**Ealing Choral Society Registered Charity No. 278174** **Trustees Annual Report 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2024** 1 ## **1. Reference and Administrative details** |**Charity name**|Ealing Choral Society| |---|---| |**Other name the charity uses**|n/a| |**Registered charity number**|278174| |**Charity’s principal address**|46 Kent Gardens, Ealing, London, W13 8BU| |**Report Period**|Financial Year: 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2024| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office**
**(if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole financial year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---| |1. Sam Horne|Chairman|Trustee for whole financial year.
Acting Secretary up to 3 July 2023
Chairman from 3 July2023|Members of the
Society| |2. Teresa Kelly|Secretary|Hon. Secretary from 3 July 2023|Members of the
Society| |3. Cynthia Haliburn|Treasurer||Members of the
Society| |4. Chris Bowles|||Members of the
Society| |5. Adrian Burbanks||Trustee from 3 July 2023|Members of the
Society| |6. Glynis Hillier|||Members of the
Society| |7. Sarah Manley|||Members of the
Society| |8. Elisha Peter|||Members of the
Society| |9. Janeen Quentin||Trustee from 3 July 2023|Members of the
Society| |10. Amy McNicholas||Trustee up to 3 July 2023|Members of the
Society| |11. Jane Macleod||Chairman up to 3 July 2023|Members of the
Society| 2 ## **2. Objectives and Activities** **Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document** The objects of the Society are to educate the public in the arts and sciences, and in particular the art and science of music, by the presentation of concerts and other activities. **Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.** We welcome Members aged 16 and above from a wide range of backgrounds who are able to pass a simple voice test. We enable our Members to participate in a creative, fulfilling, educational and sociable activity and provide opportunities for them to develop their singing technique, musical skills and knowledge of a wide range of choral repertoire from Baroque to 21[st] Century. We promote public concerts, typically three per year in Ealing or other London venues, all of which are widely publicised and admission to which is open to all. These concerts provide our audiences with enjoyable and stimulating cultural experiences through the high quality of the performances and the interesting range of music featured. We occasionally tour to other European venues aiming to share our performances with other communities. We regularly perform to raise funds in support of other charitable causes. We perform on certain occasions for residents/patients, families and staff of our local hospice and senior living establishments. From time to time, we commission and perform new choral works which extend the musical repertoire available for choirs. From time to time, we provide opportunities for local school children to participate in choral singing at some of our concerts, thus broadening the musical experience of the pupils. **Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit** The Trustees are mindful of the guidance on public benefit by the Charity Commission, as expressed in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011. We make particular effort to raise our profile in the local and wider community in order to make more people aware of the Society and the events it puts on. The concerts promoted by the Society are open to all members of the public at a reasonable price, with concessions and reduced prices for under 18s made available where possible. Membership of the Society is available to anyone 16 years and above who can demonstrate their ability to contribute to the Society’s aims. Concessionary subscription rates are available, particularly for those under 30, and a bursary scheme provides free membership to qualifying young people aged 16-23. 3 ## **3. Achievements and Performance** **Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.** Our summer concert on 24 June 2023 at St Barnabas Church Ealing, entitled a ‘A Night at the Opera’, comprised favourite arias and choruses by Handel, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini and others, together with contemporary musical theatre hits from _Les Miserables_ and _Moulin Rouge_ . We were joined by soprano and tenor soloists and two pianists - as well as 20 pupils from Gunnersbury Catholic School who sang some pieces with us. The concert was attended by a sell-out audience of 390 and it was especially rewarding to be able to offer the opportunity to young people to sing to a full house, and for them to immerse themselves in the experience of performing such wonderful music with professional soloists and players. Continuing with the operatic theme, our autumn concert on 18 November 2023 at St Barnabas Church Ealing featured Purcell’s _Dido and