Trustees. Annual Report forthe period Pericrtl stsrt date 01 Feb Period end date 31 2025 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity namo Goring Chamber Choir CIO Othef names charity 18 kn(hvn by Raglstored charity numbor (If any) 1207153 Ch4rlty'8 prlnclpal addre•8 1 Woodw Cottages, Streatley Hill Berkshire RG8 9PP N•mM of th• ¢harlty tru•teo• vAK mon•90 tho charfty TN•t•o nm• Olftc• IK•ryl Ilrn ol p•v•on lor body) •nlld•d Ifan Peter Purdle Henry Partinwi AUdY Roger8 Andrew Button Vl¢torfra Benb Ra¢hel Haver Ashley Kessler Charfes Lambert Marilyn Purdie Frances Thcnps Chalr Minutes Se¢xetary VKe Gha 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Namu of th• trustees lor th• charlty. rf any. Ifor exampbe, any custodian trustses) Namo Dates acted rf not for vthole ear TAR Marc 2012
Names and addresses of advl8ern Iopoonal Information) of advis•r Nam• Addrgss Name of chlef execullvo or namos of •enior staff membern (Optional infonnatlon Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement D08crlpllon rfth• charlty'• tru•t• Type of govemlng document How the charity 18 con81ituted Tru8tse 8electlon Mellj8 109. aPPQ1nt¥u oy ¥ltrcied b) ' Apw'nted lry th8 dwrity (Goring Chamber Choir)) Addhlonal gov•rn•n¢o l••ues (Opoonal Infomiatlon) You may choow to include addrtional infomiation, where relevant, al)out: policies and prrKedures adopted for the induction tr8ining of trustees., the charity8 organi8ational 8tructure and any wider netrNork with which the tharity works; relationship with any related partiO8,' trustees, Consideration of major risks and the systern and proceduffjs to manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities Th• objocts of tho CIO are: l. To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and apweciation of the art and Scien of choral music in all tts aspects by tho kyesentation of public choral concerts and by suth other ways as the Choir tlyough its Trustees 8hall detemine from time to time. Sumrnary ofthe obJocls oftho charlty sat out In Its governing documwt 2. Such charitatJe purposes forthe public ben8fft as are exdusively charitatAe. ac(x)rdiThJ tothe Iwws of England and Wales a8 the Trustee8 ma¥.fr(xn time to lime determine. Mah 2012 TAR
The trustees havlng had regard to the guldance Issued by the Charity Commission on public benrt the maln actlvltles undertaken were: 1. Three concerts perfornRd during the year. showcaslng a viide variety of musical styles. The ¢oncerts Vre performed in St Thomas's Church in Goring on Thames, each conc8rt attraclirvJ an audience of approximatety 120 people. l Choir wovtded the choral input for the servi9 in Truro Gathedrd from V to 11th August 2024, standing In for the Cathedral Choir whilst it was on holiday. Summary ofthe maln actlvltles undertaken for tho publ1¢ benofit In relation to these oble¢ts (include within thi$ $octSon the statutory doclaratlon that trusteeJ hav• had rogard to tho guidanc• i88uod by tho Charlty Comml••lon on publl b•n•fftl 3. The CtlT k1 a fundraising lunch in support of the Goring & Streatley yn9 Musicians Trust, enIng a donation d £800 to be made to Trust. Addltlon•l dotsll• of obJ•Gtlv•• and actlvlll•• (Opllonl InfomMllon Charltsbh l)onth)n• Polky 1. Twstees WPJ agree year which chty wdl be SUP[ted by bucket coll8cn at the nCert ne8rest to ChrigtmaNth¥ Year. 2. The ¢h8ritable ¢SywtM)n arnount agreed will aKYays indude the corKert colleclK)n, as well as any donatic8 received by the Trust are d88rfy Intend to ts passed to the dK>8en Ghanty. You may choo•• to include further statements. where relovanl, about.. policy on grantmaklng: policy pro9ramme rebated wivestment., • Contr1h¢)n made by volunteern. Volunt00rs I COfKerts were faciliwed by a group of volunteers perft)miing many 'back of house. supwling liVI11es. including wovi$ion of refreshments, audrence ticket sales for the ¢¢¢ert and promotr'ng the r)rk of the TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the maln achievements of th• charity during thg y•ar The Clrity'S main hIevements were as fdkx¥s.' 1. The staging of three sur£essfvl rrnt perfan lo a comtrfned audience of approximatePy 360 people and providing music to stzeable congr*3atb)ns at fve services in Truro Cathedral. tm'nging musKal ed1 to apw)ximatety 45 perftymers. 