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|Summary of the purposes of|Para 1.17|**To advance, improve, develop and**|
|the charity as set out in its||**maintain public education in, and**|
|governing document||**appreciation of, the art and science of**|
|||**music in all its aspects by any means the**|
|||**trustees see fit, including through the**|
|||**presentation of public concerts and**|
|||**recitals.___________________________ _**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**During the year, the choir presented four**
**concerts.**|
|purposes for the public|||
|benefit, in particular, the||**In order to support our activities, HCC**|
|activities, projects or services||**also organised a Quiz Night to raise**|
|identified in the accounts.||**funds.______________________**|
|Statement confirming|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have had regard to the**|
|whether the trustees have||**guidance issued by the Charity**|
|had regard to the guidance||**Commission on public benefit.**|
|issued by the Charity|||
|Commission on public|||
|benefit|||
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|||**N/A**|
||Para 1.38||
|Policy on grant making|||
|||**N/A**|
||Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment|||
|including program related|||
|investment|||
|||**All of the Trustees (committee members)**|
||Para 1.38|**are volunteers, drawn from the choir’s**|
|Contribution made by||**membership. In addition to those**|
|volunteers||**formally appointed as Officers, roles**|
|||**such as managing the website, designing**|
|||**publicity material, running fundraising**|
|||**events and organising the hire of musical**|
|||**scores are fulfilled by volunteer choir**|
|||**members.**|
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,|Para 1.20|**HCC provides a fulfilling and creative**
**leisure activity to its members, currently**|
|identifying the difference the||**around 40 amateur singers with a wide**|
|charity’s work has made to||**age range. During the year the choir**|
|the circumstances of its||**presented four concerts in its local area,**|
|beneficiaries and any wider||**with audiences averaging around 100 at**|
|benefits to society as a||**each concert With the support of the**|
|whole.||**Hampstead Church Music Trust, at two of**|
|||**our concerts we were able to present**|
|||**programmes which were richly supported**|
|||**by professional instrumental players.**|
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|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s|Para 1.21|**The financial position was strong, a**|
|financial position at the end||**suitable level of reserves is currently held**|
|of the period||**by the organization. We anticipate**|
|||**similar levels of activity next year.**|
|Statement explaining the|Para 1.22|**The choir holds most of its reserves in a**|
|policy for holding reserves||**bank account, with small cash balances**|
|stating why they are held||**held as floats or petty cash. Some**|
|||**reserves - reflecting an excess of**|
|||**funding over spending - are ringfenced**|
|||**for use in support of its Scholars**|
|||**Programme. Other reserves are held as**|
|||**unallocated reserves to support spending**|
|||**on future activities.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£9,270**|
|Reasons for holding zero|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|reserves|||
|Details of fund materially in|Para 1.24|**None**|
|deficit|||
|Explanation of any|Para 1.23|**None**|
|uncertainties about the|||
|charity continuing as a going|||
|concern|||
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|The charity’s principal||
|---|---|
|sources of funds (including|Para 1.47|
|any fundraising)||
|Investment policy and||
|objectives including any|Para 1.46|
|social investment policy||
|adopted||
|A description of the principal|Para 1.46|
|risks facing the charity||
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|Description of charity’s|||
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|trusts:|||
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**Constitution adopted at the Special**|
