## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 04 2020 **To** 31 03 2021
## Section A Reference and administration details
## **Saddleworth Male Voice Choir**
**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1175650 **Charity's principal address 43 Tandlewood Park**
**SMVC**
**Royton Oldham Postcode OL2 5UZ**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
**TAR**
March **2012**
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
**CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 MAR 2017** Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
**Association** How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
**Trustees are appointed or re-appointed by the choir membership at** Trustee selection methods **the Annual General Meeting.**
(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**
**THE PRINCIPLE OBJECT OF THE CHOIR SHALL BE TO PROMOTE, STUDY, PRACTISE AND PERFORM CHORAL MUSIC, NOT FOR PERSONAL PROFIT, AND TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH MUSIC BY MEANS OF THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. 3[B] TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.**
**TAR**
March **2012**
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**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)**
**The main activity of the choir is the promotion of male voice choral singing. Membership is open to any male over the age of 16 years and they are required to attend weekly rehearsals led by a professional musical director assisted by professional accompanists. The membership is predominantly elderly (65% over 70 yrs old) and finds great camaraderie within the choir. Singing has been proven to be beneficial to physical and mental health and members derive great satisfaction from their weekly rehearsals. During our annual planning of events the trustees ensure the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit is adhered to. The rehearsals provide a platform to perform our own concerts and to go out into the community performing concerts for local charities, churches and many fundraising organisations. Entry into competitions and music festivals is an important feature of the choir’s life and provides a measure of the choir’s capabilities and prowess.**
**For the past five years, at the choir annual general meeting, the choir has selected a charity to support and has raised in the region of £3000 each year for the chosen charity through staging concerts, collections, raffles and during lockdown, a weekly quiz for members, patrons, friends, family and supporters.**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
**We are extremely grateful to our musical director, secretary, quiz master and all the members for keeping the choir together since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. Meeting on Zoom has enabled the membership to continue to learn new music, refresh old favourites, maintain the friendship found within our ranks, especially providing company and support for those who live alone, are isolating or have become bereaved during the pandemic.**
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
**TAR**
March **2012**
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Section D Achievements and performance
**During the lockdown period the choir’s public activities were Summary of the main curtailed but besides our charity fundraising mentioned above achievements of the charity during the year we have performed two virtual St. George’s Day Concerts and a Concert of Remembrance which were made available to our supporters on YouTube. A great achievement for “elderly” non tech savvy gents.**
**TAR**
March **2012**
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**The choir’s income is generally £15k to £20k and our income and expenditure over many years has allowed us to keep a small reserve which is eventually used to progress the choir. For this accounting period, income was increased by a bequest from a supporter and has given stability to the choir finances during a difficult period.**
## **Details of any funds materially in deficit**
**N/A**
## **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;
**The charity’s funds are predominantly subscribed by its members, patrons, through concert fees and 100 club subscriptions to a monthly draw.**
**The choir’s key expenditure is payment to professional staff and the purchase of music pieces. The hire of the weekly rehearsal room which includes limited storage for our music library and equipment is also a considerable expense.**
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **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) John Andrew Watts Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Chairman ]**
**Ceri Howard Davies Secretary**
**Date 16/12/2021**
**TAR**
March **2012**
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of Saddleworth Male Voice Choir On accounts for the year Charity no 1175650 ended[31][st][ March 2021 ] (if any) Set out on pages 1, 2, 3 & 4**
.(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2021.
- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** 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 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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._
**Date: Signed: 16/12/2021 Name: Charles Peacock Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 33 Plover Close, Bamford, Rochdale OL11 5PU**
**October 2018**
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## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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** .
N/A
**October 2018**
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**IER**