Aeneas_ . For this concert we were joined by the baroque ensemble Meridian Sinfonia, along with five soloists. As the date of the concert was close to St. Cecilia’s Day, we additionally sang Purcell’s joyful Ode to St. Cecilia, _Welcome to All the Pleasures_ , along with acapella pieces by Parry, Tomkins, Batten. The concert afforded the opportunity for some choir member to sing solo parts alongside the professional soloists. The concert was a huge success, attended by an audience of 380. On 16 December 2023, the Society gave its annual Christmas Carol Concert at St Barnabas Church Ealing, in support of Read Easy Ealing, a charity providing coaching sessions for adults learning to read in the London Borough of Ealing. Once again the concert was attended by a sell-out audience of 390 and generated a profit of £7,602 for Read Easy Ealing. Also during December 2023, smaller groups of volunteer singers drawn from the choir membership sang carols at St David’s Home (for residents and staff), Ealing Broadway centre (raising £88 for the Mayor’s Charities APPLE Play (providing free open-access activities for children aged from 3 - 18 years of age) and EASE (supporting asylum seekers and refugees to integrate in Ealing)), and Ealing Riding Stables (for riders and their families). All these Christmas events were much enjoyed by audience and singers alike. Our spring concert on 23 March 2024 in St. Barnabas Church Ealing featured music from the 17th century. The main work was Heinrich Schütz’s _Musikalische Exequien,_ alongside Carissimi’s oratorio _Jephte_ , and Allegri’s famous _Miserere_ . We were joined by the professional Choir of Holy Sepulchre and accompanied by a harpsichord, organ and theorbo. The concert gave the audience of 360 people the opportunity to hear works not usually performed in standard choral repertoire and was much appreciated. We were very pleased also to have increased our Membership levels during the reporting period to 101 members, including 18 new members (including 5 under the age of 24, and a further 2 under the age of 30) who joined during the year. During the reporting period, 7 members under the age of 24 benefitted from our bursary scheme, providing them with free membership, and a further 14 members benefitted from reduced subscription rates for those under 30. 4 ## **4. Financial Review** |**Review of the**
**charity’s financial**
**position at the**
**end of the period**|See attached Appendix of Annual Accounts Year Ended 31 May 2024.
The overall gain in the financial year was £9,961.| |---|---| |**Statement**
**explaining the**
**policy for holding**
**reserves stating**
**why they are held**|We believe it is prudent to have sufficient amounts in hand in our
unrestricted general funds to cover our commitments, as well as any
unexpected losses, and also to enable future planning.
Our current policy is to maintain unrestricted general funds between
£20,000 and £30,000.
The Trustees carefully monitor the financial situation to ensure that
each forward programme will be fundable and if any changes in
reserves policy are necessary.| |**Amount of**
**reserves held**|At the end of the financial year the Society’s reserves stood at
£79,750. Of this, £10,000 has been allocated to a designated fund for
special concerts/projects/initiatives (which is being planned to be
spent during our 2025-2026 season), and a further £1,213 to a
designated bursary fund providing free membership to those under 24
years.
Whilst our overall reserves are greater than specified in our policies,
the Society’s aim would be to utilise these reserves in future seasons,
in pursuance of our charitable aims of concert giving and related
activities.| |**Reasons for**
**holding zero**
**reserves**|n/a| |**Details of fund**
**materially in**
**deficit**|n/a| |**Explanation of**
**any uncertainties**
**about the charity**
**continuing as a**
**going concern**|n/a| |**Financial**
**Controls**|We have the following measures to ensure compliance with the
Charity Commission’s guidance of internal financial controls for
charities:-
•
Annual budgets are prepared and approved by the Trustees.
•
Financial management information is discussed by the
Trustees at regular meetings.
•
As required by law, the annual accounts are subject to
Independent Examination.
•
The Society does not make grants to any third parties.
•
All payments from the Society’s operating bank account
require two signatures from an approved list of signatories.
•
Expenses are reimbursed only in cases where an individual
has incurred the expenses in the course of carrying out the
Society’s business and with prior agreement of the Society’s
appointed Treasurer.| 5 ## **6. Structure, Governance and Management** |**Type of governing**
**document**|The Society’s governing document is the Constitution, as
adopted at the Annual General Meeting of 26 June 2000,
together with Rules dated June 2023.