|(trust deed, royal charter)||**General Meeting held on 2 December**|
|||**2015.________________________________**|
|How is the charity|Para 1.25|**Society**|
|constituted?|||
|(e.g unincorporated|||
|association, CIO)|||
|Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|**Trustees are appointed from among the**|
|including details of any||**membership by vote at an Annual**|
|constitutional provisions e.g.||**General Meeting. Trustees may be**|
|election to post or name of||**appointed by existing Trustees, but such**|
|any person or body entitled||**persons are required to stand for election**|
|to appoint one or more||**by the members at the next AGM.**|
|trustees|||
|**Additional information (optional)**|||
|You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures|||
|adopted for the induction and|Para 1.51||
|training of trustees|||
|The charity’s organisational|||
|structure and any wider|Para 1.51||
|network with which the|||
|charity works|||
|Relationship with any related|Para 1.51||
|parties|||
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|Charity name|Hampstead Chamber Choir|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|283634____________________________________ _______|
|Charity’s principal address|41 Parliament Hill|
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||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
|1|Nicholas Martin
Walser|Chair|||
|2|Alexa Brummer||||
|3|Rosalind Charles||||
|4|Elizabeth de Friend||||
|5|Elizabeth Mills||||
|6|Catherine Liddell||||
|7|Alexandra
Vainshtok||Appointed 3 July 2024||
|8|John Whitehead|Treasurer|||
|9|Solrun Fluge Faull|Secretary|||
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|**Current Assets**|**£**|**£**|
|Current Account|8,198|6,667|
|Cash|161|161|
|Debtors (Gift Aid Claim)|1,317||
|Total Current Assets|9,676|6,828|
|Less: Current Liabilities|||
|Uncleared Cheques|(106)||
|Preparation of Accounts|(300)|Nil|
|**Net Current Assets**|9,270|6,828|
|**Accumulated Funds**|||
|Opening Balance|6,828|4,913|
|Add: Surplus(deficit) for year)|2,442|1,915|
|**Total Reserves**|9,270|6,828|
|**Breakdown of Funds**|||
|Scholars Programme|1,055|230|
|General Unallocated Funds|8,215|6,598|
|**Total Funds**|9,270|6,828|
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|**Income**|||
|Subscriptions|10,273|8,025|
|Gift Aid|1,317|1,145|
|Fundraising/Donations|1,994|1,702|
|Funding For Scholarship Programme|3,900|3,600|
|Concert Income|9,667|7,104|
|**Total Income**|27,151|21,576|
|**Expenditure**|||
|Music Director/Accompanist|8,840|7,525|
|Scholarship Programme|3,075|3,850|
|Venue & Music Hire|2,131|2,953|
|Other Administrative & Fundraising|1,649|805|
|Expenses|||
|Independent Review of Accounts|300|-|
|Concert Expenses|8,714|4,528|
|**Total Expenditure**|24,709|19,661|
|**Net Income (Deficit)**|2,442|1,915|
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|**Current Assets**|**£**|**£**|
|Current Account|8,198|6,667|
|Cash|161|161|
|Debtors (Gift Aid Claim)|1,317||
|Total Current Assets|9,676|6,828|
|Less: Current Liabilities|||
|Uncleared Cheques|(106)||
|Preparation of Accounts|(300)|Nil|
|**Net Current Assets**|9,270|6,828|
|**Accumulated Funds**|||
|Opening Balance|6,828|4,913|
|Add: Surplus(deficit) for year)|2,442|1,915|
|**Total Reserves**|9,270|6,828|
|**Breakdown of Funds**|||
|Scholars Programme|1,055|230|
|General Unallocated Funds|8,215|6,598|
|**Total Funds**|9,270|6,828|
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||**£**|**£**|
|**Income**|||
|Subscriptions|10,273|8,025|
|Gift Aid|1,317|1,145|
|Fundraising/Donations|1,994|1,702|
|Funding For Scholarship Programme|3,900|3,600|
|Concert Income|9,667|7,104|
|**Total Income**|27,151|21,576|
|**Expenditure**|||
|Music Director/Accompanist|8,840|7,525|
|Scholarship Programme|3,075|3,850|
|Venue & Music Hire|2,131|2,953|
|Other Administrative & Fundraising|1,649|805|
|Expenses|||
|Independent Review of Accounts|300|-|
|Concert Expenses|8,714|4,528|
|**Total Expenditure**|24,709|19,661|
|**Net Income (Deficit)**|2,442|1,915|
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