Chmrlh. rtRislr4lion numb¢r: 273747 F.PSOM CHORAL SOCIEn' A%Y('AL RF.P()RT AYD ACCOI'NTS FOR THF. )'F.AR F.NDF.D 31 Aii('I'5T 2025
F.PSOM CHORAL SOCIETh' ANNIIAL RF.P()RT AND ACCOiINTS FOR THF. YF.AR ENDED JI AIIGLll•T 2024 Contents Page Adminisiratil'e Infomalion Truslees Annual R¢rx)n R¢Leipis and Pa%menl% Acciiuni StalLmeni lif Assets A1 Liabiliii¢s Ni)tes ti) the AILiiiinis Indenden1 Examiner's Rew
F.PSOM CHOIL4L SOCIETY ADMINISTIL4TIVE INFORMATION FOR THF. YF.AR F.DF.D 31 AIIGIIST 202 Epsom Choral Society. is a regisi¢red chariry". No ?73757 Th¢ Siiii¢tN is a member ofmaking Music. The SoLiei)' is golem b> ili ivnsiiiuiion which was adopted on ?nd Marrh 1977 and laA amended on. Ma) ?0?5. The TrUceS of the sIdY ar¢ ihe member5 of the commillee. which 1$ consiiiuied in a¢¢ord&nce with clause 13 of ihe ryO?5 constitution. Trn5tecs Mho sen'ed during rhe year were As follows: I)b¢1 S4uire Chair Ilill 23 (ki ?0141 Helen Phillips c.hair I from 23rd (ki )0?4) J()hn Steyard TreasurLY IIAmish Young k¢r¢tJry Sull> Paier50n Aline l.i)ck NinA KR>e Camlyn l)uke Helen Pa8C Kasunii IIftM)ker Mik¢ Vv¥adi) Iijll •3[4 (X'i •0•41 Ji)hn nrr Iljll 13d (k'i •O?41 Sheila l.aMlI)n (from ?.1141 (ki ?024) Tr¢i'nr 5MMeri Ifr(Nn ? J (ki !0?4} Indepcnd¥ni Examiner Gernld Dunn I i ? t4•nli WIMKI IAne Ashi¢&d urrn.) KT2121.S
F.PSI)M CHnKAL SOCIETI. TRll¢TF.F.S' RF.P()RT FOR THE I"EAR EDF.D 31 AI'C.LST 2025 ObJ¢ctls'es xnd ArlTYiiit4 I'hL l)bjLxis Ill. lh¢ SiKiLIN are to further assi# in the musical education of people of the Borough of Epsom and EWLII and nei¥htK>uring Areas. io wovide faLililiv> for ihe st, and rehearsal (If ¢h(Yal and lither mu%1¢ b). pri)m()iing and participaling in pvblil rfOrnianle arHJ ti) supw)n and panicipale in thL' L¢iih Hill MusiLal FL%liial and other leslii als and aciii ilies rrlai¢d io objecls. A rniiev&' of achieb'cments performnct durin% the !'er l.'C-% 15 hdpp! IL) reFrtirT a t'ull lear ill-l aried And enriLhing musii-makin& and we thank Julian collin i)ur MD. ror his Liintinud 5UPFM)n and e(fi)rts lo impro%¢ th¢ quolii% ofour performanc¢& ihrough his skilled dirLYiii)n (If r¢hearsals. Ll)mplei¢ dedilaiion i)n the rostrum and ci)nstsni 8(MxI njiure. Concert TYp¢nuir¢' in¢lud¢d 14a)dn xnd M()7urt iih L hamkr orlhest and Vi'rdi Reyuivni with a reduced ()r¢hes1rn1 score. and lh¢ 5¢4SL)n ¢iilminated in a hugel) well r¥¥¢iwed (h) IM)Ih %inBers and audithKel perforniance of T(Mld s Mu%.1 in Blue. llie S(Ki¢ty coniinued io SUPTX)rt ihL. l.eith Flill Music F¢siial and eaml sneral irophies on compeiilion day. The SIKiely al ¥njLTri'ed a highl! SULLessful IlI ¥onccrt iour ic) Pra¥ue in Jul). in collaknraiion w iih Julian C ullings niher Lhoirs. ThL IJ8rn¢5 Choir and Tedding1{ C"IK)rnl Fundraising f()r ih(bir funds wenl