The Society’s affairs are managed by a Committee consisting
of the 9 Trustees, assisted by the Director of Music (Peter
Asprey) and other Members of the Society.| |---|---| |**How is the charity**
**constituted?**|Unincorporated Association| |**Trustee selection**
**methods including details**
**of any constitutional**
**provisions.**|Election by Members of the Society.
The Trustees are appointed at the Annual General Meeting
by and out of the Members of the Society. Members offering
themselves as Trustees are required to sign a declaration
that there is no legal impediment to them acting as Trustees.| ## **7. Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |**Description of the assets**
**held in this capacity**|See attached Appendix of Annual Accounts Year Ended
31 May 2024, Section C, Note 17.| |---|---| |**Name and objects of the**
**charity on whose behalf**
**the assets are held and**
**how this falls within the**
**custodian charity’s**
**objects**|See attached Appendix of Annual Accounts Year Ended
31 May 2024, Section C, Note 17.| |**Details of arrangements**
**for safe custody and**
**segregation of such**
**assets from the charity’s**
**own assets**|No funds were held on behalf of others by the end of the
financial year.
During the financial year, such funds were held safely in
the Society’s bank account and segregated in the Society’s
accounting system.| ## **8. Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details:- Not applicable. 6 ## **9. Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**9. Declarations**|**9. Declarations**|**9. Declarations**| |---|---|---| |**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**||| |**Signature(s)**||| |**Full name(s)**|Cynthia Haliburn|Sam Horne| |**Position**|Treasurer|Chairman| |**Date**|27 June 2024|27 June 2024| 7 ## **10. Appendix** Ealing Choral Society Annual Accounts Year Ended 31 May 2024. 8 ## **Ealing Choral Society** **Registered Charity No. 278174** ## **Annual Accounts** **Year ended 31 May 2024** ## **including** **Independent Examiners’ Report** **Ealing Choral Society: Registered Charity No. 278174 Year ended 31 May 2024** ## **Section A: Statement of Financial Activities** ||**Note**|**2023-2024**|**2023-2024**|**2023-2024**||**2022-2023**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Unrestricted**||||**Total**| |||**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Total**|| |**INCOMING RESOURCES**||||||| |**Donations and Legacies**||||||| |Members Subscriptions||14,999|0|0|14,999|13,831| |Associates Subscriptions||1,340|0|0|1,340|1,395| |Donations and Legacies|4|3,254|0|0|3,254|3,480| |Gift Aid|5|3,411|0|0|3,411|3,113| |**Total Donations and Legacies**||**23,004**|**0**|**0**|**23,004**|**21,819**| |**Charitable Activities**||||||| |Concert Income|6|21,312|0|0|21,312|27,419| |Carol Books Sales/Hire||0|0|0|0|25| |**Total Charitable Activities**||**21,312**|**0**|**0**|**21,312**|**27,444**| |**Other Trading Activities**||||||| |60th AnniversaryParty|7|2,902|0|103|3,005|0| |Other Social Events|7|1,506|0|0|1,506|3,854| |**Total Other Trading Activities**||**4,408**|**0**|**103**|**4,511**|**3,854**| |**Income from Investments**||||||| |Interest||1,642|0|0|1,642|844| |**TOTAL INCOME**||**50,366**|**0**|**103**|**50,468**|**53,960**| |**RESOURCES EXPENDED**||||||| |**Charitable Activities**||||||| |Concert Expenditure|6|19,393|0|0|19,393|37,905| |Rehearsals|8|13,106|0|0|13,106|11,832| |60th AnniversaryCommission||0|0|0|0|11,225| |**Total Charitable Activities**||**32,499**|**0**|**0**|**32,499**|**60,962**| |**Other Trading Activities**||||||| |60th AnniversaryParty|7|2,902|321|1,103|4,326|0| |**Other**||||||| |Administration|9|2,016|0|0|2,016|2,244| |Depreciation|10|1,667|0|0|1,667|1,667| |**Total Other**||**3,682**|**0**|**0**|**3,682**|**3,911**| |**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**||**39,083**|**321**|**1,103**|**40,507**|**64,873**| |**NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING)**
