2024-08-31-accounts - Oxford Bach Soloists

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Oxford Bach Soloists

Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustees’ Annual Report Year ended 31st August 2024

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The CIO was established to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts, culture, and heritage, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing), the arts of orchestral, choral and other music.

Since the previous Annual Report (and since our founding) there has been no change to the CIO’s principal charitable objectives and activities, which are:

the organisation and/or presentation of concerts of high educational and artistic merit, conferences, lectures and recordings;
the organisation and presentation of concerts and collaborations with schools and other places of education; and
the organisation and presentation of such other events and performances as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine.

This includes the organisation and promotion of concerts and the facilitation and organisation of other engagements such as workshops, lectures, and recordings in the United Kingdom and abroad. Alongside the core performances, the CIO is committed to providing additional opportunities for professional development and education through complementary projects and mentoring. In furtherance of these objectives the CIO engages international singers and instrumentalists, artists, performers and repetiteurs; additionally, the CIO engages skilled professional and technical advisers such as language and vocal coaches, musicologists, historians, and keyboard technicians.

The Trustees have reviewed the Charity’s objectives and activities and acknowledged that they have paid due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission as noted in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2011. The CIO fulfilled its objectives by presenting 51 concerts and other performances. The Choral Scholarship scheme was in place for this period, and eight full scholarships and two half scholarships were offered between September 2023 and August 2024. The Trustees express the objectives in a ‘Mission Statement’ and monitor its activities/initiatives against this.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

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From 1st September 2023 to 31st August 2024, the Oxford Bach Soloists gave 26 concerts to a total of 10,964 audience members (7128 in person, 3836 online). They also took part in 25 workshops and masterclasses. The activities were as follows:

Own-promoted Live Performances

6 live concerts, as part of the one-off Partitas series, all of which were in New College Chapel. This series was designed: to provide a platform for the choral scholars to perform together; to provide an opportunity to platform our co-principal keyboardists; and to ensure that the charity had regular monthly concerts between September 2023 and July 2024.
1 live concert in New College Chapel, entitled ‘Silence in Heaven’, to show the charity’s recommitment to Bach’s cantatas. (October 2023)
2 live concerts performing the yearly J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, one in New College Chapel, Oxford, and one in St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London. (December 2023 & January 2024).
2 live concerts performing the yearly St John Passion, one in Oxford and One in London. (March 2024)

Collaborative Live Performances

3 live performances at graduations for students at the Saïd Business School. (September 2023; November 2023; December 2023)
2 live performances at Saïd Business School, as part of their Alumni reunion dinners. (September 2023; October 2023)
3 live performances of Lutheran Vespers with The Choir of New College, Oxford, providing instrumental accompaniment for their termly cantata, performed in a historically informed Lutheran service. (October 2023; February 2024; June 2024)
2 live performances as part of the Follow the Stars - Macmillan Carol Concert, one in Christ Church Cathedral and one in Soho Farmhouse. (December 2023)
1 live performance of St John Passion, as part of Edington Arts annual season. (March 2024)
2 live performances of Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri, with Newe Vialles and The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford. One performance in Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford, and one performance in Temple Church, London.

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Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustees’ Annual Report Year ended 31st August 2024

2 live performances (one educational performance, and one public performance) of Shall We Gather at the River, in Park Avenue Armory, New York. This project was funded by the Asia Society, and saw a collaboration between Oxford Bach Soloists, Peter Sellars, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and FLEXN dancers.

Workshops and Masterclasses

20 workshops with Dr Pegram Harrison, as part of his teaching for the Saïd Business School, demonstrating Collaboration and Leadership skills needed in successful music-making. (September 2023–July 2024)
1 masterclass with German coach Gerhard Gall for the choral scholars in the Holywell Music Room. This event was not open to the public. (September 2023)
1 masterclass with mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn Rogers for the choral scholars in Wadham College Chapel. This event was not open to the public. (February 2024)
1 masterclass with bass Alex Ashworth for the choral scholars in the Holywell Music Room. This event was not open to the public. (June 2024)
1 masterclass with countertenor William Purefoy for the choral scholars in New College Chapel. This event was not open to the public. (June 2024)

Private Events

1 live performance at a Fundraising event for the group. (September 2023)

In contrast to the previous year, the 2023–24 season began from a strong financial position. However, the Board of Trustees made the strategic decision to scale up the charity’s musical activity gradually, prioritising financial prudence and long-term sustainability. The six-concert Partitas series, launched in September 2023, formed the backbone of the organisation’s own-promoted performances, providing regular monthly concerts in New College Chapel and platforming the charity’s Choral Scholars and co-principal keyboardists.

Alongside this, four larger-scale concerts were initially proposed. However, the unexpected withdrawal of a major funder in December 2023, combined with the significant logistical commitment involved in delivering Shall We Gather at the River in New York in May 2024, led the Trustees to revise this plan. Three large-scale concert

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projects ultimately went ahead: the charity’s recommitment to Bach’s cantatas with Silence in Heaven (October 2023); the annual Christmas Oratorio performances in Oxford and London (December 2023 and January 2024); and the St John Passion in both cities (March 2024).

The announcement in April 2024 that Artistic Director Tom Hammond-Davies would be relocating to Dallas in July 2024 to take up a full-time post as Director of Music introduced a further challenge. Owing to the timing of his appointment, Friends and supporters were informed just two weeks after the Trustees were notified. This limited the organisation’s ability to plan strategically and may have contributed to the drop in membership figures.

Tom Hammond-Davies’s departure, after founding the group, marked a significant moment of transition. In August 2024, the Trustees confirmed their intention to proceed with the 2024–25 season, with artistic planning and delivery overseen by the General Manager in collaboration with a group of guest directors. Some of these were being considered for a more permanent appointment; others were long-standing collaborators who understood the ensemble’s musical ethos. This approach enabled continuity while offering the flexibility needed during a period of change.

