## CHAIRMANS REPORT
For the benefit of our new members, as stated in our Constitution, the objects of the charity are “to promote, inspire and develop appreciation of the art and science of music” which I feel we have demonstrated through our concerts and ‘come and sing’ events.
October 2024 we welcomed our new accompanist Marina Korneva. We are pleased she is part of the WCS and appreciate her role in assisting us at our rehearsals. Marina has played in two concerts so far. Thank you Marina
October 12th 2024 we were invited to join the St Mary’s Church Woodbridge Choir for a concert to benefit the Friends of St Mary’s, when we performed the work of local composer Ben Ponniah which was most enjoyable.
December 7th 2024 at St Mary’s Church Woodbridge we performed works by Martin Palmeri - _Misatango_
Vaughan Williams _Fantasia on Christmas Carols_
Ben Ponniah _Seeing the Star_
And Christmas carols the congregation could join in. This was a very successful and popular concert.
March 29th 2025 at St. Mary’s Church Woodbridge our Concert Rossini _Petite Messe Solennelle_ another much loved and successful concert.
Our concerts are performed with dedicated singers and talented musicians who continue to come back time and again to our concerts which we greatly appreciate.
We are grateful to Supporters, Sponsors and Friends who generously donate towards the costs of our concerts.
Many thanks to St.Mary’s Church and thanks to the Methodist Church for letting us use their space for extra rehearsals, always very welcoming.
We are now into a new season of work which will be performed in November 1st 2025 at Snape Maltings and another concert at St Mary’s Church in December. We have much to look forward to.
I would like to thank the Committee for their support, for all their hard work and dedication into making the Society a success and enjoyable for our Members.
I would also like to thank and acknowledge the work that Jackie Leach does behind the scenes proof-reading our programmes and along with Andrew and Tricia making it fit for print.
A big thank you to Andrew Leach our Musical Director for his hard work and commitment to the WCS. Andrew continues to inspire, educate and lead us on our musical journey, long may this continue.
## Dawn Gilmour (Chair) October 2025
WOODBRIDGE CHORAL SOCIETY
Re8lstered charlty no 276627
Profft and Loss account 2024- 2025
YEAR ENDED 31st MAY 202S
Income
202312024 202*2025
I nterest
Advertlsin8 revenue
Concert Receipts
sbscrIptIOns
Frlends
Grarrts
Patrons and bequest. wlth donatlon5 not pald dlrectly Into
supporters fvnd
Donatlons dlrectly pald Into supwters fvnd
Glft Ald
Score h5relsales
Mlscellaneous other Income
Interlm balance from Cholr members donatlons for 8lfts frcrfn
the members
225.96
1,296.00
915.00
16.907.37 7332.76
10,256.20 9,242.22
S35.00
605.CKI
I,xI.(M) 500.00
320.40
2,749.40 1,008.55
9,455.00 7,590.00
2,649.60 2,332.13
1,465.69
775.44
3,24
0.00
623.50
11.15
47.666.96 30,632.65
endlture
Professlonal fees for concert perforn)ers
Other performance expenses
Score purchases and hlre costs
Rehearsal expenses, sundry costs and admlnlstratlve costs
Mlscellaneous costs
Soclal event costs
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
16,867.07 10,513.72
2377.68 2,062.22
1580.96 1,631.68
3,718.11 3,441.92
1,175.30
420,00
769.56
348.06
26.488.68 18,417.60
21,178.28 12,215.05
Excess of Income over expenses
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l. Fallowln8 the flnanclal recoN*ry In 2022-2023 and the ambltious and remarkablv
successful season In 202>2024 whlch al owed us to leave our new supporters, fund
untouched, culn inatin8 in the amailn& sel out concert at Snape In March 2024. the
plan was to revlew and Im our strategy for the future flnancln8 and
management of the cholr whlle on and Pfesentln8 2 concerts In our home
venue of St Marfs Churth In Woodbrt(*e. We stll needed to present an Interestln8
pro8ram rn to try and ensure that we malntalned hl8h mem brshlp num brs.
Althou8h our pro8ram rn was Ilvety and unusual Includln8 a concert wlth South
Amerlcan music In Decem hr as wel as carols. overal It Is dear that our num brs
dropped somewhat s5rKe our subscrlpt5on Income dropped by about £11 but It stll
Indlcates a tholr of over 90 51n8er&
2. The Glftald payment for 2023-2024 was hl8h because It Induded gfft ald payments
over 2 years, so the £2332 In 2024-2025 15 not a reductton. In fact, qulte a num br of
cholr mem br5111 ed In 8fft ald fomis for thls dalm as we trled to maxlmlse the
amourrt we could clalm The supporterf fund dld ¢ontrtbute to thls payment, but
more than hal ofthe nrny donated came from corpome sponsors for whom
Glftaldls not relevant.
