LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION REGISTERED CIIARJTY NUMBF.R 1197192 DAINS AUDIT LTD Chartered Accountants St John'5 Court Wiltell Road Lichfield St#ffordshire WS14 9DS LICHFIELD CATHEDIi4L CHORUS INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Pages Annual Report Independent Examiners Report Statement of Finan¢ial Activities Balance Shee( Notes to the Financial Statements 10_12 LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 Reference and Administrative information Honorary President: Mr David Cliff¢ The Trusiees who served during the year are'.- Mr Nicholas Waller Mrs Charlotte Groves Chairn)an to 16 Nov 2022 Vice Chairnlan to 16 Nov 2022 Chairnian from 16 NON. 2022 Publicsly officer to 16 Nov 2022 Publieily Officer from 16 Nov 2022 to 27 Oci 2023 Secretary Treasurer Choir Representative Minutes Secretary Musi¢ Officer Choir Represenlalive Vic¢ Chairnian from 16 Nov 2022 Membership S¢cretary Mr Eric Lunt Mrs Phillipa Allen-simpson Mr Mike Ti&he Dr Paul Ecclestone-Brown Mrs Robina Bettson Mrs Minng Andrews Mr John Skurr Mr Nigel Lindsell Mr Stephen Bushill Principal Address: Lichfield Cathcdral Chotus clo Paul Ecclestone-Brown 153 Leomansl¢y View Lichfield WS13 8AU Registered Charity Number: 1197192 Independent ExamineT: M Gurney FCCA, DChA of Dains Audit Ltd St John's Court Wiliell Road Lichfield WS149DS Prlncipal Bankers: Cooperative Bank plc POBOX 101 l Balloon Streei Manchester M60 4EP LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 {CONTllYUED) Rtport of the Trnstees for the )'ear ended 31 July 2023 The member% of the Managing Committee pregeni their report along with the Financial Statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 July 2023. The financial siatements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 10 and comply wirh the Charity s Consiiruiion, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable io charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland effective l January 2019. Structure, Governance and Management Charity Number 1197192 is goi'erned by its constitution and was rcgistered with th¢ Charity Commission on 17 December 2021 as o CIO. Th¢ uninco]poral¢d charity Li¢hfi¢ld Cath¢dral Chorus. registered charity number 509833, transferred its asscts to Lichficld Cath¢dTal Chorus, registered charity number 1197192 on 5 May 2022. Under the constitution th¢r¢ must be at least thr¢e trustees and not more that] twenty. Trustees are appointed at the AGM. The fjrsl Trllstee5 of the CIO retired from office at the first AGM on 16th November 2022. Those willinL' to continue were reappointed unopposed. In subsequent AGMS one-third of the trustees shall retire from offi¢e as sei oui in the Cons(i(ut20n. The Trusiees 1]0rn18lly meet six times per year to congsder the Charity's affairs. New Tru51¢c$ 2r¢ appoini¢d from amongst the membership of the chorus. Objects, Organlsatlon and Aetliities The Charily is esi£lblished io advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in. and foster appreciation of the an and science of music in all its aspecis by any means the trustees see fit, including throubih the presentation of public concerts and recitals in the Caihedral Church of Lichfield and elsewhere and to funher such charitable purpose or purposes as the charity trustees in their 8bsoluie discreiion shall think fit. but in particular by the making of grants and donations. Members of the chorus comprise.. Perfomiing members. who lake part in the perfonnance of chordl works,. and Patrons. bl All members pay the annual subscripiion. The rdtes for 202212023 were set as follows.. Full subscription £106 Senior Citizens £91 Students £25 Patrtsns £25 minimum Ben Lamb, the Director of Music at the Cathedral, is our Musical Direcior. Liam Condon, fornierly Honorary Assistant OrgFanisi ai ihe Cathedral and Acting Assistant Direcior of Music at Coveniry Cathedral, is our Accompanist. In the eveni of winding up of the Chorus any surplus assets shall be given or transfcrred to organisaiion hailing similar objects io those of the Chorus. LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS ANNUAI. RF.PORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 (CONTINUED) Achievements and Performances Our first conc¢rt in December was an ambitious combination of Britten's S¢7ini NELol&.s, Finzi's ethercal Jn ferrd P(LY and Haydn's Mi.¥.¥a Saiicli Nicoloi. The choir, encouraged by excellent playing of the Lichfield Camerdia and Direction by Ben Lamb, rose lo the challenge of portraying angels. terrified sailors and monks and rejoicing al the rescue of some pickled boys. The Britten required contributions by several euTrent and fornier chorisiers who sang admirubly. The large forces required, and high music costs of perfonning less well-known mu51C Still in wpyrighi meant that the perforniance at a luss of £2,723. Our EASter perforniance of Rossin's Petiie Messe Svlonelle witnessed a local reunion of beautifully matched solaists- 118￿]e[ Rawles. Cathy l.amb, Robin Morton and Fran Ambrose accompanied by Libby Burgcss on piano and Liam Condon playing harnionium. A joyous and heartfeli perforn]ance was enjoyed by a larger audience and th¢ ¢vent made a small surplus of £467. Our final perforniance of thc s¢ason w2s a perfonnance of musi¢ by John Rutter and Ben Lamb, under his pseudonym of Disraeli Brown. We welcomed many ncw Inembers who came and sang with us for a tern) as a taster. alongF with the wonderful Lichfield Musicshare Young and Youth Voices. The lovely weather. repcrtoire and larger number of perf0rn1ers meant that we had our largest audience for a summer concert in many years. The perfonnance wa8 a success musically. promoting our gFroup and supporting th¢ local area through song. It also madc a surplus of £3,075. Two long s¢rving Iruslees of the Chorus stood down in November 2022. We thank Nick Waller and Eric Lunt for their hard work in kecping the Chorus buoyant throughout the challenges before. during and afier lockdown. We also thank Pippa Allen-simpson for her work in promoiing the Chorus beyond its traditional bounds. Financial Reviem The year stan¢d with a direct appeal to our mcrnbers 10 donate a small amount in excess of their annual subscriptions. This was done as the trust¢¢s believed that the small¢r meinbership level and hence smaller con¢¢rt audiences would not 5UPPOrt the fixed operational cost5 of the charity. We are very grateful io All who responded by generously donaiing a total of over £1,500. We have come to an agreement over the use of thc Cathedral for rehearsal and pcrftsrniance. This agreement involves a significani increase li) cost through grant to the Cath¢dral compared to the previous arrangcment. However it has cemented the position of the Chorus as part of the life or the Cathedral. Other costs haw¢ inereased significantly du¢ to global inflarionary pressures. The tnjgiees have explored sei'eral ways of reducing cost aiid increasing revenue. We arc looking for local corporaie sponsorship, to ensure (hai we keep the price of concert tickets as affordable as possible, whilst being able 10 work with talented soloiyts and instrumental perfomiers. Moviiig forward the Iruslees have d¢¢idcd not to announce subscription rates for the next year at the AGM as Ihete is cuThnily loo much economic uncertainty due to global affairs. Instcad, th¢ subscription rates for ihe next year will be announced by tht end of May each year. For 202312Q24 full subscriptions were sct at £165 and the Senior Citizen rate wag abolished. The attached financial statements show the current stalc of thc finances of the CIO organisation, .hich the TNstees consider tu be sound. Free reserk'¢5 at 31 July 2023 were £27,4021£27,568 at 31 July 20221. ## **LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 (CONTINUED)** This falls within the range agreed by the Trustees and is held to finance working capital requirements and cover any future shortfall in income. ## **Public Benefit** The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives and have complied with their duties under the Charities Act 2011. ## **Trustees Responsibilities in Relation to the Financial Statements** The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf Charlotte Groves Charlotte Groves Date: 15 August 2024 6 INDEPENDENT F,XAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LICIIFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS I report to the charity Iruslees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2023 which are set out on pages 8 to 12. Respon5ibilitie5 a￿d basis of report As the ¢harity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of ihe accounts in aceordanee with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act,). I report in respect of Iny examination of ihe charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of tlie Act and in Carrying out Iny examinalion I have followed all the applicable Directions givcn by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have compleied my examination. I confirn) that no material matters have come to my attentioii in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accountinE re¢ords were not kcpt in rcspecl of the charity as required by section 130 of thc Act,. or the accounts do not accord with ihose records. or the accounis do not comply with tlie applicable requirements concerning th¢ fom and content of account.q set out in the Charitie5 IALC()unls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any r¢quirement that thc accounts giN'e a 'true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across i)0 other mallers in connection witli thc cxainination lo which attention sl)ould be drawn in this report in order lo enable a pmper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Mark Gurncy FCCA, DChA of Dains Audii Ltd St. John's Court Wiltell Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9DS Date.. 15 August 20?4 LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS S'I'A'I'EMLN'f OTr Tr"INA￿ClAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 Note 2023 Combined 2022 Income from: Subscriptions and donations Concert income 15,017 13, 946 16,061 191 JO,288 Incomc from social ¢vents Library income Bank interest and investment in¢ome 1,120 95 626 525 Totil Income 33,015 24,854 Expetiditure on: Gcneral runnin¥ cxpcndilure Concert expenditure Expenditure on social events Library cxpendilure Scholarship expense Grants to Lichfield Cathedral 9,830 14.734 7,002 10,837 157 916 450 6,762 4,000 Total F.xpenditUTe 32,849 23,039 Net Income 166 1,815 Uniealised Gain on inveslmenl revaluation (332) (275) Iyet movement In funds (1661 29.568 1,54Q Fund Balance brought forward Fund Balance carried fonvord 28, 028 29,402 29.568 The combineil year 2022 colurnn indicates income and expenditure arising the in the period from the formcr unincoTporaled orLFanisation 2nd its successor incorporated organisalion. ## **LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS BALANCE SHEET 31 JULY 2023** |**Note**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Music
As valued 31 July 1994
Listed Investment
7
**CURRENT ASSETS**
CBF Deposit Account
CAF Bank
Cooperative Bank
Debtors
8
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Creditors
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Income Fund
9|**2023**
**£**
2,815
8,360
2,438
13,613
(4,747)
£
2,000
18,536
20,536
8,866
**29,402**
**29,402**|**2023**
**£**
2,815
8,360
2,438
13,613
(4,747)
£
2,000
18,536
20,536
8,866
**29,402**
**29,402**|**2022**
**£**
**£**

