RIG1&f COMPANY NUMBER: CE020891 (EKg]ADd Walos) REGISTERED CRARrrY NUMBER: 1188221 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2
oIE OF TItE FKNAN ATE FOR TBE YEAR ENDED 31 MAR 2025 I to 4 St•terne•t•lFfjD*neAal Adlvltkn Notes to the Ststem¢Mts 8 to 12
TRU trustees have adopttd the PT0ViSiO of AccouDtiD8 RyrtiDg by Charities". StstcmeDt of RecommeDded Pta¢tice applieable to clritIeS prepaTitig their ¥ee(ts in accord with the Fin11 RtyortiDg slarm1d applicable in the iIK and Republic of tre14J IFRS 102) (¢ffeCtI l January 2019). Objetdves itn$ The object of the CIO is the thancejneni of the art of Ml¢, in PTtKtslzT br baod musie. in Hit¢hin and the surrouDdin8 are4 for the pvblic ben¢fit by.. (} Offering trainittg and COa¢bll to Inl¢janS of all agc5 eDable them to pkny w a staodard ready fot Fwblic pthnnan¢e #nd to dev¢lop their musical abiliti. (b) Pufomiingpublie con¢erts of vatied and iofonnativ¢ pm8r8m. (C) Collabmtin8 with othergroups and illdividua15 to enb•Dce the offthngto al¢ll. Slgnknt edvllles The main band ulldenk fiv¢ pAid ejwcments. tl&Tce 8elfyorAod collEuts On agai eight sold-out f0MCeS of The SJK)Thinon over th¢ Chrisnws period awlith¢cs in Hitrhin. Ithhwort]4 and BedfonL involvtng collaboratioD with oth¢r local Mwsici Hitthin Film. Lmcbworth Garden City Hlge Foundation and local chilth¢n who W audIti¢d to siti8 a solo part of cach ptrfOrn. Ih¢ band also staged its Ferfman¢e of 4Walla¢¢ & Gromi¢- The WTOD8 Trousers", wbirh was extremely well received and will bE repeated twice in 2025. The Youth Band ¢tinU trj lttrdct new members. inch18 t¥innus with no previous expuience. It Ternai support¢d entirely by volullteer tytors including S¢Y¢Tal member5 of the maiti band and ¢aters ty thre¢ leveIs of Hitchill Community Br COQlitMd to serye 4 w>de raDge of a8e5 and abiIitie& iDcludiDg learners of ages who to 8ati) experience enjoyment fro]n playitig a brw bfyo¢ SUpP)rt by mernbezs from th¢ lti balld. The b8od perfomjed s¢v¢rnl og88ements through)ut the year. inc1J]ng the joint Christw eon¢ert with the maiD aNI yr)uth The organi54ti0tt's AOM b¢ldoD 15.524 atllolwell Villw Hall. Publlc btllt At all tirae5. the trustw have had regard to tbe guid8JKc iwucd by the Ch8rity CoD)mi¥ioD on public bellefiL Public fotroanw by all thr¢e of our bath Iwe beeD stroDgty wrted al wannty welcomed by the public. Many of the bands. p¢rformaDC¢S throOut the yeaT have bec fffe ¢0 the blIC . for exwle. tdOOr events in ShEffoTd. L¢t¢hworth muhiple perfonnancu in Hit¢biti town 4. The Youth Batyj also put on sev¢ral demo eveDts for schools iti the I(] •re& Our Youth Band atsd CommuDiry Band are opth to anyone wbts wishes toTr?in. without auditiw ar1 we offer free lobn of instruts. luition and coaehin& and tb¢ ch8tK¢ to tuforni a gttsup for a low subscription (£llrehearsal for Youth BaD¢I £51rehrml for Cornmunity Brags). We stsged eight pubrn)anc of The SIVO over the Cbristi)w p to audi¢Dces in Hitrhl Letshworth B[Ord. These were mwltimedia experien¢¢s involviwthg ¢ollaF¥)TatioD with otlr local thusiciatss. Hitchin Filrn Igtchworth Gard¢D City Hetitage F(ndatiOL and Ic¢al cthildrak who Ij audiiioned to siryg a solo as part of eadi
