
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From: 0** 8/07/2022 **Period start date   To:** 07/07/20223 **Period end date** 

**Charity name:** The East Riding Concert Orchestra 

**Charity registration number:** 1195090 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To advance public education in and<br>appreciation of the art and science of music<br>in all its aspects in Kingston Upon Hull and<br>the East Riding of Yorkshire through the<br>presentation of public concerts|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The orchestra performs public concerts|
|~~accounts~~<br>Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees of the East Riding Concert<br>Orchestra acknowledge that they have<br>studied and taken due regard of all Charity<br>Commission guidance on public benefit|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 



|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|The Charity has continued to develop a<br>team of volunteers during its second<br>operational year who help in a number of<br>ways including supporting the organisation<br>and promotion of concerts and in developing<br>ideas for programming.|
|---|---|---|
|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The orchestra performed four successful<br>concerts during the year including a sell-out<br>concert in aid of the DEF Ukraine<br>Humanitarian Appeal. This concert raised a<br>staggering £17,000 for the appeal.<br>This was followed by successful Christmas<br>and Spring concerts and a fabulous Concert<br>at Hull City Hall in partnership with Hull<br>Music Service and St. Mary’s College<br>performing to over 1,000 school children,<br>many whom had never heard a ‘live’<br>orchestra before.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|ERCO is now firmly established within its<br>local and wider community as demonstrated<br>by the development of audience<br>engagement and increased number of<br>engagements. It has continued to build its<br>audience base and significantly widened the<br>demographic of its audiences.|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|The charity’s fund raising showed a<br>significant improvement on the previous<br>year. Grants were received from a number of<br>sources including East Riding of Yorkshire<br>Council, Beverley Town Council, Hull and<br>East Riding Charitable Trust and the Sir<br>James Reckitt Charity.|





|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Other|||



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity had an extremely successful<br>second year of operation. Total income was<br>£63,912 against £7492 in 2022. Total<br>expenditure was £55,697 against £9,162 in<br>2022. Net income for the period was £8215|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Trustees policy is not to hold reserves<br>except between concerts in the annual<br>series. This enables preparation and<br>necessary expenditure prior to concerts.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|See above|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|See above|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||





Other 


## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br><br>|||
|---|---|---|
|~~t~~<br>~~t~~<br>Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The Charity is a CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|The original Trustees were approached by<br>the founder of the orchestra and Charity<br>Richard Grantham. All procedures for<br>election since the initiation of the charity<br>follow the constitution document.|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Name of person (or body)<br>Dates acted if not for  entitled to appoint trustee<br>Trustee name Office (if any)<br>whole year (if any)<br>1 Michael Ball<br>2 Lucy Meadows Chair<br>3 David Murray<br>Andrew<br>4 Grantham<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


|Charity name|The East Riding Concert Orchestra|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1195090|





Charity’s principal address 88 Lairgate Beverley HU17 8EU 

## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** L. Meadows **Full name(s)** Dr Lucy Meadows **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 04/06/2024 



Charity reB55tratk)n number 1195090
THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY 2023

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
Mr D MuThay
MrA Grantham
Dr L Meadows
Charlty number
1195090
Prlnclpal addres
88 Lairgale
Beverfey
HU17 8EU
Independent &xamlner
Trevor Rackham
Rackham'sAcci*Jntants ￿Mited
3 Mdton Enterprise Park
Reddliff Road
Metton
East yO￿shIre
HU14 3RS

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
CONTENTS
Page
Trust88s' Report r8POrt
Independent examinerfs reF*Xt
ststement offinanCi￿ aCtiv￿e8
Balarth sheet
Note8 to the financkql Statements