The decision to maintain regular activity was especially important in light of the reinstated Choral Scholarship scheme. With four new scholars appointed in February 2025, and recruitment for a new (overlapping) cohort scheduled to begin in June 2025, the organisation prioritised stable musical leadership to ensure effective mentoring and performance opportunities. Drawing on existing relationships and a strong network of trusted musicians, the Oxford Bach Soloists were able to sustain their core work while positioning the charity for continued growth and long-term planning.

The Choral Scholarship scheme, now in its fifth year, continued to provide an important professional development opportunity for young aspiring singers. For 2023–24, the charity awarded 8 full scholarships and 2 half scholarships. Scholars are appointed for a single academic year and benefit from regular performance opportunities, solo work, and tailored mentorship including language coaching. However, with the uncertainty around leadership and the future of the organisation in early summer 2024, the Trustees made the decision to pause recruitment for the sixth cohort. Following an outpouring of support from audiences, players, and stakeholders, and a significant financial pledge to support the 2024–25 season, the Trustees resolved to continue the organisation’s work. Four new scholarships were awarded in February 2025, allowing the charity to

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Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustees’ Annual Report Year ended 31st August 2024

re-establish core activity mid-season. Recruitment for a new (overlapping) cohort of scholars for the 2025–26 season will begin in June 2025, ensuring continuity and enabling longer-term planning for the first time since the pandemic.

The Oxford Bach Soloists' network of Friends and supporters continued to offer committed backing during this period. However, the number of active Friends memberships decreased to 118. This may reflect a combination of factors, including uncertainty around the organisation’s long-term direction and a strategic decision to move forward cautiously in the wake of the pandemic.

The Trustees hope to appoint a new Artistic Director by July 2025, following careful consideration of candidates who have worked with the ensemble during this transitional year. Feedback from the General Manager, audiences, Friends and supporters, players, and singers is being actively taken into account. The Trustees are especially grateful to Katie Ambrose, General Manager, for her leadership and tireless work in sustaining the ensemble throughout this period. Without her efforts, the continuation of the charity’s work would not have been possible.

The Digital Concerts platform remained an important part of the organisation’s offering, enabling audiences to access own-promoted concerts remotely. Over the course of the year, 35 Digital Concert subscriptions were active.

The Oxford Bach Soloists’ monthly newsletter continued to provide reflections, project news, and behind-the-scenes content to over 1,000 subscribers, and remains a key element of the organisation’s outreach and engagement strategy.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

This was the seventh operating period of the charity. The proceeds from concerts were £224,202 in the 12-month period, compared with costs of £280,476. Some of the shortfall has been covered by general fundraising from Friends (£10,204), and from general donations (£8,162). The charity also received restricted donations (£4,700) to complete a particular artistic project. There is a deficit of £33,208 calculated on an accrual basis. The Charity secured funding from an individual donor which started in 2020–21, and which allowed significant growth and secured funds to pay musicians. This funding was terminated in December 2023, and whilst the charity found a

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Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustees’ Annual Report Year ended 31st August 2024

temporary solution to fund the 2024–25 season, there is a need to secure a more long-term solution to allow future planning and maintain artistic excellence.

Proceeds from concerts have increased compared to the previous period, due in large part to the expansion of collaborative projects this season — particularly the international venture Shall We Gather at the River in New York. However, general fundraising through gifts and donations has decreased following the loss of a major source of funding in December 2023. Membership income has also declined slightly, reflecting both the departure of the Founding Artistic Director and the necessary shift away from a regular cantata series in the absence of significant financial backing.

Fees paid to musicians increased over the period, as well as general administration costs. The musicians’ fees increased due to expanding the number of engagements across the period, and also due to the large-scale project in New York. Though the spend on salaries was slightly lower during this period, the general administration costs increased. This is due to more administration staff being employed on a freelance basis by the charity, and some overtime being needed to complete the collaborative larger-scale projects.

At the end of the financial period, the Charity held assets of £49,009. These assets are adequate to provide the charity with working capital and the Trustees do not believe them to be excessive. Work continues to build a strong base of regular donors through the Friends programme and to sponsor the appointment of choral scholars. The charity does not break even on all the concerts which it performs, though it aims to be sustainable over a full 12-month period.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The Charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and has memorandum and articles associated with this.

New Trustees are appointed according to the following procedure:

a) Identifying an area of expertise either useful to the Charity or not present in the existing makeup of the Board.
b) A process of gathering names.
c) Names to be discussed at Trustees’ meeting
d) Selected individual(s) to be interviewed in person by two or more Trustees.
e) Election of a nominated person in a formal meeting of Trustees.

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Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustees’ Annual Report Year ended 31st August 2024

To support the administration of the Charity as it grows, the Charity has:

a) Continued to engage the services of a professional bookkeeper.
b) Continued to engage a General Manager working 3 days per week to drive the operational side of the Charity

RESERVES POLICY

Reserves are defined as unrestricted funds that are freely available to spend on any of the charitable purposes of the Charity. Funds such as restricted income funds, the balance of restricted grants, tangible fixed assets and any investment funds are excluded from the reserves. Reserves are held to meet any unexpected spending requirements and unforeseen day-to-day operational costs, any shortfall in income from donations or grants, any delays in receiving grant payments and to fulfil the obligations of the Charity.

The Beneficiaries of the Oxford Bach Soloists are the choral scholars, students, players, conductors and soloists who participate in our performances and the diverse audiences which come to listen and enjoy a unique musical experience. They come to the Charity to be able to take part in performances of a high quality that mirror the diversity of our community. Our historically informed musicianship allows for a lively interplay between committed performance and an immersive experience for the audience. They would all be adversely affected if the Charity was unable to operate and to provide them with these opportunities for performance, participation and support.

