Trustees Annual Report For the Year Ended 30 June 2022
Wokingham Choral Society Registered Charity No. 274853
The Trustees: are as reported.
The Objectives and Activities of the Society: The objectives of the Society are to educate the public in the art and science of music, the presentation of concerts and other activities.
To achieve the objectives, funds are raised by charging annual subscriptions to the members, the sale of concert tickets to the public and society fund raising to enable the society to employ the services of the best possible professional Musical Directors, Rehearsal and Concert Accompanists, Concert Orchestras and Soloists.
Achievements and Performance of the Charity:
The 2021/22 season was very different from the previous one as The Society was able to return to live singing and concert performances. However, it took time for confidence to return to both members and audiences regarding attendance at group activities and as a consequence, the income was down compared with that of pre-Covid times. Membership numbers did return to approaching past levels but ticket sales were well short of pre-covid figures.
The Society was pleased, though, to be able to take part in town activities at Christmas when some of its members sang carols in the Market Place for Dressing the Christmas Tree; an annual event pre-Covid.
Wokingham Choral Society is an auditioned choir and by the end of the season membership numbers had risen to just over 100 singers but this was a reduction of approaching 1% on the pre-covid membership. With reduced numbers and still some residual effects from Covid, these factors impinged on the Fund Raising income, which was less than half that of the 2018/19 season. The ‘other sources’ of income wasn’t quite so badly affected but the amount of Gift Aid reclaimable was down compared with that of pre-Covid claims, because of the reduced membership.
Despite the reduction in the season’s income, The Society went ahead with its planned celebrations for its 70[th] Anniversary year as it had the funds, due to the generosity of the membership during Lockdown.
The first concert of the season was Handel’s Messiah, a great work with which to start back after the depressing eighteen months before. We performed a Christmas concert and a smaller spring concert in a local church and finished the Anniversary season with Bach’s great B Minor Mass. As anticipated, the season saw a financial loss and though that loss was substantial, it was less than originally budgeted and affordable for the one season.
The 2022/23 season will be one of new beginnings as both the Musical Director and Accompanist are moving on to other things. A new Accompanist will start the season but a new Musical Director will not be in place until the New Year. This will not make any difference to the planned programme and The Society will start the concert season with Brahms wonderful Ein Deutsches Requiem and continue with a concert of Baroque music, Vivaldi, Pergolesi and Monteverde, in the spring. There will also be the traditional Christmas concert and light summer concert; and members will, again be singing for the town at Christmas.
Wokingham Choral Society is a friendly and forward-looking choral society and though an auditioned choir it is open to anyone from 16 years upwards who meets the musical standard required.
It is hoped that the forthcoming season will see an increase in both membership and audience numbers as The Society heads into its eighth decade.
Financial Review:
Budgeting for a choral society is always a concern as rehearsal and performance costs are forever increasing but it is hoped that this season will, at least, see The Society break even. Fortunately, it has good reserves.
The Reserves at 30 June 2022 stood at £43,787.00 and accounts are available to support this figure.
Wokingham Choral Society
Income & Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 30 June 2022
| 2021 2022 £ £ £ £ Income: Concerts: --- Ticket Sales 7,989 --- Programmes 591 792 Music - Choral 1,347 9,927 Subscriptions: 13,722 Members 17,920 494 Patrons 544 225 Friends 150 18,614 Fund Raising: --- Coffee Sales 333 530 100 Club 656 37 Book Sales 54 384 Raffles 370 16 Easy Fundraising 43 35 Amazon Smiles 20 --- Quiz 1,479 9 Miscellaneous Fund Raising 10 2,965 Other: --- Folders 114 582 Donations 1,423 2,503 Gift Aid 3,276 1,000 Sponsorship 2,000 1,000 Grants --- 26 Bank Interest 5 --- Charity Collections 1,645 725 Retirement Collection --- Leaving Collection 600 3 Miscellaneous Income 25 9,088 £22,082 Total Income c/f £40,594 |
2021 2022 £ £ £ £ Income: Concerts: --- Ticket Sales 7,989 --- Programmes 591 792 Music - Choral 1,347 9,927 Subscriptions: 13,722 Members 17,920 494 Patrons 544 225 Friends 150 18,614 Fund Raising: --- Coffee Sales 333 530 100 Club 656 37 Book Sales 54 384 Raffles 370 16 Easy Fundraising 43 35 Amazon Smiles 20 --- Quiz 1,479 9 Miscellaneous Fund Raising 10 2,965 Other: --- Folders 114 582 Donations 1,423 2,503 Gift Aid 3,276 1,000 Sponsorship 2,000 1,000 Grants --- 26 Bank Interest 5 --- Charity Collections 1,645 725 Retirement Collection --- Leaving Collection 600 3 Miscellaneous Income 25 9,088 £22,082 Total Income c/f £40,594 |
