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2025-05-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From

Period start date

Period end date

1 June 2024 To 31 May 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

The Slough Philharmonic Society

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 269909

Slough Phil

Charity's principal address

4 Oaktree Close

Tylers Green

High Wycombe, Bucks Postcode HP10 8BW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2

3 4 5

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Stephen Cossins Chairman
Robin Morrison Vice Chairman/
Business Manager
Alison Croxon Bell Treasurer
Charlotte Hoare Secretary
Liz Jones Chorus Manager

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year
n/a

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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

How the charity is constituted

Association

Trustee selection methods

Appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Meeting

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The study and practice of Choral and Orchestral music in order to foster public knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public performance and education.

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In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our committee meetings. The focus of our activities continues to be the provision of live orchestral and choral performances for attendance by members of the public; and regular rehearsals at which members of the society continue to learn about and practise the music to be performed.

The orchestra welcomes new players, although membership may be subject to audition and vacancies. The chorus also welcomes new singers and is open to all keen singers without audition.

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:

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Section D Achievements and performance

The society gave five public concerts during the year in the Windsor, Summary of the main Maidenhead and South Bucks areas. Full details of the concerts are achievements of the charity provided in the annual newsletter, which is available on request. during the year Additionally the society held a summer “Play Day” for existing and potential new members to get together to rehearse and perform an informal concert.

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Section E Financial review Cash funds are held in current or dewsit accounts. all of whith a unrestrthd funds. The KKiety aims to ￿ld at least suffi¢wt ￿serveS to cover its annual runnlng costs. Brief statement of tho charlty'• policy on rrtorves Detalls of any funds matsrially In deficlt nla Further Ilnanclal rnvlow detalls (Optlonal Infornh￿On} You may cho¢)se to indude ditional inf0M￿tiOn, where relevant about: the charity's principal sources of fijnds {includlng any furKlral￿ng). how expenditure has supported th8 key objectives of the charity; investment policy and objectives induding any ethical investment policy adopt8d. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Th• trustses declare that they have approved tho trusteos, report abovo. Slgned on behall of th8 charlty'8 trustees Slgnature(s) Full namel8) Po8ltlon {eg Secrotaryi Chalr, AL IK TAR 2012

SLOUGH PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY SLOUGH PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY SLOUGH PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY SLOUGH PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY CC16a
For the period
from		 01/06/2024 To
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
1 038
12 965
17 638
1 609
-
-
-
-


33 250
37 000
-
37 000
70 250
1 640
24 656
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26 296
39 000
-
39 000
65 296
4 954
-
37 939
42 893		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £
Donations,legacies andgrants 1 038 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 1 038
12 965
17 638
1 609
-
-
-
-
33 250		 1 350
Members’ subscriptions 12 965 15 821
Concert income 17 638 13 202
Interest on deposit account 1 609 1 574
- -
- -
- -
- -
Sub total(Gross income for
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33 250		 31 947
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Repayment of loan from SPPL 37 000 -
-
-		 -
-
-		 37 000
-
37 000		 36 150
- -
Sub total 37 000 36 150
Total receipts
A3 Payments
- - 70 250 68 097
Insurance,PRS & Box Office fees 1 640 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 1 640
24 656
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26 296		 1 037
Concert & rehearsal expenses 24 656 24 787
Other rehearsal expenses - 120
concert refund - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
**Sub total ** 26 296 25 944
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Loan to Slough Philharmonic Productions
Ltd		 39 000 -
-
-		 -
-
-		 39 000
-
39 000		 39 000
-
**Sub total ** 39 000 39 000
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
- - 65 296 64 944
4 954 -
-		 4 954 3 153
- -
-		 -
-		 -
37 939		 -
37 939 34 786
42 893 -
-		 42 893 37 939

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period "atègOE8 nth )Mw••t£ 81 C••h fw 4 033 Totsl¢WJ lund¥ 42 B93 Dotsils ) rr•rtÉ Detall$ Prknt Na Date of 10

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Slough Philharmonic Society (Charity No. 269909) on the Accounts for the Year ended 31 May 2025. I reportto the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Slough Philharmonic Society (the Trust) for the year ended 31 May 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Att 20111'the Att,). I report in respett 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 bv the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent exarnlnerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connettion with the examination which give me cause to believe that. in any material respett- a. accounting records were not kept in accordance with settion 130 of the Art. or b. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records,. or c. the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination 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. Signed: Date: 31 October 2025 Name.. Alan John Bolton Relevant professional qualification: Former HM Inspettor of Taxes Address: 36 Lucas Road. High Wycombe. HP13 6QG