## **Tring Choral Society Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st July 2025** ## **Summary of purposes** The objects of the Society are to advance the appreciation of music in all its aspects by any means that the trustees see fit, including the presentation of choral concerts and other activities. ## **Summary of main activities** Members of the Society normally participate in three choral concerts during the year. Members attend rehearsals for these concerts under the direction of the Musical Director, Colin Stevens. There are normally several social and other ancillary events throughout the year in support of these activities. ## **Guidance issued by the Charity Commission** The trustees are aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and take it into account when making any decision to which the guidance is relevant (or, if they decide to depart from such guidance, recording good reasons for doing so). ## **Description of activities during the year** The charitable purposes of the Society are summarised above and the main activities achieving those charitable purposes during the year were the performance of choral concerts. The Society is currently self-funding through member subscriptions, sale of concert tickets, fundraising events, hire of its staging, legacies and donations. Accounts for the detailed income and expenditure of the Society during the year are included in this report. ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity** The Society gave three choral concerts during the year accompanied by an assembled orchestra and first class soloists. The Society in conjunction with the Chiltern Society helped to organise a workshop at Berkhamsted School as part of the Chiltern Society summer festival in which some 150 local singers took part. Membership of the Society continues to be at a usual level and the financial position remains stable. Although ability to read music is preferred, there is no entrance audition and membership of the Society is open to anyone who is willing to learn and is able to sing in tune. The Society welcomes new members and encourages anyone interested to come to try a few rehearsals at the start of any term. The Society also holds an open rehearsal from time to time to allow non-members to come and sing without obligation. The Society promotes a music scholarship award to encourage young musicians to take part in the Society’s rehearsals and performances thus broadening their musical experience. The award includes free membership of the Society, supply of music free of charge and a grant of £250 over a concert season towards agreed musical objectives. A music scholarship was awarded in the past financial year. ## **Financial review** The financial surplus for the year after a transfer of £5,000 to Staging Reserves and £2,000 to Concert Reserves amounted to £4,202 (2024 £3,300). In addition to the free reserves, the Society maintains a reserve amounting to the approximate costs of two concerts against the risk of a substantial fall in ticket sales. The amounts of the reserves are set out in the Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2025. ## **Investment policy** The Society invests its reserves in suitable low risk investment funds, currently the CCLA Charities Deposit Fund.. ## **Principal sources of funds** The Society’s principal sources of funds are from member subscriptions, ticket sales and fund-raising. ## **Governance** The Society is an unincorporated association run pursuant to a written Constitution which is reviewed by the members from time to time as appropriate. The trustees of the Society are the members of its management committee who are elected by members of the Society at their annual general meeting and hold office until the next annual general meeting. Trustees receive training from time to time concerning the performance of their duties. The management committee consists of members acting in an honorary capacity. The committee offices are set out in the Constitution and the elected individuals holding such offices during the past year are set out below. ## **Relationship with related parties** The Society seeks to forge links with the local community, particularly with local schools. ## **Tring Choral Society** Registered charity number 276980 Principal address 10 Weavers Road, Tring HP23 4EZ Names of trustees (all appointed by the members of the Society in general meeting and all of whom acted throughout the year ended 31 July 2025):- Robert Allnutt, Chair Zoe Hill, Secretary Margaret Collier, Membership Secretary Mary Haywood, Treasurer Lucy Kibble, Publicity Officer Tony Mackinder, Concert Manager Rhian Nicholls, Librarian Colin Stevens, Musical Director |330
Tax refunds

Donatons
Social events
Carmina Burana day
Staging hire
**Expenditure**
Accompanist
Hire of rehearsal room

Postage and statonery
Making Music|**Tring Choral Society**
**Income and Expen**
**diture Account - year ende**
**31st July 2025**
**2025**
**2024**
**General account**
**Income**
Interest received
2,062
1,877
Subscriptons
13,049
11,681
Friends - donatons
465
1,164
1,264
850
522
1,725
2,319
2,806
-
200
270
22,321
18,263
2,475
2,275
1,326
1,260
179
166
587
564| |---|---| **Income and Expenditure Account - year ended 31st July 2025** |Social events|1,011|976| |---|---|---| |Web site costs|276|396| |Bank charges|60|60| |Bursary
|250|125| |Miscellaneous
|290
|127| ||6,454
|5,949| |Surplus|15,867
|12,314| |**Tring Choral Society**||| |**Income and Expenditure Account - year ended 31st July 2025**||| ||**2025**|**2024**| |**Concert account**||| |**Income**||| |Ticket sales
|10,675
|10.377| |Friends - tckets|630|630| |Surplus on refreshments|620|333| |Music|1,159|1,694| ||13,084
|13,034| |**Expenditure**||| |Orchestra and soloists|12,120
|13,320| |Programmes and publicity|1,754|1,818| |Music
|1,515|2,050| |Hire of church|1,200|1,200| |Performing rights (estmate)|500|-| |Staging|660|660| ||17,749
|19,048| |Defcit on concert account|(4,665)
|(6,014)| |**Free reserves movement**
Surplus on General account 15,867
Defcit on Concert account(4,665)