3. The com Ilttee has a8reed to a new Strategy for man•8lni the cholr's runnlns costs.
The obJectl%* Is that al the Costs of runnlng the choSr thrnughout the year wlth
Week rehearsals In season wll be covered by the mem brshlp subscflptton, wlth
the alm then that al concerts wll be se1-fund1 cal In8 on support from the
reser4es In the supporters. fund a5 necessary.
4. The cholr has athlthfd an wltln8 pro8ram rn whlle mana8ln8 the finance5 to stsy In
profft over the last 2 years. Thls has resufted In a slgnlficant balance bulldlng up In
the current account. The Independent examiner polnted out that thls Is a ml55ed
opportunlty and asked the treasurer to Investl8ate optlons for earnln8 Interest on
these funds.
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8•lance theet
Z02>2024
202M025
Excesslncomeobyroxpenx Iweral nd
ExC•sslncomeorPffix supporttts'fvnd
11,164.87
10,013.41
4,472.16
7.742.89
Excess Sncomeover ffApenx tot
01n8 balance
8alancec¥rled frjrward
21.178.28
12.215.05
33,010.80
54,189.08
54.189.08
66.404.13
Ax•d
V•luebrou8ht forward
Ne* flxed asstts
lessdeprttl•tlon
ValueCIF
Surn ofall
965.44
79.90
786.52
Item
LEO158hts and assoclated cabl
Card payment tLYmlnal
wlneglassstora8etrays
Heavy duty standsforcholr Ilthtlni
Year of purchase
2023-2024
2023-2024
2023-2024
2024-2025
Tr••wr•r
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Ind•pandent •xamlnerfi report
I have undertaken a revlew of the Society's recelpts and payments for the year 2024 - 2025
and can confirm that the statement as presented to the members at the AGM 55 an accurate
reflectlon of the transarttons undertaken durln8 the year.
Independent emamlner ........
Mlke Culllngton
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Registered charity no 276627 YEAR ENDED 31st MAY 2025
## WOODBRIDGE CHORAL SOCIETY
|**Income**|**2023/2024**|**2024-2025**|
|---|---|---|
||||
|Interest|225.96|320.40|
|Advertisingrevenue|1,296.00|915.00|
|Concert Receipts|16,907.37|7,332.76|
|Subscriptions|10,256.20|9,242.22|
|Friends|535.00|605.00|
|Grants|1,500.00|500.00|
|Patrons and bequest, with donations not paid directly into
supporters fund|2,749.40|1,008.55|
|Donations directly paid into supporters fund|9,455.00|7,590.00|
|Gift Aid|2,649.60|2,332.13|
|Score hire/sales|1,465.69|775.44|
|Miscellaneous other income|3.24|0.00|
|Interim balance from Choir members donations for gifts from
the members|623.50|11.15|
||||
||47,666.96|30,632.65|
|**Expenditure**|||
|Professional fees for concertperformers|16,867.07|10,513.72|
|Otherperformance expenses|2,377.68|2,062.22|
|Scorepurchases and hire costs|1,580.96|1,631.68|
|Rehearsal expenses,sundrycosts and administrative costs|3,718.11|3,441.92|
|Miscellaneous costs|1,175.30|420.00|
|Social event costs|769.56|348.06|
|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|26,488.68|18,417.60|
|Excess of income over expenses|21,178.28|12,215.05|
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## **Balance sheet**
|**Balance sheet**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Funds**|||
||**2023-2024**|**2024-2025**|
|Excess income over expenses: general fund|11,164.87|4,472.16|
|Excess income over expenses: supporters' fund|10,013.41|7,742.89|
|Excess income over expenses: total|21,178.28|12,215.05|
|Opening balance|33,010.80|54,189.08|
|Balance carried forward|54,189.08|66,404.13|
||||
|Represented by:|||
|Lloyd's treasurer account|32,175.67|36,647.83|
|Deposit account|12,000.00|12,000.00|
|Supporters fund account|10,013.41|17,756.30|
|TOTAL funds in bank|54,189.08|66,404.13|
||||
||||
|**Fixed assets**|||
|Value brought forward||965.44|
|New fixed assets||79.90|
|less depreciation||-258.82|
|Value C/F||786.52|
|Sum of all assets|||
||||
|**Fixed asset list**|||
|Item|Year ofpurchase||
|LED lights and associated cables|2023-2024||
|Cardpayment terminal|2023-2024||
|wineglass storage trays|2023-2024||
|Heavydutystands for choir lighting|2024-2025||
## **Treasurer**
## **Joanna Crowe**
## **Date**
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## **Independent examiner’s report**
I have undertaken a review of the Society’s receipts and payments for the year 2024 – 2025 and can confirm that the statement as presented to the members at the AGM is an accurate reflecTon of the transacTons undertaken during the year.
**Independent examiner** ………………………………………………… **Mike Cullington**
**Date:** ……………………..
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