2024-07-31-accounts

Registsred Charfty Number: 257398 Northampton Philharnionic Choir Receipts and Payments Account And Statement of Assets and Liabilitles For Year Ended 31 July 2024 NORTHAMPTON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR Love Music • Love Friendship Love Singing

NORTkL4KTON MHARIAOMC CHOR Love Mu . l£>ve Fflendshp • Love Sknglno .; Four,ded 1896 Musicol Dsrector: Thomas Moore Truslees. Annual Report to Ihe Charlty Commlsslon l st August 2023 - 31st July 2024 1. The nam• ol the Chority (the Cho! :s Nortb.ompton Philhormonic Choir. 2. The reg15tow•d Ch¢xlty number IJ 251398 The Prlnclpol Address lor conlocling the choir is K￿en Boolh. Imley Lodge, 8roa¢ '.one. venley. Brockley, NNI 3 5SF 4. The Trusle•s holdln9 offlce in th• y•ar ww•: Susan Amos Kurefj 8oolh Icha￿] Coinerine 8rooke IALlir)g Treusurwl Comillo Haokonspn Isecrelaryl Moreoret 400?e'. Svson Howes IN)le: Not octive as o trustee since before April 2024 dve lo ill-heolth. Hos since resignedl Emma l.indsoy Zoe Robinson Jillion Shorp Cotherine (iJr)n INote'. Stood ¢Jown as ot AGM on 14YI Novèmber 20231 It•cNllment ond Appolntment al Trustees Generolly Trvstees are recruilea from within the Choir's memOer5hip bul the constitution ollows o non-mèmber lo tsecome n TriJstpe. All clocled merr,bers ol Ihe Monogemenl Commillee shal occept respo sibdily 05 Trv51ees ol the Choir. The conslilution reqvires +hat no lewer thon 6 but no more Ihan l O Officer5 of Ihe Chow. selected by a vote of members ol o Generol Mee*ing, shol occepl reSponsib￿lty os Trustees. The appointment os o Irvstee con only be made by o vole of members 01 o Gei)eral Meeling. The Independent Examlner lor the Choir's cccounts is Brendo Pee￿-RO5s FMAAI ACIE ww.ncrtb.limrtcypbrthon7￿nItcttow.CO. Regislwad Ctr.ority ho. 257398

1. Governance and Monagemenl The Choii is monoged by o Genefal Committee Ilhe C.ommiMeel. the op- pointmenl ol whose members 15 governed by Ihe constilution oyocument dated Sep:emL)ei 2021 The Choir'5 members lorm Ihe eleclorote who elecl the Committee.
2. ObJecHves ond Aclfvffles Thé otjeclive ol ',he choir is to bring exceuenl chord mvsic to diverse oudiences ot all ages Ihrob'gh concer+5. colk]borations with other music. groups. rjnd perfomionces fcx the locd commL'nify.
3. Summory of Achlevements and perf0m￿nCe In Ihe Ye<x Al the 510rt of the ?0?3124 scoson the Chor w8lcome¢ o new Musicd r)ireclor following the retiremep.l of the prev￿￿5 encumDent. Cotying out of the pondemic the Chow sullered o loll in membership and the objective for the period vnder crJn5iderot,,on wos lo increase bo',h our rr.embership ond our oudiences. In September we hekj on Open Rehearscl to ?ncouroge potential new members to coffo ond 'lry Jb s ovk.. resulviing in o nU￿,bernI new niemoers oining ihe Cho￿. Dvr',ng the year we ptesenled lfvee ccncerts and held G Come & sing evciil. The tirsl cot?cert was o pertormofjce ol Fo￿re'S Reqviem and Rutler's Feel the Spirit which involved sdoisls ond on orc.heslro of locol profe5sionul musicions. Tlie concerl wos ol o very hoh s'.ondcyd and wn5 well receivpd by Ilie oudienLe. This w05 fr)Ilowcd in December by a traditional Chrtstma5 Concerl. 80th concerts were hekj in Nofthamolon cno ollrac.led increased audience numbers Ihon the Choi has seen In recent years. A Come ond Sing event of Chorol Clos￿5 was held in March wheTe we were joined by sinoprs f'om other locol choys ond occosÉonal Singers who like lo ollend such evenls. The oin of this event WQS Singer participaiion folhef thol revenL,e gpn?ralion ond oll who ottended enjoyed the day. Our linul concert '.or the veor wos o ?ert(ymonce ol CtiilLoll'5 A Little Jozi Mass ono Corter's 8enedicile. This wos held in Sl Mallhew's Chijrch in Northampton and involved locol orofes5ional musicians ar,d the school cho from All Saint'5 CEVA School in fvoflhomplon. Th".5 was ogain o pertormonce ol o very high 51ondord which WOS op￿eci￿1ed Dy the auoience. the choirs and the mvsicions olike. ollracling Inoriy prjsitive comments. During the yeai Ilie ChoK ac.tively worked to Taisc funds lo help 5VPPOrt our performanc.p5. Fundroising initiative5 include o re9￿Or choir shop, the sole ol second-hand books. fottles and a I IX) Club. The Choir o'.so participoled by volunteering ot tlie 14oNoweH Steom Roly ond in December members sang carols al on event ol Smylh5 Toy Stue in Northomplon- on evenl which rqised money ond also roised Ihe profle of Ihe Chow in Ihe local communily.

