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## Whitehall Choir
Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025
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||**Contents**||
|---|---|---|
|Reference and Administrative Details||3|
|Trustees’ Report||4|
|Trustees’ Statement of Responsibilities||9|
|Independent Examiner’s Report||10|
|Statement of Financial Activities||11|
|Balance Sheet||12|
|Notes to the Financial Statements||13 - 20|
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## **Reference and Administrative Details**
## **President**
Antonia Romeo (resigned 1 September 2024)
## **Music Director**
Joanna Tomlinson
**Trustees** Chair Secretary Treasurer
Philip Pratley Anne Courtney Lloyd Fleming
**Other Committee Members**
Business Manager Events Manager Publicity Manager Librarian Soprano Representative Alto Representative Tenor Representative Bass Representative
Laura Lowenthal Jacky Sellers Martin Humphreys Marianne Michael Tânia Mendes Lily Griffin / Christine Keiffer Martyn Wake Ian Williamson
## **Jubilee Fund Custodians**
Ian Williamson Jacky Erwteman Janet Winstanley
## **Principal Address**
27 Meadowcroft Road, London N13 4DT
## **Charity Registration Number**
## 280478
**Bankers**
Santander UK plc 2 Triton Square Regent’s Place London NW1 3AN
**Independent Examiner**
Tim Lidbetter 22, Burton Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT2 5TF
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## **Trustees’ Report**
The Trustees of the Whitehall Choir (the Choir) present the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The Choir is a charity registered with the Charity Commission (registration number 280478). The governing document of the Whitehall Choir is its constitution. This is supplemented by the Rules and Directions applicable to its restricted fund, the Jubilee Fund.
Officers of the Choir and other committee members, who manage the Choir’s affairs, are volunteers elected by the membership to the posts they hold. After election they hold office for one year and are eligible for re-election at each AGM.
In the same way, custodians of the Jubilee Fund are elected annually at the AGM. They must be members of the Choir, but not officers, at the time of their election. No more than one of the custodians may be a committee member.
## _**The Constitution**_
The constitution was adopted at the Annual General Meeting of the Whitehall Choir on 17 June 1980. It embodies amendments adopted at the Annual General Meeting of 28 June 1983, the Extraordinary General Meeting of 24 February 1998, and the Annual General Meetings of 10 July 2012, 2 July 2013, and 30 June 2020. The Choir is currently governed by its revised constitution adopted at the Annual General Meeting of 30 June 2020.
The amendments adopted at the AGM on 30 June 2020 updated the constitution to reflect the fact that not all committee members are trustees of the Choir. The revised version clarifies that only the Officers of the Choir (namely the Chair, the Secretary and the Treasurer) are deemed to be trustees of the Choir. This means that this report and financial statements are no longer presented by the committee as a whole but by the trustees.
The revised constitution also clarifies the role of other committee members, ensuring that they continue to have a role in the management and running of the Choir, and provision is also included for specific matters to be delegated to non-committee members where appropriate.
## _**The Jubilee Fund**_
The Jubilee Fund was established in 1992-93 to provide a secure financial backing for the Choir and to aid the Choir’s development and is governed by its own rules.
The rules ensure that the Jubilee Fund is under the control of the Choir’s trustees but retains three independent custodians, who are Choir members, to help manage the funds and ensure that the conditions in the rules of the fund are met.
During 2022/23, the Jubilee Fund made a loan of £1,500 and donation of £3,670 to the Choir to support the performance of the St John Passion. These were incorrectly described in the accounts in 2023/24 (i.e. the £1,500 was described as the donation and the £3,670 as the loan). The sum of £3,670 was incorrectly returned to Jubilee Fund, representing an overpayment on the loan of £2,170. The Jubilee Fund returned this figure to the unrestricted funds in 2025/26.
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## **Objectives and activities**
The aims of the Whitehall Choir are to educate the public in the arts and sciences, and in particular the art and science of music, by the presentation of concerts, the promotion of choral singing, and other activities.
## **Membership**
The membership of the Choir comprises those people who pay the annual subscription and who provide evidence of musical ability as required by the committee. The Choir began as a choir of the Board of Trade in 1943 and around a third of its 70-strong membership today works or has worked in government departments or the wider public sector, although it is now open to all. Membership comprises a wide age range and includes members who have been active in the Choir for over 40 years.
The Choir is always keen to attract new members. It is an auditioned choir, and its current policy is to regularly re-audition members to ensure continued high quality and development potential of the Choir.
