# **Trustees Annual Report For the Year Ended 30 June 2023** ## **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 2022/23 season has been one of change with a new accompanist starting at the beginning of the season and the appointment of a new Director of Music. Unfortunately he was not able to start with The Society until the New Year, so guest Musical Directors were invited to take charge of the first two concerts, one being Brahms’ wonderful Ein Deutsches Requiem and the other our traditional Christmas concert. The Spring Concert was one of Baroque music by Vivaldi, Pergolesi and Monteverde, whilst the lighter Summer Concert was of Operatic and Musical Choruses. Audience numbers remained low at the beginning of the season but by the end had picked up quite substantially. Membership numbers were a little higher than for the previous season and it is hoped this trend will continue and The Society get back to its pre-Covid numbers. Once again The Society was pleased to take part in town activities at Christmas when some of its members led the carol singing in the Market Place for the annual event of Dressing the Christmas Tree. 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. Now in its eighth decade The Society strives to continue its long tradition of bringing high quality performances of the classical repertoire to the residents of Wokingham and its surrounds and to this end the 2023/24 season will start with a performance of Haydn’s Theressienmesse and other smaller works. ## **Financial Review:** As ever and with continual rising costs, budgeting for a choral society is a concern so it is a relief to have finished the season with a modest profit. The Society Reserves at 30 June 2023 stood at £46,601.00 and accounts are available to support this figure. ## **Wokingham Choral Society** ## **Income & Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 30 June 2023** |**2022**
**2023**
£
£
£
£
**Income:**
**Concerts:**
7,989
Ticket Sales
9,744
591
Programmes
604
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Concert Refreshments
120
1,347
Music - Choral
2,289
12,757
**Subscriptions:**
17,920
Members
18,935
544
Patrons
594
150
Friends
210
19,739
**Fund Raising:**
333
Coffee Sales
673
656
100 Club
580
54
Book Sales
11
370
Raffles
558
43
Easy Fundraising
14
20
Amazon Smiles
36
---
Come & Sing
4,105
1,479
Quiz
---
10
Miscellaneous Fund Raising
7
5,984
**Other:**
114
Folders
77
1,423
Donations
1,072
3,276
Gift Aid
3,378
2,000
Sponsorship
1,000
---
Grants
1,000
5
Bank Interest
165
1,645
Charity Collections
1,655
600
Leaving Collection
375
25
Miscellaneous Income
125
8,847
8,847
£40,594
**Total Income c/f**
£47,327|**2022**
**2023**
£
£
£
£
**Income:**
**Concerts:**
7,989
Ticket Sales
9,744
591
Programmes
604
---
Concert Refreshments
120
1,347
Music - Choral
2,289
12,757
**Subscriptions:**
17,920
Members
18,935
544
Patrons
594
150
Friends
210
19,739
**Fund Raising:**
333
Coffee Sales
673
656
100 Club
580
54
Book Sales
11
370
Raffles
558
43
Easy Fundraising
14
20
Amazon Smiles
36
---
Come & Sing
4,105
1,479
Quiz
---
10
Miscellaneous Fund Raising
7
5,984
**Other:**
114
Folders
77
1,423
Donations
1,072
3,276
Gift Aid
3,378
2,000
Sponsorship
1,000
---
Grants
1,000
5
Bank Interest
165
1,645
Charity Collections
1,655
600
Leaving Collection
375
25
Miscellaneous Income
125
8,847
8,847
£40,594
**Total Income c/f**
£47,327| |---|---| ||7,989
591
---
1,347
17,920
544
150
333
656
54
370
43
20
---
1,479
10
114
1,423
3,276
2,000
---
5
1,645
600
25| |£|| ## **Wokingham Choral Society** ## **Income & Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 30 June 2023** |**2022**
**£**
£ 40,594
**Income b/f**
**Less Expenditure**
**Concerts:**
2,700
Conductor
1,620
Accompanist
3,500
Soloists
10,522
Orchestras
2,280
Venue
714
Green Room
100
Music Stands
870
Instrument Hire
210
Pre-Concert Talk
150
Music : Orchestral
1,228
Choral
---
Concert Refreshments
452
Printing: Programmes
88
Flyers & Posters
74
Tickets
15
Miscellaneous
---
Postage: Orchestral
---
Choral
71