The Trustees therefore consider that a suitable policy for this Charity is to hold in reserves the equivalent of a minimum of three months of general operating costs including salary costs. This policy and the level of reserves will be reviewed once a year by the Trustees.

We currently hold £38,086 in unrestricted reserves which is the equivalent of around five months general operating costs for the Charity. We aim to maintain the reserves at the planned level of a minimum of three months of general operating costs by significantly increasing our fundraising activity and identifying suitable donors and organisations from whom general donations for this purpose can be requested. The Trustees and management team are conscious that they are likely to face financial headwinds from time to time, and are focussed on increasing income and closely

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Section A Statement of financial activities				Section A Statement of financial activities
Recommended categories by activity		Guidance N	Unrestricted funds		Unrestricted	Restricted income funds	Endowment funds		Total funds	Prior year funds
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Incoming resources (Note 3)				F01		F02	F03		F04	F05
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies		S01		18,366		4,700	-		23,066	140,392
Charitable activities		S02	192,123	192,123	192,123	32,079	-		224,202	97,207
Other trading activities		S03				-	-		-	-
Investments		S04				-			-	-
Separate material item of income		S05				-	-		-	-
Other		S06				-	-		-
*Total*		S07		210,490		36,779	-		247,268	237,598
Resources expended (Note 6)
Expenditure on:
Raising funds		S08		9,445		1,321	-		10,766	-
Charitable activities		S09		238,921		30,789	-		269,710	201,603
Separate material item of expense		S10				-	-		-	-
Other		S11		-		-	-		-	-
*Total*		S12		248,366		32,110	-		280,476	201,603

Net income/(expenditure) before investment
gains/(losses)		S13	-	37,876		4,669	-	-	33,208	35,995
Net gains/(losses) on investments		S14		-		-	-		-	-
Net income/(expenditure)		S15	-	37,876		4,669	-	-	33,208	35,995
Extraordinary items		S16		-		-	-		-	-
Transfers between funds		S17		4,669	-	4,669	-		-	-
Other recognised gains/(losses):
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use	Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use	S18		-		-	-		-	-
Other gains/(losses)		S19		-		-	-		-	-
*Net movement in funds*		S20	-	33,208		-	-	-	33,208	35,995
*Reconciliation of funds:*
Total funds brought forward		S21		82,217		-	-		82,217	46,222
*Total funds carried forward*		S22		49,009		-	-		49,009	82,217

Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing • and with ü their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in 2019. the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS • and with ü 102)

and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.*

-Tick as appropriate

1.2 Going concern

If there are material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, please provide the following details or state "Not applicable", if appropriate:

An explanation as to those factors that support the conclusion that the charity is a going concern;

Disclosure of any uncertainties that make the going concern assumption doubtful;

Where accounts are not prepared on a going concern basis, please disclose this fact together with the basis on which the trustees prepared the accounts and the reason why the charity is not regarded as a going concern.

Fundraising in progress alongside additional income generating activity and cost reduction to achieve sustainable financial position Not applicable

Not applicable

1.3 Change of accounting policy

The accounts present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined in note { }.

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Please disclose:

(i) the nature of the change in accounting policy;

(ii) the reasons why applying the new accounting policy provides more reliable and more relevant information; and

(iii) the amount of the adjustment for each line affected in the current period, each prior period presented and the aggregate amount of the adjustment relating to periods before those presented, 3.44 FRS 102 SORP.

1.4 Changes to accounting estimates

No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS 102 SORP).

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Please disclose:

(i) the nature of any changes; (ii) the effect of the change on income and expense or assets and liabilities for the current period; and (iii) where practicable, the effect of the change in one or more future periods.

1.5 Material prior year errors

No material prior year error have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS 102 SORP).

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Please disclose:

(i) the nature of the prior period error; (ii) for each prior period presented in the accounts, the amount of the correction for each account line item affected; and (iii) the amount of the correction at the beginning of the earliest prior period presented in the accounts.

Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 2 Accounting policies

Please complete this note when first reporting under FRS102. Section 35 of FRS102, requires 3 reconciliations to be presented, if all are applicable.

2.1 RECONCILIATION WITH PREVIOUS GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRACTICE

Please provide a description of the nature of each change in accounting policy

Reconcilation of funds per previous GAAP to funds determined under FRS 102

End of Start of period period £ £ Fund balances as previously stated Adjustments: Fund balance as restated Reconcilation of net income/(net expenditure) per previous GAAP to net income/(net expenditure) under FRS 102 End of £ Net income/(expenditure) as previously stated Adjustments: Previous period net income/(expenditure) as restated

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies 2.2 INCOME

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are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as income from charitable activities.

Settlement of insurance Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria claims are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other income in the SoFA.

Investment gains and losses This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.

2.3 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES

Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. Governance and support costs Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.

Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.

Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of Grants with performance conditions service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.

Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to Grants payable without realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be performance conditions recognised.

Redundancy cost The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.

Deferred income No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.

The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade Creditors discounts

A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured Provisions for liabilities at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per paragraph Basic financial instruments 11.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17 to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.

2.4 ASSETS

Tangible fixed assets for These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least use by charity They are valued at cost. The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.2. Intangible fixed assets The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through custody or legal rights. The amortisation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.5

They are valued at cost.

Heritage assets The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic, scientific, technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held and maintained principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture. The depreciation rates and methods used as disclosed in note 9.6.1.4. They are valued at cost. Investments Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are valued at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.

Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments

Stocks and work in Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net progress realisable value. Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value based on the service potential provided by items of stock.

Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the contract.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of income

Other informatio TOTAL INCOM Other: Other trading activities: Income from investments: Separate material item of income: Donations and legacies: Charitable activities:	Analysis	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £
	Donations andgifts	11,898	4,450	-	16,348	122,334
	Gift Aid	2,422	250	-	2,672	8,178
	Legacies	-	-	-	-	-
	General grants provided by government/other charities	2,000	-	-	2,000	-
	Membership subscriptions and sponsorships which are in substance donations	2,047	-	-	2,047	9,880
	Donatedgoods,facilities and services	-	-	-	-	-
	Other		-	-	-
	Total	18,366	4,700	-	23,066	140,392

		192,123	32,079	-	224,202	97,207
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	Total	192,123	32,079	-	224,202	97,207

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	Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held for charity's own use	-	-	-	-	-
	Gain on disposal of a programme related investment	-	-	-	-	-
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		210,490	36,779	-	247,268	237,598

All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for: (please provide description and amounts)
Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the prior period, please give the reason for the conversion. Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the reporting period, please give the reason for the conversion.




Within the income items above the following items are material: (please disclose the nature, amount and any prior year amounts)

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 4 Analysis of receipts of government grants

Government grant 1 Government grant 2 Government grant 3 Other Government grant 1 Government grant 2 Government grant 3 Other *Please provide details of any unfulfilled* *conditions and other contingencies* *attaching to grants that have been* *recognised in income.* *Please give details of other forms of* *government assistance from which the* *charity has directly benefited.*	Description	Description	This year £

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			-
	Total Description		-
			Last year £
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	Total - This year Last year		-

	This year Last year

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Donated goods, facilities and services

Use of property Other Seconded staff	This year Last year £ £	This year Last year £ £
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-

	Last year
Please provide details of the accounting policy for the recognition and valuation of donated goods, facilities and services.
Please provide details of any unfulfilled conditions and other contingencies attaching to resources from donated goods and services not recognised in income. Please give details of other forms of other donated goods and services not recognised in the accounts, eg contribution of unpaid volunteers.

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 6 Analysis of expenditure

Analysis Expenditure on raising funds:	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds £ £ This year Last year
Incurred seeking donations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Incurred seeking legacies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Incurred seeking grants	-	-	-	-				-
Operating membership schemes and social lotteries	-	-	-	-				-
Staging fundraising events	-	-	-	-				-
Fudraising agents	-	-	-	-	-			-
Operating charity shops	-	-	-	-				-
Operating a trading company undertaking non-charitable trading activity	-	-	-	-				-
Advertising, marketing, direct mail and publicity	9,445	1,321	-	10,766	-	-	-	10,531
Start up costs incurred in generating new source of future income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Database development costs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other trading activities	-	-	-	-				-
Investment management costs:	-	-	-	-				-
Portfolio management costs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cost of obtaining investment advice	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investment administration costs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Intellectual property licencing costs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rent collection, property repairs and maintenance charges	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total expenditure on raising funds	9,445	1,321	-	10,766	-	-	-	10,531
Expenditure on charitable activities:
Expenditure on charitable activities:	229,476	29,467	-	258,943	201,603	-	-	201,603
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total expenditure on charitable activities	229,476	29,467	-	258,943	201,603	-	-	201,603
Separate material item of expense
Rebranding		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Strategy consultation		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other
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		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total other expenditure TOTAL EXPENDITURE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	238,921	30,789	-	269,710	201,603	-	-	201,603

Other information:

Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

	This year	This year	This year	This year	Last year	Last year	Last year	Last year
Activity or programme	Activities undertaken directly	Grant funding of activities	Support Costs	Total this year	Activities undertaken directly	Grant funding of activities	Support Costs	Total last year
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Activity 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Activity2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 7 Extraordinary items

Please explain the nature of each extraordinary item occurring in the period.

Extraordinary item 1 Extraordinary item 2 Extraordinary item 3 Extraordinary item 4 Total extrordinary items	Description	This year Last year £ £	This year Last year £ £
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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 8 Funds received as agent

8.1 Please complete this note if the charity has agreed to administer the funds of another entity as its agent. Note: If a charity is acting as an agent, it should not recognise the income in the Statement of Financial Activities or the Balance Sheet.

		Amount received	Amount received	Amount paid out	Amount paid out	Balance held at period end	Balance held at period end
Description/name of party	Related party (Yes or No)	This year	Last year	This year	Last year	This year	Last year
		£	£	£	£	£	£
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		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		-	-	-	-	-	-

8.2 Where a consortia or similar arrangement exists whereby 2 or more charities co-operate to achieve economies in the purchase of goods or services, please discose details of any balances outstanding between any participating members.

Description/name of party	Balance held at period end	Balance held at period end
	This year	Last year
	£	£
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Total	-	-

Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 9 Support Costs

Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.

This year

This year
Support cost (examples)	Raising funds	Activity 1	Activity 2	Activity 3	Grand total	Basis of allocation
	£	£	£	£	£	(Describe method)
Governance	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-

Last year

Support cost (examples)	Raising funds	Activity 1	Activity 2	Activity 3	Grand total	Basis of allocation
	£	£	£	£	£	(Describe method)
Governance	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
Other	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-

Please provide details of the accounting policy adopted for the apportionment of costs between activities and any estimation techniques used to calculate their apportionment.

Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 10 Details of certain items of expenditure

10.1 Fees for examination of the accounts

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner. If nothing was paid please enter '0' in the appropriate box(es).

*Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts* *and other services provided by your independent examiner. If nothing was paid please* *enter '0' in the appropriate box(es).*
Other fees (for example: financial advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid to the independent examiner Independent examiner’s fees Assurance services other than audit or independent examination Tax advisory fees	This year £	Last year £
	1,140	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Paid employees

Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.