## **Achievements and Performance 2024-25**
## **Chair’s Report**
There are two characteristics of our Choir on which people remark time and again whenever and wherever I speak with them. The first is the quality of our performance, our choral presence, the excellence of our sound. The second is the warmth of our Choir, the friendliness and having a sense of welcome for our audiences and for new members. None of that comes by accident, rather it comes from each of us, from each of our members. Everyone, however long ago or recently they joined, brings something unique. I hope that every Choir member feels a sense of fulfilment and shared commitment from our rehearsals and especially of course the concerts.
The Choir just demonstrated that again. With Easter being later than normal, we had two contrasting performances a couple of months apart. If we were going to do something blazingly baroque, the idea was to do it with blazing excellence. In collaboration with Constanza, plus an outstanding baroque orchestra and soloists, blazingly excellent it was. Then in June in a completely different style, Whitehall Choir demonstrated genuine versatility in another performance of extraordinary depth. I want to pay particular tribute to all that our music director Jo and accompanist Ian Tindale bring to our Choir, including behind the scenes.
The Cadogan Hall concert in April, our first time back there in 20 years, made logistic and administrative demands like few other concerts I can recall. We have always been fortunate in the commitment and professionalism of the Committee who provide such an adaptable foundation for us season after season. For our April concert, we were especially fortunate in all that Jacky Sellers brought to her meticulous planning for weeks beforehand, her willing collaboration across both choirs and the precision of the way she ran the day. Then in June at our concert at St Andrew’s Holborn, Jacky produced the arrangements for drinks and a post-concert social which rounded off the season in style. Jacky, from us all – thank you.
Our finances remain in the careful stewardship which Lloyd brings to all our work. This means that we consider we can hold our subscriptions at the same level as we have had this season and are not proposing any increase. Our ticket sales are a vital part of those details, so we are fortunate in being able to depend on the innovations which Laura has brought to our business management, and the way Martin manages our publicity portfolio. One of the most important parts of our administration is
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in the way Marianne runs our music provision, ordering and providing the music for such a varied repertoire.
In the coming year, we intend to develop a three-year planning framework for events and development for the Choir. Rather than approaching planning on an year by year basis, we intend to include setting the big occasions, the recordings, the come and sings, the tours, the cathedral trips, the workshops, the social occasions, and the varied repertoire This will also allow us to plan the financials to fit within the approach, to ensure to continued financial sustainability of the Choir.
In 2024/25, we also intend to analyse where our overall marketing and communications strategy should take us, to ensure we’re considering effective use of all the various channels especially social media, open to us in reaching an audience, in reaching potential members and of course in making maximum use of the many skills in this area among our members.
I will conclude where I started this report: paying tribute to each of our members for the musicianship and the sense of warmth which characterise our Whitehall Choir.
## **Philip Pratley**
## **Chair**
## **Music Director’s Report**
The Choir has had a very exciting year, with some ambitious programmes which the Choir has risen to brilliantly.
We started with the challenge of Howells's stunning _Requiem_ , alongside other music that reflected the texts chosen by Howells in his work. We continue to strive to include underrepresented composers which means we often discover hidden gems in the repertoire. For example, this concert included super music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Becky McGlade. This was a moving concert, with challenging music tackled well.
We moved on to a happy, well attended Christmas concert, and it was pleasing that with little tweaks around the amount of rehearsal time we were able to raise the standard of this yearly event.
The spring brought our big Cadogan Hall Baroque concert, alongside Constanza Chorus. This was a hugely successful event, selling out Cadogan Hall, and the standard of singing was exceptional. It was good to have a bit more time to rehearse this programme and really get some detail in the preparation.
Finally, we challenged ourselves with an ambitious concert in June where we rose spectacularly to the challenge of Dove’s _The Passing of the Year_ . It was great to have a premiere performance which was given great praise by the composer Russell Hepplewhite and publishers Stainer and Bell.
We also included another Saturday session in the third term to bring along the repertoire in a short term and have a lovely social opportunity too.
The standard of singing at the last couple of concerts has been seriously good and raises the question of the Choir’s longer-term development.
The Choir’s membership is about full given the size of our rehearsal venue, so it has become harder to pass the entry audition, and overall, the standard of new singers is increasingly high. We will have reauditions in February 2026, and this is another way we will continue to raise the Choir’s standard.
Our amazing committee is not only brilliant at the day to day running of the Choir but also at helping me to think strategically about what we do over the next few years. It is so important that choirs can
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be ambitious and continue to develop – after all, the choirs that go into decline are the ones that fail to evolve. But there seems to be no danger of that with the current strong membership and desire to keep developing. We are so lucky to have such a brilliant team of highly capable and thoughtful volunteers at the helm to help make that happen, led by our chair, Philip, who is always so kind in thanking everyone else but rarely gets thanked himself.
