## Musical Director Sean Bui
## ANNUAL REPORT 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
Quire Voices (hereafter known as “the Society”) is a registered charity, no. 1200268.
It is not a registered company. It can be contacted at admin@quirevoices.org.uk and information about it can be obtained from its website at www.quirevoices.org.uk.
The Society’s objectives are set out in its governing document, known as the “Constitution”. This states that:
“The objects of the Society shall be: to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the Trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals.”
The following were the Society’s Trustees for part or all of the period 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024:
|Chairman|Kirsty Bui|
|---|---|
|Hon. Secretary|Louise Roberts|
|Hon. Treasurer|Katrina Gray|
|Publicity, Marketing, and Design Officer|Emily Carmichael|
|Membership Secretary|James Goddard|
|Member without Portfolio|Peter Wood|
All trustees were members of the Society and gave their time voluntarily and received no remuneration or other benefits (save those benefits of membership afforded to every member of the Society).
In planning the Society’s activities for the year, the Trustees kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at their committee meetings.
The focus of the Society’s activities remained to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects. This benefits people of all ages by developing their music reading skills, training their voices, improving their breathing and breath control through the respiratory exercise performed whilst singing, and providing regular opportunities to socialize with like-minded individuals in a friendly environment. A total of 37 members attended for some or all of Society’s events this year.
The Society welcomed people of all ages regardless of their personal background, faith, gender, or personal circumstances. The Society currently have an audition process to ensure that it maintains the standard required for public performance, as its efforts lead towards putting on a number of concerts each year.
These are some of the other public benefits that were provided by Quire Voices:
- A standard membership rate that is lower than the cost of most adult education courses.
- Public access to choral concerts that were more affordable than those provided by commercial entertainment providers.
- Provided free concert tickets for accompanied under-16s to encourage them to take an interest in classical choral music.
- Enhanced the cultural richness of the borough by performing classical choral works.
In the furtherance of the Society’s objectives, there were rehearsals and performances for the following events with professional help from our Musical Director Sean Bui and a number of other professional musicians:
Registered Charity Number: 1200268
Saturday 13th May 2023 Byrd: 400 at St Stephen and St Agnes Church, Windsor
A concert of Music by William Byrd to commemorate the 400[th] anniversary of his death
Saturday 23rd September 2023 1707 at Eton College Chapel.
A concert as part of the Windsor Festival where Handel’s Dixit Dominus and d’Astorga’s Stabat Mater were performed
Sunday 10th December 2023 Quire Voices at Christmas: Interactive Family Concert at the Royal Chapel, Windsor Great Park A concert of family Christmas Carols
Sunday 10th December 2023 Evening Christmas Concert at the Royal Chapel, Windsor Great Park A formal concert of Christmas music with Surrey Brass Quintet
Saturday 9th March 2024 Ave Maria at St Stephen and St Agnes Church, Windsor A concert of Marian music
The Society looks forward to another exciting and fulfilling year as it moves into 2024/25.
Kirsty Bui Chairman
Registered Charity Number: 1200268
Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31st March 2024
Charity No.: 1200268
## **Quire Voices Statement of Profit or Loss for year ending 31st March 2024**
|Revenue
Other Income
**Total Income**
Cost of Sales
**Gross Profit**
Administrative Expenses
**Operating Profit**
Other Expenses
**Profit before Tax**
Tax
**Profit After Tax**|**31st March 2024**
**£**
26,955
7,013
**33,968**
(1,906)
**32,062**
(20,432)
**11,630**
-
**11,630**
-
**11,630**|**31st March 2023**
**£**
12,856
1,942|
|---|---|---|
|||**14,798**|
|||(689)|
|||**14,109**|
|||(14,468)|
|||**(359)**|
|||-|
|||**(359)**|
|||-|
|||**(359)**|
## **Quire Voices Statement of Financial Postion as at 31st March 2024**
|**Non Current Assets**
**Current Assets**
Trade & Other Debtors
Cash & Cash Equivilents
**Total Current Assets**
**Total Assets**
**Current Liabilities**
Trade & Other Creditors
Deferred Income
**Total Current Liabilities**
**Net Current Assets**
**Non-Current Liabilities**
**Net Assets**
**Equity**
Retained Earnings- Current Year
Retained Earnings- Prior Periods
**Total Equity**
_Check_|**31st Mar 24**
**£**
-
6,489
12,603
**19,093**
**19,093**
(4,355)
(1,000)
**(5,355)**
**13,738**
-
**13,738**
11,630
2,108
**13,738**
-|**31st Mar 23**
**£**
-
302
7,506
**7,808**|
|---|---|---|
|||**7,808**|
|||(5,700)
0|
|||**(5,700)**|
||||
|||**2,108**|
|||-|
|||**2,108**|
|||(359)
2,467|
|||**2,108**|
|||-|
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Quire Voices, registered charity In
England and Wales {no. 1200268)
I reportto the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Quire Voices for the year
ended 31 March 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of Quire Voices you are responsible forthe preparation ofthe
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l.
I report in respect of my examination of the Quire Voices accounts carried out under
section 145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable
Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)Ib} of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm 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 respect of Quire Voices as required by
section 130 of the Act. or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name: Stephaniewebb
Address". 90 Winchester Street. Overton, Basingstoke. RG25 3HY
Date: 0310212025