Nottingham Bach Choir {Registered charity, number 1194215) Financial Statements Forthe Yearto 31 July 2024 Page Contents Trustees, Annual Report Independent Examinerfs Report Receipts & Payments account Statement of Assets & Liabilities Notes to the Accounts Nottingham Bach Choir Trustee5' Annual Report For the year ended 31 July 2024 Full Name Nottingham Bach Choir Registered Charity Number 1194215 Prindpal Address 4, Caudwell Close Southwell Nottinghamshire NG25 ODF Trustees Lynda Wilson Nicola McLelland Liz Cordle Christopher Steel Leigh Hornsby Elizabeth Weaver (until 2516/241 Jens Binder (until 31171241 Naomi Solleveld (from 25161241 Chair (until 25/61241 Chair (from 25161241 Secretary Treasurer Ann Cockburn Christine Hutchings (until 2516/241 Helen Oakley (from 2516124 to 311101241 Gordon Stoner (from 71101241 Independent Examiner John O'Brien, employee of.. Community Accounting Plus, Units l & 2 Northwest, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham NGI 5GL Governance and Manè8ement The charity is operated under the rule5 of its constitution, adopted 2021. The trustees form the ¢ommittee, and are elected at the AGM each year. The committee consists of no fewer than 3 but no more than 10 members. Alms and Objectives To educate the public in the art and science o* music, in the presentation of concerts and other activities. A particular objert is the study and performance of the music of15 Bach and his contemporaries. Publlc benefft statement The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in sertion 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit. 'Charities and Public Benefit,. Nottingham Bach Choir Summary of the main artivities undertaken for the public benefft Concerts given three times a year, plus 3 carol concert. Summary of the maln achlevements durlng the perlod 2023124 Concerts.. November 2023 Bach - Ma55 in B Minor (Southwell Minster) Carols 1st Peterf5 Church, Nottinghaml Handel - Messiah (St Marfs Church, Nottingham) Shearing- Songs and Sonnets from Shakespeare Various songs 1st Marfs Church. Nottinghaml December 2023 April 2024 June 2024 Three varied programmes were rehearsed and performed under the expert and inspirirbg direction of our Director of Music, Peter Siepmann. Singers, orchestral players and audience all expressed their joy and pleasure. We were particularly glad to be joined by the Children'5 Choir of St Mary's for Messiah. Their youthful enthusiasm and dedication lifted the performance. Abigail Barker, our bursary award winner in 2023 was a sparkling 50101st in our June concert. Financial Review The Choirfs revenue position h35 improved steadily, continuing the underlying trend of recovery post-covid. Membership has grown. audiences at concerts have grown, fund raising activitie5 continue and costs are under control. In addition, we received an enormous boost from the generous bequest left by Meryl Aldridge. This has effettively transformed our finances. Trustees and members of the choir are now in the enviable position of having the resources to enable us to pursue new ideas. The charftVs pollcy on reserves The Choir should hold a minimum level of reserves to cover'disastert contingenry, such os a season's concerts being cancelled or no subscriptions being paid by members, plus any liability for venue hire, professional performer fee5 etc. This yearfs estimate of this Is £20,000; the Choirfs current re5erve5 exceed this level. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signed.. Date= III, IIQL Liz Cordle (Secretaryl. Trustee Nottingham Bach Choir Independent Examinerfs Report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Group {the charityl for the year ended 31 July 2024. Responsibilities and basls of report As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in re5pert of my examination of the charitWs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Att and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sertion 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examir¢ation giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not atcord with those records. 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. Signed Date John ¢YBr¢èn Sc. FCCA, FCIE Employee of Community Accountlng Plus Nottingham Bach Choir Receipts & Payments Account RECEIPTS 22123 23/24 CONCERT INCOME 2,125 2022-12 IB Minorl Carols 2,315 2023-03 Imessiahl 1,285 2023-06 (Shearing) 5.725 TOTAL CONCERT INCOME 2.766 196 3,543 1.597 8,102 NON-CONCERT INCOME 243 Coffee I.IKKJ Donations 40 Folders 396 Fund RaisinÉ 2,230 Gift Aid recovered 330 Interest 404 Music for Choir 424 Staging hire 12.617 Subscriptions- Members & Friends 361 70,836 96 345 2,798 1,332 407 194 13,823 17,684 TOTAL NON-CONCERT INCOME 90,192 23,409 TOTAL RECEIPTS 98,294 PAYMENTS 22123 23124 CONCERT EXPENSES 7,937 2022-12 IB Minorl Carols 7,487 2023-03 (Messiahl 3,281 2023-06 IShearin81 439 Creditors and pre-payments 7.412 810 6,772 3.307 19,144 TOTAL CONCERT EXPENSES 18.301 NON-CONCERT EXPENSES 2,044 Accompanist 60 Bank charges 4,241 Condurtor 444 Independent Examiner 438 Musi¢ for Choir 3,006 NBC Bursary 32 Posta8e and Stationery 370 Publicity 299 Subscription to Making Mu51C 1.865 Venue costs 850 Website 117 Other Transfer to CAF Investment Portfollo 2304 60 4781 468 499 33 379 581 2,140 279 27.0 13,766 TOTAL NON-CONCERT EXPENSES 38,524 32,910 TOTAL PAYMENTS 56,825 -9,501 SURPLUS/DEFICIT FOR YEAR 41.469 Nottingham Bach Choir Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 July 2024 3117123 3117/24 Cash Funds CAF Gold Savings CAF Oay to Day 28,734 1,230 70,207 1,226 Total Cash Funds 29,964 71,433 Summary of Receipts & Payments Balance b/f13117/231 Surplus/Deficit in year Balance c/f131171241 39,465 -9,501 29,964 29,964 41,469 71,433 Other Monetary Assets CAF Investment Portfolio Other Assets The choir owns.. staging, lighting, a chamber organ, a filing cabinet, some catering equipment. some music scores and some goods for sale. Liabilities Creditor- Independent Examiner 40,720 72.036 -468 -516 These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity bv: Signed.. Date.. IL (11 ii-i Nito13 McLelland Ichalrl, Trustee Signed= Date: Christopher Steel ITre35urerl, Trustee 12JlfJ2t Nottingham Bach Choir Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 July 2024 l. Recelpts ond Payments accounts Receipt5 and Payments occounts contoin a summt7ry of money received and money spent during the period. and o list of assets and liobilities ot the end of the period. Usuolly cash received und cash spent will include tronsactlOllS through bonk accounts ond cosh in hond. 2. Tru5tee5' remunerotion Trustee5 received no expenses, remunerotion or benefits in this period. 3. Relatedparty trnn5artion5 There were no relt7ted porty tron50ctions during the period.