11.1 Staff Costs

This year: Salaries and wages Social security costs Other employee benefits Total staff costs Pension costs (defined contribution scheme)	This year £	Last year £
	57,872	55,820
	439	439
	1,289	1,300

	59,600	57,559

Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party Last year: Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party

Please give details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) fell within each band of £10,000 from £60,000 upwards. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

*box provided.*
No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000	TRUE

Band	Number of employees
	This year -	Last year -
£60,000 to £69,999
£70,000 to £79,999	-	-
£80,000 to £89,999	-	-
£90,000 to £99,999	-	-
£100,000 to £109,999	-	-

Please provide the total amount paid to key management personnel (includes trustees and senior management) for their services to the charity. For specific amounts paid to trustees, see Note 28.
	Thisyear	Lastyear
	£	£
	-	-

	This year Number	Last year Number
Fundraising	-	-
Charitable Activities	1	1
Governance	1	1
Other	-	-
Total	2	2

11.3 Ex-gratia payments to employees and others (excluding trustees) Please complete if an ex-gratia payment is made.

Please explain the nature of the payment

This year Last year

Please state the legal authority or reason for making the payment

This year Last year

Please state the amount of the payment (or value of any waiver of a right to an asset)	This year	Last year
	£ -	£ -

11.4 Redundancy payments

Please complete if any redundancy or termination payment is made in the period.

The nature of the payment (cash, asset etc.) Total amount of payment Please state the accounting policy for any redundancy or termination payments The extent of redundancy funding at the balance sheet date	This year	Last year
	£ -	£ -



	This year	Last year
	£ -	£ -

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 12 Defined contribution pension scheme or defined benefit scheme accounted for as a defined contribution scheme.

12.1 Please complete this note if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated.

Please explain the basis for allocating the liability and expense of defined contribution pension scheme between activities and between restricted and unrestricted funds. Amount of contributions recognised in the SOFA as an expense	This year	Last year
	£ 1,289	£
		1,300

	N/A	N/A

12.2 Please complete this section where the charity participates in a defined benefit pension plan but is unable to ascertain its share of the underlying assets and liabilities.

Please confirm that although the scheme is accounted for as a defined contribution plan, it is a defined benefit plan.

Please provide such information as is available about the plan's surplus or deficit and the implications, if any, for the reporting charity for this year and last year, if different

12.3 Please complete this section where the charity participates in a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan that is accounted for as a defined contribution plan.

Describe the extent to which the charity can be liable to the plan for other entities' obligations under the terms and conditions of the multi-employer plan. If this is different for last year, provide details

Provide an explanation of how any liability arising from an agreement with a multiemployer plan to fund a deficit has been determined. If this is different for last year, provide details

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 13 Grantmaking

Please complete this note if the charity made any grants or donations which in aggregate form a material part of the charitable activities undertaken.

This year:

13.1 Analysis of grants paid (included in cost of charitable activities)

Analysis	Grants to institutions	Grants to individuals	Support costs	Total
			£	£
Activity or project 1- Choral Scholarship fees	-	7,604.94	nil	7,604.94
Activity or project 2	-	-	-	-
Activity or project 3	-	-	-	-
Activity or project 4	-	-	-	-
*Total*	-	7,605	-	7,605

Please enter “Nil” if the charity does not identify and/or allocate support costs.

13.2 Grants made to institutions

13.2 Grants made to institutions	13.2 Grants made to institutions
*My charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context* *of its grantmaking. Details of the institution supported, purpose of the grant and* *total paid to each institution is available on the charity's web site.*		*Yes*	*Please provide* *details of charity's* *URL.*
		No	*Provide details* *below*

Names of institution	Purpose		Total amount of grantspaid £
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			-
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			-
*TOTAL GRANTS PAID* *Other unanalysed grants* *Total grants to institutions in reporting period*			-
			-
			-

Last year:

13.3 Analysis of grants paid (included in cost of charitable activities)

Analysis	Grants to institutions	Grants to individuals	Support costs £	Total £
Activity or project 1- Choral Scholarship fees	-	10,000.95	nil	10,000.95
Activity or project 2	-	-	-	-
Activity orproject 3	-	-	-	-
Activity or project 4	-	-	-	-
*Total*	-	10,001	-	10,001

Please enter “Nil” if the charity does not identify and/or allocate support costs.

13.4 Grants made to institutions

13.4 Grants made to institutions
*My charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context* *of its grantmaking. Details of the institution supported, purpose of the grant and* *total paid to each institution is available on the charity's web site.*	*Yes*	*Please provide* *details of charity's* *URL.*
	No	*Provide details* *below*

Names of institution	Purpose	Total amount of grantspaid £
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*TOTAL GRANTS PAID* *Total grants to institutions in reporting period* *Other unanalysed grants*		-
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		-

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 14 Tangible fixed assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets

14.1 Cost or valuation

Freehold land & buildings £	Other land & buildings £	Plant, machinery and motor vehicles £	Fixtures, fittings and equipment £	Total £
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-	-	-	-	-
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SL or RB (Straight Line or Reducing Balance)	SL or RB	SL or RB	SL or RB	SL or RB


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14.4 Impairment

This year: Please provide a description of the events and circumstances that led to the recognition or reversal of an impairment loss.

Last year: Please provide a description of the events and circumstances that led to the recognition or reversal of an impairment loss.

14.5 Revaluation *the name of independent valuer, if applicable* *the methods applied and significant assumptions* *the effective date of the revaluation* *If an accounting policy of revaluation is adopted, please provide:*	This year Last year	This year Last year

the carrying amount that would have been recognised had the assets been carried under the cost model.

14.6 Other disclosures

14.6 Other disclosures
*(iii) Details of the existence and carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment* *to which the charity has restricted title or that are pledged as security for liabilities.* *(i) Please state the amount of borrowing costs, if any, capitalised in the construction of tangible* *fixed assets and the capitalisation rate used.* *(ii) Please provide the amount of contractual commitments for the acquisition of tangible fixed* *assets.*	This year	Last year
	£	£
	-	-
	-	-

* The "transfers" row is for movements between fixed asset categories.