2. Hevrng cx)vered 811 our o)8ts incurred in staging the concert perfoThances. we glso able to make a charitable donation in tr sum of £600 to the Goriry & strea Yourvj Musicians TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review Rw?rv•s policy Br1 stat•ment of th• charity's pollcy on resorv•8 Goring Chamber C11r dKI not have a Reserves Policy in plaGe during the financial year in questi. A 8uiiable polw is rrenIty being devek)ped. Dotsil# of any fund• materlally in d•fi¢it NIA Furthor flnanclal rnvlow dotalls Ioptional infOrnon) You may chooso to include additional inforMatK, wherg relevant about.. the charity'$ pnneipal sour¢8s of funds (including any fundraising). how expendfiure has supported key 0tyth08 of the charty,. inv881ment policy and obJ1Ve8 including any ethical inveslment politrrf adopted. The main 80urces of furKling are membership fees (including Gift Ald where approwiate) and tKket sal8s fcy the COnrt perfonnances. The main weas of exFenditure are muSlan costs IMu$i¢al Dlrector, Accompani51 and Soloists) and venue hire. These are tjoth necessary to iieve the W otiertNes ot. the promOtn of the art of choral MUS through 118 8tudy and wactice and by publ performance and: sUpp.j charilabie purposes for the public b8nefft. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The Irust•ps d•clarg they hav• approvod th• truslo0•' r•porl alx)ve. Slgnod on behalf of tho charlty'8 tr1•• 8ignaturo(s) Full namel$) Pogftlon (eg SeGretary, Chalr, gt¢} Peter Purdie Andy Button Chair Chair 17 September 2025 TAR M&rrh 2012
Goring Chamber Choir CIO Annual Accounts 2024-25 as at 31 January 2025 GCC 20244 GCC CIO 20245 Balance ' Rec84 ExndlE BASIC INC Sut)scnpb'on5 HMRC GrfLAd king Musk Subscrip lind. insuran) Fees for CcTh1uttor & nISts Rehe2É& Premises Musistora DDnations Baknc• ' 116. 1.200.00 1.020.00 2.800.00 Transfer offun(fs trom GCC HirolPurchase 326.28 tt,331.57 175.52 visi 2,375.52 4 830.73 , 12,330 80 Deroisfrom metnbers Onqanisi Ifee: accommodabon, travdl Chr dInr Oth¥ (9th. Teheatsalvue ' Tr0 1.271.50 1.405.25 277666 14.08 '. , Stiup_FundRi5er 615.85 Ire of premises Donation t(> G&sYpKr 85.50 , 615.85 . .. 69.65 ', CONCER S rlng Conc•rt SumfflwUme to 8kyl811 , Summeitlmotoll 750.Crt) man8 Premises hlre Posters afid Prrgrammes Sar & Teas 290. ' 174.54 21.00 '. 70 953.12 150. 150.00 Aulumn Cone¢rt Ticket Sales Programmes & Posters Instrumentalists em hi B8f Gifts i AthousaTrJy8atS In 8011 1.187.47 174.54 300.00 102.00 29.OQ 74.00 531.93 Now Year Concert TFcket Sales Pfogrdrnffles & Pp5 Inslrufflentaligts Premises hire Blow, bfo¥ith¢)u w1ntern0 , 1.392.24 144.88 Gifts 85.00 , 2805 5600 518.93 958.31 GRAND TOTAL 3,194.06 ,. 1A22.40 . 23,470.75 . 9.583.44 ' 13.887.31 1 Notes l. Gorin8ChaTnberCh05r trased financi31 attivity in June 2024 when attivty and assests We transferred to its surte550rorgani5atioTh. fjoringchatber ChoirCIO. The CIO 3ccounts3ie presented here In conjunttlon wfjth the accounts forGoringChamberCho¥rforthe same period to showthe composite pirture of the organisations. financial activity forthe year. 2. Gift aid on 5ub5cription5 for FY 2024-25 amouTrttrgto £1.070.50 has een daimed and will appear in next yearfsactount> 3. The fvndstransferred frotn Goring Chamber Choir are'restrirted. and may only be used in pursuance of the original objetts of Gorin8 Chamber Choir. 4. Thethar8e for premises1£2451 arrivedafterthe end t>f the FY anil will rkinSon-T8 er PincA)d(- Examiner
Goring Chamber Choir CIO Statement of Assets and Liabilities st as at 31 January 2025 MONETARY ASSETS 3110112025 Coop Bank Current Account Cheques to pay in Cash Net Assets 13,581.43 305.88 13,887.31 ACCUMULATED FUNDS 3110112026 Restrictsd Funth Transferred from GCC Metrobank alc Surpluslloss for period Balan at end this period 11,331.57 4,830.73 Unrn8tricted Funds Starting Balance Surpluslloss for period BaSance at end this period 7,386.47 All Fund8 13,887.31 Note 1.. The Accounts are prepared on a RIptS and Payments basis Note 2= Music is hired or purchased as required for concerts. Hired music is allocated against the activity requiring the music and is returned when the activity is over. Other music is purchased and retained in the choir Music Library. Note 3.. Restricted Funds refer to money received from Goring Chamber Choir. These funds may only be spent on the original objects of GCC. For this year, they have been used to fund the nornial operating costs of Goring Chamber Choir CIO. 02f Henry Parkinson - reasurer LC Andy Pincock- Examiner