## ## ## |Objectiv|es and|Activ|itie|s|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||SORP reference|| |Summary|ofthe purposes||of|Para 1.17|The objects ofthe CIO are to advance the| |the charity as set out||in its|||art and science of choral music by its study,| |governing|document||||practice and performance,
and to foster| ||||||public appreciation
ofthe art and science of| ||||||music through
the preparation
and| ||||||presentation
of musical
events and concerts,| ||||||and by such other means as the trustees| ||||||ma
from time to time determine.| |Summary
activities|ofthe main
in relation to those|||Para 1.17and
1.19|Concerts were held
in December 2022 and
April, June and July 2023, and our Come 8| |purposes|for the public||||Sing event
in February 2023.A service of| |benefit,
in particular,||the|||Nine Lessons and Carols took place in| |activities,|projects or|services|||December 2022.| |identified|in the accounts.||||| |Statement|confirming|||Para 1.18|Trustees are aware ofthe Charity| |whether the trustees||have|||Commission
guidance
on public benefit and| |had regard to the guidance|||||have been reminded
ofthis.| |issued
by|the Charity||||| |Commission
on public|||||| |benefit|||||| |ou ma
c|ho|ose to|include fur|ther statements| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||SORP reference| |||||Para 1.38| |Policy on|grant making|||| |||||Para 1.38| |Policy on|social investment|||| |including|program||related|| |investment||||| |||||Para 1.38| |Contribution||made|by|| |volunteers||||| ## |||SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||The main achievements
ofthe charity|were| ||||the four concerts, our Come and Sing|event,| ||||and service of Nine Lessons and Carols.|| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,||Para 1.20|Audiences
for these events benefitted
being able to listen to live choral music|from
of a| |identifying|the difference the||high standard,
with tickets available
at|| |charity's|work has made to||accessible prices (with the exception ofthe|| |the circumstances
of its|||service of Nine Lessons and Carols, which is|| |beneficiaries
and any wider|||always free).|| |benefits to society as a||||| |whole.||||| ## |Achievements
against|Para 1.41| |---|---| |objectives set|| |Performance
offundraising
activities against objectives|Para 1.41| |set|| |Investment
performance|Para 1.41| |against objectives|| |Other|| ## |Financ|ial
Review|ial
Review|ial
Review|ial
Review|ial
Review|ial
Review|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Review|ofthe charity's||||||||Para 1.21|The total choir funds stood at F'58,635 which|| |financial||position||at||the|end|||included the General
fund off44,153,and|| |ofthe period||||||||||designated
funds for future projects|| |||||||||||comprising
Special concerts ofE9,317,and|| |||||||||||Tour and Recording ofE5,165.Activities|| |||||||||||during the year had added to the choir's|| |||||||||||funds
by 84,288 and the trustees consider|| |||||||||||that the choir is in a good position
financially|| |||||||||||to fulfil its aims and objectives for the coming|| |||||||||||season.|| |Statement|||explaining|||the|||Para 1.22|The choir has a policy of holding
reserves|| |policy for holding||||reserves||||||equivalent
to 12months concert plus fixed|| |stating|why they|||are||held||||overhead costs. This represents
mitigation|of| |||||||||||the costs of putting
on concerts even with no|| |||||||||||concert income. Some reserves are also|| |||||||||||held for specific purposes
(designated
funds)|| |||||||||||for which future expenditure
is anticipated.|| |Amount||of|reserves|||held|||Para 1.22|The balance of general
funds is considered|| |||||||||||sufficient to cover reserves
held in line with|| |||||||||||our policy, and the overall
level held will be|| |||||||||||kept under review
by the trustees.|| |Reasons||for holding||||zero|||Para 1.22|Not applicable|| |reserves|||||||||||| |Details|offund materially|||||||in|Para 1.24|Not applicable|| |deficit|||||||||||| |Explanation|||of any||||||Para 1.23|Trustees
have no uncertainty
about the choir|| |uncertainties
about||||||the||||continuing
as a going concern.|| |charity|continuing||||as a going||||||| |concern|||||||||||| |Additional|||information||||(optional)||||| |You ma||choose||to|include|||further statements||where relevant
about:|| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds
(including|Para 1.47| |---|---| |any fundraising)|| |Investment
policy and
objectives
including
any|Para 1.46| |social investment
policy|| |adopted,|| |A description
ofthe principal|Para 1.46| |risks facing the charity|| |Other|| |tructure,
Governance|and Mana|gement|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Description