IN BAND TRUST R THEYE ENDED Ch#ritsbk #etlvltie The balld has ¢ODlitill¢d its relalionship with Richrn Hill S¢hool foT thildr¢A conwkx nced Membcrs of the main band once again perfrned at the xhool free of ¢har8e, atyl we S working a otte-off Witional pknc¢ of Th¢ Snoww v4hich we will pcrforn for the xlhool in 4 l&td envin)NmenL Around Chri5tDw 2W24. the Youth Band LW again put(¥mcd caro]s in Hilchiti to Taise money for holesSnesS clwity Shelter. Our Youth BaDd Ind CoEQmUrrity Band ar¢ open to anyone wtshes Witho we offerfrn¢ lo of irIrurn¢4 )Jitioll coa¢bin8. and the trfOn as a for A low kniption {£llrehearsal for Youth Batt4 £51rehearsal for CoTnmuDity BE). Tr youth band in p3rncularprovid¢s the first Intr1Ction to pl2yiDg iDStiUtn¢Dt for Dwiy ¢hildrm ellt1ty by vohmtrus. ANCL4L REvw fyll employm¢nt). Thi5 CODtinu¢s to pmvidc a solid V18 muth of the core overheads of the orgaDisatioL We hav¢ iryv¢sd ID additioual instrlln and equip1 for the Youth Balld wbich will 4iport its Th¢ Statemetr of Financial Activilies Jhows a defici4 we4evaiuakn of foT the year of £5.733 {223 deficit £2.436). Thc balauc¢ of fijttds caoied frAwant was £57225 vjtrwrd to fj7519 last year . these Include the reved Prkneipl thlldkng50Df¢¢8 Piin¢iple source of income in this finaaKial yearh•s bE¢n: . Mernber skniptiolls: - Paid eogagthi¢nt - Donations and pb]IC eolledion wOlt)8 bataoce It less than £5.IJOO. This enw¢s the ability of the CIO to poy ruDDityg iti the ¢v¢ttt that DumbeTS of member5 Paying 5ubs¢riptions were to redute or pid ev¢ttts nged be can¢¢lird. Balanc¢ ov¢rp¥t five FY$ bas not been below £5.). Cwt¢M e•sh b&laDce exceed8 £16.iKIO. There are no concerns the of Hitchin BaDd ClInlAS#s a80ing concern. GovrJthig d¢)coMent The charity 18 C4)ntrolled by its govuning a tked of COnlt a chan'tsble incoomted orgnisation. Page 2
TRUST RT HE YEAR ENDED 31 MAR 20 Chty eonsdkntlo In 2020. the year of Ihe CIO. the meothets of the romrrith eknted at th¢ AGM OJJ 9 May 19 became the trust¢s foT th¢ CIO. Their names were iR¢lude41 in the draft CIO constittEiion which wa% fOallY proposed wnd UDanimwsly acce at that llweting. ltht¥)n4Dd tralliing ofJv trus¢5 (l) El¢cd clwtty tru3es: {a) At ¢vc4y gen¢1 18 of th¢ rnemlxts of the CIO. (W¢-third of the ele¢bJ te¢S sh1 Tetire from office. If tb¢ numbu Cf elec clwiry trustees is three or a Multiple of three, th¢R th¢ numtr neate¥t to one.third shall rdire from offic4 but if there is only ooe charity ttuste4 he w she sIll r¢titt: (b) The eharity InL51ees to trtire by rots¢1? shall be those who have been longtst in offi¢e since their last appoinknent or reaFPintment. If any tru5te¢s were aMKYDled or nappointed OD the satn¢ day those to r¢tire sball (uJlles5 they otherwise agree among theJtselv¢s) br det¢rn?ined by IOL. {¢) The vacatteieÈ so 8ti5ing be filled by th¢ decisi04 of the membets at the annual Bett n)eetiti8: glly vthxKxes ot filled at the aDWa] general meeting tn•y b¢ filkd as wjvided in sub41ause (d) of this Clause" (d) The xll¢mbets or the charity 1ftees w at aDy time decide to appoint a D¢w ¢harity trus Wh¢th in plxe of a ¢lJ8Tity twAee who h•s or or L5 an additioD thaTity tsvtstee. provided that th¢ Iimtt specified iD ¢hu5e [12(3)] OD the tLmber of cbarity tr%5 would as ¥ bc cxcee4J¥J: (e) A person so 8PPDinted by thc membusof the ao SI Nite in accoJilwKe witb the ptovisiotil of wb-clauses (a) and Ib) of this claw¢. A peOll so app)iryted by the ch8rity trustees shall retirE at th¢ conchlsion of the •DThu81 gepetal mtttiD8 n¢xt following the date of hi3 appoinlmeDL and shbll wt bc covDttd for the putpwe of det¢rmitiitig of the elwity tswttts is to reli by mtstion at that m¢#ing. Regi¥tered COmpY lumber CE020891 (EnglaNI alld Wales) Rryistered Chvlty 1188221 33 CTowIwkd iioad Lutott LU2 8BH KABir A P Hooker se¢t&ry Mn D M Bir¢b Chair R Bush A Ilott Treasurer ARGraty Indepeodet Ex•wi*er Bradshaw Johnson l i BJn¢Toft Hitchitt SG5 IJQ and Si ox Ats bBhaifby.
