Charity registration number: 273757
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

EPSOM CHORAL SOCtETY
Al￿AL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Cotttents
Administrntive Inforniation
Trustees Annual Report
R￿eiptS and Payments Account
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Notes to th¢ Accounts
Independent Examiner's ReFKJrt
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ADMINISTIL4TIVE INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR EI¥DED 31 AUGUST 2023
Epsom Choral Society is a registered cbarity: No 273757
The Society 15 governgj by its constitution which w&$ adopted on 2nd March 1977 and last amended on 24.
March 2021.
Th¢ Trust¢¢s of the So¢iety th¢ mem￿￿ of th¢ ¢ommitte¢. which is constituted in accordance with clause
13 of the 2021 coftstttution.
Truste¢s who sc￿ed during the year were as follows:
Helen Phillips
Chairn)an until 26 (ktokr 2022
Isobel Squire
Chainnan from 26 oCtoE￿ 2022
John Steward
Treasurer
Hamish Young Secretary
Pauline Adams (until her death in Aprtl 2023)
Kasumi Brooker (became a Trustee on 26 OCto￿r 2022)
Nina Kaye
Sheila Lawton (stOCMI down as a Tn￿ on 2@ (ktob¢r 2022)
John Orr
H¢len Page
Sally Paterson
Mike Vogado
Rosie Welton
Independent Examiner
Gerald Dunn
112 Barnett W(M)d tane
Ashtead
Surrey KT212LS

EPSOM CHORAL SOCIETY
TRUSTEES? REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Objectives and activities
The obj¢cls of the kniety are to further and assist in the musicaI education of people of the Borough of Epsom
and Ewell and neighbouring areas, to Provide facilitie5 for the study and rehearsal of choral and other music by
promoting and participating in public perfonnanc¢ and to support and participmte in the Leith Hill Musical
F¢stival and oth¢r festivals and a¢tiviti¢s related to its objects.
A review or￿￿teVements performance during the ye8r
In the 2022-23 se&son we had a full year of music-making with no l(Kkdowns or social distancing. In wly
December we marked th¢ end of our 2022 ¢¢nt¢nary ¢¢l¢brntions by singing Handel'5 Messiah to an almost full
house at Epsom Playhouse. Our Cl￿]5￿￿￿5 carol concert was also well-received, though audience numbers were
still a bit down on pre-pandemic years. Ourfestive 5ingingalso supwrted the local community: one l(Kal charity
raised funds at OUT carol conccrL and we sang to l(Kal shoppET5 to help anirther. ECS singers also entertained
local care home residents with Chrtstmas favourites.
In our spring and summu¢oncerts We Song some more unusual r¢￿01r¢. perfornling several 21. century works
in our spring concer4 and tsckling David Fanshawe's African sanct￿ in the summer. We also sang in the L£ith
Hill Music Festival, which is continuing to rebuild suprM)rt after the Covid hiatss.
We arranged a Short tour to Krakow. teaming up with members of another choir. Perhaps b￿ause of high
inflation at the titne, relativ¢ly few singer5 chose to take parL but for those who did, Tt was a very enjoyable
weekend. We thank our Musical Director. Julian Collings, and our ac¢ompanisL Marion Lw for all their
encouragement and supwjrt in helping us to ris¢ to the varied musical challenges of th¢ season.
Members also ¢njoyed so¢iali5ing at two very wpular fund-rnTrsing events. a quiz organis¢d by Helen Phillips
and a plant sale organised by John Taylor. We thank H¢l¢n. joh￿ and all their helpers for their hard work in
making thes¢ events such a success.
On a sadder note, we were shocked to hear of the sudden death of Pauline Adams in April. just a few days after
she sang with us at the tEith Hill Music Festival. She had recently taken on the role ofiibrnriwL after assisting
with it for several years. Her supwrt her friendship and her ready smile are greatly missed.
Review orrinancial posi*ioD ¥4t end of reportittg
There was a concert deficit of £10.788 which arose mainly from the Summer 2023 concert with smaller deficits
arising from the Autumn 2022 and Spring 2023 events. This deficit has been met by a transfer from Legacy
Funds to GeDerdl Re5erYes in lin¢ with th¢ R¢s¢rv£s Policy below.
Reserves Policy
It is the policy of the s￿iety to maintain the level of r￿er￿¢S necessary to ensure thc financial commitments of
the Society can k ￿hieVed on a regular basis from th¢ in¢ome produced by subscription income and other
50ur¢es. The Trustees have considered the needs of the Society and have agreed that the s￿Iety needs to hold
in re%rve an amount at least equal to a tenn's expenses that we could not Cover from incom4 OT a large concert
that drew no audience. The TTUStees Consider that we should set aside £7,000 for this.
Pialls for the futu
The trustees do not prow)se to d¢viate from the current objectives and activities of the Charity as detail¢d above.