well. th iih M 4UII nighi and 8 gard¢ii part) eaLh rnisiny 4ul £ I k. and (Njr elTI)rt5 on behalf of 3 Ial charilies. lllQStl)' Ihrough iarol singing. raid another £ l $1)0 for other5. A grvai effort has b¢en pul iniii Bft)wing Ihe %iLe ijfihe Lhoir. thi4 )Lar. and ¢${•AllY enci)ura¥in¥ )nun8¢r singe 10 jL)in. WL ho iv c4miinue in ih¢ same e1n n¢xi )'L4r. IA'C ere sad to sa> a fi)nd farewell li) Marii)n l.c& our ac¢()mpanist of 50 )e4rs l.k and marked ih¢ end of her lim¢ iih us with a partw. Sh¢ is s¢ded b) PLer Ja¢k¢l. Re)'le of flnin¢lxl p1110 Al end of nrAJnl•i I"IIv {)% Lrnll LI%llLlrt dll li Il lil- L"8.715 A41.1rLIl (Jtfsei a hi8heT •moun¢ of Gift Aid which was rccovervd and 81%1) in¢r¢85& from ihe hire lif our sts¥ing ¢qUi¢nI and a nc fund-raising aclivil> fnmi the garden part>.. This 0 iaicd an) n¢Lxt to use the legacTr lunds ihis y¢ar to suppK)rt th¢ mAin •¥ii%ily. EL S ihi. rICiAr 01-4ome m()%1 gencn)u¥ Icg8cies during ih¢ )eAr. R¢JeTreJ Pollri. li IN lh¥ tK)lji% iifthe s1¢ io maintsin ihe l¢v¢l ofrtserve5 ne¢essao' to ensu the financial ¢ommiimen15 of Ihe S(Kici% Can aLhie¥ed on o rg¥ul4r b45.is from the incrni¢ pr(KIuLd b). SucrIPti1jn inLDme and lither srgur¥ei. Ihe TruslLYs ha¥¢ ¢on%id¢red ihe needs of ihe S(Kiet% And ha%c agrttd ih41 the nL%.d5 to hold in rYseiiL an ami)unt ai leas1 Ly4ual i(7 4 i¢mi's expenses thal wc could ni)l L(i%er from income. or 8 IAr¥e conceTI thai drew no audienl'e. The Trust¢es consider ihai £7.IXK) sIK)uld IY set #sid¢ thi$. Plany for tbe future 'rhe Iruslees do noi prop)y¢ to deviate from ihe Lurrent obie¢iives and acti•itie5 of ihc Charity. as d¢¢ailed above.
EOm CHORAL S()CIETI' TRI:STF.F.fi' RF.PI)RT F()R THE YEAR ENDED 31 .4I'.GIIST 202$ l¢othdnwed Truste. respoSibiliti qlalemeut I"hL fru%tCL'% ari resTK)n%ible fi)r preparing tk Trusl¢es Annual Rewn and the financial sthiemenis in acCOrdae with appliLable law and Uniied KinBdÉ)m A¢couniin8 Sthndanls Iuniied Kingd(Hn fJL'n¢rdllv A¥L¥Pt¢d Ac¢ouniin8 Prnthicel and in &cordance w ith ihe lates1 ChaTiii¢S Siaiemeni of RecMended Pr8¥ii¢e (SORPI. The Truslees are resw)nsible for keeping PrOr aLCi)untin¥ records ihal disclose M iih reasonable #¢cum') al any lim¥ Ihv financial p)4ili(?n LTrf Ihe Lh8rilN' and ¢ble them iv ¥nsur¥ ihai ihe finanLial slal¢m¢nls L(?mpl!' wilh Ihe I"hariiies Acl ?01 l. Ihe Charil> (Aicounls a1 Rewr151 Re8ulaiions 20U8 4nd ih¢ pn)i isions ofih¢ ihllrity ¥ Ll)nslituiion. The) are alsu r¥ssx)nsible for SafegrdIng ihe &5seis of the ¢hArii>' •nd h¢nc¢ for tsking reasonable sIL'PS fur ihe prei eniion and deleLlion of frnud and h¢r irrvsularilies. HLILn Phillip% Chairnian Ik'iober ?025
