LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION REGISTERED CHAIUTY NUMBER 1197192 DAINS AUDIT LTD Chartered Accountants 2 ChaberIal Square Paradise Cireus Birmingham B3 3AX
LICHFIELD CATHED114L CHORUS INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEf4TS Pages Annual Report Independent Examiners Report Statement of Financial Activilies Balance Sheet Notes to the Financia] Statements 10-12
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 Reference and Administr4tive information H(*Dorary President: Mr David Cliffe The Trnstees who served during the year are:_ Mr5 Charlotte Groves Mr Mike Tighe Dr Paul Ecclesione-BTown Mrs Robin2 Bettson Mr5 IK4inna Andrews Mr John Skurr Mr Nigel Lindsell Mr Stephen Bushill Chairnian Secretary Treasurer & Ticket Officer Choir Representative Minutes Secretary Music Officer Choir Representative & Vice Chairnian Membership Secretary Pritseipal Address: Lichfield Cathedral ChoNs o Paul Ecclestone-Brown 153 Leomansley View Lichfield WS13 8AU Registered Cbarity Number.. 1197192 Independent Examiner: M Gumey FCCA, DChA of Dains Audit Ltd 2 Chamberlkin SquaTe Paradise Circus Birniingham B3 3AX PriDcipal Bankers: Cooperative Bank plc POBOX 101 l Balloon Street Man¢hester N160 4EP
LICHFIELD CATHEDIL4L CHORUS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 {CONTINUED} Report of the Trusl¢e5 for tb¢ year ended 31 July 2025 The members of the Managing Committee present their report along with the Finaneial Statements of the Charity foT the year ended 31 July 2025. The Fne1a] statements have been prepared in aecordanct with the accounting policies set out on page 10 and comply with the Charity's Constitution, the Charities Act 2011 ond Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities pr¢paring their acc4)unts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ir¢land effective l January 2019. Structsre, GoveTn#n¢e #Dd maageMent Charity Number 1197192 is governed by its ¢on5titution and was registered with th¢ Charity Commission on 17 December 2021 as a CIO. Under the constitution there must be at Ivdst three trustees and not more than twenty. Trustees are appointed at the AGM. One-third of the trustees shall retire from office at eaeh AGM as set out in (he ConstitiOn. The retirees are able to stand for re-election provided they have no¢ exceeded 7 years of eontinuous servi¢e. The Trustees nornially rneet six tilnes per year to consider the Charity's affairs. New Trustees are appointed from anJongst the mernbership of the Cho$. Objects. OrganisatlOD and Activities The Charity is established io advanee, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and foster appreciation of The art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see rit. including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals in the Caihedrdl Church of Lichfield and elsewhere and to furth¢r such charitable purpose or purposes as the charity trustees in iheir ab501uie discretion shall think fit. but in partieular by the making of grants and donations. Members of the chorus compri5e'. P¢rfornJing members, who take part in the perforniance of choral works; and Patr(Fns. b) All members pay the annual subscription. Th¢ rates for 202412025 were s¢t as follows.. Full sub5CriPtion £175 Students £25 Patrons £25 minimum Ben Lamb, the Director of Music at the Cathedrdl. is our Musical Director. Liam Condon. Assistant Director of Music at Coventry Cathedral, is our Ac¢ompanist. In the event of winding up of the Chorus any surplu5 assets sh811 be given or transferred to an organisation having similar objects to those ofthe Chorus.