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| --- --- 792 13,722 494 225 --- 530 37 384 16 35 --- 9 --- 582 2,503 1,000 1,000 26 --- 725 3 |
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Wokingham Choral Society
Income & Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 30 June 2022
| 2021 £ £ 22,082 Income b/f Less Expenditure Concerts: --- Conductor 2,700 --- Accompanist 1,620 -175 Soloists 3,500 --- Orchestras 10,522 --- Venue 2,280 --- Green Room 714 --- Music Stands 100 --- Instrument Hire 870 --- Pre-Concert Talk 210 --- Music : Orchestral 150 798 Choral 1,228 --- Printing: Programmes 452 --- Flyers & Posters 88 --- Tickets 74 --- Miscellaneous 15 --- Gifts 71 --- Stage Transport 518 -6 PRS Fees 207 --- Miscellaneous: (Anniversary Costs) 714 Rehearsals: 4,794 Musical Director 5,776 4,146 Accompanist 5,016 529 Venue 3,470 525 Live Streaming --- 115 Zoom --- Fund Raising: 270 100 Club 315 --- Quiz 977 £10,996 Expenditure c/f £ £22,082 Income c/f |
2021 £ £ 22,082 Income b/f Less Expenditure Concerts: --- Conductor 2,700 --- Accompanist 1,620 -175 Soloists 3,500 --- Orchestras 10,522 --- Venue 2,280 --- Green Room 714 --- Music Stands 100 --- Instrument Hire 870 --- Pre-Concert Talk 210 --- Music : Orchestral 150 798 Choral 1,228 --- Printing: Programmes 452 --- Flyers & Posters 88 --- Tickets 74 --- Miscellaneous 15 --- Gifts 71 --- Stage Transport 518 -6 PRS Fees 207 --- Miscellaneous: (Anniversary Costs) 714 Rehearsals: 4,794 Musical Director 5,776 4,146 Accompanist 5,016 529 Venue 3,470 525 Live Streaming --- 115 Zoom --- Fund Raising: 270 100 Club 315 --- Quiz 977 £10,996 Expenditure c/f £ £22,082 Income c/f |
2022 £ £ £ 40,594 26,033 14,262 1,292 41,587 £40,594 |
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| --- --- -175 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 798 --- --- --- --- --- --- -6 --- 4,794 4,146 529 525 115 270 --- |
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Wokingham Choral Society
Income & Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 30 June 2021
| 2020 2021 £ £ £ £ 22,082 Income b/f 40,594 10,996 Expenditure b/f 41,587 General Administration; --- Advertising 123 --- Printing, Postage & Stationery 36 248 Insurance 253 509 Subscriptions 509 --- Zoom 144 --- Meeting Venue 51 1,116 Other: --- Card Commission 73 --- Folders 97 160 Equipment --- --- Charity Payments 1,645 725 Retirement Gift --- --- Leaving Gift 600 800 Staging Storage --- 370 Recording Fees --- --- Website Building 845 94 Miscellaneous 85 3,345 13,902 46,048 £ 8,180 Excess Income over Expenditure/ Expenditure over Income £ ( 5,454 ) |
2020 2021 £ £ £ £ 22,082 Income b/f 40,594 10,996 Expenditure b/f 41,587 General Administration; --- Advertising 123 --- Printing, Postage & Stationery 36 248 Insurance 253 509 Subscriptions 509 --- Zoom 144 --- Meeting Venue 51 1,116 Other: --- Card Commission 73 --- Folders 97 160 Equipment --- --- Charity Payments 1,645 725 Retirement Gift --- --- Leaving Gift 600 800 Staging Storage --- 370 Recording Fees --- --- Website Building 845 94 Miscellaneous 85 3,345 13,902 46,048 £ 8,180 Excess Income over Expenditure/ Expenditure over Income £ ( 5,454 ) |
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| 10,996 --- --- 248 509 --- --- --- --- 160 --- 725 --- 800 370 --- 94 |
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Wokingham Choral Society
Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2022
| 2021 £ 43 1,567 1,044 46,560 27 £ 49,241 --- £49,241 £ 41,061 8,180 49,241 --- £49,241 |
CURRENT ASSETS Stock Debtors and Pre-payments Bank Accounts: Current Account Reserve Accounts Cash in Hand £ Less: CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors, Accruals and Receipts in Advance £ CAPITAL ACCOUNT Accumulated Funds at 1 July 2021 Plus: Profit for the Year Minus: Loss for the Year Accumulated Funds at 30 June 2022 £ |
2022 £ 564 5,125 2,381 37,742 20 |
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| 45,832 2,045 43,787 |
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43,787 |
INDEPENDENf EXAMJNER'S REPORT TO THE ACCOUNTS OF WOKtNGHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2022 I have examined the Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 30 Jwic 2022. and the Balance Sh¢¢t as at 30 June 2022. 1 bave also reviewed the accouncing record5 kept by the chaTity. My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity CoMmi10n under section 43(7)(b) of the Charities Act 1993. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (l) which gives me reasonable cause to believe thar in any material respects the requirements to keep accounung records in accordance with section 41 of the ACL and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the reqwrements of the Act and the Regulations have not been (2) to which. in my opinion, attention should have been drnwn in order to ¢nable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reache K ?- L J Austen. BA Hons Date 17 Martins Driv¢ Wokingham. RG41 INY