** Please indicate the method of depreciation by deleting the method not applicable (SL = straight line; RB = reducing balance). Also please indicate the rate of depreciation: for straight line, what is the anticipated life of the asset (in years); for reducing balance, what is the percentage annual deduction.

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 15 Intangible assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any intangible assets

15.1 Cost or valuation

Research & development Patents and trademarks Other Total £ £ £ £ At beginning of the year - - - - Additions - - - - Disposals - - - - Revaluations - - - - Transfers - - - - At end of the year - - - - Basis* SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB Straight Line ("SL") or Reducing Balance ("RB") Rate At beginning of the year - - - - Disposals - - - - Amortisation - - - - Impairment - - - - Transfers - - - - At end of year - - - - Net book value at the beginning of the year - - - - Net book value at the end of the year - - - - 15.2 Amortisation and impairments 15.3 Net book value*	Research & development Patents and trademarks Other Total £ £ £ £ At beginning of the year - - - - Additions - - - - Disposals - - - - Revaluations - - - - Transfers - - - - At end of the year - - - - Basis* SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB Straight Line ("SL") or Reducing Balance ("RB") Rate At beginning of the year - - - - Disposals - - - - Amortisation - - - - Impairment - - - - Transfers - - - - At end of year - - - - Net book value at the beginning of the year - - - - Net book value at the end of the year - - - - 15.2 Amortisation and impairments 15.3 Net book value*	Research & development Patents and trademarks Other Total £ £ £ £ At beginning of the year - - - - Additions - - - - Disposals - - - - Revaluations - - - - Transfers - - - - At end of the year - - - - Basis* SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB Straight Line ("SL") or Reducing Balance ("RB") Rate At beginning of the year - - - - Disposals - - - - Amortisation - - - - Impairment - - - - Transfers - - - - At end of year - - - - Net book value at the beginning of the year - - - - Net book value at the end of the year - - - - 15.2 Amortisation and impairments 15.3 Net book value*	Research & development Patents and trademarks Other Total £ £ £ £ At beginning of the year - - - - Additions - - - - Disposals - - - - Revaluations - - - - Transfers - - - - At end of the year - - - - Basis* SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB Straight Line ("SL") or Reducing Balance ("RB") Rate At beginning of the year - - - - Disposals - - - - Amortisation - - - - Impairment - - - - Transfers - - - - At end of year - - - - Net book value at the beginning of the year - - - - Net book value at the end of the year - - - - 15.2 Amortisation and impairments 15.3 Net book value*	Research & development Patents and trademarks Other Total £ £ £ £ At beginning of the year - - - - Additions - - - - Disposals - - - - Revaluations - - - - Transfers - - - - At end of the year - - - - Basis* SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB Straight Line ("SL") or Reducing Balance ("RB") Rate At beginning of the year - - - - Disposals - - - - Amortisation - - - - Impairment - - - - Transfers - - - - At end of year - - - - Net book value at the beginning of the year - - - - Net book value at the end of the year - - - - 15.2 Amortisation and impairments 15.3 Net book value*
SL or RB	SL or RB	SL or RB	SL or RB	Straight Line ("SL") or Reducing Balance ("RB")

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15.4 Accounting policy

Please disclose the accounting policy for intangible fixed assets including: Reasons for choosing amortisation rates

Policies for the recognition of any capital development

15.5 Impairment

This year: Last year: 15.6 Revaluation *Please provide a description of the events and circumstances* *that led to the recognition or reversal of an impairment loss.* 15.7 Other disclosures *(iii) Please provide the amount of contractual commitments* *for the acquisition of intangible assets.* *If an accounting policy of revaluation is adopted, please provide:* *the carrying amount that would have been recognised had the* *assets been carried under the cost model.* *Please provide a description of the events and circumstances* *that led to the recognition or reversal of an impairment loss.* This year Last year *the effective date of the revaluation* *(iv) State the amount of research and development* *expenditure recognised as expenditure in the year.* *(v) Please detail the headings in the SOFA in which a charge* *for amortisation of intangible assets is included.* *the name of independent valuer, if applicable* *the methods applied* *(vi) For any material intangible assets, please provide a* *description, its carrying amount and any remaining* *amortisation period.* *(i) If your intangible asset was acquired by way of grant,* *provide value on initial recognition and carrying amount of the* *asset.* *(ii) Details of the carrying amounts of any intangible assets* *to which the charity has restricted title or that are pledged as* *security for liabilities.*



	This year	Last year

The "transfers" row is for movements between fixed asset categories.

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 16 Heritage assets

Please complete this note if the charity has heritage assets

16.1 General disclosures for all charities holding heritage assets

(i) Explain the nature and scale of heritage assets held. (ii) Explain the policy for the acquisition, preservation, management and disposal of heritage assets.

This year Last year

16.2 Cost or valuation

Heritage asset 1 £	Heritage asset 2 £	Heritage asset 3 £	Heritage asset 4 £	Total £	Total £
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16.5 Impairment

This year Please provide a description of the events and circumstances that led to the recognition or reversal of an impairment loss.

Last year

Please provide a description of the events and circumstances that led to the recognition or reversal of an impairment loss.