As ever a huge thanks to my colleague Ian Tindale, whose brilliance was shown off in the repertoire chosen during the year.
And to this brilliant Choir who have not only astonished me with how they are continuing to improve but are also just such a warm and lovely group to be around, huge thanks for another great year.
## **Joanna Tomlinson**
## **Music Director**
## **Financial Review**
The Choir returned a surplus for the year across both the General and the Jubilee Fund of £2,084 (2023/24: £8,139). Income of £40,342 was £9,623 lower than in 2023/24 because the Choir had fundraised for a tour the previous year; ticket sales for concerts in 2024/25 were also lower by £1,268 over the previous year. Of the Choir’s income, all but £936 is attributable to the General Fund.
Costs were 9% lower than in 2023/24. While some costs such as venue hire and music purchases increased, overall costs fell because the Choir did not incur touring costs as in the previous year.
The attached financial statements and Independent Examiner’s Report describe the current state of finances, which the Trustees consider to be sound.
## **Going concern**
The treasurer and other trustees monitor the Choir’s financial position on a regular basis and consider whether any material uncertainties may have arisen which may call into question the status of the Choir as a going concern.
The trustees have assessed that, in light of the stable position of the Choir’s reserves and a carefully planned and costed schedule of performances over the next three years, the Choir remains in a strong position for the foreseeable future. With overall reserves of £38,276 including the Jubilee Fund (set up for the purpose of allowing expenditure if a need arises due to unforeseen circumstances), the trustees consider that there are currently no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
## **Risk Management**
The Committee takes a proactive approach to risk management. The Committee pays particular attention to the likely costs and ticket sales of all the Choir’s concerts, its financial risks and the future viability of the Choir.
## Financial risks
The Choir is committed to paying its director, accompanist and guest musicians at a level that reflects their professionalism and commitment. We were once again able to increase our payment rates in line with inflation at the start of the year. With the healthy result in 2023/24, the Choir agreed at its Annual General Meeting in July 2024 not to increase the subscription fees for the year.
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## **Policy on Reserves**
The Choir’s policy is to hold adequate funds in reserves to be able to cover the majority of a year’s expenditure should the need arise. The Jubilee Fund was set up specifically to provide this secure financial backing for the Choir and as such the reserves retained are spread across both the General Fund and the Jubilee Fund.
The capital in the Jubilee Fund is kept in a separate bank account as a Restricted Fund to provide secure financial backing for the Choir and to support the Choir’s development. The rules of the Fund allow for loans and grants to be made to the General Fund. This would enable transfers to be made in exceptional and unforeseen circumstances to cover expenditure. It remains the intention to build the Jubilee Fund to a significant level.
## **Lloyd Fleming**
## **Treasurer**
## **Public Benefit**
In planning the Choir’s activities, the Trustees have considered Charity Commission guidance on public benefit, including the relationship between public benefit and fee charging. We rely primarily on the income from ticket sales and membership subscriptions to cover our operating costs. In setting the levels of ticket prices and subscriptions the Trustees carefully consider the accessibility of the Choir and its concerts for those on low incomes.
We encourage singers to join us whatever their means. We offer a reduced subscription for younger members and the treasurer, in conjunction with the other trustees, considers, on a case-by-case basis and in confidence, a reduced subscription for anyone finding difficulty in paying the full subscription.
For concerts, we offer a range of ticket prices to suit different incomes.
None of our trustees or committee members receives remuneration or any other benefit from their work with the Choir, with the exception of the Director of Music who is an ex-officio member of the Committee.
## **General**
The trustees would like to acknowledge all those who contribute to the committee for the time and energy they commit to running the Choir. We are exceptionally fortunate in having so many members who support us in a wide variety of other tasks.
We also record our particular thanks to Tim Lidbetter, who has acted as Independent Examiner of this report and set of financial statements.
## **Special General Meeting for the acceptance of the Financial Statements**
A Special General Meeting of the Choir required by the Constitution for the purpose of accepting the accounts was convened on 10 March 2026.
_Current, historical and future information about the Choir and its activities, can be found on the Choir’s website at www.whitehall.org_
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## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the constitution. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WHITEHALL CHOIR**
I report on the financial statements for the year ended 31[st] August 2025, which are set out on the following pages (11-20 inclusive).
## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner**
The Charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The Charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the choir and a comparison, with those records, of the financial statements presented. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you, as Trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent Examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- i. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the following requirements have not been met:
- a. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act 2011; and
- b. to prepare financial statements which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act;
or
- ii. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
_Signed:_
_Date:_ 3/22/2026
_Name: Tim Lidbetter_
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## **Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31[st] August 2025**
_The balance sheet on page 12 and the notes on pages 13 to 20 inclusive form part of these accounts_
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## **Balance Sheet as at 31[st] August 2025**
_The Statement of Financial Activities on page 11, and the notes on pages 13 – 20 inclusive form part of these accounts_
Signed:
Philip Pratley Chair
Lloyd Fleming Treasurer
3/21/2026 Date:
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## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31[st] August 2024**
## **1. Accounting policies**
## **Statement of compliance**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) – (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
## **Basis of preparation**
The Whitehall Choir meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
## **Exemption from preparing a cashflow statement**
As permitted by FRS 102, the Choir has opted to exercise the exemption for smaller charities from preparing a cashflow statement.
## **Income**
## _**Voluntary Income**_
Voluntary income, including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature, is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## _**Membership Subscriptions**_
Income from membership subscriptions is considered to be of the nature of a gift and is recognised on the same basis as a donation.
## _**Trading and other Income**_
Trading and other income is recognised when the Charity has an entitlement to the funds and conditions of the supply of goods or services have been met. When these conditions have yet to be met or services have yet to be supplied, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released. Interest on cash deposits is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
All expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, its probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Expenditure outstanding at the year end is measured at the transaction price and included within Creditors.
## _**Expenditure on Raising funds**_
These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.
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## _**Expenditure on Charitable activities**_
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the Choir in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
## _**Governance costs**_
These include the costs attributable to the Charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and Trustees’ meetings and reimbursed expenses.
## **Fixed Assets**
Tangible fixed assets are held in the balance sheet at historic cost, and are depreciated on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic life. The Choir holds only one piece of equipment which meets the definition of a fixed asset which it is depreciating over 10 years.
Investment assets are held at fair value at the balance sheet date.
The Choir holds no intangible assets.
## **Stock**
The Choir holds small stocks of music and folders. These are held in the accounts at cost.
## **Debtors**
Debtors are measured at their recoverable amount at the balance sheet date, that is, the transaction value less any impairment required. There were no outstanding debtors at the end of 2024/25 (2023/24: £nil).
## **Fund Structure**
The Choir’s assets are comprised of two funds.
- The General Fund is an unrestricted income fund and is available for use at the trustees’ direction in furtherance of the charitable objectives of the Choir. This includes the general running of the Choir and the promotion of concerts.
- The Jubilee Fund is a restricted expendable endowment fund, only for use for specific purposes. The Jubilee Fund was established on 21 June 1994 and is managed according to the Rules of the Fund by three elected custodians of whom one at most may be a current member of the committee of the Choir. The Fund allows grants or loans to be made to the Choir’s General Fund but grants of more than £1,000, and loans of more than £2,500 or of longer duration than 3 months, must be approved by the majority of those present at a general meeting of the Choir.
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## **2. Income from donations and legacies**
|**Unrestricted Funds**
**Restricted Funds**
**Total 2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Donations
4,309
0
4,309
Donations for choir tour
0
0
0
Gift Aid reclaimed
3,203
0
3,203
Gift Aid accrued not yet reclaimed
46
0
46
Subscriptions
16,984
0
16,984
Refreshments donations
895
0
895|**Total 2024**
**£**
4,170
2,900
4,312
0
16,372
719|
|---|---|
|**Total**
**25,437**
**0**
**25,437**|**28,473**|
## **3. Income from charitable activities**
|**3. Income from charitable activities**||
|---|---|
|**Unrestricted Funds**
**Restricted Funds**
**Total 2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Member contributions for tour
0
0
0
Concerts - ticket income
9,704
0
9,704|**Total 2024**
**£**
5,895
10,972|
|**Total**
**9,704**
**0**
**9,704**|**16,867**|
## **4. Income from other trading activities**
|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Total 2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Income from music sales/hire
4,013
0
4,013
Income from the sale of concert programmes
0
0
0
CD Sales
0
0
0
|**Total 2024**
**£**
3,778
0
0|
|---|---|
|**Total**
**4,013**
**0**
**4,013**|**3,778**|
## **5. Other income**
|**Unrestricted Funds**
**Restricted Funds**
**Total 2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Deposit account interest
252
0
252
Investment account interest
0
936
936
Miscellaneous income and write offs
0
0
0|**Total 2024**
**£**
181
777
(111)|
|---|---|
|**Total**
**252**
**936**
**1,188**|**847**|
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## **6. Expenditure on raising funds**
## **7. Expenditure on charitable activities**
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## **8. Governance and other costs**
## **9. Trustees’ remuneration and expenses**
With the exception of the reimbursement of out of pocket expenses, there were no amounts payable in respect of the trustees during the year to 31 August 2025 (2023/4: £nil).
