Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)
Dulwich Choral Spciety
Charity's principal address The Coach House 163 Rosendale Road London Postcode S£21 8LN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| RosemaryLeonard | Chair | The Society | ||
| Michael Palmer | Trustee | 03.03.2025 | The Society | |
| BarneyRayfield | Trustee | 03.03.2025 | The Society | |
| Aziz Panni | Treasurer | 20.10.2025 | The Spciety | |
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address |
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Consttitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company) Elected by members of the Society at the Annual General Meeting Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
To educate the public in the arts and sciences, and in particular the art of music, by the presentation of concerts and other activities.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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Presentation of concerts and other musical activities to the highest possible standards in relation to the resources available, including an amateur choir trained by professional musicians, and in concerts the use of professional ensembles and soloists. Ticket prices are kept as low as possible to encourage maximum attendance. Income generated from concerts is well below incurred costs, with the difference being met from subscriptions and donations from the charity’s members and supporters. It has been customary also to include an annual free concert at Christmas, with a collection in support of a local charity.
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)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Concerts Summary of the main achievements of the charity 30 November 2024 at All Saints Church, Dulwich during the year - Haydn, The Creation 12 December 2024 at St Stephen’s Church, Sydenham Hill - Christmas Carol Concert 22 March 2025 at Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge - Bach, B Minor Mass 29 June 2025 at St Stephen’s Church, Sydenham Hill - Works by Italian composers
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Section E Financial review
Reserves are held by the Society to cover potential deficits in concerts.
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
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DULWICH CHORAL SOCIETY Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025
Receipts and payments during the year
| Receipts Subscriptions and donations Members’ subscriptions Friends of DCS and other donations HMRC Gift Aid Total subscriptions and donations Other Bar sales at concerts Music/folders (net) Bank account interest London Mozart Players re: participation in LMP concert Total other receipts Total receipts Payments Rehearsals Venue hire Professional fees Total payments - rehearsals Concert expenses Venues Orchestras/Musicians Payment to Dulwich Symphony Orchestra – re: joint concert Soloists Extra chorus Hire/tuning of instruments Staging Printing and orchestral scores Other |
General Fund 2024 – 2025 2023 - 2024 £ £ 23,020 21,128 730 5,580 4,058 5,757 27,808 32,465 1,323 . 1,605 608 247 540 389 150 - 2,621 2,241 30,429 34,706 2,897 2,668 10,677 9,298 13,574 11,966 10,307 1,200 10,743 15,365 1,953 - 4,150 4,250 400 320 475 350 928 - 312 481 120 183 |
General Fund 2024 – 2025 2023 - 2024 £ £ 23,020 21,128 730 5,580 4,058 5,757 27,808 32,465 1,323 . 1,605 608 247 540 389 150 - 2,621 2,241 30,429 34,706 2,897 2,668 10,677 9,298 13,574 11,966 10,307 1,200 10,743 15,365 1,953 - 4,150 4,250 400 320 475 350 928 - 312 481 120 183 |
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| 32,465 | ||
| 1,605 247 389 - |
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| 2,241 | ||
| 34,706 | ||
| 2,668 9,298 |
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| 11,966 | ||
| 1,200 15,365 - 4,250 320 350 - 481 183 |
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DULWICH CHORAL SOCIETY Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025
| Total concert expenses Ticket income Deficit on concerts Receipts and payments during the year (continued) Administration Making Music subscription Insurance Performing Rights Societies fees Refreshments/concert bar supplies Late invoicing of prior year venue costs/rehearsal costs Examination fee Damages deposit repaid in 2023/24 from venue Printing re prior year Bank charges Sundries Total payments - administration Total payments incl concert deficits Net total receipts less total payments Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end Cash Funds Deposit Account – CAF Bank Current Account – CAF Bank Cash In hand Total Cash Funds |
29,388 (16,276) 13,112 General Fund 2024 – 2025 £ 411 289 414 851 220 280 - 118 60 - 2,643 29,329 1,100 20,611 21,711 20,791 876 44 21,711 |
22,149 (10,302) |
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| 11,847 | ||
| 2023 - 2024 392 253 115 264 548 - (150) 173 60 111 |
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| 1,796 | ||
| 25,609 | ||
| 9,097 11,514 |
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| 20,611 | ||
| 18,695 1,872 44 |
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| 20,611 |
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DULWICH CHORAL SOCIETY Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025
Other Monetary Assets
| Tax due from HMRC | - | 50 |
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| Balance Sheet liabilities | ||
| Delayed invoice - Come & Sing 2024 venue | - | 220 |
| Delayed invoice - 2025 Summer concert venue | 270 | - |
| Printing of scores for 2024 Summer concert | - | 118 |
| Examination fee | 350 | - |
These accounts were approved by the Trustees on 20th October 2025 and signed on their behalf
Chair: Rosemary Anne Leonard MBE
Treasurer: Aziz Panni
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
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These accounts were prepared on a receipts and payments basis, with all revenue and expenses shown on a cash basis and as such no adjustments are made for the timing of the income or payments to bring them into line with the activities to which they relate.
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Non-monetary assets and liabilities are shown as estimates of the value at the end of the year. The Society owns other fixed assets, not shown here, the value of which is fully depreciated to zero.
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/
members of[Dulwich Choral Society ]
On accounts for the year 31 July 2025 Charity no 264764 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 to 4 )
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 July 2025.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): |
Date: | |
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| 09 June 2026 | ||
| Mohammad Ali | ||
| FCCA |
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