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
TRUSTEES, REPORT REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY 2023
The trustees present fheir annual report and finan(id statem￿8 for the year ended 8 July 2023.
The financAal statements have been wepared in s￿ordan￿ ￿th the accounting FK)licies sel out in note 1 to the
finanryal ststemenls and comply wth the charitys constitution. the Charities Act 2011 and 'Accounting and
Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommer)ded Pra￿1￿ appllcaNe to charities preparing their accounts In
accordance with the Finandal Reporbng Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Irdand (FRS
1021" {effective 1 January 20191.
Objectlves and actlvltle$
To advance public educab.on in and appr￿latI¢ll of the art and SrAen￿ of music in 811 Its aspeGts in ￿ngSton Upon
Hull and East Rlding of Yorkshire Ihrough the wesentation of publ￿ ￿n￿rts.
Public b8nefft
Th8 trustee5 have paid due regard to guKlance issu&l by the Charity Commissi¢Jn in deciding what ￿ll￿tieS the
chanty shr￿Id und@rtake.
Actwities
The orchestr8 perfomis pU￿1C concerts.
Flnanclal r8vlew
ResgThès policy
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds vthich have not been designated for a spedflc use should be
maintained at a level equivalent to bets¥een three and six month's expendilure. The trustses consider that reserves
at this level ￿11 ensure that. In the event of a &gnrficant drop In fundirg, they YAII be able to conttnue tho charity's
current activities while consideration 1$ given lo ways in which aL*Jitional fvjnds may bo raised. Thls levd of reserve5
has been maintained throughoLrt th8 year.
structure, goveinance and managemgnt
The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of SIgn8￿re of fhe financk91 statemen15 were..
Mr D Murray
MrA Grantham
Dr L Meadows
The TNstee8' reKKIrt report was approved by the Board ofTNstees.
Dr L Moadows
Trusteè
13 May 2024

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
I report to the t￿￿1868 M my examinallon of the financi￿ statements of The East Rlding Concert Orchestra (the
charity) for the year ended 8 July 2023.
Responslbllltlgs and bas15 of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible fci the weparalNJ) of the financial statements in accordance with
the requirements ol the CharbtièsAct 2011 (the 2011 Act).
I report In resp8ct of my examination of the charitys finan(yal statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011
Act. In carying out my 8xamin81ion I have followed all the applicatrlo Direct￿ given by the Cbarlty Commission
under section 145{5){bl of the 2011 ACL
Indgpgndent ?xamlnerfs ststèmènt
Your attention 1$ drawn to the lact that the charity ha8 prepared financial statements in accordatxe vAth Accounting
and ReportirrfJ by Charities preparing thelr aco)unls in atxordance th th8 Flnancial Reportlng Standard applicabl&
in the UK and Republlc of Irdand (FRS 1021 in weference to the Accountsng and Reporting by Charftiès.. Statement
of Recommended Prac*ce issued on 1 Aprtl 2005 vthlch L8 referred to in 1he extant regulations but has now been
7lhdravm.
l understand that this has been done in order fur firbancAal statements to provKle a true and fair view in accordanc8
wllh GenerallyAcGepledAccounting Practice èffethe for repxbng periods beginning on or after1 January 2015.
I have completed my examinatKJn. I wnfimi that matters ha￿ come to my 8ttention in con￿¢tion with the
exarninalion giving me cause to believe that in any m*erial respect
aecounting records were not kept in res￿￿ of the charity as required by sec*on 130 of t￿ 2011 Act,. or
the finan￿al statemanls do Mt accord those records., or
the financial sktsments do not cAJmply with the applicab￿ requirements Con￿mIng the fc¥m and cort@nt ol
accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regu&tions 2￿8 other than any requirement that tho
accounts give a true and fair vi&v which is rnl a matter consKJered as part of an irmlependent examin81ion.
I have no concems and have come across rK) ther matt8rs in connethon bwth the examinati￿ tD which atlenuon
should be drawn in thls rew)rt In order to enable a prq)er under8tsnding of the finan￿al sialements to ￿ reached.
Trevor Rackham
Rackham's Accountants Llmll8d
3 Melton Enterprise Park
Redclliff Road
Melton
East Yorkshire
HU14 3RS
Dated.. 13 May 2024

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY2023
Unrestricted Unrostrlcted
funds
funds
2023
2022
In¢oma from..
Donations and18gaaes
Charitable activities
47,6e6
16,226
5,656
1,836
Totsl income
63,912
7,492
Expendlture on:
Charitablé adtmties
55,697
9,162
Total expendlturo
55,697
9,162
Net Incomel{expenditurg} and mOvem￿t In funds
8,215
(1.670)
Reconclllation of fund5'.
Fund balances al 9 July 2022
11,670)
Fund balanc8s at 8 July 2023
6,545
{1,6701
The stalemenl of financAal aclivlties includes 811 gains and losses rerAJgnised in the year. All income and èxpenditure
derfve trom continulw activities.