Other committee members and volunteers provide concert organisation, administration and fundraising support throughout the year. With the exception of the Music Director, who is an ex-officio member of the committee, no amounts are payable to committee members or other volunteers for these services.
There have been no related party transactions in the period (2023/24 – £nil).
## **10.Taxation**
The Whitehall Choir is a registered charity and therefore exempt from taxation.
## **11.Tangible Fixed Assets**
|**Cost or valuation**
As at 1 September 2024
Additions
**Depreciatio**
**n**
As at 1 September 2024
Charge in year
As at 31 August 2025|**Equipment - Piano**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
3,555
**3,555**
0
**0**
1,827
**1,827**
356
**356**|
|---|---|
||**2,183**
**2,183**|
|**Net book value as at 31 August 2025**|**1,372**
**1,372**|
|||
|**Net book value as at 31 August 2024**|**1,728**
**1,728**|
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## **12. Investment Assets**
||**Jubilee**|**Fund**|
|---|---|---|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Cost or valuation**|||
|As at 1 September|26,081|21,634|
|Interest income|936|777|
|Loans repaid|-|3,670|
|**As at 31 August**|**27,017**|**26,081**|
## **13.Stock**
|**ck**||
|---|---|
|**As at 31 August 2025**
**Wine**
**Music scores**
**Total 2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Opening balance**
0
191
191
Additions in year
0
0
0
**Sold in year**
0
0
0|**As at 31 August 2024**
**£**
58
244
(111)|
|**Closing balance**
**0**
**191**
**191**|**191**|
## **14.Debtors**
|**ebtors**||
|---|---|
|**As at 31 August 2025**
_£_
**£**
Debtors
224
_Comprising:_
_Ticket fees due_
_224_
Accrued Income
46
_Gift Aid not yet reclaimed_
_46_|**As at 31 August 2024**
_£_
**£**
0
_0_
3,135
_3,135_|
|**Total**
**270**
**3,135**||
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## **15.Prepayments**
|**As at 31 August 2025**
**£**
Deposit for venue hire
1,240
Music purchases
476
Publicity
102
Admininstration costs
7|**As at 31 August 2024**
**£**
50
3,330
0
0|
|---|---|
|**Total**
**1,825**|**3,380**|
## **16.Cash at bank and in hand**
|**As at 31 August 2025**
**£**
Cash at bank
_Current account_
478
_Deposit account_
7,113
_PayPal account_
321
Cash in hand
50|**As at 31 August 2024**
**£**
3,765
6,860
0
100|
|---|---|
|**Total**
**7,962**|**10,725**|
## **17.Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
No creditors were recorded for the year ending 2024/25 (2023/24: £nil). There was £361 of deferred income for tickets bought in the year for performances planned for 2025/26.
|**As at 31 August 2025**
_£_
**£**
Creditors
0
Deferred Income
(361)
_Concert tickets not yet honoured_
_(361)_|**As at 31 August 2024**
_£_
**£**
0
0
_0_|
|---|---|
|**Total**
**(361)**|**0**|
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## **18.Analysis of net assets between funds**
||**Unrestricted funds**|**Restricted funds**|**Total funds 2025**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Fixed asset investment|1,370|27,018|28,388|
|Current assets|10,249|0|10,249|
|Current liabilities|(361)|0|(361)|
|**Total net assets**|**11,258**|**27,018**|**38,276**|
## **19.Analysis of movement in net funds**
||**At 1 September**|**2024**|**Movemen**
**t**|**At 31 August 2025**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**£**||**£**|**£**|
|Fixed asset investment||26,082|936|27,018|
|Other fixed assets||1,726|(356)|1,370|
|Stock||191|0|191|
|Cash at bank and in hand||4,812|3,150|7,962|
|Accrued income and other debtors||0|270|270|
|Prepayments||3,380|(1,554)|1,826|
|Deferred income||0|(361)|(361)|
|Accrued expense||0|0|0|
|||**36,191**|**2,085**|**38,276**|
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