**RESOURCES**||**11,283**|**(321)**|**(1,000)**|**9,961**|**(10,913)**| |Transfers between Funds|3|299|(299)|0|0|0| |**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||||| |Funds brought forward frompreviousyear||56,956|11,833|1,000|69,789|80,702| |**Fund carried forward to following year**||**68,538**|**11,213**|**0**|**79,750**|**69,789**| Page 1 of 10 **Ealing Choral Society: Registered Charity No. 278174 Year ended 31 May 2024** ## **Section B: Balance Sheet** |**Section B: Balance Sheet**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Note**|**2023-2024**||||**2022-2023**| |||**Unrestricted**||||| |||**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Total**|| |**Fixed Assets**||||||| |Equipment & Music|11|126|0|0|126|126| |Website|10|0|0|0|0|1,667| |Bonds
(maturingafter end of next season)|13|0|0|0|0|5,000| |**Total Fixed Assets**||**126**|**0**|**0**|**126**|**6,793**| |**Current Assets**||||||| |Prepayments|12|1,553|0|0|1,553|792| |CAF Cash||1,546|1,213|0|2,759|3,089| |CAF Gold|4|3,000|0|0|3,000|5,000| |Santander||12,000|0|0|12,000|5,522| |Bonds
(maturingbefore end of next season)|13|55,000|10,000|0|65,000|55,000| |Cash||144|0|0|144|144| |**Total Current Assets**||**73,243**|**11,213**|**0**|**84,456**|**69,547**| |**TOTAL ASSETS**||**73,369**|**11,213**|**0**|**84,582**|**76,340**| |||||||| |**Current Liabilities**||||||| |Creditors/Accounts Payable|14|2,236|0|0|2,236|1,926| |Deferred Income|15|2,596|0|0|2,596|4,625| |**Total Current Liabilities**||**4,832**|**0**|**0**|**4,832**|**6,551**| |||||||| |**TOTAL NET ASSETS**||**68,537**|**11,213**|**0**|**79,750**|**69,789**| |||||||| |**Funds of the Charity**||||||| |Unrestricted General Fund||68,537|0|0|68,537|56,956| |Unrestricted Designated Fund|16|0|11,213|0|11,213|11,833| |Restricted Fund||0|0|0|0|1,000| |**TOTAL FUNDS**||**68,537**|**11,213**|**0**|**79,750**|**69,789**| Signed by two Trustees on behalf of all Trustees:- Signed __________________ Signed __________________ Name Cynthia Haliburn Name Sam Horne Position Honorary Treasurer Position Chairman Date 27[th] June 2024 Date 27[th] June 2024 Notes in the following Section C form part of these accounts Page 2 of 10 **Ealing Choral Society: Registered Charity No. 278174 Year ended 31 May 2024** ## **Section C: Notes to the Accounts** ## **Note 1 Basis of preparation** ## **1.1 Basis of accounting** These accounts have been prepared on an accruals basis. Most transactions arise and are completed within the active season (September to June). The financial year ends on 31[st] May, and when concerts are scheduled during the following June the relevant concert transactions are attributed to the next financial year, and may be accrued. Other transactions concerning the whole season, e.g. rehearsal costs, are attributed to the financial year ending before the end of the season. These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with: - the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 - the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) - and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. ## **1.2 Going concern** There are no uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. ## **1.3 Change of accounting policy** The accounts present a true and fair view and no changes have been made to the accounting policies adopted previously. ## **1.4 Changes to accounting estimates** No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period. ## **1.5 Material prior year errors** No material prior year errors have been identified in the reporting period. ## **Note 2 Accounting policies** ## **2.1 Reconciliation with previous generally accepted accounting practice** There has been no requisite change in accounting policies following first time adoption of FRS 102. Bursary transactions are shown as transfers of funds for 2023 and 2024. No other figures have changed. No