Increase in free reserves 11,202

Balance brought forward
3,607
Transfer to reserves
(7,000)

Free reserves carried forward
7,809

**Tring Choral Society**
**Balance Sheet - 31st July 2025**
**2025**

**Current assets**
Debtors and Prepayments
1,164

Cash at bank
4,599
CCLA deposit account
53,067
58,830
**Less Current liabilites**
Creditors and provisions
2,021
**Assets less liabilites**
56,809
**Reserves**
Staging fund
37,000
Concert reserves
12,000
Free reserves
7,809

56,809|12,314
(6,014)
6,300
307
(3,000)
3,607
**2024**
194
7,709
39,005
46,908
1,301
45,607
32,000
10,000
3,607
45,607| |---|---| ||
| ## **Independent Examiner’s Report** I have examined the Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Accounts and confirm they are in accordance with the underlying books and records. John Manning …………………………………. Independent Examiner …………………………………. Date Tring Choral Soclety Income and Expendlture Account- year ended 31st July 2025 2025 2024 General account Income Interest received 2,062 1,877 Subscriptions 13,049 11,681 Friends- donations 465 330 Tax refunds 1,164 1,264 Donations 850 522 Social events 1,725 2,319 Carmina Burana day Staging hire 2,806 200 270 Expendlture Accompanist Hire of rehearsal room 2,475 2.275 1,326 1,260 Postage and stationery 179 166 Making Music Social events 587 564 1,011 976 Web site costs 276 396 Bank charges Bursary Miscellaneous 60 60 250 125 290 127 Surplus Trlng Choral Soclety Income and Expendlture Account - year ended 31st July 2025 2025 2024 Concert account Income Ticket sales 10,675 10.377 Friends- tickets 630 630 Surplus on refreshments 620 333 Music Expendlture Orchestra and soloists 12,120 13,320 Programmes and publicity 1,754 1,818 Music 1,515 2,050 Hire of church 1,200 1,200 Performing rights (estimate) 500 Staging 660 660 Deficit on concert account Free reserves movement Surplus on General account 15,867 12,314 Deficit on Concert account Increase in free reserves 11,202 6,300 Balance brought forward 3,607 307 Transfer to reserves Free reserves carried forward Tring Choral Society Balance Sheet- 31st July 2025 2025 2024 Current assets Debtors and Prepayments 1,164 194 Cash at bank 4,599 7,709 CCLA deposit account 58,830 46,908 Less Current liabilities Creditors and provisions Assets less liabilities Reserves Staging fund 37,000 32,000 Concert reserves 12,000 10,000 Free reserves Independent Examiner's Report I have examined the Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Accounts and confirm they are in accordance with the underlying books and records. John Manning... ndependent Examiner Date Tring Choral Soclety Income and Expendlture Account- year ended 31st July 2025 2025 2024 General account Income Interest received 2,062 1,877 Subscriptions 13,049 11,681 Friends- donations 465 330 Tax refunds 1,164 1,264 Donations 850 522 Social events 1,725 2,319 Carmina Burana day Staging hire 2,806 200 270 Expendlture Accompanist Hire of rehearsal room 2,475 2.275 1,326 1,260 Postage and stationery 179 166 Making Music Social events 587 564 1,011 976 Web site costs 276 396 Bank charges Bursary Miscellaneous 60 60 250 125 290 127 Surplus Trlng Choral Soclety Income and Expendlture Account - year ended 31st July 2025 2025 2024 Concert account Income Ticket sales 10,675 10.377 Friends- tickets 630 630 Surplus on refreshments 620 333 Music Expendlture Orchestra and soloists 12,120 13,320 Programmes and publicity 1,754 1,818 Music 1,515 2,050 Hire of church 1,200 1,200 Performing rights (estimate) 500 Staging 660 660 Deficit on concert account Free reserves movement Surplus on General account 15,867 12,314 Deficit on Concert account Increase in free reserves 11,202 6,300 Balance brought forward 3,607 307 Transfer to reserves Free reserves carried forward Tring Choral Society Balance Sheet- 31st July 2025 2025 2024 Current assets Debtors and Prepayments 1,164 194 Cash at bank 4,599 7,709 CCLA deposit account 58,830 46,908 Less Current liabilities Creditors and provisions Assets less liabilities Reserves Staging fund 37,000 32,000 Concert reserves 12,000 10,000 Free reserves Independent Examiner's Report I have examined the Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Accounts and confirm they are in accordance with the underlying books and records. John Manning... ndependent Examiner Date