16.6 Revaluation

If an accounting policy of revaluation is adopted, please provide:

the effective date of the revaluation the name of independent valuer, if applicable qualifications of independent valuer the methods applied and significant assumptions any significant limitations on the valuation

This year Last year

16.7 Analysis of heritage assets by class or group distinguishing those at cost and those at valuation

At valuation Group A £	At cost Group B £	Total £
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16.8 Heritage assets (where heritage assets are not recoignised on the balance sheet)

(i) Explain the reason why heritage assets have not been recognised on the balance sheet. (ii) Describe the significance and nature of heritage assets. (iii) Disclose information that is helpful in assessing the value of heritage assets. (iv) Explain the reason why it is not practicable to obtain a valuation of heritage assets.	This year	Last year

16.9 Five year summary of heritage assets transactions

	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
	£	£	£	£	£
Purchases Group A Group B Group C Other Donations Group A Group B Group C Other Total additions Charge for impairment Group A Group B Group C Other Total charge for impairment Disposals Group A - carrying amount Group B - carrying amount Group C Other Total disposals
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 17 Investment assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any investment assets.

17.1 Fixed assets investments (please provide for each class of investment)

Cash & cash equivalents	Listed investments	Investment properties	Social investments	Other	Total
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-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
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*Please specify additions resulting from acquisitions through business combinations, if any.

Please note that Fair Value in this context is the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowlegable and willing parties in an arm's length transaction. For traded securities, the fair value is the value of the security quoted on the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List or equivalent. For other assets where there is no market price on a traded market, it is the trustees' or valuers' best estimate of fair value.

17.2 Please provide a breakdown of investments shown above agreeing with the balance sheet row B04 differentiating between those held at fair value and those held at cost less impairment.

This year: Analysis of investments

This year:
Analysis of investments Cash or cash equivalents Investment properties Listed investments Other investments Total Social investments Grand total (Fair value at year end+Cost less impairment)
	Fair value at year end	Cost less impairment
	£	£
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-

Last year: Analysis of investments

Analysis of investments Cash or cash equivalents Investment properties Listed investments Social investments Other investments Total Grand total (Fair value at year end+Cost less impairment)
	Fair value at year end	Cost less impairment
	£	£
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-

17.3 If your charity holds investment properties, please complete the following note:

(i) Explain the methods and significant assumptions in determining the fair value of investment property held by the charity (ii) Name or independent valuer, if applicable, and relevant qualifications (iii) Provide details of any restrictions on the ability to realise investment property or on the remittance of income or disposal proceeds (iv) Explain any contractual obligations for the purchase, construction or development of investment property or for repairs, maintenance or enhancements	Thisyear	Lastyear

17.4 Please provide a breakdown of current asset investments, if applicable, agreeing with the balance sheet.

This year	Last year	Last year
£	£
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Thisyear		Lastyear

17.6 Concessionary loans

*Description*	This year £	Last year £
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*Total*	-	-

*Description*	This year £	Last year £
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*Total*	-	-

This year	Last year







This year	Last year

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 18 Stocks

Please complete this note if the charity holds any stock items

18.1 Please state the carrying amount of stock and work in progress analysed between activities.

Stock	Stock	Donated goods	Donated goods	Work in progress
For distribution	For resale	For distribution	For resale
£	£	£	£	£

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	This year		Last year
	£		£

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 19 Debtors and prepayments

Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

*Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors* *or prepayments.*
19.1 Analysis of debtors HMRC gift aid reclaim Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors	This year £	Last year £
	757.5	7,215.5
	12,599.5
	-	-
	13,357.0	7,215.5

Total

Please complete 19.2 where a material debtor is recoverable more than a year after the reporting date.

19.2 Analysis of debtors recoverable in more than 1 year (included in debtors above)

19.2 Analysis of debtors recoverable in more than 1 year (included in debtors above)
Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors Total Trade debtors	This year £	Last year £
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 20 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.

20.1 Analysis of creditors

Amounts falling due within oneyear	Amounts falling due within oneyear	Amounts falling due after more than oneyear	Amounts falling due after more than oneyear
This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
	-	-	-
	-	-	-
7,661	6,520	-
	-	-	-
3,840	1,200	-	-
2,475	3,246	-
		-	-
13,976	10,966	-	-

20.2 Deferred income

Please complete this note if the charity has deferred income.

Please explain the reasons why income is deferred.

This year Last year

*Movement in deferred income account* Balance at the start of the reporting period Amounts added in current period Amounts released to income from previous periods Balance at the end of the reporting period	This year £	Last year £
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 21 Provisions for liabilities and charges

Please complete this note if you have included in charity expenditure any provisions. A provision is made when the charity has a liability of uncertain timing or amount.

21.1 Movements in recognised provisions and funding commitment during the period

21.2 Please provide: - a brief description of any obligations on the balance sheet and the expected amount and timing of resulting payments; - an indication of the uncertainties about the amount or timing of those outflows; and - the amount of any expected reimbursement, stating the amount of any asset that has been recognised for that expected reimbursement. 21.3 For any funding commitment that is not recognised as a liability or provision, provide details of commitment made, the time frame of that commitment, any performance-related conditions and details of how the commitment will be funded (with contracts for capital expenditure separately identified). 21.4 Where unrestricted funds have been designated to a fund commitment, please disclose the nature of any amounts designated and the likely timing of that expenditure. Balance at the end of the reporting period This year This year Amounts added in current period Amounts charged against the provision in the current period Unused amounts reversed during the period Balance at the start of the reporting period	This year £	Last year £
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	Last year



This year	Last year

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 22 Other disclosures for debtors, creditors and other basic financial instruments

22.1 Please provide information about the significance of financial instruments (eg. debtors, creditors, investments etc) to the charity's financial position or performance, for example, the terms and conditions of loans or the use of hedging to manage financial risk. 22.2 If the charity has provided financial assets as a form of security, the carrying amount of the financial assets pledged as security and the terms and conitions related to its pledge should be given here.	This year	Last year

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 23 Contingent liabilities and contingent assets

23.1 Contingent liabilities

Where the charity has contingent liabililities, please complete the following section unless the possibility of their existence is remote.