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EPENDENT ERT REPORT HITCHIN BAND TRusfE OF depeRd¢Mt ¢f•i4erf¥ reportto tle trustees of HltchlA B#d {'thÈ CIO,) I I¢rtIO the cbarity trusteeson my examition of the of the CIO f(rth¢ y¢ar ¢ndryl 31 March 2025. ResponAll¢S and bath rfjf rq)ort As the clwitys of the CIO (and also its diTectors foT the pury>ow of eon)pny law) you are wsibk for the Having satisfieA] rnyself that the accounts of the CIO are tk)t required to be auditsl Part 16 of th¢ 2(Ki6 Act and are eligible for indet uaminatt"on, l Tew)rt in respxt of my examination of yow CIO'5 accou[ as ¢ted out und¢T S¢rfion 145 of th¢ Cbarities Act 2011 (Ibc 2011 Acfj. In my eXami110n I have followed the DirectiOD$ 8iV¢D by th¢ cban.ty COmrrin uDkr Section 145(5} (b) of the 2011 A¢L tndtpemdent exan¥'S ststenl I have WDpleted my ¢x4WltIOL l coth thttt no bov¢ corne to my atteation ID collti with th¢ acc01mtitigrerd$WCtt not Wt in rtspectof the Corapy a5 r4uired by Se¢tion 386 of the 2(#)6 A¢ th¢ 8ccounts do no¢ a¢¢0 with those re. or the do twt compjy with the a¢cowititi8 of SeLtiort 396 of th¢ 21)06 A¢t other th ally Cx*nIllati or the a¢¢ouDts havt not been prwred in accordare with th¢ metho& and prAnciples of th¢ Ststement of Recommended Prn¢tt¢e for &¢4)ting aT¥J teporritig by chltieS (applicthle to chartti¢s prewin8 thetr ¢oiints in a¢wTd9n with th¢ FiDaDcial REporting St8ndard applithle in the UK and Repub]ic of Ir¢l¥ (IRS 102)). I have no ¢oncerTr8 and h•v¢ Con acro&% no (thr matttts in cimmection with the examination to wbicb attenlion 5hou]d Neil HardiD8 FCA Croft ChambeTS I l Bancroft Hitchin SG5 IJQ
STA NT OF FINAN ENDED Tl 31.3.25 31.324 Donations and legxi 8539 15,993 1.725 13,423 Total Chrl¢•ble edvllles CbaTity *tivities 30.740 {4J54) (5.733) Gaitts on revalualion of fix¢d &$S 5.487 Net In fvuds 1.133 (294) RECONCILIATJON OF FUNDS Totsl fotsth brougbt forw 57225 57.519 S8J58 57
STATE OF FINANCIAL 31.325 31.3.24 Total FLXED ASSETS Taugibl¢ assets 42.497 41.834 Deb Cash * b8nk 1.433 15.358 16.791 17.861 CREDITORS (930) (2.470) NET CiIRRENT ASSETS 15 LtABILfnES 58358 S7225 58J58 57.225 58 358 25 TOTAL FUNDS 58358 57 31 Marth 2025. The llnber have not requitvj th¢ CIO to obtsiD aJIt of its fiDanci¥l state0 for the year ended 31 March 2025 Th¢ trustees a¢knowled8e their respOrallllties for (4) eDmrillg tbat the CIO keeps xcoulltiQ8 records th•t comply with Stttio]L$ 386 ty1387 of the Companies Act 2006 and prcpaTiII8 finwl¥l 5tstements which give a arwj fair view of the st of affair5 of the CIO as at the end of ¢a¢h fmanc1 year and of its 5uTrIus OT deficit for each financial ye4r in accordan¢¢ with the r¢quiTem¢nts of Sections 394 otsd 395 and which otherwise cs)Jry>ly with the re4UItemu of thc CAMDpaDits A¢t 2006 relating to firallcial stat¢m¢nts. so far as applicable to thc dwritsble cornp3ny. (bl wbjcct to the small eompani&8 re8m)e. ..2S........ and wete SigDoJ on itsb¢half by: A Ilott- Trus P4gE 7