reconciliations are required. Page 3 of 10 **Ealing Choral Society: Registered Charity No. 278174 Year ended 31 May 2024** ## **Section C: Notes to the Accounts** ## **2.2 Income** ## **Recognition of income** These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: - the charity becomes entitled to the resources - it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources - the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability ## **Offsetting** There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102. ## **Grants and donations** Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met. ## **Legacies** Legacies are included in the SoFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the charity or have been met. ## **Tax reclaims on donations and gifts** Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise. ## **Support costs** The charity has not incurred expenditure on support costs. ## **Employees** The charity does not have any employees. ## **Volunteer help** The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts. The Society receives voluntary help from its Members and Supporters in the form of serving on the Committee or Sub-Committees, providing assistance to Committee Members (e.g. for Publicity, Concert Management and Social Events tasks) and performing other key roles (e.g. Associates Secretary, Ticket Secretaries, Website Administrator). Approximately 45 to 55 volunteers are involved in the running of the Society each season. ## **Trustees** Trustees did not receive reimbursement for personal expenses during 2024 (2023: Nil). The only payments made to Trustees are reimbursements against receipts from non-related suppliers of goods or services used wholly for the aims of the Society. They are included in general expenditure under the appropriate headings. Page 4 of 10 **Ealing Choral Society: Registered Charity No. 278174 Year ended 31 May 2024** ## **Section C: Notes to the Accounts** ## **Income from interest, royalties and dividends** This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can be measured reliably. ## **Income from subscriptions** Membership and Associate subscriptions are recognised in Donations and Legacies. ## **Note 3 Transfers between Funds** The Bursary Fund is a designated unrestricted fund. It is an allocation of general income made by the Trustees, effectively to pay the subscriptions of suitable young members, aged 23 and under. During the financial year 2023-2024, there were 7 payments, totalling £299, from the Bursary Fund to general funds. ## **Note 4 General Donations and Legacies** During the financial year 2023-2024, the following general donations and legacies were received:- |**Item**|**2023-2024**| |---|---| |Legacyfrom the estate of John Collingbourne(a former Member and Associate of ECS)|3,000| |Othergeneral donations from Members,Associates and Supporters|254| |**Total**|**3,254**| ## **Note 5 Gift Aid** Gift Aid is recorded when received, and relates to income received in the previous financial year. The impact of handling Gift Aid on a non-accrual basis is immaterial. ## **Note 6 Concert Income and Expenditure** |**Concert**|**June 2023**
**A Night at the Opera**|**June 2023**
**A Night at the Opera**|**November 2023**
**Purcell Dido and Aeneas**|**November 2023**
**Purcell Dido and Aeneas**|**March 2024**
**Schütz Musikalische Exequien**|**March 2024**
**Schütz Musikalische Exequien**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Item**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Income**|**Expenditure**| |Advertisements|686|0|674|0|545|0| |Church/Hall Hire|0|559|0|614|0|740| |Instrument Hire|0|0|0|320|0|480| |Postage|0|10|0|33|0|19| |Printing|0|132|0|166|0|105| |Professionals|0|2,200|0|5,865|0|3,675| |Programme|0|574|0|444|0|341| |PRS|0|136|0|0|0|0| |Publicity|0|50|0|73|0|78| |Refreshments|456|218|370|136|330|133| |Score Hire/Purchase|379|309|820|1,305|482|465| |St Johns