29 Sep 2025
Horsell Sings!
First Annual Report to the Charity Commission (1 Nov 2023 – 31 Dec 2024)
General
The choir continues to be in good financial health with a committed membership – we now have 82 registered members. Well-attended rehearsals are held every week during the school term time. Members are encouraged to participate in our public concerts.
Concerts
Christmas Concert (2023)
Horsell Sings! performed a Christmas repertoire with guest trio:
Anna Tabbush (vocals) with Camilla Menjura (guitar and vocals) and Rachel Drayson (cello)
The audience was invited to join in singing some well-known carols.
The nominated charity was The Lighthouse, Woking – a vibrant community hub in Woking providing activities, advice and support to those in need. A total of £500 was raised.
Summer Concert (2024)
Horsell Sings! joined by St John’s Community Choir held in St Mary’s Church, Horsell on Sat 20[th] July 2024
Supporting the following charities:
Citizen’s Advice Woking
Pancreatic Cancer
A total of £600 was raised divided equally between the two charities.
Christmas Concert (2024)
Horsell Sings! with guest choir “Corra Sound”, held in St Mary’s Church, Horsell on Sat 14[th] December. The audience was invited to join in singing some well-known carols.
Corra Sound put on a great performance of close harmony choral singing which was enjoyed by all. We felt that this group complemented our own repertoire, and it all came together with a rousing rendition of the Reindeer Calling Song!
29 Sep 2025
Horsell Sings!
We were nervous about increasing the ticket price to £15 for this concert but it was necessary in order to be sure of covering our costs. In the end, we made a decent profit to donate to our charity.
A total of £673 was raised for the charity, which we donated to Samba Riding for the Disabled. The late Vicky Kitcat, one of the founder members of the choir, was very involved in this charity so we were especially pleased to make this donation in her memory.
Note: This donation was not paid out until Jan 2025 so the debit does not appear in our 2024 Accounts.
First full year as a Registered Charity
We have completed our first full year as a registered charity which has seen the introduction of a new membership procedure and putting in place the recommended policies and procedures. These include (a) Financial Control Policy (b) Expenses Policy (c) Privacy Policy and (d) Social Media Policy.
Election of Trustees
Our first AGM as registered charity was held on 30[th] April 2024.
In accordance with our new constitution, since it was the first AGM following our charity registration (1/11/2023), all the current trustees were required by our new constitution to stand for re-election. All the trustees were unanimously re-elected by the members.
First Annual Report to Charity Commission 1 Nov 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
29/09/2025
Horsell Sings!
| Receipts | £ | Expenses | £ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member Subs | 14,414 | Musical Director's fees | 10981 | ||
| Hire of School Hall | 2381 | ||||
| Public Liability Insurance | 112 | ||||
| Christmas Concert (2023) | Christmas Concert (2023) | ||||
| Ticket Sales | 1,158 | Christmas Concert (2023) Expenses | 788 | ||
| Refreshments and Donations | 287 | Christmas Concert (2023) Hire of Church | 100 | ||
| Xmas Party (2023) Expenses | 91 | ||||
| Xmas Gift Donations for Musical Director (2023) | 98 | Xmas Gift for Musical Director (2023) | 98 | ||
| Summer Concert | Summer Concert | ||||
| Ticket Sales | 404 | Summer Concert Expenses | 353 | ||
| Refreshments and Donations | 196 | ||||
| Surrey Seasons Concert | |||||
| Ticket Sales | 445 | ||||
| Christmas Concert (2024) | Christmas Concert (2024) | ||||
| Ticket Sales | 1,731 | Christmas Concert (2024) Expenses | 1423 | ||
| Refreshments and Donations | 274 | ||||
| Xmas Party (2024) Expenses | 207 | ||||
| Xmas Gift Donations for Musical Director (2024) | 81 | Xmas Gift for Musical Director (2024) | 81 | ||
| Payback Float | 100 | Payout Float | 100 | ||
| Shirts and Badges | Shirts and Badges | ||||
| Shirt Sales | 183 | Shirts | 111 | ||
| Badges | 52 | ||||
| Total Income | £19,370 | Total Costs | £16,878 | ||
| Donations to Charity | |||||
| From Christmas Concert (2023) - The Lighthouse | 500 | ||||
| From Summer Concert (2024) - Citizens Advice Bureau | 300 | ||||
| From Summer Concert (2024) - Pancreatic Cancer Charity | 300 | ||||
| Balance at 31/12/2024 | |||||
| NatWest Bank | 4,558 | Total Donations | £1,100 | ||
| Skipton Building Society | 2,540 | ||||
| Petty Cash | 50 | ||||
| Total balance | £7,148 |
First Annual Report to Charity Commission
29/09/2025
Horsell Sings!
1 Nov 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
| For CC Annual Return Questionaire | |
|---|---|
| Donations and legacies | 14,693 |
| Charitable activities | 183 |
| Other trading activities | 4,494 |
| Investments (Skipton BS Interest) | 74 |
| Other | 0 |
| Total | 19,444 |
| Employees Payroll | 10,981 |