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
BALANCE SHEET
ASAT8 JULY2023
2023
2022
Motss
Current a88ets
Cash at bank and in h8nd
10,366
1,649
Credltors: amounts falllng due wlthln
one year
10
3,319
Nel current as8etsl(liabllilie81
11.670)
Thè lunds of the charlty
Unrestricted funds
11,670}
11,670}
The finandal statements were approved by the trustees on 13 May 2024
MrAGrantham
Trustfjo

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY2023
Accountlng pollcles
Charfty InfomatSon
Th8 East F￿dIng Concert Orchestra is an Unlrh>)rFK￿at@d charity ￿lS￿red In England and lJ*dle8.
1.1 Accountlng conventlon
Thè financAal statements have beer) prepared in acc(wdar￿ the charitls I￿nStitution. th& Chariti8s Act
2011, FRS 102 'The Finanaal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK ar)d Republic of Ireland. fFRS 102.1
and the Charlties SORP "Arrnunting and Rermyting by Charibes.. staterne￿ of Recomrnended Practice
appIl￿ble to cha11t￿$ wepariny Imr a￿nIS in aco)rdant￿ V￿th the Financiat Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Irdand (FRS 102)- {effectNa 1 January 20191. The charity Is a Public
Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The charity has ta￿ advantage of the pmwsions in the SORP for tharitie5 not to prepare a Staldnent ol
Cash Flow5.
1.2 Golng concern
At the time of appromng the financial statements. the trustees have a reasonable exp8Ctation that the charity
has adequate res(￿r￿ to continue in operakn.onal e￿stencE for th8 foreseeable future. Thus the tnAtees
continue to adopt the going corhxn basis of aCC￿nI1￿￿ in preparing th8 financAal ststemenls.
1.3 Charltable funds
Unrestrlct&1 fund5 are available for use al the disc*etlon of ￿ trustees in furtheran(* of their charÉtabl8
objectives.
Reslrfcted funds are subled 10 spedfic conditions by or grantors as lo how they may bè used. The
purposes and uses of the r8slricted funds are set out in the notes ID the financial statements.
1.4 Incomo
Income is recognised when the charity ￿ legaity entiued to it after any pthmance conditk)ns have been met,
tho amounts can b8 Mea￿Jred reliabty, and it is probable that in￿me ￿711 be recelved.
Cash donations are recognised on receipL Other donations are rwnised once th8 charity has been notified
of the donation, unless perfonnance condibons reqLNre deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable In
relation to donations received under Grfil￿d or deeds of covenant is recognised at the lime of the donation.
Legacies are r8coJni5ed ¢Jn rewpl or otherwlse ir the tharity has been notlfied of an impendlng di%tribulion.
the amount is knovm, arHd receipt is eX￿￿ed. If the amount is not known, the legaw is treal&d as a
contingent assèt.
1.5 Expendltur•
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligab.on to transfer e¢onemic b8nefft lo a
third paty. it Is probable that a transfer of economic ￿neffits will requir&J in 8etUfjment, and the amount ol
the otAigaton can be measured reliatAy.
Expenditure is classified by ￿ts￿ty. Tr costs of each ar8 made up of the lolal of dir&t costs and
shared costs, Induding support costs involved in undertaknng each activity- Direct costs attribulat4e lo a siwle
activity are allocated dir&*ly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and
support costs which are not attributable to a single actiwty are app(￿tE￿ad behveen those act1w￿S on a basis
conslslent vith the us8 of resources. Centra staff costs are allocaled on the basls of tim¢ spent, and
depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset's Use.

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY2023
Accountlng pollcles
{Contlnuedl
1.8 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents indude cash in hand, deposits held at call wrth banks, other short4erm liquid
investments original maturities of three monlhs or Jess, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown
wlthin borrrphings in cu￿ent liabilrbes.
Basle flnanclal assets
Basic finanaal assèts, indude deblors and cash and bank balances, are inltially measured at
transaction price including transactic￿ costs and are subsequenty carrfed at am¢Jrtised cost using th8 effective
Interest method unless the a￿angement constiiules a financiryd transaction, where thè transaction 18
measured al the present value of the flrture re￿pts di$￿)Unted at a market r* of Intere$L Financial asset8
dassmed as recelvable wthin on& year ar8 not amortised.
Baslc Ilnanclal IlabAlItI8S
BasK financAal liabilitie8, Indudlng ¢Jethtors and bank loans are initi8lly r8cognis8d at transaction prfce unle55
Ihè arrangemant constitutes a financlng transadion: where the debt instrument is measured at the present
value of the futu￿ payments discounted al a rnarkel rale of interest. FInar￿la1 liabilities clas8ified as payable
wilhln on6 y8ar are not amortised.
Income from donatlons and legacles
Unrostrlcted Unrestrlctsd
funds
funds
2023
2022
t)onalions and gifts
Grants
28,686
19,otKJ
656
5.000
47,686
5.656
Grants recelvable lor core actfvltles
ERYC Do It for Easl Yorkshire
Bevertey Town Counal
Hull & East Riding Charitabl8 TTUSt
ERYC Concert f(K Uk8ine
ERYC
Sir J Reckitt
Other
2,500
2,000
5,000
3,500
3,000
3,000
5,000
19.000
5,000

