## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1.9.22 Period start date To 31.8.23 Period end date** **Charity name: Kidderminster Choral Society** ## **Charity registration number: 1193796** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Rehearsing, and performing choral**
**works.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Three choirs (adult and youth choirs):**
**Kidderminster Choral Society**
**Wyre Forest Young Voices**
**Primary Chords**
**Each group performed three individual**
**and one concert together for the sharing**
**of music, education and enjoyment of**
**the public.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Yes**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Contribution from many volunteers,**
**including officers of the Society**
**throughout the year to ensure that all**
**members are provided with a**
**meaningful experience. Also to promote**
**and put on concerts for the public.**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Nine concerts plus a Christmas concert**
**collaboratively involving all three**
**choirs, were successfully performed to**
**members of the public in a variety of**
**venues within the community.**
**Encouraging growth in membership**
**across all three choirs after the**
**restrictions of the Covid pandemic.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Slow recovery after the pandemic.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**To cover potential deficits. Bursary**
**awards given at Trustee’s discretion.**
**Facilitate cash flow.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£20,998**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**People who volunteer for the positions.**
**Main committee (which is elected by the**
**membership), subsequently voted for at**
**meetings.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **Making Music Guidance** Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Kidderminster Choral Society| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Wyre Forest Young Voices, Primary Chords| |Registered charity number|1193796| |Charity’s principal address|Laxtons
Shelsley Beauchamp
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR6 6RA| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Caroline Lee|Chairman||All membership| ||John Gaston|President||All membership| ||LindsayWhite|Secretary||All membership| ||Allan Ashford|Treasurer||All membership| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
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**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Caroline Lee|Lindsay White| ||
Chair|Secretary| |||| |||| KIDDERMINSTER KCS INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 202212023 K5ddermln5ter Choral SotSety Wyre Forest Yount Volces Prlmary chords Total 2023 Total 2022 INCOME DONAnoN5 KC5 IMCLU SU8SCRIPTIONS TICKET 5ALE5 pR￿RAMmE WES PkOGkAMME AOVERTISIP4G 5pol450R￿lP COUNCILGRAMTS RECENEO SALE OF MUSIC LE5 OF CLOThING REFUND CARRLIGÉ OPI FREEOOM SCORES EKfERNAL EVEP4T5 If4TEREST RECEIVED INTERNAL GRANT AR 5ALE5 RAFFLE WORKSHOP PROCEEDS RÉIMBURSEMENTS OTHER INCOMÉ £697 E350 £17.574 £10.678 É681 E&SS E3.097 50 £2U.fy21 ÉlQ.D14 £747 £fyss Eo EO r210 E31 £0 £i.Iss £G67 t2.IW)) BS £111 £36 Èij £4,885 £410 £18,938 £8.834 £4r]4 £0 13.459 E7.500 £123 E69 £40 £Z73 É1.982 12.8n £51 £1.06S 1453 £15 É2LO £31 £i.Lss E￿1 .£2.(1)O E3[5 Éiii É2.OCII £2.