## **Croydon Philharmonic Societ**
## **Report and Accounts**
**for the year ended**
**Friday, June 30, 2023**
**Registered Charity Number: 2130**
ty Choir
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## **Officers & Committee of Croydon Philharmonic Society Choir**
## **President**
Crispian Steele-Perkins
## **Vice-Presidents**
Erica Eloff Ian le Grice
## **Music Director**
David Gibson
## **Committee (Trustee) Members**
## **Chair**
Jane Castle to 18 October 2022 Sheila Reed from 18 October 2022
## **Secretary**
Jane Castle to 18 October 2022 Jean Murphy and Sarah Gordon from 18 October 2022
**Ticket Secretary** Rosemary Stone
## **Treasurer**
Martin Day
## **Concert Secretary**
Lisa Kirk
**Membership Secretary** Katharina Kreissig
## **Librarian**
Sarah Rutter to 18 October 2022
## **Publicity Co-ordinator**
Katrina Keel
**Media Lead** Peter Gillman
**Other Elected Committee Members** Suzanne Francis to 18 October 2022
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## **Croydon Philharmonic Society Choir Report of the Committee**
The committee present their report and Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2023
## **Principal Activities**
The Society's principal activity during the year continued to be the study and public performance of choral music.
## **Status**
The Society is a registered charity, number 213084
## **Review of the Business**
the Dvorak mass in D in Croydon Minster. We were very pleased to learn this piece, which was unfamiliar to many, and we also enjoyed seeing our Presiddent, Crispian Steele-Perkins, returning to performing after recovering from a motorcycle accident.
can expect the spring concert at the Fairfield Hall to cost us several thousand pounds..
guarantee the Society's future for many years to come.
Quite apart from this legacy, the Society ended the year with a surplus on the general fund, with the losses on concerts being more than covered by members' subscriptions and some donations. The finances were bolstered by increased interest and dividends on our reserves.
## **Committee Members**
The full list of current Committee members is detailed on page 2 of this document.
## **Independent Examiner**
Mr Liam Kelly was appointed as Independent Examiner at the Annual General Meeting in October 2022, and hopefully will be willing to continue in office.
This report and the attached accounts are presented for approval at the Annual General Meeting on 17 October 2023.
**Sheila Reed Martin Day Chair Treasurer**
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## **Report of the Independent Examiner to the Members of The Croydon Philharmonic Society Choir**
I report on the Accounts of the Society for the year ended 30th June 2023
## **Respective Responsibilities of the Trustees and Examiner**
As a charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts: you consider that the audit requirements of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 43(7) (b) of the Act) whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with general directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit , and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
## **Independent Examiner's Statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the charity has not met the requirements: to ensure:-
* Accounting records are kept in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and
* Accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act
(2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**11th October 2023**
Liam Kelly Leemook Accounting 29, Errington Road, Picket Piece, Andover, SP11 6XF
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## **Croydon Philharmonic Society Choir**
## **Statement of financial activities for the year ended 30 June 2023**
|**General fund**
Note
**Incoming funds:**
Subscriptions
2
(including Gift Aid tax credit)
Interest & dividends
3
Net Fund Raising Income & Donations
4
Legacies
Total incoming resources
**Outgoing expenditure:**
Hire of church for rehearsals
Conductor's Fees
Accompanist's fees
General printing & publicity
Insurance expenses
Independent Examiner's fee
Sundry expenses
Net cost of Workshop event
Total outgoing expenditure
**Surplus of income over expenditure**
**Deficit on concerts for the year**
**Change in value in stock of gifts, folders etc**
**Overall net surplus/(deficit)for the year**
General Fund brought forward
Transfer to Reserve Fund
**General Fund carried forward**|**2023**
£
unrestricted funds
**15,353**
**9,661**
**571**
**115,008**
**140,593**
**2,975**
**7,503**
**4,465**
**461**
**90**
**500**
**795**
**0**
**16,789**
**123,804**
**(3,660)**
**(40)**
**120,104**
**49,015**
**-115,000**
**54,119**|**2022**
£
unrestricted funds
**9,516**
**7,786**
**6,831**|
|---|---|---|
|||**24,133**|
|||**2,148**