EPSOM CHORAL SOCIETY
TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 21123 (continued)
Trnstees, respoL3ibility statement
The Trnstees are responsible for preparing the Trust¢¢s' Annual Rewyrt and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally
Ac¢¢pted Accounting Practice) and accordan(% with the latest Charities Ststement of Recommend￿ Practice
(SORP}.
The Trustee5 are reswynsible for keeping prO￿r accounting r¢¢ords that disclose with reasonable accuracy at
any time the ftnan¢ial ￿Sitioll ofthe charity and enable them to ensur¢ that the financial statements comply with
the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Re￿rts} Regulation5 2008 and the provisions of the charity's
constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of th¢ charity and hence for taking re&sonable
steps for th¢ prevention and det￿110￿ of fraud and other irregulariti¢s.
Isobel Squir¢
Chairnian
12 October 2023

EPSOM CHORAL SOCIETY
RECEIPTS AND PAYMElYtS ACCOUNf FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Unrestricted Legacy
Concerts
Funds
Funds
Total
2023
Not¢
2022
RECEIPTS
Incoming resourc&¥from menthers
Membership subscriptions
Gift Aid
Donation5 and Friends
14,400
1469
122
14.400
2.469
122
14,195
2244
506
16,991
16.991
16.945
Concerts
15.131
15,131
11,589
Other incon
Sally Stuart Legacy
Away Days
Tour
Music and Lighting Hire
Publicity
Fund rnising a¢tivities
Bank intsr¢st
20,000
612
2,760
2,821
1.060
1.928
148
450
25.062
3285
950
2.358
120
450
25,062
3,285
950
2,358
218
98
32,225
98
32,323
29,329
TOTAL RECEIFrs
£ 15.131 £49.216
98 £ 64,445 £ 57,863
Conce
Le8acy transfer
25.919
{ii.100)
25,919
19.669
11.100
Running costs
Professional musicians. rehearsal fees
Away Day costs
Tour
Hire of Hall 8nd Church
Music and Lighting Hire
Fund raising a¢tivities
Publicity
Legacy Costs
Admin costs
Payments in advance
11,438
703
25.062
2.881
3218
289
11.438
703
25,062
2.881
3218
289
ii,oos
1,094
2.704
3,228
2,695
1.431
240
1.389
225
lJ89
225
941
TOTAL PAYMENTS
£ 14.819 £45205 £ 11.100 £71.124 £43,007
EXCESS OF RECEIPTS
OVER PAYMEWTS
312 £ 4.011 £(11.￿2) £(6,679) £ 3.424

EPSOM CHORAL SOCIETY
Charity ￿]stratiOn number. 273757
STATEMENT OF A&SETS LIABILtrIES AT 31 AUGUST 2023
Note
2023
2022
CURREiYf ASSETS
Bank- d¢p)sit account
Bank- current account and cash in hand
25,443
45,834
TOTAL NET ASSETS
£ 64.277
£ 70,956
Represenled by..
Unrestricted legacy fimds
57285
68.287
Other unrestrÉctsl fimds
£ 64277
£ 70.956
Approved by the Trustees on 12 October 2023 and signed on their ￿h2]f.
Isob¢l Squire (Chairman)
John Steward (Hon. Tr￿vrer