(0) É20 £i,oJo £0 £0 £0 £0 É44 £36 È2JO ÉLO&) Éo TOTAL INCOME £31,143 £10,366 £3,860 £45,369 £46,057 EXPENDITURE SOLOISTSIoA￿NLST FEES PROFESSIONAL FEES- INIEftNAL TEAM PROFESSIOPIAL FEES- ORCb+ESTRA COST OF PROGRAMMES ADVERTISINGIpuBLICIT* PRS FEES PERFORMANCEIREHEAR5AL HALL HIRE PROJECTOR FEEI5TAfjE DECQRATK)145 INSURANCE HIREIpuRCHA5E OF MUS UNIFORM PUftCHASES PRIMfiNG/5TATIONERYIPOSTAGE ZOOM CHARGES WEB SITE CHARGES MAKING MUSIC MEMBERYIIP CKET CANCELLATION COSTS IWINNIN6 50cIErY sfoRAGE ANK CHARfjE5IIMfEREST ACCOUNTANCY FLOWER5IPRE5ENTS DORSET TOLIR CONIERTlbAR REFRESHMENTS APINUAL DINNER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FIRST AID TRAINING OThER EXPENOMJRE DSL TRAINING COMPIITER EQUIPMENT È>.ÉÈs É9,18S È7.290 É1,089 ÉgÈ3 £4.460 É20.?È0 £19,080 £7.2 £11.364 £L,289 £1.505 £1.21S £369 £339 £225 É6A61 £219 £182 £1.923 É22 £175 £2 £1.212 £438 £179 É25 EL218 É8.sbJ É3.1)9S É2 É40 £28 È14 È4?a £20 É20 É2é1 ÈL.679 £S69 É619 È72 È2.248 È619 t305 £144 £896 £275 EO E25 £1.399 £2?1 £624 £284 EO 1385 £1,057 £250 £162 £356 E78 £210 É233 É144 É896 £275 £2S El.399 E138 £624 É121 £65 £16J £356 £514 E47 £0 EO £0 £101 £0 £0 É249 £l.C87 É2SO £122 £14 £161 É318 £78 £210 TOTAL EXPENDITURE E32,555 f 13,919 f3.807 £50,281 f51,545 SURPLUSIDEFICIT FOA 202212023 1£1.4121 1£3.5531 £S3 1£4.91ZI 1£5.4881 - KIDDERMINSTER KCS CHOIRS CONSOLIDATED BAL4NCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2023 2023 2022 OANKACCOUNTS GENERAL É2.246 £20.998 £16.587 6.331 E23.244 £22,918 DEBTORS PAYMENTS IN ADVANC£ E295 £170 É245 É170 CREDITORS CREDITORS/PROVISION5 GRANI PROM SHEWARO SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED IN ADVANCE MIDFULLY WIRED SUB5(IRPTION FUND ACCRUAL5 £0 É3.0 É1.775 É405 El.450 £0 £0 £0 £6.630 El.267 NETCURRENT AS5ET5 £15,909 £21.821 HILARY EDWAROS BEQUEST £9.￿0 £9.LlJO TOTAL NET ASSETS £25,909 £30.821 RESERVES RETAINEO EARNINGS DEFICIT FOR THE P£RIOO £30.821 £36.309 TOTAL RESERVES £25.￿9 £30.821 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Soction A lndependont Examinor's Roport R•port to tha tru&te¢sl m•rnb•rn of Klddormln8ter Choral Society On accounts for the year •nded 31 AugU8t 2023 Cha￿ty no ' 1193796 Ill •nyl S•t out on pao0s One of Two I report to the trustees on my exarninatK)n of Ihe SCCOL¢nts of the eb charlty I'lhe Trust") for th8 year ended Respon&lbllltl¢s and AS the charty trustees of the Trust, you 8r8 resp￿sIble for the preparation ba51¥ of report of the a￿￿nIS in a(ts)rdance ￿th Iho Wulrer￿nts of lh8 Chari118s Act 20111.lhe Acl"l. I report in resp8d of my examination of the Tru5t'5 accounts carri8d out und8r section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying rmjt my examination, I have followed the applicabl8 Direthons given by thB Charity Commi5sh?n under $8clon 1451SMbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I ￿nfirM Ihal no mat8ri81 matters have me 10 my attention lolher than that disclosed below'l in conne¢lion Trmth the eXaMinat￿n which giv8s m8 caus8 lo bBlieve that in. any rnaterial r8specl'. a¢¢Dunting ￿￿rdS We￿ not kept in accordance with section 130 c4 the Act or the a(￿o￿ntS do not a¢￿d with the accounting r￿(¥dS Indopgnd8nt examlner's stat•m•nt I have no concerns and have wrne across no othèr mattèrs in ¢onne¢tKJn with th8 examination lo which attention should be drBwn in orderto enab￿ a proper under5tsnding of the accounts lo be reached. . Plga d818te the wo in the bwkols rflhey do nol appty. Slgnod.. Oats.. Name.. Mr John Fullman FCCA R¢lov•nt profg•slonal quallflcatlonlsl or body Ilf any).. Chartered Certifi8d A¢uJunlanl FCCA Addres5.' MoUnff￿1d Hou58, 661 High Str881 Kingswinford, W8$1 Midlands, DY6 8AL Soction B Disclosure Only cornplete If thg examiner needs lo huhlight matters ol concèrnlsos CC32. Independenl examination of charlty accounts.. directions and guidan￿ lor 8xamln8r81. Glve hore brlof detall• of •ny Items that the •xamlnor wl•he• to dl•GIo8•. 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