pecival
Treasurer
on behalf of the Truslees
28 June 2026

## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of The West Gallery Music Association** 

## **On the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025** 

## **Charity number 1171664** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The West Gallery Music Association (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2025. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Signed: 

## _Z. F. Forster-Fake_ 

_________________________________________ Zuzanna Forster-Fake 

60, Hilltop, Bolsover, Derbyshire. Date:       29th    June 2026 

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