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TIIE IIAI'ERIIILL & DISTIUCT OPEILITIC SOCIF'TY
CONTE,NTS OF THE Tr"INANCIAL STATE,IIENTS
FOR TIIE I'EAR ENDED 31 DEC EIIBER 2024
P2ge
Legal 2nd administrative information
Report of the trustees
Report of the independent examiner
Receipts and p21 ments account
Statement of 2ssetS 2nd liabilities
otes formin2 Part of the fin2nci21 statements

TIIE Htll'ERIIILL & DISI"RICT OPERATIC SOCIII'Y
LEGAL AN'D AD,IIINISI'RATII:r. I,N'F"()RIll,ITION
FOR THE YEAR EliDED 31 DECEIllBEII 2024
.%lanagement committee (trustees)
,I'ame
Clair Harvey
Peter Dcdman
Billy Fletclier
Susan Donaldson
Marie Smith
Ice
Chairperson
Vice Chaimian
Sccrctary
Trcasurcr
Safeguarding officcr
Principle office
9 Monarch Close
Haverhill
Suffolk
CB9 9QW
Bankers
Lloyds Bank plc
8 High Street
Haverhill
Suffolk
CB9 8BA
Independent examiner
Jonathan Griffcy FCCA cfA
Streets Hackett Griffey LLP
Accountants & Business Advisors
31 High Street
Havcrhill
Suffolk
CB9 8AD

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C'()nslilulion und objects
'l)L clinrily Is govcniLd by a LC)IlStitiilioii 11(l()plLd 21 Jiily 1975 aiid is rckiislcrcd cli¢1rity niiiiibcr
269885.
The obJLclS of IhL clicvlty orc to cdiiLu(c tlic piiblic 111 tlic dr¢l1111lllC ujid i)i)craiic iirls iiiid lo fiirtlicr tli
dLvelopniLnt of piiblic appreciati()11 <iiid taste 11) tlicsc aris.
OrRanis&lion
Thc trustLLS who have served diiriiigi die ycar aiid sincc Ilie year-ciid arL sct oiit 011 p,ogyc 2. TnistLcs arc
eleLied and SLrvc for onc )'LQ, r (lftcr il'liich pcriod tlicy Iiiay piit Iliciiisclvcs f()rwiir(I r()r rc¢lppoiJilincTII.
The trustccs mcet at (hL nionthly coiiiiiiiltLe IIILetingJs,
Rei'ieli of dei'elopiiieiil, acti% ilies aLhiei'enienls
The chariry continucd Its noniial scliLdulc of prodiicing Iiigli qllc11ity enlcrtainincnt for Ilie pco[)IL of
Havcrhill.
F'inancial rei'ieiv
l)ciails of reccipts and paynicnls arc shown on pagc 5.
The charily is reliant on income from sliows, granis, donations, and fund raisiiig by oiir IiiLnibers.
Thcrc arc no restrictions on the charity's power to invest. Floivevcr it is Ilic policy of tlic charity to
invesl surplus funds in bank and building society dL'posits.
Ileseri'es pojicy
It Is thc policy of the charity to maintain unrcstriclcd funds, which llrc Ihc frce rcscrvcs of tlic chliriiy,
at a levcl to providc sufficicnt funds to covLr tcinporary tiining diffLrcnccs of incoi)IC cind Lxpciidiliirc
and to cover modcrate shortfalls.
Risk mAnaEement
Tlic major risks lo which the charily is cxposcd, as Idcntifjed by tliL trustccs Ii¢lVC bccn rcvicwcd and
systcms havc been cstablishcd to miligatc thosc risks.
Approved by the trustees on
30.....q.: 2
and Sikiiicd on tlieir l)eliulf by:

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Ilasli of independent L'xanJlncr'J rc'i)()rt
My cxamin41tion was L(IrriLd oiil in Jcci)rdiinLc will) Ilic (icnL'riil l)irccti()ns givLn by tlIL Ch<irity
C'ommissioncrs, An cxaininclti()n ii)cliidcf4 41 rcvicw of Ilic dCL()unlinx rLcord% kL'pt hy IIIL Lli4Jrity dnd d
comparison of Ihc acc()unts prc%cnlLd with Ili()sL rccurdg. Il <i1s() incliidL,s L()Ii%idL'r;Iti()n of (Iny unui>Udl
itcms or di.sclosurc.g in Ilic aLcounl%, dnd Ihc SLcking uf Lxpl(Ancili()n8 fr()m y()U <1¢> Iru(>tLcN c()nLLrning
any such mallcrs. 'I"hc proccdurcs undL'rt(Ikcn do n()t pr()vidc dll thL LvidcncL Ih<il would bc rLquirLd in
an audit and, con.scqucntly, I do not cxprL'ss dll dudit opiniun on thL vicw giivL'n by Ihc dccountls,
Indcpendc'nt c'xamincr's hlatement
In conncction with my Cxdmination, no m<lttcr ha% coinc lo my (IIILnlion;
( i ) which givcs ML rL(Isonablc CdU8C to bclicvc thilt, in any mdtLri<il rc(iPLCt, IhL rL'quircmLnts;
to kccp accounting rccords in dccordiincL with ,s1.3() of Ihc Act; (ind
lo prcpdrc accounts which (accord with thL dccounting rc'cord(i and lo comply with thc
dccounting rcquircmcnt.g of thc Act
hdvc not bLcn mLt; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, dttcntion lihould bc drdwn in ordLr to L'ndblL a propcr undcrstdnding of
Ihc account.s ￿ bc rLachuJ.
Jondihan M. Griffcy FCCA CTA
StrccLs Ilackclt Griffey LLP
Accountants & Husincss Advisors
31 Iligh Strcct
IlavLrhill
,Suffolk
CB() ()AD
t)ate:

TIIE Illll:ERIIILL & DISTRICT 01)F'llIl'l'lC SOCIE ry
STATE,IIE,NT OF ASSETS AN'I) LlIlBILII'IES
AS AI" 31 DECEIllBEII 2024
2024
2023
Cash funds
Bank current account
Cash in hand
13,638
10,301
13,638
10,301
Approi'ed b), the trustees on
30 q.2(
and signed on their behalf by:

HAVERIIILL & DISTRICT OPERATIC,SOCIETY
OTES FORMING PART OF TIIE F"INANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR TIIE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIIIBER 2024
l. Principal accounting policies
(a) Accounting convention
The financial statements are prcparcd undcr the 'reccipts and payments, basis. In preparing th
financ
stateinents the cliarity follows best practices laid down in the Statement of Rccommended
Practice "Accounling and Reporting by Charitics" (SORP 2005).
(b) Ini'estment income
Investment income is accounted for in the pcriod in which the charity is entitled to receive it.
(c) Resources expended
Expenditure is included on a reccipts and paymcnts basis and includcs attributablc VAT, which i
irrccoverable
(d) Tangible filed assets and depreciation
The policy of the charity is not to capitalisc fixcd assets.
(e) Grant income
Grants, includin those for thc purchase of fixed asscts are recorded in full in the receipts and
payments account
(fj Voluntary income
Donations arc recorded in full the receipts and payments account.
(g) Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds r
without further sp
ifie
used for sp ifi
char
ed to the fund.
ants, donations, and deposit interest, gencratcd for the charity
and are available as a general fund. Restricted funds are to be
own
the don
xpcnditurc that meets these criteria is
2. Staff costs
No remuneration or benefits were paid or to any trustee or connected person during the year.