HITCHIN BAND THE FINANCIAL STATEMEN E YEAR ENDED31 MAR 025 ACCOUFITING POLICILS of pwtpirfni tbe finlle1 5tatrmeAts The financitl stateJryets for the CIO, which is a public benefft tity FRS 102. ]we bEen wepared in accordance with the cEitIeS SORP IFRS I02} Accollnting Rwting by Cthitie5.' Statement of ROrnmende PTrctice applicabl¢ to ¢haTilies preparing their aclts in aceordaD¢e with the Fin3nciat RewTttng applicable in UK aryj Republic of ITelaThl (FRS I2) {effective i JaDuary 2019),. Financial ft¢51ng StsAdard 102 Tr Financial Re1n& Standard applic4bl¢ in the UK znd Republic of Ireld. and the Cl)aril1 Act 201 l. Th¢ finati¢l ststonetsts have been prpattd th¢ histori1 cost Hitchin Bandmeets the definition of kwbii¢ tiryFRs IIY2. ExpeAdlth Liabilities are rttogD?scd a5 cxpcnditire as 9)on ¥ thue is a legal or COStiVe obliption corttmittiDg tbe CIO to that eXdir it is probable that a transfe¥ of wiomi¢ bMefits will bt requir in s¢ttlement Axd th¢ amount of the obligation can be rneaed Eeliably. EXp}01e is accounted for co aD basis and has been classified undu headings th• oggrtga all cost relatrd to the c4te80ry. Wlw¢ costs L¥Dnot b¢ directty Tllble ed 458ets Ikpreciation IB provided at the followitig rths in oth to writ¢ off asset oveT its estitnat¢d usethl lif¢. . 2A on reduc1 hl•T¢ InStrUts and 4uIptt were v8hl by the Th¢¢$ as at 31 M4r¢h 2025. Thi5 will be revisityd on an Taxtlon The CIO i8ex£n)pi from eo4MThtion tu Oll its clwilabk acbvttie& Unrestricted fund5 can be used in with th¢ ¢haritsble (knixtsvcs atthe disctetson of the RestrActed fijtth GID only be for particular restri puryoses within the (l>jects of the CIO. Re5tsictso Further explanation of thettartwc attdpwKJse of c is inclthd in th¢ Dots8 to the fcIal stst¢meDt& ¢ontinud..
O THE FNAN FOR THE YEAR END MENTS. 31 31.325 31.3.24 NKT INCOPaFJ(EXPENDITURE) 31.3.25 31.324 31 March 2024. 31 March 2024. DoD¥tions hnd legacies 8.539 Othu b¥liug activiti Oth¢r income 13.423 T•tl ChArltabk clivltk8 (5.733) GaiDS ¢)ll revaluation of fixed assets Nrt moyement l* (294) RECONCIUATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought fOrd 57519 57
HrrcHIN OTES TO THE RTH TEMEN DED 025 cosr OR VALUATION At l April 2024 Athlitions 41,834 663 At 31 Matth 2025 DEPRECIAIION ChaTge foE year Revaluation adjusthjcnts 5,487 At 31 Matth 2025 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 Marth 2025 At 31 mCh 2024 C05t or vgltiation at 31 Mah2o25 is rqxesentsl ty. Valuation irt 2025 If iL8truments Attd equipment had not been revalKd IP*y W<Id have been illdu at the following histori1 costr. 31.325 31.324 42.497 31.3.25 31.324 Page 10
ANC AR Kf4DED ATEMENTS- CH FOR THE Y CREDITORS: AMOUFifs FALLING DUE WlllllN ONE YEAR 31.325 31.324 230 930 930 470 Net rnov¢meot TraDsfws At 31.325 At 1.424 31385 Revaluation reserve (4.354) (293) 293 27.738 57 58 57 58 Net nM)v¢mrnt in included in the •bove are as follow5: Glins #nd Movement expendul Unreslrkted 26.164 (30S18} (4J54) coMptiVeS for movemwit IR fllDth Net At 31.3.24 1.423 UJw#trlcted fumds 38.118 19.401 R¢valuatioll (5,733) 31385 57.225 57 PaBe li
STOTHE FOR THE Y ANCIAL STATE AR END Gains aod Movement losses ID fund8 expenthd U4re8trltted 25.(K17 {30.740) (5,733) 740 I•. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSUR Page 12