Trustees’ Annual Report 1st July 2021 to 30 June 2022
Charity Name: Worthing Symphony Society Charity Number 286177
Objectives:
The objects of the Society shall be to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals.
In furtherance of the above objects, but not further or otherwise, the Society shall have the following powers:
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(a) to provide such support and assistance as the Society shall decide in its sole discretion to those symphony concerts promoted by the Worthing Symphony Orchestra;
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(b) to raise funds by subscriptions, covenants, gifts, bequests or otherwise for the purposes of the Society, provided the Society shall not engage in permanent trading;
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(c) to meet any or all of the cost of other concerts and events that may be promoted in furtherance of the objects of the Society;
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(d) to print, publish and sell books, pamphlets and other material and documents concerning any of the said objects;
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(e) to invest the funds of the Society not immediately required for its purposes in or upon such investments or securities as may be thought fit;
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(f) to co-operate with any local or public authority or other body concerned to achieve the objects of the Society; and
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(g) generally to do all such other things as are necessary for the attainment of the above objects or any of them.
The principal activity of the WSS is to provide support for the Worthing Symphony Orchestra (WSO) for the public benefit in providing eight concerts during the year and providing a free school concert to local school children.
The Trustees of the WSS take due regard of the guidance in public benefit issues issued by the Charity Commission and believe this is reflected in the activities of the WSS.
The support for the WSS, ie the general management, administration, fund raising and so on, is all undertaken by the Trustees and other volunteers. Without the efforts of these individuals the WSS would cease to operate. The WSS has no paid employees.
During the pandemic the WSS supporters were kept informed of the situation through on line digital and printed form supplied by the WSS and the WSO.
Financial Report
The pandemic caused a financial challenge for the WSO as the early concerts, after COVID-19 restrictions were eased lacked the return of the audience. The WSS supported the WSO with £26,000 towards their costs during this period and are expecting and planning for more support during the financial period 1st July 2022 to 30 June 2023. Until the audiences return to pre-epidemic levels the WSO will require support and these requirements have been build into our four year plan
Structure
The WSS is governed by its Constitution, it is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with Trustees appointed by the membership. The post pandemic AGM was postponed until March 2022 at which time four Trustees were appointed.
The present governing Trustees as at todays date are:
| Janet Goldbough-Jones | Trustee and Chairman |
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| Robert Babbage-Clark | Trustee, Treasurer and Vice Chair |
| Christine Constable | Trustee and Acting Secretary and Membership Secretary |
| Edwin Hurcombe | Trustee |
| Pamela Hurcombe | Trustee |
| Alan Jones | Trustee |
| Tim Lockwood | Trustee |
| Anthony Purkiss | Trustee |
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