Gifts
518
Stage Transport
207
PRS Fees
714
Miscellaneous
**Rehearsals:**
5,776
Musical Director
5,016
Accompanist
3,470
Venue
**Fund Raising:**
---
Coffee
315
100 Club
---
Raffles
---
Come & Sing
977
Quiz
£41,587
**Expenditure c/f**
£40,594
**Income c/f**|**2022**
**£**
£ 40,594
**Income b/f**
**Less Expenditure**
**Concerts:**
2,700
Conductor
1,620
Accompanist
3,500
Soloists
10,522
Orchestras
2,280
Venue
714
Green Room
100
Music Stands
870
Instrument Hire
210
Pre-Concert Talk
150
Music : Orchestral
1,228
Choral
---
Concert Refreshments
452
Printing: Programmes
88
Flyers & Posters
74
Tickets
15
Miscellaneous
---
Postage: Orchestral
---
Choral
71
Gifts
518
Stage Transport
207
PRS Fees
714
Miscellaneous
**Rehearsals:**
5,776
Musical Director
5,016
Accompanist
3,470
Venue
**Fund Raising:**
---
Coffee
315
100 Club
---
Raffles
---
Come & Sing
977
Quiz
£41,587
**Expenditure c/f**
£40,594
**Income c/f**|**£**
2,800
1,720
2,300
7,006
3,275
348
100
565
---
438
2,525
67
354
160
71
---
38
37
135
796
269
165
5,942
4,958
3,142
10
315
86
2,366
---
£|**2023**
**£**
**£**
47,327
23,169
14,042
2,777
39,988
£47,327| |---|---|---|---| ||2,700
1,620
3,500
10,522
2,280
714
100
870
210
150
1,228
---
452
88
74
15
---
---
71
518
207
714
5,776
5,016
3,470
---
315
---
---
977||| |£
£|||| ## **Wokingham Choral Society** ## **Income & Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 30 June 2023** |**2022**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
40,594
**Income b/f**
47,327
41,587
**Expenditure b/f**
39,988
**General Administration;**
123
Advertising
271
36
Printing, Postage & Stationery
20
253
Insurance
263
509
Subscriptions
533
144
Zoom
144
51
Meeting Venue
75
1,306
**Other:**
73
Card Commission
76
97
Folders
86
1,645
Charity Payments
1,655
600
Leaving Gift
375
---
New MD Expenses
527
845
Website Building
202
85
Miscellaneous
298
3,219
46,048
44,513
**Excess Income over Expenditure/**
**£ 2,814**
**£ ( 5,454**
**)**
**Expenditure over Income**|**2022**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
40,594
**Income b/f**
47,327
41,587
**Expenditure b/f**
39,988
**General Administration;**
123
Advertising
271
36
Printing, Postage & Stationery
20
253
Insurance
263
509
Subscriptions
533
144
Zoom
144
51
Meeting Venue
75
1,306
**Other:**
73
Card Commission
76
97
Folders
86
1,645
Charity Payments
1,655
600
Leaving Gift
375
---
New MD Expenses
527
845
Website Building
202
85
Miscellaneous
298
3,219
46,048
44,513
**Excess Income over Expenditure/**
**£ 2,814**
**£ ( 5,454**
**)**
**Expenditure over Income**| |---|---| ||41,587
123
36
253
509
144
51
73
97
1,645
600
---
845
85| |**£ (**|| ## **Wokingham Choral Society** ## **Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2023** |**2022**
£
564
5,125
2,381
37,742
20
£ 45,832
2,045
£43,787
£
49,241
---
49,241
5,454
£43,787|**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 2022
Plus: Profit for the Year
Minus: Loss for the Year
Accumulated Funds at 30 June 2023
£|**2023**
£
259
2,120
5,132
40,728
49| |---|---|---| |||48,288
1,687| |||
46,601| |||
£
43,787
2,814| |||
46,601
---| |||46,601| INDEPENDENT EXAMtNER'S REPORT TO THE AccouKfs OF WOKINGHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023 I have examined the In¢ornc and Expenditwe Account for the Year Ended 30 June 2023. and the Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2023. 1 have also reviewed the accounting records kept by the charity. My examination was caTried oui in accordance with the Generdl Directions given by the Charity Commission 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 that in any material respects the requir¢menis to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of th¢ Act" and to prepare accounts which acc¢xd with the accounting records and comply with the requirem¢nts ot. the Act and the Regulauons have not b¢¢n met; or (2) to which, in my ¢)pinion, attention should have been drawn in ord¢r to ¢nable a proper undcr5tanding of the accounts to be reacbed. Dr F Curtis Ed D Date I l Erleigb Road Reading RGI 5LR