2025-04-30-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 May 2024 30 April 2025 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Bollington Chamber Concerts

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1174602

Charity's principal address	23 Cocksheadhey Road	23 Cocksheadhey Road
	Bollington
	Macclesfield
	Postcode	SK10 5QZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Yvonne Singer	Former Chair	To 3rdOctober 2024
	Kenneth Singer	Chair
	Ian Brammer	Joint Secretary
	Gerald Coope
	MaryHalloran
	Sheila Brammer	Joint Secretary
	Peter Tunwell	Treasurer
	Julian Davis
	Adrienne Spilsbury

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

CIO

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

By existing trustees

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To advance, improve and maintain public education in and appreciation of the arts, in particular the art of music, in Bollington and the surrounding areas by: a. The provision of an annual series of professional chamber concerts b. The provision of educational classes in all aspects of classical music and to organize other associated educational activities

c. Collaborating with other music societies in arranging concerts and musical educational activities.

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Bollington Chamber Concerts Charity has maintained its determination to develop interest in chamber music in our immediate area and within other communities nearby. We have continued to create and run a full programme of concerts of appropriate music in our local Arts Centre. This year we have devised and run two additional concerts on Sunday mornings targeting a younger prospective audience thanks to our successful application for a grant from the Chamber Music Trust.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Streaming of live concerts has been maintained and is planned to continue. We recognise this service is valuable to people physically unable to attend concerts in person through infirmity or lack of local transport.

The programme of regular Music Appreciation courses continues and is fully supported. The content of this activity is coordinated with the programme of concerts but is independent, stands alone and is available to everyone with an interest in classical music.

The Trustees declare this takes regard to the guidance of the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Our regular concert audiences are drawn from the more mature local population and recognising future demographic changes we have set up a programme, via external advisors, using social media to develop awareness of what we offer. The effectiveness of this programme will be judged over the next year.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

I

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

We continued to plan and organise regular evening concerts performed by highly regarded musicians. These concerts have been extremely well supported and their quality has been regarded as above average by knowledgeable critics. We remain competitive in our pricing and have maintained a sound level of financial success.

The group of eight volunteer trustees has been maintained and the newer members have developed specific roles and become valued additions to the team. In readiness for the inevitable replacement of retiring trustees, plans have been made preparing for changes to the responsibility of existing team-members. Initial steps to seek replacement trustees are now ongoing.

Arranging the identification and booking of artists for the regular evening programme remains a vital activity and responsibility has moved from a retiring Trustee to a new member. In addition, a new Trustee has taken on responsibility for the booking arrangements for other concerts such as the expected daytime “coffee concerts” and an additional requirement to provide musicians for a concert as part of next year’s Bollington Festival.

We foresee a need to find more volunteers to take on the responsibilities for setting up the concert venue, dealing with ticket checking and provision of refreshments etc. Steps are being taken to develop a resource of “helpers” to support the Trustees.

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Section E Financial review ~~a~~

The Charity aims to maintain sufficient reserves to cover future contract Brief statement of the commitments to musicians. Investment from researves are used to support charity’s policy on reserves the costs of running the cocnerts.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

~~a~~ Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Kenneth Edward Singer

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chait etc)

Date 4th September 2025 ~~PO~~

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Charity Name

CC16a

No (if any)

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/05/2024 30/04/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Endowment Restricted funds Total funds Last year funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts CONCERT TICKETS INC SUBS 14,246 - - 14,246 14,158 CONCERT SPONSORSHIP 3,700 - - 3,700 - MUSIC COURSE FEES 4,145 - - 4,145 4,855 STREAMING 1,109 - - 1,109 945 GIFT AID DONATIONS 1,851 - - 1,851 4,655 GIFT AID RECLIMED 1,166 - - 1,166 1,003 MISCELLANIOUS 1,367 - - 1,367 738 COFFEE 418 - - 418 260 Sub total (Gross income for AR) 28,002 - - 28,002 26,614 ~~==55===~~ A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - Total receipts 28,002 - - 28,002 26,614 ~~=SSS5=~~ A3 Payments MUSICIANS FEES 15,989 - - 15,989 16,376 STREAMING EQIPMENT 23 - - 23 - PRINTING 707 - - 707 593 ROOM HIRE 1,955 - - 1,955 1,820 MUSIC COURSE EXPENSES 3,824 - - 3,824 3,415 MISCELLANIOUS 613 - - 613 608 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total 23,111 - - 23,111 22,812 ~~22-8~~ A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - Total payments 23,111 - - 23,111 22,812 ~~=SSSe=~~ Net of receipts/(payments) 4,891 - - 4,891 3,802 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 34,447 - - 34,447 30,645 Cash funds this year end 39,338 - - 39,338 34,447 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period ~~=—>>—>~~ Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment Categories Details funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B1 Cash funds 1 YEAR FIXED BOND C&C BANK 30,000 - - CURRENT ACCOUNT COOP BANK 338 - - DEPOSIT ACCOUNT COOP BANK 9,000 - - Total cash funds 39,338 - - ~~===~~ CCXX R1 accounts (SS) (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))1 OK OK 04/09/2025OK

Unrastricted Restrictad fund8 funds Endowrnent funds to n9?r••t £ Details Qwr•rt val Details C(•t Iifllornll 83 Investment assets "ze# l)xr•nt v•luJ Details 84 Ass•ts retalned for tt charlty's own use d ttswtrdch Details loptl¢)w•ll B5 Uabllliles SvJned by one orlvK) tmstè6s on behaw of all the Iwstees ShJnature Print Name Dats of approval KENNETH SINGER ER TUNv￿L 31-£-2g 31-%-25 CCXX F12 accounts (SS) 2710812025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of BOLLINGTON CHAMBER CONCERTS On accounts for the year ended 3010412025 Charity no (if any) 1174602 Set out on pages 1AND2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe 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 ststement I￿]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have 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 faif 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: o&-07.?024 Name: BARRY INSLEY Relevant professional qualification(s) or body B.Eng IER Oct 2018

(if any>: Address: 7 LINCOLN CLOSE II4INOW MACCLESFIELD SK10 5UH Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn (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. IER Oct 2018