of charity's|||||| |trusts:|||||| |Type of governing
document|Para 1.25|Constitution|(dated|24'"|May 2021)| |(trust deed, royal
hatter)|||||| |How is the charity|Para 1.25|Charitable|Incorporated||Organisation| |constituted?|||||| |Ie.g unincorporated|||||| |association,
CIO)|||||| |Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|Elected by|members|at|AGM| |including
details ofany|||||| |constitutional
provisions e.g.|||||| |election to post or name of|||||| |any person or body entitled|||||| |to appoint one or more|||||| |trustees|||||| ## |Policies|and|procedures||| |---|---|---|---|---| |adopted|for the induction||and|| |training|oftrustees|||| |The charity's||organisational||| |structure|and|any wider||Para 1.51| |network|with|which the||| |charity works||||| |Relationship||with any related||Para 1.51| |parties||||| |Other||||| ## ## |Charit|name|||The Birmingham|Bach Choir| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the charit|||uses||| |Re istered charit||number||1194569|| |Charity's|principal|address||9Ashfield Avenue|| |||||BIRMINGHAM|| |||||B147AT|| ## ||Trustee|name|Office (ifany)|Office (ifany)|Dates acted if not for whole
ear|Name, o'f person (or body)
entitled to a
oint trustee|Name, o'f person (or body)
entitled to a
oint trustee|ifan|)| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|Philip Bellshaw||Chair||||||| |2|Pauline|Hygate|Treasurer||||||| |3|Graham|Stroud|General Secretary||Elected 23 November
2022||||| |4|Corinna|Gregory|Concert Secretary||||||| |5|Hilary Boszko||Marketing|Officer|||||| ||Barbara|Hathaway|Choir and|Social|||||| ||||Secretary||||||| |7|Heather|Gay|Ticket Secretary||||||| ||Eike Ritter||Ordinary|Committee|Elected 23 November||||| ||||Member||2022||||| ||Ela Claridge||Ordinary|Committee|Elected 23 November||||| ||||Member||2022||||| |Funds held as custodian|Funds held as custodian|trustees|on behalf ofothers| |---|---|---|---| |Description
ofthe assets||Not applicable|| |held in this capacity|||| |Name and objects ofthe||Not applicable|| |charity on whose behalf|the||| |assets are held and how|this||| |falls within the custodian|||| |charity's objects|||| |Details ofarrangements|for|Not applicable|| |safe custody
and|||| |segregation
ofsuch assets|||| |from the charity's
own assets|||| ## ## |ames and|addresses ofa|dvisers
(Optiona| |---|---|---| |Type of|Name|Address| |adviser||| ## ## ## ## ||||Annual accounts for the period
1 Aug 2022 to 31 Jul 2023|Annual accounts for the period
1 Aug 2022 to 31 Jul 2023|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Note 2|||Accounting
policies||| |2.1 INCOME|||||| |Recognition||of income|These are included
in the Statement
of Financial
Activities (SoFA) when:||| ||||the charity becomes
entitled to the resources;||| ||||~
it is more likely than not that the trustees
will receive the resources;|and|| ||||~
the monetary
value can be measured
with sufficient
reliability.||| |Offsetting|||There has been no offsetting
ofassets and liabilities,
or income and expenses,||unless| ||||required
or permitted
by the FRS 102SORP or FRS 102.||| |Grants
and||donations|Grants and donations
are anly included
in the SoFA when the general
income recognition||| ||||criteria are met.||| |Tax reclaims||on|Gift Aid receivable
is included
in income when there is a valid declaration|from|the donor.| |donations|and gifts||Any Gift Aid amount
recovered
on a donation
is considered
ta be part of|that gift end is|| ||||treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation
unless the|danar|or the| ||||terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.||| |2.2 EXPENDITURE|||AND LIABILITIES||| |Liability recognition|||Liabilities are recognised
where
it is more likely than not that there is a legal ar||| ||||constructive
obligation
committing
the charity to pay out resources
and the amount af the||| ||||obligation
can be measured
with reasonable
certainty.||| |Creditors|||Creditors are measured
at settlement
amounts
less any trade discounts||| |Note|7||Debtors and|prepayments||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |7.1|Analysis|of|debtors||This year|Last year| |Prepayments||and|accrued income||5,349|3,745| |Other|debtors||||3,540|2,674| |||||Total|:i6'.8'8'9|| |Note 10||Charit|funds||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |10.1 Details of material|||funds held|and movements|during the|CURRENT|reporting|period|| |||||un|||||un| |||||balances|||||balances| |||||brought|||Transfers||carried| |Fund names||Unrestricted||forward|Income|Expenditure|(Note
f|10.2)|forward| |General
fund||||36,061|47,293 -|39,201|||| |22 Special|concerts fund|||13,121||3,804|||| |Recording|fund|||2,639|||||| |Tour fund||||2,526|||||| |Total Funds (as Balance|||Sheet)||||||66| ## #