som Music Societ 1197449
Annual Re
ort and Accounts Year End 30th November 2025
During the year ending 30, November 2025 Epsotn Music Society staged 3
classical concerts in Epsom free of entry to showcase Ulirainian refugee
musicians.
These events attracted donations to support the musicians.
We also staged 9 ticketed live top-class jazz concerts in the centre of Epsom in
accordance with our policy to ensure the venue is locally accessible to all being
close to key public transport facilities. We introduced a discounted ticket price
for those under aged 30 to encourage a younger audience to high quality jazz
muslc
"Grassroots Jazz" continued to address the shortfall in Government funding for
sm211 jazz clubs up and down the counlry.
These clubs invariably work on a shoestring, and (more often than not) are
chaired by promoters of the older generation. Within this generation, there is a
(completely understandable) hugely lower incidence of internet/lT proficiency,
which in turn leads to chronic underuse of social media to promote events.
In addition to this, there is a hugely reduced rate of bid submissions to the
available money via Arts Council England from these promoters. This is
definitely attributed to the same causation - a lack of the required skills required
to make a coherent and competitive online bid.
There are dozens of professional bid writers bidding for this same pot of
tnoney. Pitting these promoters against these professional bid writers is never
going to see a good result for grassroots venues. The likelihood of success is
close to zero.
With reduced audience numbers, the profit margins are smaller for clubs. and
for many. unmanageable.
A total of 8 clubs were awarded grants in 2024.2025 totalling £8000
The Trustees
Lionel Blackman
Nigel Price
Richard Tomlinson
Alex Griffiths
Signed on their behalf by Lionel Blackman
10th April 2026

Epsom Music 1197449
Account for Financial Year 1st Decetnber 2024 to 30th November 2025
EXPENSES
2024.2025
2023.2024
Accountant fee
loo
loo
Concert venue hire
1597
1313
Grants
8000
5450
Equipment
Musician fees and
818.67
290.41
expenses
7514.62
2710.38
Printing
Promotion and social
media
323
329.6
40.3
222.99
Audio services
400
191.97
Total
18485.56
10816.38
Income
Concerttickets
9834.87
7630.36
Donations
5937.85
1882.55
Gift Aid
1710.88
200
Total
17483.6
9712.91
Deficit
1001.96
-1103.47
Balance c/fwd 23.24
Balance 30/11/2025
9709.63
10813.1
8707.67
9709.63
Signed
Lionel Blackman LLB MA Solicitor
1010412025