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 A￿1 Liabiliii¢s
Ni)tes ti) the AILiiiinis
Inde￿nden1 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 TrU￿ceS of the s￿IdY 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 5￿MMeri Ifr(Nn ? J (ki !0?4}
Indepcnd¥ni Examiner
Gernld Dunn
I i ? t4•n￿li WIMKI IAne
Ashi¢&d
urrn.) KT2121.S

F.PSI)M CHnKAL SOCIETI.
TRll¢*TF.F.S' RF.P()RT FOR THE I"EAR E*DF.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 perform*nct durin% the !'e*r
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¢sii*al and eaml sneral irophies on compeiilion day. The SIKiely
al￿ ¥njLTri'ed a highl! SULLessful I￿lI ¥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 4￿ul £ I k. and (Njr elTI)rt5 on behalf of 3 I￿al charilies. lllQStl)' Ihrough
iarol singing. rai*d 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) PL*er Ja¢k¢l.
Re)'le* of flnin¢lxl p￿1110￿ Al end of nrAJnl•i
I"IIv {)% Lrnll LI%llLlrt dll li Il lil- L"8.715 ￿A41.1r￿LIl (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 s￿1¢￿ 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). Su￿crIPti1jn 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.

E￿Om CHORAL S()CIETI'
TRI:STF.F.fi' RF.PI)RT F()R THE YEAR ENDED 31 .4I'.GIIST 202$ l¢othdnwed
Truste￿. respo￿Sibiliti qlalemeut
I"hL fru%tCL'% ari resTK)n%ible fi)r preparing tk Trusl¢es Annual Rewn and the financial sthiemenis in
acCOrda￿e 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 Rec￿Mended Pr8¥ii¢e
(SORPI.
The Truslees are resw)nsible for keeping PrO￿r 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 a￿1 Rewr151 Re8ulaiions 20U8 4nd ih¢ pn)i isions ofih¢ ihllrity ¥
Ll)nslituiion. The) are alsu r¥ssx)nsible for Safeg￿rdIng 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¢)
T￿al
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¢81s￿l 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 alco1￿1
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 si￿￿3 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
B￿SIS ofpreparailoft oljlnanel4l￿W¢￿leKts
The financial slAtemenis have be¢n prepared urmler ihe his1or1￿1 ¢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% Si￿rt Leyl
Vivian Bro*n Legac)
F.IiiAI￿th 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 In￿alu￿ble 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%L*tsn¢ni Bonds.
4 QTHF.R I'WRE¢*TRICTF.D FII*DS
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
{2￿44>
17.?80
£ 11.596
£ 7.?83
S TAN(:IBI.F. FIXF.D A￿￿ET$
The Society owns ihe follo*in8 a55dS a¢ nil value: a Pla￿). 5ts8in¥ and a M￿1¢ 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 S￿ement of Assets WKI Liabililies and as￿14(cd Nixes.
Respective respo*sibiliiheJ of the TruJte¢J *od Indeptmdtml ExamlKr
The Trustees are resiM)n5ible for the of the ￿￿ounts. TTr*y ¢on$ider ihai an audit is noi r¢quif¢d for
this >'ear under s￿lI0n 144.1 of th¢ Chwiiies Ad )01 l lthe 2011 Adl And ihai an indeFKndeni exRminalion is
needed.
It is m). ￿5￿NSibili¢￿ io:
examin¢ th¢ accounts under swiion 145 of lh¢ ?01 l Aci and Re¥ulaliiins 31cl:
rollow ih¢ pnKedures laid dow.n in the Gen¢rnl Direciions by Clwiiy Commissboners under
secliiin 14515Xbi of th¢ )01 l Aci and
stale whthher panicular maneys have C4Nn¢ lo my •tteniion.
of lude￿￿dent F.xAMIAer'y 51xtemtml
My examinaiion w45 carried out in accordance wilh ihe Genernl Direciion$ 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 di￿105Ures 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 a￿111 opinion on the
a¢¢ounts.
lode￿nde•l fr"x*miner'g
In ¢onncriI￿ Hith my examination. Mi maner has c￿Tre io m) atteniion:
i*hi¢h gives me rc4soMble ¢au5¢ lo believe that in any ma*rial r¢speci the rquirements:
lo keep accountin8 records in accfflJ8nce wilh seLlion s.130 of ih¢ ?01 l Act aiid Regulationy
3(clor
io p￿PArt 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 r￿h¢d.
12)
Gernld t)unn
ChArterLtrd A¢¢ounlani
Iiidependent E"¥aminer
Ashiead
Surw KVI 2LS
Dote.. 8 October ?0?5