F.PSOM CHORAL S()CIETI' RKCEIPTS AND PAI'MEN7S ACCOIINT FOR THF. I'EAR F.NDF.D 31 AiiGIIST 2024 Unrestri¢trl Lcy¢) Tal RF.CF.IPT. InL'iiminx re.%oMreexfmm I¢ni.h1p %iihKripliLIII Ciitl Aid t)nnaiions and Friends 1.¢¥8LIL% reLei¥ed 17.015 7.614 17.015 7.614 2.975 10? 14.789 19.(KKI 43.789 Coft¢e 17.?80 28.119 her Incnmr Away DA)5 I'LTrur Ilirc of Music I lir¢ (If %lagin8 equiprnenl Adverti%in8 inconie l.-Iind rJi%in¥ 4Lii% iii Ilank aiid ()ther inierL¥i 952 35.154 4.015 959 35.154 4.015 660 1,510 2.449 619 3.067 70 1.510 2.619 46 45.?01 31 6.647 T()TAL RF,C'F.IPTS £ 17.?80 £ 69.990 £ 19.031 £ 106.301 £ 52.958 PAI'VdF.YTS con£'e. 25.995 25,995 J6.244 Runninx ¢'v.V¥ Pr()fessional mu5i¢i4ns' h¢81sl ftts Awa) Da! ¢osi Tiwr 14ire i)r Hall and Church Fliri. i)f Miisll Commi&sii)n ofigrol uiid raising acliviiies Publilily Admin cos15 "rw inning award Paim¢nL% in adb'ance 13.185 775 957 34.933 9$7 34.933 2.153 2.9()4 J.048 -1.19n 409 409 3?1 40 1.490 250 2.211 TOTAL PAI'MF.YTS £•5.995 £56.962 £ 1.000 £83.957 £58.543 F.XCF.SS ()F RF.CF.IPTS UVF.R PAYMENTS £ (8.715) £ 13.028 £ 18.031 £ ?! 344 £ 15.5851
EPSOM CHOIL4L SOCIETI. Ch¥rity reRistr#don number. 273737 STATEMF.NT OF AS5F.TS LIABILITIES AT 31 AIIGIIST 2024 CI',RRF.YT ASSF.TS Bank - dewsil alco11 Bank- current a¢couni and sh in hjnd 25.469 ?? TOTAL NTr:T ASSF.TS £ 81.036 £ 58.69? Reprejenied by.. lJnresiriLied le84cy funds 69.440 51.409 her unr¢slriLied funds L81.036 £ $8.69? Approved by the Tru5*es 8 (kiokn ?0?5 wld si3 on iheir behalf. J.7k i¢ward (Ilon. Tr¢as"urer)
F.PSOM CHORAL SOCIETh' YOTES TO THF. FINAWCIAL STATEMENTS AT JI AI'GLT.ST 2025 I ACC'()L'%TING POLICIES BSIS ofpreparailoft oljlnanel4lW¢leKts The financial slAtemenis have be¢n prepared urmler ihe his1or11 ¢051 conTrention. Gvnernl unrestricied funds represent the funds ihai art noi subject io an). r¢Mricli(ms regarding iheir us¢ and are 4vailabl¢ for general us¢ i)f ihe 8LKiel!. Funds desig•naied for a parliLular purw)se 4r¢ olm) n()rniall> unrv%lricied. Incomlnz re.iiiurces l)i)IiiTriiiin%. I¥iJMiies 4nd are rwised on receio. Income ILK reco*ered on Sift old donaiions is rtciwnised when received. TanKlbleAredds&e Tmngible fixed oSS¢ts are fully wrinen off in ik yew of pur¢h•se. 2 RF.CONCILIATlnl¥ QF RF.CF.IPTS AND PAI'MF.NTS ACCnl,'NT TO M()NF.TARY ASSF.TS Ai I ptember 25.469 150 25.44.1 150 684 C-A%h in hAnd Baiik - Lurreni aLcounl 58.69) 64.•77 Nei r¢ceipisl(pHymenis) fly ihe yur £81.036 £ 58.692 Ai JI Auiull InvLsimcni IJDnds Ca%h in hand Ilank - ¢iirr¢ni 8c¢ounl 25.469 150 150 £ 11.036 £ 58.692