Ambulance|0|63|0|30|0|69| |Ticket Sales|5,703|21|5,527|0|5,341|17| |Travel|0|0|0|0|0|14| |**TOTAL**|**7,224**|**4,272**|**7,390**|**8,985**|**6,698**|**6,136**| |**Concert net loss**|**(2,951)**||**1,595**||**(563)**|| Page 5 of 10 **Ealing Choral Society: Registered Charity No. 278174 Year ended 31 May 2024** ## **Section C: Notes to the Accounts** ## **Note 7 Social Events** Social events are generally planned to be self-financing, but may involve small surpluses or deficits. A fund-raising Quiz Evening has been held regularly for many years. In the 2023-2024 season the Society also held a party to celebrate its 60[th] Anniversary. ## **a) 60[th] Anniversary Party** The 60th Anniversary Party attracted income of £3,005 ( £2,902 unrestricted and £103 restricted) and the total expenditure was £4,326 (£2,902 unrestricted, £321 designated and £1103 restricted). £1,321 was brought forward from the 2023-2023 season towards this event (comprising a donation from Associate Member Tony Smith of £1,000 (restricted income) and a surplus of £321 from the sale of 60[th] Anniversary souvenirs (designated income)), thus the event broke even. ## **b) Other Social Events** |**) Other Social Events**||| |---|---|---| |**Social Events**|**2023-2024**|**2022-2023**| |Quiz|1,532|1,836| |Auction of Promises|0|1,707| |Sale of 60thAnniversarySouvenirs ~|0|321| |Other|(26)|(11)| |**TOTAL**|**1,506**|**3,854**| ~ Surplus from the sale of 60[th] Anniversary souvenirs (£321 during 2022-2023 season) was put towards the 60th Anniversary party during 2023-2024 season. ## **Note 8 Rehearsals** |**Rehearsals**|**2023-2024**|**2022-2023**| |---|---|---| |Professionals and Premises ~|11,354|10,472| |Voice Tests|828|516| |Refreshments|16|15| |Workshop|300|175| |Meetings|609|654| |**TOTAL**|**13,106**|**11,832**| ~ The cost of rehearsals is principally the cost of professionals and the hiring of premises. Page 6 of 10 **Ealing Choral Society: Registered Charity No. 278174 Year ended 31 May 2024** ## **Section C: Notes to the Accounts** ## **Note 9 Administration** |**Administration**|**2023-2024**|**2022-2023**| |---|---|---| |Bank Charges|60|66| |Card Reader Charges|91|71| |DBS Checks|79|0| |Equipment ~|169|353| |General Publicity|240|411| |Gifts and Cards|25|25| |Insurance|151|143| |Postage|5|0| |Subscriptions(External)#|563|519| |Website: Maintenance,Hosting& Security|633|656| |**TOTAL**|**2,016**|**2,244**| ~ Cost of Anniversary pencils and card readers, and loss of three carol books in 2022-2023. Display boards, Christmas lapel decorations and bags for score distribution in 2023-2024. # Honorary Treasurers’ Forum, Making Music and EAL (Ealing Arts and Leisure). ## **Note 10 Website Design and Build** The cost of the design and build of the website is considered capital expenditure, which has been depreciated by another third this financial year, now reaching zero value. ## **Note 11 Equipment and Music** Equipment owned includes staging, scores, glasses and carol books. No further depreciation was applied to staging, scores, and glasses this year as all items had reached zero value in previous years. The Society owns 9 carol books which have a market value of £14 each. ## **Note 12 Prepayments** Prepayments are payments made in the current financial year for concerts or events taking place in the next financial year or future years. |ext financial year or future years.