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY 2023
Income from charltable actlvltios
Unrestrlcted
funds
2023
Unrestricted
funds
2022
Charltable Ineome
Sales
16,226
1,836
Expendlture on Gharjtable actlvliies
Charftable
Chartiable
8xperiditure expendlture
2023
2022
Dlrect costs
Cost of sales
Materials
Equipment hire
Musicians
Rent of premises
Web hosting
Computer hardware
Office ￿UIpment
Prindng
Stslionery
Licences and permits
Miscellaneous
Aulo expenses
Accommodalion
Advertising
Other d)aritable expénditure
150
126
3,831
26,147
1,713
528
305
267
6,697
14
57
1,681
555
45
345
101
12
400
13
401
19,751
1.265
55,497
9,162
Share of support and governance costs (see noto 5
Governance
200
55.697
9.162
Analysls by fund
Unwtricted fvr￿s
55,697
9.162
IrKluded ￿thIn Other diaritable expendrture of £19.751 are tharitable donations lo..
The Ukraine Humanitsrian Appe
MNDA Hull
16,700
500

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY2023
Support costs allocatad to actlvltlas
2023
2022
Govemance costs
200
Anatysèd bètweeft:
Charitable expendtture
200
Net movement In funds
2023
2022
Tho net movement in tsnds Is stated after charg1￿(¢re￿rtlng)".
Fees payable fry the independprt examination of tho charity's fin8no81
8tatemenls
200
Trusl8e8
None of the trl￿teeS (or any persons t£￿￿￿ted Ihem} r￿e1Ved any r￿MuneratIoN or benefits from the
eh8dty during the year.
Employoes
The averaye monthly number of ern￿OYees during the year was".
2023
Number
2022
Number
Total
Th8re were no empbyees I￿OSe annual remuneratlon was more ihan £60,000.
Taxatlon
The charty Is exempt from laxauon on its ￿ti￿tieS because 011 its inccrfne Is apK4ied for tharitablè purry)ses.
10 Credltora: amounts falllng due vAthln one year
2023
2022
Trad8 Gr￿lI10r5
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred Income
237
3.585
1,202
2,372
{2551
3,822
3,319

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY2023
11 Unrgstrlcted funds
The unrestricted funds of the charity comwise the ￿ne￿nded balances of donabons and grants whith are
not 8utr4ecl to specific conditi￿$ by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These indude
designaleé fund5 whlch hav8 been set a&de out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for Speci￿ purposes.
At 9 July 2022
Incomlng Resources At 8 July 2023
resources
expendod
Genèral funds
{1.6701
63,912
155.6971
6,545
Previous year:
At 9 July 2021
Incomlng
resources
Rewurces At 8 July 2022
expended
General funds
7.492
(9.162)
11,670)
12 Rolated party transacllons
There were no disclo8abl8 rdated party tr8nsactKJns during the year (2022- rnne).

Charity reB55tratk)n number 1195090
THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY 2023

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
Mr D MuThay
MrA Grantham
Dr L Meadows
Charlty number
1195090
Prlnclpal addres
88 Lairgale
Beverfey
HU17 8EU
Independent &xamlner
Trevor Rackham
Rackham'sAcci*Jntants ￿Mited
3 Mdton Enterprise Park
Reddliff Road
Metton
East yO￿shIre
HU14 3RS

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
CONTENTS
Page
Trust88s' Report r8POrt
Independent examinerfs reF*Xt
ststement offinanCi￿ aCtiv￿e8
Balarth sheet
Note8 to the financkql Statements