N(xfHAWT(X4 PHILSIARMOI4C CHOR LWMust . Lave FfierKty￿ . L(>ve&nging Founded 1896 Mvsicol Dir•clor.' Thomas Moore 10. Reserves Pollcy The chorily hos no specific policy wilh regords lo the level of reserves 11. Annual Accounts The Receipts and Poyments Account. Statement of Asset5 & Liabilities ond Independent Examiner's report should all be regarded 05 Port of Ihe Chorily's Annual R8POrt. 12. Pvbllc Benefit Statement The chority exists to benefil two Sectors of the public. our members ond our oucJience5. The mer,tal ond PMysicoI benefi',5 of singing ore well ocumeiiled. os ore the benelits ol learning new skills. Ihe Choif is open lo oll with on enlbusiosm ond opliturje for choial singing thereby direclly benefiming its members both mentally ond physically by providing a regular weekly meeting iri which they socialise and improve their skills os musicians. The public who ollend our concerts benefil from Ihe entertainment volue ol ottending live performances of clossicol music ol a reosonoble price. which is at the forefront nf OUT ClC.tivitlP5. Anecdotally we regulorty hove positive feedt)ock from our audiences who soy Ihol they have fell uplifted and les5 5tre55ed wilh the prc55urcs of doily life after ollending o performance. 11 is our inlendecl policy lo ofsor 20% of our IEkels for eoch concert free to service U>ers of orgar.isotions supportincj low or no woged people, disabled people, pupilslstudents and their carers where oppropriale. Thc Trbstee5 hoo dve regord lo Ihe Commissions guidance when exercising ony dutie5 to whicn Ihe guidance is relevant. 13. Int￿mOtiOn abovl the Choir There is o wealth of informatyon oboul the Chow on its website ot V￿￿.nor￿,om9tonp￿flht?rM0nICch0'.:.cO.uk Reg¢lered ch￿IlY No. 257398

Signed-. Position.. Dote: I I Signed.. Posilion. Date..