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 (CONTINUED) A¢hi¢vements and Performances Our first concert in November was a large perforniance of four parts of Bach's Christm Oralorio. The Choir responded beautifully to a great baroque orchestra resplendent with piccolo trumpets, moumful oboes d'amore and baroque string5. The [ve of the Cathedral was nearly full, however the large c05t of the professional orchestra n)eant that the concert ran at a £1.706 Ioss. Our Christmas period was marked by three appearanc¢s of members of the choir. Two were fJnan¢ially risk fr¢e singing carols at Shugborough Hall and at the Cathedr21's Illuminations. The Christmas Carol Concert was put on as one of our thre¢ Cathedral concert hires. One quarter tsf seats were reserved at a low charge to enable us to produce a surplus of £1,061. Our Summer concert was a departure from our norn]al in which we joined for¢es with the Birniingham Philhamionic Orchestrd, Sarum Voices and some magnificent soloists to perform Elgar's Dream of Ger(Jnlius. This was a well-attended concert. but despite ow collaboration with the BPO it was an expensiY¢ c4)ncert to produce. The concert ran at a £2,008 105S. We ran a midsummer's come and sing Mozart's Requiem at the Coton Centre, Tamworth. This encouraged several new members. The day was enhanced with a profes5i0nal string quartet. This expenditure was not originally planned. but many mernbers of the choir kindly donated significant amounts so that the event could go ahead in its augmented fom. FiD4Dcial Review Costs have continued to increase significantly due to global inflationary pressures. The trustees have explored several ways of reducing cost and incieasing revenue. We are looking for lotal corporate sponsorship, to ensure that we keep the price of concert ticket$ as affordable as possible, whilst being able to work with talented soloists and instrLllnental perforniers. With the so¢ietal trend of Thursday night being the "new Friday night" The cathedral is now increasingly f]nding it hard to make the spa¢e available foi use by the Chorus for rehearsals as its own commercial needs mean that it has had to increase the marketing of its space as a commercial venu¢. This m¢an5 that the trustees have creat¢d a relationship with Lichfield Methodist Church for more regular use of its ¢hureh as a rehearsal v¢nue. This has incr¢ased venue hire costs foi the ChoNs. After much deliberation, the trustees decided to set subscription5 at £183 per year for the 2025n6 season. Members are now able io pay these as a one-off Sum or by continued use of the increasingly popular direct debit mngement. As always, members who feel that they are unable to pay the fvll fees are welcome to confidentially requesi a lower rate to the tr¢asurer or the chairman. The attached financial statements show the ¢urr¢nt state of the finances of the CIO organisation. which the Trustee5 considei. to be Sound. Free reserves at 31 July 2025 were £26,481 {£25,620 at 31 July 2024). This falls within the range agreed by the TnJstee5 and is held to financ¢ working capital requirements and Cover any fure shortfall in income. Public Benefit The Trusiees ¢onfm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commis5ion'g general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives and have complied with their duties under the Charities Act 2011.
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 (CONTINUED) Trustees R¢spoDsibilities in Rel8ti0tt to the Fffinan<i31 StxtemeDt5 The trustees are responsible for preparing the TStees. Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Siandards (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales require5 the trustees to prepare financi21 stAtements for each fanCIal 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 thes¢ fanCIal statements, the Mistees are required to.. $elect suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. observe the rnethods and principles in the Charities SORP,. rnake judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed. subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statem¢nts,' and prepare the financial statements on the going coneern basi5 unless it is inappropriate to presume ihat the Charity will continue in operation. The tNstees are responsible for keeping accounting records whieh disc105e with r¢asonable accuracy at any time the fmancial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the fancial statements eomply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Chority and hence for taking reasonable sieps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the Trustee5 and signed on their behalf Charlotte Groves Date.. 12 February 2026
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LICHFIELD CATHEDIL4L CHORUS I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2025 which are sel out on poges 8 to 12. Re5pon$ibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees you are responsible foT the preparation of the &ccounts in accordance with the r¢quiremenls of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable DirectiotSS given by the Charity CorDmission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. IDdependent examiner's ststemeDt I have completed my examination. J ¢onfimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect-. accounting records were not kept in r¢spect of the chariry as required by section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with those records: or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concen)ing the torni and content of ac¢ounts sei out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 oiher than any requiremenl that the accounts give a 'true and fair view. which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in conneciion with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Mark Gurney FCCA, DChA of Dains Audit Ltd 2 Chamberlain Square Paradise Circus Birmingham B3 3AX Date.. 12 February 2026