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
TRUSTEES, REPORT REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY 2023
The trustees present fheir annual report and finan(id statem￿8 for the year ended 8 July 2023.
The financAal statements have been wepared in s￿ordan￿ ￿th the accounting FK)licies sel out in note 1 to the
finanryal ststemenls and comply wth the charitys constitution. the Charities Act 2011 and 'Accounting and
Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommer)ded Pra￿1￿ appllcaNe to charities preparing their accounts In
accordance with the Finandal Reporbng Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Irdand (FRS
1021" {effective 1 January 20191.
Objectlves and actlvltle$
To advance public educab.on in and appr￿latI¢ll of the art and SrAen￿ of music in 811 Its aspeGts in ￿ngSton Upon
Hull and East Rlding of Yorkshire Ihrough the wesentation of publ￿ ￿n￿rts.
Public b8nefft
Th8 trustee5 have paid due regard to guKlance issu&l by the Charity Commissi¢Jn in deciding what ￿ll￿tieS the
chanty shr￿Id und@rtake.
Actwities
The orchestr8 perfomis pU￿1C concerts.
Flnanclal r8vlew
ResgThès policy
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds vthich have not been designated for a spedflc use should be
maintained at a level equivalent to bets¥een three and six month's expendilure. The trustses consider that reserves
at this level ￿11 ensure that. In the event of a &gnrficant drop In fundirg, they YAII be able to conttnue tho charity's
current activities while consideration 1$ given lo ways in which aL*Jitional fvjnds may bo raised. Thls levd of reserve5
has been maintained throughoLrt th8 year.
structure, goveinance and managemgnt
The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of SIgn8￿re of fhe financk91 statemen15 were..
Mr D Murray
MrA Grantham
Dr L Meadows
The TNstee8' reKKIrt report was approved by the Board ofTNstees.
Dr L Moadows
Trusteè
13 May 2024

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
I report to the t￿￿1868 M my examinallon of the financi￿ statements of The East Rlding Concert Orchestra (the
charity) for the year ended 8 July 2023.
Responslbllltlgs and bas15 of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible fci the weparalNJ) of the financial statements in accordance with
the requirements ol the CharbtièsAct 2011 (the 2011 Act).
I report In resp8ct of my examination of the charitys finan(yal statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011
Act. In carying out my 8xamin81ion I have followed all the applicatrlo Direct￿ given by the Cbarlty Commission
under section 145{5){bl of the 2011 ACL
Indgpgndent ?xamlnerfs ststèmènt
Your attention 1$ drawn to the lact that the charity ha8 prepared financial statements in accordatxe vAth Accounting
and ReportirrfJ by Charities preparing thelr aco)unls in atxordance th th8 Flnancial Reportlng Standard applicabl&
in the UK and Republlc of Irdand (FRS 1021 in weference to the Accountsng and Reporting by Charftiès.. Statement
of Recommended Prac*ce issued on 1 Aprtl 2005 vthlch L8 referred to in 1he extant regulations but has now been
7lhdravm.
l understand that this has been done in order fur firbancAal statements to provKle a true and fair view in accordanc8
wllh GenerallyAcGepledAccounting Practice èffethe for repxbng periods beginning on or after1 January 2015.
I have completed my examinatKJn. I wnfimi that matters ha￿ come to my 8ttention in con￿¢tion with the
exarninalion giving me cause to believe that in any m*erial respect
aecounting records were not kept in res￿￿ of the charity as required by sec*on 130 of t￿ 2011 Act,. or
the finan￿al statemanls do Mt accord those records., or
the financial sktsments do not cAJmply with the applicab￿ requirements Con￿mIng the fc¥m and cort@nt ol
accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regu&tions 2￿8 other than any requirement that tho
accounts give a true and fair vi&v which is rnl a matter consKJered as part of an irmlependent examin81ion.
I have no concems and have come across rK) ther matt8rs in connethon bwth the examinati￿ tD which atlenuon
should be drawn in thls rew)rt In order to enable a prq)er under8tsnding of the finan￿al sialements to ￿ reached.
Trevor Rackham
Rackham's Accountants Llmll8d
3 Melton Enterprise Park
Redclliff Road
Melton
East Yorkshire
HU14 3RS
Dated.. 13 May 2024

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY2023
Unrestricted Unrostrlcted
funds
funds
2023
2022
In¢oma from..
Donations and18gaaes
Charitable activities
47,6e6
16,226
5,656
1,836
Totsl income
63,912
7,492
Expendlture on:
Charitablé adtmties
55,697
9,162
Total expendlturo
55,697
9,162
Net Incomel{expenditurg} and mOvem￿t In funds
8,215
(1.670)
Reconclllation of fund5'.
Fund balances al 9 July 2022
11,670)
Fund balanc8s at 8 July 2023
6,545
{1,6701
The stalemenl of financAal aclivlties includes 811 gains and losses rerAJgnised in the year. All income and èxpenditure
derfve trom continulw activities.