||| |---|---|---| |**Prepayments**|**2023-2024**|**2022-2023**| |Website Hostingfor 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 ~|306|0| |Payments for June concert #|1,246|511| |Payments for 60thAnniversaryParty|0|269| |Card reader charges forpayments for June/Julyevents|0|12| |**TOTAL**|**1,553**|**792**| ~ Website Hosting payment made for three years in February 2024, which included prepayments due in February 2025 and February 2026. # Score hire/purchase, publicity, postage, refreshments for June concerts. Page 7 of 10 **Ealing Choral Society: Registered Charity No. 278174 Year ended 31 May 2024** ## **Section C: Notes to the Accounts** ## **Note 13 Bonds** The fixed interest bonds do not allow withdrawal before maturity. There are seven in total - maturing between July 2024 and May 2025 as follows:- ## **Bonds maturing before 31[st] May 2025 (current assets)** |**Organisation**|**Fixed Term**|**Amount invested**|**Maturity Date**| |---|---|---|---| |Cambridge & Counties Bank|1 Year|£10,000|04/07/2024| |Cambridge & Counties Bank|1 Year|£10,000|12/09/2024| |Cambridge & Counties Bank|1 Year|£10,000|27/01/2025| |Hampshire Trust Bank|1 Year|£10,000|28/02/2025| |Hampshire Trust Bank|1 Year|£10,000|13/03/2025| |Hampshire Trust Bank|1 Year|£10,000|18/03/2025| |Hampshire Trust Bank|1 Year|£5,000|12/05/2025| |**TOTAL**||**£65,000**|| ## **No bonds maturing after 31[st] May 2025 (fixed assets)** ## **Note 14 Creditors/Accounts Payable** Creditors/Accounts Payable are payments owed concerning the whole season, e.g. rehearsal costs. These are attributed to the financial year ending before the end of the season. |**Creditors/Accounts Payable**|**2023-2024**|**2022-2023**| |---|---|---| |Rehearsals – Conductor,Accompanist,Venue,WorkshopFees|2,094|1,818| |PRS|142|108| |**TOTAL**|**2,236**|**1,926**| ## **Note 15 Deferred Income** Deferred income is income received in the current financial year for concerts or events taking place in the next financial year. |**Deferred Income**|**2023-2024**|**2022-2023**| |---|---|---| |Income for June Concert(ticket sales and advertising)|2,496|2,565| |Income for 60thAnniversaryParty (ticket sales)|0|1,725| |End of seasongifts collection|100|335| |**TOTAL**|**2,596**|**4,625**| Page 8 of 10 **Ealing Choral Society: Registered Charity No. 278174 Year ended 31 May 2024** ## **Section C: Notes to the Accounts** ## **Note 16 Unrestricted Designated Fund** The Unrestricted Designated Fund comprises:- |The Unrestricted Designated Fund comprises:-|| |---|---| |**Fund category**|**Total**| |BursaryFund|1,213| |Special Activities Fund #|10,000| |**Total**|**11,213**| # Legacy from the Estate of Dr Shane Beadle (former ECS Chairman), for concerts/projects/initiatives, planned to be spent during the 2025-2026 season. ## **Note 17 Funds received as an agent** This refers to income and expenditure administered in respect of other charities during the financial year. These are not included in the Statement of Financial Activities or the Balance Sheet. ## **a) Read Easy Ealing** Ealing Choral Society performed a carol concert in December 2023 in support of Read Easy Ealing, a charity providing coaching sessions for adults learning to read in the London Borough of Ealing. The table below shows income and expenditure administered by Ealing Choral Society for this event:- ||**December 2023**
**Carol Concert in Support of Read Easy Ealing**|**December 2023**
**Carol Concert in Support of Read Easy Ealing**| |---|---|---| ||**Income**|**Expenditure**| |Advertisement|963|0| |Donation|532|0| |Hall|0|728| |Professionals|0|770| |Programme|494|494| |PRS|0|142| |Publicity|0|74| |St John Ambulance|0|30| |Tickets Sales|4,740|12| |Balance transferred to Read EasyEaling|0|4,480| |**TOTAL**|**6,729**|**6,729**| Read Easy Ealing also collected a net income of £3,122 in advertising, donations and gift aid for this event. The event therefore raised £7,602 (£4,480+£3,122) for Read Easy Ealing. ## **b) London Borough of Ealing Mayor’s Charities** Members of Ealing Choral Society performed carol singing in Ealing Broadway centre in December 2023, raising £88 for the Mayor’s Charities APPLE Play (providing free open-access activities for children aged from 3 - 18 years of age) and EASE (supporting asylum seekers and refugees to integrate in Ealing). Page 9 of 10 **Ealing Choral Society: Registered Charity No. 278174 Year ended 31 May 2024** ## **Section D: Independent Examiner’s Report** Page 10 of 10