**6,701**
**4,461**
**85**
**239**
**500**
**861**
**650**|
|||**15,645**|
|||**8,488**
**(16,385)**|
|||**-167**
**-8,064**
**57,079**|
|||**49,015**|
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## **Croydon Philharmonic Society Choir**
**Statement of assets and liabilities for the year ended 30 June 2023**
|Note
**Fixed assets**
Investments
5
**Current assets**
Debtors, prepayments & stock
6
Cash at bank and in hand
7
Creditors and accruals
8
**Net current assets**
**Financed by:**
General Fund
9
Reserve Fund
10|**2023**
**2022**
£
£
£
£
unrestricted funds
unrestricted funds
**153,730**
**163,391**
**153,730**
**163,391**
**3,417**
**2,354**
**170,671**
**47,398**
**174,088**
**49,752**
**4,969**
**737**
**169,119**
**49,015**
**322,849**
**212,406**
**54,119**
**49,015**
**268,730**
**163,391**
**322,849**
**212,406**|**2022**
£
unrestricted funds
**163,391**|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||**212,406**|
|||**49,015**
**163,391**|
|||**212,406**|
the accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these financial accounts
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## **Notes to the Accounts for the year to 30 June 2023**
## **1 Accounting policies**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards, and follow the recommendations in the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities', revised in October 2005. They have been prepared under the historic cost convention except that investments are valued at market value.
Unrealised gains and losses on investments for the period are calculated by reference to the market value of the investments held at the year end.
## **___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________**
|**2 Subscriptions breakdown**
Subscriptions paid
Tax Credit on Gift Aided subscriptions
**_______________________________________________________**
**3 Interest and dividends breakdown:**
Bank interest
Dividends:
M & G Charifund
CAF 12-month account
IFSL CAF Fixed interest B Income Fund
Total dividend income
**_______________________________________________________**
**4 Fund raising income & donations breakdown:**
Legacy
General Donations
Gift Aid on donations
Sale of folders, badges etc
**_______________________________________________________**
**5 Investments**
M & G Charifund
IM CAF Fixed interest Fund
**Reconciliation of movement in market value of investm**
Investments at market value as at 1 July 2022
Investments at market value as at 30 June 2023
Surplus/(Deficit) on revaluation|£
**____________________**
£
7,528
106
1,289
**____________________**
**____________________**
**2023**
**£**
cost
114,773
39,682
154,455
**ents**|£
12,967
2,386
**_________________**
£
738
8,923
**_________________**
£
115,008
531
0
40
**_________________**
**£**
market
value
120,700
33,030
153,730|£
**15,353**
**__________**
£
**9,661**
**__________**
**115,579**
**__________**
**2022**
£
cost
114,773
39,682
154,455|£
market
value
127,571
35,820|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||163,391|
|||||163,391
(9,661)|
|||||153,730|
7
£
|£
**6 Debtors, prepayments & stock**
HMRC - Gift Aid payment
Other debtors
Stock of music folders etc
Prepayments for workshops|£
£2,320
£15
£522
£560|
|---|---|
||**£3,417**|
|**_________________________________________________________________________________________**
£
**7 Cash at bank and in hand**
CAF Cash Account
£3,472
CAF Gold Account
£147,199
CAF 60 Day Notice Account Issue 4
£20,000|**___________**
£|
|---|---|
||**£170,671**|
|**________________________________________________________________**
**8 Creditors and accruals**
Independent Examiner fee
Other creditors
**________________________________________________________________**
**9 General Fund**
As at 1 July at start of year
Surplus/(Deficit)for the year
Transfer in (out)
As at 30 June end of year|**____________________________________**
£
£500
£4,470
£4,970
**____________________________________**
**2023**
£
49,015
120,104
(115,000)
54,119|**2022**
£
57,079
(8,064)
0|
|---|---|---|
|||49,015|
This is an unrestricted fund for the general use of the Society
|**________________________________________________________________**
**10 Reserve Fund**
As at 1 July start of year
Surplus/(Deficit) on investment revaluation
Transfer in (out)
As at 30 June end year|**____________________________________**
**2023**
**£**
163,391
(9,661)
115,000
268,730|**2022**
**£**
173,943
0|
|---|---|---|
|||173,943|
The Reserve Fund is an unrestricted fund for the general use of the Society. It is invested with the long-term objective of providing income whilst seeking to maintain the value of the capital in real terms. Any transfers from the Resrve Fund can only be approved by a two-thirds majority of members attending an Extraordinary General Meeting called for this purpose.