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BALANCE SHEET
ASAT8 JULY2023
2023
2022
Motss
Current a88ets
Cash at bank and in h8nd
10,366
1,649
Credltors: amounts falllng due wlthln
one year
10
3,319
Nel current as8etsl(liabllilie81
11.670)
Thè lunds of the charlty
Unrestricted funds
11,670}
11,670}
The finandal statements were approved by the trustees on 13 May 2024
MrAGrantham
Trustfjo

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY2023
Accountlng pollcles
Charfty InfomatSon
Th8 East F￿dIng Concert Orchestra is an Unlrh>)rFK￿at@d charity ￿lS￿red In England and lJ*dle8.
1.1 Accountlng conventlon
Thè financAal statements have beer) prepared in acc(wdar￿ the charitls I￿nStitution. th& Chariti8s Act
2011, FRS 102 'The Finanaal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK ar)d Republic of Ireland. fFRS 102.1
and the Charlties SORP "Arrnunting and Rermyting by Charibes.. staterne￿ of Recomrnended Practice
appIl￿ble to cha11t￿$ wepariny Imr a￿nIS in aco)rdant￿ V￿th the Financiat Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Irdand (FRS 102)- {effectNa 1 January 20191. The charity Is a Public
Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The charity has ta￿ advantage of the pmwsions in the SORP for tharitie5 not to prepare a Staldnent ol
Cash Flow5.
1.2 Golng concern
At the time of appromng the financial statements. the trustees have a reasonable exp8Ctation that the charity
has adequate res(￿r￿ to continue in operakn.onal e￿stencE for th8 foreseeable future. Thus the tnAtees
continue to adopt the going corhxn basis of aCC￿nI1￿￿ in preparing th8 financAal ststemenls.
1.3 Charltable funds
Unrestrlct&1 fund5 are available for use al the disc*etlon of ￿ trustees in furtheran(* of their charÉtabl8
objectives.
Reslrfcted funds are subled 10 spedfic conditions by or grantors as lo how they may bè used. The
purposes and uses of the r8slricted funds are set out in the notes ID the financial statements.
1.4 Incomo
Income is recognised when the charity ￿ legaity entiued to it after any pthmance conditk)ns have been met,
tho amounts can b8 Mea￿Jred reliabty, and it is probable that in￿me ￿711 be recelved.
Cash donations are recognised on receipL Other donations are rwnised once th8 charity has been notified
of the donation, unless perfonnance condibons reqLNre deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable In
relation to donations received under Grfil￿d or deeds of covenant is recognised at the lime of the donation.
Legacies are r8coJni5ed ¢Jn rewpl or otherwlse ir the tharity has been notlfied of an impendlng di%tribulion.
the amount is knovm, arHd receipt is eX￿￿ed. If the amount is not known, the legaw is treal&d as a
contingent assèt.
1.5 Expendltur•
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligab.on to transfer e¢onemic b8nefft lo a
third paty. it Is probable that a transfer of economic ￿neffits will requir&J in 8etUfjment, and the amount ol
the otAigaton can be measured reliatAy.
Expenditure is classified by ￿ts￿ty. Tr costs of each ar8 made up of the lolal of dir&t costs and
shared costs, Induding support costs involved in undertaknng each activity- Direct costs attribulat4e lo a siwle
activity are allocated dir&*ly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and
support costs which are not attributable to a single actiwty are app(￿tE￿ad behveen those act1w￿S on a basis
conslslent vith the us8 of resources. Centra staff costs are allocaled on the basls of tim¢ spent, and
depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset's Use.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY2023
Accountlng pollcles
{Contlnuedl
1.8 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents indude cash in hand, deposits held at call wrth banks, other short4erm liquid
investments original maturities of three monlhs or Jess, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown
wlthin borrrphings in cu￿ent liabilrbes.
Basle flnanclal assets
Basic finanaal assèts, indude deblors and cash and bank balances, are inltially measured at
transaction price including transactic￿ costs and are subsequenty carrfed at am¢Jrtised cost using th8 effective
Interest method unless the a￿angement constiiules a financiryd transaction, where thè transaction 18
measured al the present value of the flrture re￿pts di$￿)Unted at a market r* of Intere$L Financial asset8
dassmed as recelvable wthin on& year ar8 not amortised.
Baslc Ilnanclal IlabAlItI8S
BasK financAal liabilitie8, Indudlng ¢Jethtors and bank loans are initi8lly r8cognis8d at transaction prfce unle55
Ihè arrangemant constitutes a financlng transadion: where the debt instrument is measured at the present
value of the futu￿ payments discounted al a rnarkel rale of interest. FInar￿la1 liabilities clas8ified as payable
wilhln on6 y8ar are not amortised.
Income from donatlons and legacles
Unrostrlcted Unrestrlctsd
funds
funds
2023
2022
t)onalions and gifts
Grants
28,686
19,otKJ
656
5.000
47,686
5.656
Grants recelvable lor core actfvltles
ERYC Do It for Easl Yorkshire
Bevertey Town Counal
Hull & East Riding Charitabl8 TTUSt
ERYC Concert f(K Uk8ine
ERYC
Sir J Reckitt
Other
2,500
2,000
5,000
3,500
3,000
3,000
5,000
19.000
5,000

