## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Mont Yea Day Y **From** 01 01 2024 **To** 31 12 2024 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Dunvant Male Choir **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 255206 **Charity's principal address** 31,Pengry Road, Loughor Swansea **Postcode SA4 6PH** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Glyndwr Prideaux|Chairman||Dunvant Male Choir| ||Norman Whomes|Vice Chairman||Dunvant Male Choir| ||Alan Kelly|Secretary||Dunvant Male Choir| ||Allan Rohman|Treasurer||Dunvant Male Choir| ||Robin Williams|Administrator||Dunvant Male Choir| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Constitution (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods By Election (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** Promotion of Choral Music **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** March **2012** **TAR** 2 Performance and Recording Choral Music to the highest standard. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** Both verbal and written positive feedback. **achievements of the charity during the year** March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** No reserves allocated – No Policy **Details of any funds materially in deficit** N/A ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** G.S.Prideaux **Full name(s)** Glyndwr Samuel Prideaux **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chairman **Date** 25/07/25 March **2012** **TAR** 5 lllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lll 11 111 111111 Ill 11 DUNVANT MALE CHOIR "".'.- . Internal Audit of Accounts to 31 st December 2024 Auditors.. Mark Jones and Chris Jones Reviewer The Audit took place (Remotely via Google Meetup) on Sunday 09 February 2025 accounts were presented by Allan Rohman the DMC Treasurer. Due lo exceptional circumstances, that is, the treasurer having relocated lo Monmouth at the end of January 2025 and accounts not being completed until after this move. It was agreed by the Auditor and Chairman lo complete the audit remotely lo ensure accounts could be inspected and reported upon prior to AGM. The items that were looked at were: Action items from inter5m audit of 2nd October 2024 specifically updated asset list. this now Complete. ProfiULoss for year Event- Profit ILoss Breakdown. Balance sheet showing year end balances and any liabilities Donations made by the choir and receNed by the choir. Gift Aid position Musical team expenses Subscriptions from Mernbership Payment authorities and signatures Insurance certrficate validity. PROFITILOSS: The Accounts show a nel profit of £21838. This is made up of the event profits detailed below plus receiptsfincome from Grft Aid, Patrons. Donations. CD S81es, Raffle, Ton Club and Bank InteresL EVENTS- INCOMEIEXPENDITURE Excluding the USA tour there were 22 events in 2024 which made a profit of £10758.88. Four event5 made a small loss the two most notable being from the Tour ofwales Concerts Ihese were.. 1. North Wales concerts made a small I(￿S mainly down lo High Cathedral Cost and a lack of ticket sales. (-£291.71) 2. St Davids was a loss mainly down again to high costs for Cathedral Hire and splitting profit with Haverfordwesl Male Choir. (-£185.20) Profit l L<>ss vs. Concert One recommendation for joint concerts arranged by DMC in fijture is to be aware of how splitting the profil ha5 impacted overall on the accounts. The Sl Davids concert in particular would have been profitable rf not for such an arrangement. SUBSCRIPTIONS.. The subscriptions for the year of £9975 just fall short of covering the running costs of the Choir at £10117. a small shortfall of £342. The bulk of the costs being the musical team at £6645, Chapel Hire £3000 and insurance of £472. All active members are now paying Ihe CO￿eCt monthly fee of £15 and Ihe majority of these are by bank transfer considerably èasing the load on the treasurer. GIFT AID: The choir has received Gift Aid payments from HMRC lotslling approx £7720. DONATIONS: The Choir received a total of £3300 in donations this year. the increase due to a single donation of $2000 as a result of the USA tour. This created an issue for the choir in that Barclays would not accept it. This led to the change of bank accounts from Barclays to Uoyds which was well managed by the Treasurer and committee. BANK ACCOUNT(S): Closing Bank Balances { Total of Lloyds plus Bardays at 31112120241 Main Accounts 16214.58 Subs 6577.84 Patrons 1963.65 Savings 60000.99 Total 84757.06 SUMMARY". We examined the Accounts to verify accuracy and checked records to comply wilh Charity Rules. We found that the Treasurer keeps very detailed records which comply with the rules ofthe Charity Commision. The recommendations made above in Event { income and expenditure ) should be taken forward by the committee. Mark Jones Revie y Chris Jones CJ DS Iliilijg gi O) ￿ (DJ i J i J () wz zz lllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lll 11 111 111111 Ill 11