2,000

18,868

20,868
2,211
8,149
830
11,190
(2,490)
8,700
**29,568**
**29,568**|**2022**
**£**
**£**

2,000

18,868

20,868
2,211
8,149
830
11,190
(2,490)
8,700
**29,568**
**29,568**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||20,868

8,700| ||13,613||11,190|| ||(4,747)||(2,490)|| |||||| |||**29,402**
**29,402**||**29,568**
**29,568**| These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). These Accounts were approved by the Trustees on 15 August 2024 and signed on their behalf by: ## Paul Ecclestone-Brown Charlotte Groves Paul Ecclestone-Brown Date: 15 August 2024 Charlotte Groves Date: 15 August 2024 9 LICHFIELD CATHEDIi4L CHORUS NOTES TO TIIE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES General The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recomm¢nd¢d Practice applicabl¢ to charitie5 preparing their accounts in accordan¢e with the Financial Reporting Standard applicablc in the UK and R¢public of Ireland ¢ff¢¢tive I January 2019, the Fingncial Reporting Standard applicable li) the UK and Republic of Irtland (FRS102) and the Charities Act 20118nd applicable regulaiions. These Accout]ts have bc¢n prepared under th¢ historic cost ¢onv¢ntion with items recognis¢d at cost or transa¢lion value, with the exception of the rnu5ic, which is includ¢d al valuation 31 July 1994 and inv¢stm¢nts whi¢h are shown ai market value. These accounts have been prepared on the accnjals basis. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRSIO2. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DOTrIATIONS 2023 Con)bined 2022 Subscriptions Tax repayable on Gift Aid income Patrons & Donations 10.335 1,714 2,968 15,017 9.760 2,787 1,399 13,946 cor4CERT INCOME 2023 Combined 2022 Concert income.. D¢¢emb¢r Carol Concert April June 5,424 548 4,694 5,395 16.061 938 452 6,246 2,652 10.288 GENERAL RUNNING EXPENDITURE 2023 Combined 2022 Conductors and Accompanist Rent of Room Sundry Adminislralion Expenditure Adveris, Bro¢hur¢s and Websiie Making Music Membership Independent Examiner's Fee 7,873 314 302 247 544 550 9,830 5,902 277 298 93 532 500 7,602 LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEIVIENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 (CONTINUED) CONCERT EXPENDITURE 2023 Combined 2022 Concert income: Preceding ycars December Carol Concert April June (200) 8,147 240 4,227 2,320 14,734 (822) 1,761 220 6,521 3,157 10,837 TRUSTEES REMUNERATION AND EXPETr4SES No Trustee or any person connccted with them has received or is due lo receive any remuneration or expenses for the year directly or indirectly from the Charity's funds. No expenditure was made in rclalion lo related parties. LISTED INVESTMENTS 2023 2022 857.46 CBF Investment Fund Income Shares Market Value ai l August - year commencement Increase/lDe¢rease) in Value of holding Market Value at 31 July- year end of holding Ilistori¢ Cost 18,868 1332) 18,536 9,573 19,143 (275) 18,868 9.573 DEBTORS 2023 2022 Gift aid recoverdble Cash in hand Prepayment - 2023 Carols Deposit 1,713 212 513 2,438 830 830 CREDITORS 2023 2022 Concert expenditure - perforn]ing rights Icvy payable ConLert expenditure Grant 10 LiLhfi¢ld Cathedral Indepcndenl examiner Scholarship payThent Defetted income- Commission 1,016 472 998 2,381 1,050 300 620 400 4.747 LICHFIEI,D CATHEDRAL CHORUS NOTES TO TIIE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023 (CONTINUED) io. CHARITY MERGER The unincorporated charity Lichfield Cathedral Chorus. registered charity number 509833, transferred its assets to Lichfield Cathedral Chorus, a charitable incorporated organisation, registered charity number 1197192 on 5 May 2022.