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY 2023
Income from charltable actlvltios
Unrestrlcted
funds
2023
Unrestricted
funds
2022
Charltable Ineome
Sales
16,226
1,836
Expendlture on Gharjtable actlvliies
Charftable
Chartiable
8xperiditure expendlture
2023
2022
Dlrect costs
Cost of sales
Materials
Equipment hire
Musicians
Rent of premises
Web hosting
Computer hardware
Office ￿UIpment
Prindng
Stslionery
Licences and permits
Miscellaneous
Aulo expenses
Accommodalion
Advertising
Other d)aritable expénditure
150
126
3,831
26,147
1,713
528
305
267
6,697
14
57
1,681
555
45
345
101
12
400
13
401
19,751
1.265
55,497
9,162
Share of support and governance costs (see noto 5
Governance
200
55.697
9.162
Analysls by fund
Unwtricted fvr￿s
55,697
9.162
IrKluded ￿thIn Other diaritable expendrture of £19.751 are tharitable donations lo..
The Ukraine Humanitsrian Appe
MNDA Hull
16,700
500

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY2023
Support costs allocatad to actlvltlas
2023
2022
Govemance costs
200
Anatysèd bètweeft:
Charitable expendtture
200
Net movement In funds
2023
2022
Tho net movement in tsnds Is stated after charg1￿(¢re￿rtlng)".
Fees payable fry the independprt examination of tho charity's fin8no81
8tatemenls
200
Trusl8e8
None of the trl￿teeS (or any persons t£￿￿￿ted Ihem} r￿e1Ved any r￿MuneratIoN or benefits from the
eh8dty during the year.
Employoes
The averaye monthly number of ern￿OYees during the year was".
2023
Number
2022
Number
Total
Th8re were no empbyees I￿OSe annual remuneratlon was more ihan £60,000.
Taxatlon
The charty Is exempt from laxauon on its ￿ti￿tieS because 011 its inccrfne Is apK4ied for tharitablè purry)ses.
10 Credltora: amounts falllng due vAthln one year
2023
2022
Trad8 Gr￿lI10r5
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred Income
237
3.585
1,202
2,372
{2551
3,822
3,319

THE EAST RIDING CONCERT ORCHESTRA
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 8 JULY2023
11 Unrgstrlcted funds
The unrestricted funds of the charity comwise the ￿ne￿nded balances of donabons and grants whith are
not 8utr4ecl to specific conditi￿$ by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These indude
designaleé fund5 whlch hav8 been set a&de out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for Speci￿ purposes.
At 9 July 2022
Incomlng Resources At 8 July 2023
resources
expendod
Genèral funds
{1.6701
63,912
155.6971
6,545
Previous year:
At 9 July 2021
Incomlng
resources
Rewurces At 8 July 2022
expended
General funds
7.492
(9.162)
11,670)
12 Rolated party transacllons
There were no disclo8abl8 rdated party tr8nsactKJns during the year (2022- rnne).