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## **Croydon Philharmonic Society Choir**
## **Concert Receipts and Payments for the year ended 30 June 2023**
|**Receipts:**
Net receipts from ticket sales
Donation for specifc concert
Programme sales
less: Cost of programmes
**Total net receipts**
**Payments:**
Hire of venue and facilities
Orchestra and Accompanist fees
Conductor's fees
Soloists' fees
Hire of Instruments
Performing Rights & Orchestra Scores
Hire/sale of music scores (net of receipts)
Printing and publicity
Charity donation
Hire of transport (net)
Contribution to promoters' costs
Refreshments
**Total Payments**
**(Defcit) on concerts for the year**|**2023**
**£**
**4,216**
**0**
**270**
**(135)**
**135**
**4,351**
**850**
**0**
**3,448**
**1,757**
**0**
**32**
**(40)**
**813**
**0**
**0**
**1,000**
**151**
**8,011**
**(3,660)**|**2022**
**£**
**6,138**
490
**814**
**357**|
|---|---|---|
|||**457**|
||||
|||**7,085**|
|||**700**
**10,563**
**4,945**
**2,730**
**1,554**
**1,436**
**103**
**881**
**0**
**166**
**392**|
|||**23,470**|
||||
|||**(16,385)**|
See page 10 for breakdown
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## **Croydon Philharmonic Society Choir Concert Receipts and Payments Account breakdown for the year ended 30 June 2023**
|**9 October**
**2022**
**£**
**Receipts:**
Ticket sales
Donations
Programme sales
less: Cost of programmes
Net Surplus/(Defcit) from programmes
**Total net receipts**
0
**Payments:**
Hire of venue and facilities
Orchestra and Accompanist fees
Conductor's fees
Soloists' fees
Hire of Instruments
Performing Rights & Orchestra Scores
Hire/sale of music scores (net of receipts)
Printing and publicity
Charity donation
Hire of transport (net)
Contribution to promoters' costs
1,000
Refreshments
**Total Payments**
1,000
**Surplus/(Defcit) on concert**
(1,000)
**_London Mozart_**
**_Players_**
**_the World of_**
**_Samuel_**
**_Coleridge_**
**_Taylor_**|**9 October**
**2022**
**£**
**_London Mozart_**
**_Players_**
**_the World of_**
**_Samuel_**
**_Coleridge_**
**_Taylor_**|**17 December**
**2022**
**£**
2,154
**_Christmas_**
**_Cheer_**|**1 April**
**17 June**
**2023**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
2,062
270
(135)
**_Basingstoke_**
**_Choral Society_**
**_Bach Mass in_**
**_B Minor_**
**_Dvorak Mass_**
**_in D_**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||0
135|
|||||
||0|2,154|0
2,197|
|||1,290
641
32
72
551|850
868
1,290
1,116
(25)
(87)
262
151|
||1,000|2,586|843
3,582|
||(1,000)|(432)|(843)
(1,385)|
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