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS STATEMFNT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 Note 2025 2024 Income from: Subscriptions and donations Concert income 20,808 13,355 18,233 8.888 Income from social events 124 141 Library income Bank interest and investment in¢ome 891 1,246 914 695 Total Incotne 36,092 29.203 Expenditure on: General running expenditure Concert expenditure Expenditure on socia] events Library expenditure Scholarship expense Grants to Liehfield Cathedral 9,981 17,011 9.879 16.452 143 125 171 249 300 (300) 4.762 7,532 Total Expenditure 35,138 31,167 Net Ineome 954 {1,964) 1,393 Unrealised Gain on investment revaluation (93) Net movtment in funds 861 (571) 29,402 Fund Balance brought fonvard Fund Balance earried forward 28,831 29,692 28,831
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS BALANCE SHEET 31 JULY 2025 Note 2025 2024 FIXED ASSETS Music 3,211 19,836 23,047 3,211 19.929 23.140 Listed Investment CURRENT ASSETS CBF Deposii Account Cooperative Bank Cash at hand 4,234 3,512 631 405 169 202 Debtors 3,056 3,731 8,090 7,850 CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors 10 (1,445) {2,159) 6.645 5,691 NET ASSKTS 29,692 28,831 FUNDS Income Fund 29,692 28,831 These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Siandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102). These Aecounts were approved by the Trustees on 12 February 2026 and signed on their behalf by.. Paul Ecclestone-B Date.. 12 February 2026 Charlotte Date.. 12 February 2026 roves
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATELIIENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 AccouwfJNG POLICIES General The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Stsiement of Recommended Praetice applicable tg Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable iJJ the UK and Republic of Ireland effective I January 2019. the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and the Charitie5 Act 2011 and applicable regulations. Th¢$e AOUnts have been prepared under the historic cost convention with it¢m5 recognised at cost or transaction value. with the exception of the music, which 15 included at valuation 31 July 1994 and increased with a purchase of music August 2023 and investments which are shown at market value. These a¢¢ounts have been prepared on the a¢¢ruals bas15. The charity constitutes 8 public benefit entity as defined by FRSIO2. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS 2025 2024 Sub5cripiion$ TAX repayable on Gift Aid income Patrons & Donations 16,062 3.056 1.690 20,808 15,217 2.002 1.014 18,233 CONCERT INCOME 2025 2024 Concert income: Prior year Winter Carol Concert Summer Come and sing 137 4,806 1,840 5,516 1,056 13,355 3,310 1,240 4,338 8,888 GENERAL RUNNING EXPENDITURE 2025 2024 Conductors and A¢¢ompanist Rent of Room Sundry Administration Expenditure Adverts, Brochures and Website Making Music Membership Independent Exarniner's Fee 7,550 750 94 167 700 720 9,981 7,722 593 79 540 675 270 9,879
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS NOTES TO THE FINANCtAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR Ef4DED 31 JULY 2025 (COI¥TINUED) CONCERT EXPENDITURE 2025 2024 Concert expenditure= Release of provisions from prior ye Winter Carol Concert Summer Come and sing (85) (255) 6,572 779 7,524 2,051 17,011 6,057 3,277 7,373 16,452 TRUSTEES REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES No Trustee or any person connected with them hhs receiv¢d or is due to receive any r¢muneration or expenses for the year directly or indirectly from Ihe Charity's funds. No expenditure was made in relation lo related parties. MUSIC 2025 2024 Previously valued 31, July 1994 (Valued for insurance purpose5 £6,000 ai 31 Jul 2024) Value at l August- year commen¢ement Additions to library Value at 31 July - year end of holding 3.211 2.000 1.211 3,211 3,211 LISTED INVESTMENTS 2025 2024 857.46 CBF Investment Fund Income Shares Market Value at l August- year commencemenl Increase/(D¢cre&se) in Value of holding Market Valu¢ at 31 July- year end of holding Historic Cost 19,929 (93) 19,836 9.573 18,536 1.393 19,929 9,573 DEBTORS 2025 2024 Gift aid recoverable Direct Debil- subs 3,056 3,716 15 3,731 3,056
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL CHORUS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 (CONTifwED) io. CREDITORS 2025 2024 Concert expenditure- performing right5 levy payable Concert expenditure Scholarship payment Independent examiner Venue hire 32 807 75 1,320 50 1.445 1,320 2,159 li CHARITY MERGER The unincorporated charity Li¢hfield Caihedral Chorus, registered charity number 509833. transferred its assets to Lichfield Cathedra] Chorus, a charitable incorporated organisation, registered charity number 1197192 on 5 May 2022.