EP5()1 C'HI)RAL S()CIF.TI" I¥OTES TC>"fHTr. FI%.4ICIAL 5TATEMEliTS ATJI ALCiiiST 2024 {continuedl J UNRESTRICTED LF.GACI' FI'ND Balance al Cash/Lxher mo%ement> min in Balance ai Cecil W'ilishir¢ LeBac% Mar% L'raddock-jones L¢gxy Sall% Sirt Leyl Vivian Bron Legac) F.IiiAIth K¢nt Li'w) Jean L Ir%% L¢gaL) 18.185 19.1.3 14.101 18.196 19.133 10 10 10.w> 10.000 £ 51.4CIJ £ 19.031 £ 1.000 £ 69.440 'hil41 thrr¢ is no r¢slriklic)n on the use uf ih¢i¢ ihrtt l.e8aci¢s whiLh haie been grniefully e1ved and are pro% inB Inaluble io ihe S(Kiely. a frLI)rd is bein¥ kvpi c)fhow exh fund is bein8 used. £60.000 of ihe le¥a¢¥ funds are currenil) held in In%Ltsn¢ni Bonds. 4 QTHF.R I'WRE¢TRICTF.D FIIDS Balance ai I September ReLeipl% fi7r ihe lear minls li)r ihe >e4r ()nKert releipts Con¢¢rt payments 7.83 69.990 0.99? ?4.715 {22.?99) ?8.119 {244> 17.?80 £ 11.596 £ 7.?83 S TAN(:IBI.F. FIXF.D AET$ The Society owns ihe folloin8 a55dS a¢ nil value: a Pla). 5ts8in¥ and a M1¢ librnry. 6 CAPITAL AYD ()THF.R COMMITMF.%TS The &KieTh' hRd no Capital. opeMinB lease or rfher c(ynmiiments.
Indeptndeoi ExAminer's Rtwjrt to tbe Epjom Cknr•l Society I rep)rt on the aL¢ounis of ih¢ Epsom Choral So¢iei) for the >'ear ended 31 Augusi 20?5. which comprise ih¢ Receiws and Pa)ments Accouni. the Sement of Assets WKI Liabililies and as14(cd Nixes. Respective resposibiliiheJ of the TruJte¢J od Indeptmdtml ExamlKr The Trustees are resiM)n5ible for the of the ounts. TTry ¢on$ider ihai an audit is noi r¢quif¢d for this >'ear under slI0n 144.1 of th¢ Chwiiies Ad )01 l lthe 2011 Adl And ihai an indeFKndeni exRminalion is needed. It is m). 5NSibili¢ io: examin¢ th¢ accounts under swiion 145 of lh¢ ?01 l Aci and Re¥ulaliiins 31cl: rollow ih¢ pnKedures laid dow.n in the Gen¢rnl Direciions by Clwiiy Commissboners under secliiin 14515Xbi of th¢ )01 l Aci and stale whthher panicular maneys have C4Nn¢ lo my •tteniion. of ludedent F.xAMIAer'y 51xtemtml My examinaiion w45 carried out in accordance wilh ihe Genernl Direciion$ given b). the Charipj. Commis¥ion. An examination includes A r¢b i¢w of th¢ UnTIng records kcw by the S(KiL1>' and o c(Ynparis(Trn ol"Ih¥ aiLI)unls presenicd wilh ihose rccord5. 118lM) includcs consid¢rin8 an) unusual ilems or di105Ures in ihe Accounis and seckinB Lxplhnalions from th¢ Trusiees ¢onLcrning an>. Such mAtt¢rs. Thc pr(Kedur¢s undertaKLn do not pft)%ide 11 the cviden¢e Ihat would be wuired in a full audil. and consequcnil). I do express an a111 opinion on the a¢¢ounts. lodende•l fr"xminer'g In ¢onncriI Hith my examination. Mi maner has cTre io m) atteniion: ihi¢h gives me rc4soMble ¢au5¢ lo believe that in any marial r¢speci the rquirements: lo keep accountin8 records in accfflJ8nce wilh seLlion s.130 of ih¢ ?01 l Act aiid Regulationy 3(clor io pPArt accoun which Kciyd with untIng le¢d5 and io Compl). wilh ihe r¢quiTtmeni$ of ihe ACL or to whi¢h. in m). opinion. all¢nlion should b¢ drnwn in ordcr enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to be rh¢d. 12) Gernld t)unn ChArterLtrd A¢¢ounlani Iiidependent E"¥aminer Ashiead Surw KVI 2LS Dote.. 8 October ?0?5