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS AT 31 AUGUST 21123
I ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis ofpreparaeion offvancial3*atsmEnts
Th¢ financial statements have been prepared utthr the historical c05t convention.
Fwids
Gen¢rnl Un￿strICted funds r¢pres¢nt the fvnds that alr not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are
available forgeneral use ofth¢ Soct¢ty. Funds designated fora particuiarpurwse are also nornially unrestricted.
Incoming T￿0￿C
Donations, legacies and grants are Tecognis¢d on rettipt. Income tsx recovered on gift aid donations is
recogni5ed when received.
Tartg1blefLred￿$ets
Tangible fixed assets are fully written off in the y¢8r of puwhase.
2 RECONCILIATION OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS AccouNf TO MONETARY ASSETS
2023
2022
At I Seplember
Bank- deposit a¢count
Cash in hand
Bank- current a￿Unt
45.834
150
45,708
150
70,956
679
56,100
Net (paymentsyreceipts for the year
£ 64277
£ 70,956
At 31 August
Bank- dep)sit aC￿unt
Cash in hand
Bank- ¢urrent aLxount
25.443
150
45,834
150
£ 64.277
£ 70,956

EPSOM CHORAL SOCIETY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEiYfs AT 31 AUGUST 2023 (eonilnued)
3 UNRESTRICTED I￿GACy FUNDS
Balance at
I Se 2022
Cashlother movements:
In¢omtn
Out
om
Balance at
2023
Cecil Wihshire Legacy
Mary Crdddock-Jones l*ga¢y
Sally Stuart Legacy
23.794
24.733
49
49
3,700
3.700
20,143
21,082
£ 68.287
98
£ 11,100
£ 57,285
Whilst there is no restriction on th¢ use of these three t£gacies which have been grntefully re￿ived and are
proving invaluabl¢ to the Society. a record is being kept of how each fund ts being used.
£1 1,1 00 has been transferred from Legacy Funds into th¢ G¢neTal un￿strICted Funds in cornpliallce with the
Reserves Policy to hold £7,0(M) in Reserves.
£25.443 of the legacy funds are currently held on dewsit and a further sum will be dewsited in due course.
2023
2022
Balance at I September
Receipts for the year
Payments for the year
Concert re¢eipts
Con¢¢rt payments
2,669
49,216
(45,205)
15.131
7.721
26,126
(23,098)
11.589
£ 6.992
£ 2,669
5 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
The Society owns the following assets at nil net value: a piano. sta8ing and a music librnry.
The Society had no capital. 0￿ing kase or other commith)ents.

Independent Examiner's Report to the Epsom Choral YA)eiety
I report on the accounts of the Epsom Choral Society for the year ended 31 August 2023. which wmprise th¢
Receipts and Payments AccounL the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and a&sociated Notes.
Respective r£sponsibilities of the Trustees and lDdependent Examiner
The Trustees are responsible for the preparntion of the accounts. They ￿nSider that an audit is nol required for
this year under section 144(2) of the Chartties Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an indeFndent examination is
n¢¢d¢d.
It is my responsibility to=
&xamine the accounts under sectiOD 145 of the 2011 Act aDd Regulations 3(c)"
follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under
section 145(5Xb) of the 2011 Act and
state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Bgsis ofIDdependent ExamTrner's Statement
My examination wa5 carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission.
examination includes areviewofth¢ a¢eountingrecords kept bythe Societyand a comparison of the accounts
presented with thos¢ ￿CordS. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and
secking explanations from the Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide
all the evid¢n¢e that would be required in a fijll audiL alld cowuently I do not express an audit opinion on th¢
accounts.
Independent ￿￿Miner'S Statement
In connection with my examination. no matter hos come to my attention."
(i)
which gives m¢ r¢&sonable cause to believe that in any matsrial tr$p￿t the requirements".
to keep accounting records in accordance with sertion s.130 of the 2011 Act and Regulations
to prepare accounts which accord with &c4￿￿￿g and to comply with the ￿quirements
of the ACL or
to which, in my Opinio￿ attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the
counts to be reached.
(2)
Gerdld Dunn
Chartered Accountant
Independent Examiner
112 Barnett W(x)d IAne
Ashtead
Surrey KT212LS
Date: 13 Cktob¢r 2023