This year

This year
Description of item including its legal nature. Please describe any security provided in connection to the liability.	Estimate of financial effect




Last year
Description of item including its legal nature. Please describe any security provided in connection to the liability.	Estimate of financial effect

23.2 Contingent assets

Where the charity has contingent assets, please complete the following section when their existence is probable

This year Description of item Estimate of financial effect	This year Description of item Estimate of financial effect




Last year Description of item Estimate of financial effect

23.4 Other disclosures for contingent assets and/or liabilities

Please provide the following information where practicable:

This year Last year Explain any uncertainties relating to the amount or timing of settlement; and the possibilty of any reimbursement Where it is not practical to make one or more of these disclosures, please state this fact

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 24 Cash at bank and in hand

Note 24 Cash at bank and in hand
Other Cash at bank and on hand Total Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date) Short term deposits	This year £	Last year £
	-	-
	-	-
	49,628	85,968
	-	-
	49,628	85,968

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 25 Fair value of assets and liabilities

This year Last year 25.1 Please provide details of the charity's exposure to credit risk (the risk of incurring a loss due to a debtor not paying what is owed) , liquidity risk (the risk of not being able to meet short term financial demands) and market risk (the risk that the value of an investment will fall due to changes in the market) arising from financial instruments to which the charity is exposed at the end of the reporting period and explain how the charity manages those risks. 25.2 Please give details of the amount of change in the fair value of basic financial instruments (debtors, creditors, investments (see section 11, FRS 102 SORP)) measured at fair value through the SoFA that is attributable to changes in credit risk.

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 26 Events after the end of the reporting period

Please complete this note events (not requiring adjustment to the accounts) have occurred after the end of the reporting period but before the accounts are authorised which relate to conditions that arose after the end of the reporting period.

This year Last year Please provide details of the nature of the event Provide an estimate of the financial effect of the event or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 27 Charity funds

27.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period

Please give details of the movements of material individual funds in the reporting period together with a balancing figure for 'Other funds'. The 'Total funds' figure below should reconcile to 'Total funds' in the blanace sheet.

* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

Fund names	Type PE, EE R or UR *	Purpose and Restrictions	Fund balances brought forward £	Income £	Expenditure £	Transfers £	Gains and losses £	Fund balances carried forward £
General Fund	UR	Charitable activities	82,217	210,490	-248,366	4,669	-	49,010
Restricted Fund	R	Charitable activities - David Hodges donation towards recording costs	-	36,779	-32,110	-4,669	-	-0
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*Other funds*	N/a	N/a	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Funds			82,217	247,268	- 280,476	-	-	49,009

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 27 Charity funds (cont)

27.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period

* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

Fund names	Type PE, EE R or UR *	Purpose and Restrictions	Fund balances brought forward £	Income £	Expenditure £	Transfers £	Gains and losses £	Fund balances carried forward £
General fund	UR	Charitable activities	46,222	237,598	-201,603	-	-	82,217
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*Other funds*	N/a	N/a	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Funds			46,222	237,598	- 201,603	-	-	82,217

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 27 Charity funds (cont)

27.3 Transfers between funds

This year

Thisyear
	Reason for transfer and where endowment is converted to income, legalpower for its conversion	Amount
Between unrestricted and restricted funds	Balance of restricted fund to unrestricted	4669
Between endowment and restricted funds
Between endowment and unrestricted funds

Last year

	Reason for transfer and where endowment is converted to income, legal power for its conversion	Amount
Between unrestricted and restricted funds
Between endowment and restricted funds
Between endowment and unrestricted funds

27.4 Designated funds

This year

Planned use Purpose of the designation Amount

Last year

Planned use Purpose of the designation Amount

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 28 Transactions with trustees and related parties

If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in guidance notes) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box or "False" if there are transactions to report.

28.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits

This year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

In the period the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits. Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.

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Amounts paid or benefit value
Remuneration Pension Redundancy Other TOTAL
Name of trustee Legal authority (eg order, contribution (including
governing document) loss of
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Please give details of why remuneration or other employment benefits were paid.

Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee, provide an explanation of the nature of the payment.

Last year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value
Remuneration	Pension contribution	Redundancy (including loss of office)/ex gratia	Other	TOTAL
£	£		£	£
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-

Please give details of why remuneration or other employment benefits were paid.

Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee, provide

an explanation of the nature of the payment.

28.2 Trustees' expenses

If the charity has paid trustees expenses for fulfilling their duties, details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box below. If there are transactions to report, please enter "False".

No trustee expenses have been incurred (True or False)

Type of expenses reimbursed	This year	Last year
	£	£
Travel	-	-
Subsistence	-	-
Accommodation	-	-
Other (please specify):	-	-
	-	-
TOTAL	-	-

Please provide the number of trustees reimbursed for expenses or who had expenses paid by the charity

28.3 Transaction(s) with related parties

Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a related party has a material interest, including where funds have been held as agent for related parties. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

This year

There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)

Amount	Balance at period end	Provision for bad debts at period end	Amounts written off during reporting period
£	£	£	£

In relation to the transactions above, please provide the terms and conditions, including any security and the nature of any payment (consideration) to be provided in settlement.

For any related party, please provide details of any guarantees given or received.

Last year

There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False)

Name of the trustee or related party	Amount	Balance at period end	Provision for bad debts at period end	Amounts written off during reporting period
	£	£	£	£




*For any related party, please provide details of any guarantees* *given or received.* *In relation to the transactions above, please provide the terms* *and conditions, including any security and the nature of any* *payment (consideration) to be provided in settlement.*

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees Oxford Bach Soloists On accounts for the year 31 August 2024 Charity no 1172192 ended (if any) Set out on pages 9-55 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2024 . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did 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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Date: 27.6.25 Name: Caroline Webster Relevant professional FCA qualification(s) or body Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (if any): Address: Suite I Windrush Court Abingdon

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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