Brenda Peers-Ross 29 Drift Road Selsey Chichèstèr West Sussex P020 OPW To the Trustees". NORTHAMPTON PHIILHARMONIC CHOIR Registered Charity Numb•r:2576398 INDEP DENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCO Responslbllltle8 and ba$1• of reporL I have Independenlty Examined the FinarKo18tab)m8nts on Pages 5 -6, for the financk71 ￿¥r èndkng 3111 Juty 2￿4. As thé charlty's tnjstees, you are responsib￿ fof the preparalTr)ns of the accounts in accordan￿ wlh the requifewents of the Charities Act 2011 fthe 2011 A(f). The tharty's Trustee5 consKler an audit is not required for IhL8 year under 8ectlon 144(21 of the Chaities 2011 and that an Independent examination 18 neeéed. I report on my •xamwialk)n of Ihe Charity's accwnts out under 8ection 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrylng my examination. I have followed all the applicable DireGtions gNen ty the Charity cOrr￿nis810n under seLt¢on 14S51{b} of the Ad. Ba¥l• of Ind•pgndentExamln•rt• R•port My examinatw was rArrkd out in accordance with general tliredK>n8 given by the Charity COMMI￿10￿ and In accordance With section 145 of the Charits Acl 2011. An eXaMina￿n Includes a reV￿W of the accounting record5 kept by the charity and a cryari¥on ol the aLKounts presented with the8e reeords. It a150 includès cOn￿derat￿n of any unusu81 items OT disdosures in the accounts and seeking explanalh?n8 from you and the trustees wnCeffl￿g suth matters. The protsdures undertaken do not proV￿e all the evIder￿£ that woukl be reqUI￿d in an au¢Jrt. and consequenlty no opinion is given a¥ lo whether the acLount8 we8ent a 'lrue and lair and the report is limrted to those matters sel out in the next Itatwnont. Ind•p•ndenl Examlnefs Stslem•nt I have compteled my examination. I confim that no mattern have coTh to my attentr)n in connection with the examination giving me cause lo believe Ihat k) material respecl. the acwuntsng rec￿d6 were not kept in a¢%￿dIn￿ wih seclian 130 ofthe 2011 Act: or the acGounts not accord with Ihe acLounts'rvJ recon18. I have no ￿nCernS and have come awss no Ot￿r mattern in c￿nn¢¢t￿n wth the examination lo whKh atiention shoukl be drawn in this ￿￿)rt In order to enabk a proper undetslanding of the accounts lo be reached. Brenda Peers-Ross FMAAT ACIE Dale: 6th Octobw 2024

NORTHAMPTON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 31stJuly 2024 31st July 2023 Assots Bank Balances £44.696 £24,232 Deblors £555 £45.251 £24,232 Current Li8bilitsOS Credrtors -£442 -£442 Net Current A88•ts £44.809 £24,232 Total A88ets £44,809 £24,232 Funds H•ld Goneral Re8erve £44,809 £24.232 Prwnted lo and approved ty the board of Tfustees 16 Septernbor 2024. and sKJ4ed on their behalf. * Cd LQLL

RECEIPTS AIID PAYIIENTS AccouKr Forth• ytar •nded 318t July 2024 31st July 2023 RECEIPTS s￿5￿￿On$ Patrons Gr￿ts. Sponsors & Dor￿n5 Gift Aid Tax Relund MUS￿ and Fokter se C1￿c￿t Soles- General 8ank Interest .750 2.170 Jso 1.878 2.450 250 1.972 9SQ 5.495 1,901 238 60 19.101 13,631 R41•lng Actlvlty Internet CornnHs310n CD. Book and Pholo sa￿$ Drinks 100 Club ollowell Sam Rally vo￿ntee￿S Raffl•J Shop C4foS Smying at Smylli's Sale ol Produce 24 88 149 72 470 555 5LMI 257 165 354 371 2,168 Tet•l RK•ipts Ivr th• Y••r 21,606 15.799 PAYIAENTS R•h•Aml• Conductor Accomp4Trist Chur¢r Plire Mugic •nd Purcho 8.X>3 1.300 272 8.694 9,875 Admlnl•tratloD Non vJneert expen¢rtu Web$rt8 mainten8n Publi¢rty- Gerw InouF•nee Prolessonal Membersfm'ps Bank Charge> 154 607 433 104 259 60 177 819 99 200 1.617 1.155 Fund Ralalng 11xJ Club Pfizes 255 210 255 210 c(￿ of ¢on¢• 11,076 5,200 Tot•1 Payrnnts lor lh• y•r 19.642 18,440 SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR on Th)nMI aclivity Exceptlwl Rgcelpl: Legary frtyn Ros•Tr)ary trl•mson OVERALL SURPLUS FOR THe YEAR 18.500 1641> Fkmds brought for￿rd 24.232 24.873 FUNOS CARRJED FORWARD Z4232