## **Epsom Symphony Orchestral Society Annual Report and Accounts for the Year ended 30[th] June 2025** ## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT** The Charity is registered as “Epsom Symphony Orchestral Society” and its registration number is 288375. ## **Objectives, Administration and Management of the Charity** The objectives of the Charity are: - i) To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and 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; - ii) To further such charitable purpose or purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion shall think fit but in particular through the making of grants and donations. ## **Public Benefit** The trustees have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commissioners on public benefit in deciding what activities the society shall undertake as detailed in the review of the year, particularly the guidance relating to the advancement of the arts. ## **Scope of report and accounts** This report and the accounts relate to the operations of this charity only. ## **Names of Trustees** Simon Davey (Chair) Sheila Staples (Vice Chair) Jill Harris (Secretary) Sarah Holmes (Treasurer) Vivienne Freedman Helen Anstis Maureen Paterson ## **Principal Address** 13 Maultway Crescent, Camberley, Surrey GU15 1PN ## **Musical Director** Darrell Davison ## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR** The 2024/25 season of concerts was as follows: ## **19[th] October 2024** Bartered Bride Overture – Smetana Cello Concerto – Dvorak Symphony No. 4 - Brahms Soloist: Dan Brandon ## **1[st] December 2024** Prelude die Meistersinger von Nurnberg – Wagner Morning from Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 – Grieg Snow Maiden Suite – Rimsky-Korsakov Beauty and the Beast – arr. Davison March Joyeuse – Chabrier Ballet Music – Faust – Gounod Gold and Silver Waltz – Lehar Cuckoo Polka – Johann Strauss II A Christmas Festival – Anderson Polovtsian Dances - Borodin ## **23[rd] March 2025** Romeo and Juliet Overture – Tchaikovsky Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini – Rachmaninov Symphony No. 5 – Shostakovich Soloist: Christos Fountos ## **10[th] May 2025** Rumba (Cuban Overture) – Gershwin Summertime Rhythms – Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue – Gershwin Danzon No. 2 – Marquez Soledad – Piazzolla Libertango – Piazzolla Tango Fantasia for solo piano & orchestra – Jackson Danzas del Ballet Estancia - Ginastera Soloist: John Paul Ekins ## **TREASURER’S REPORT** Many thanks to Bridget Merchant for examining the accounts again this year. The first page of the accounts shows the Concert Account with a breakdown for each of our four concerts, together with the General Account which shows the income and expenditure for the year. The column on the right provides a comparison to 2023/24. The second page is the Balance Sheet which provides information about the Orchestra’s bank accounts and reserves. ## **Concert Account** ## **Income** - Ticket sales across the four concerts were similar to 2023/24. The December and March concerts were particularly good, however, the May concert was disappointing. - Programme sales more or less broke even and there has been no advertising income. - As we didn’t perform any works by Delius this year, there was no income from the Delius Trust. ## **Costs** - Professional fees increased by £1,000 due to the March and May concerts which required a larger number of extras. - The October soloist (Dan Brandon) was funded by our Gwen Tomlinson fund and the March soloist (Christos Fountos) was funded by our Arthur Davison fund. - Hire of the Playhouse has increased by £400, although the stage set up for the December concert saved a significant amount. - The hire of the piano for the March concert was higher than for the May concert as it was a Sunday (the piano tuning was more expensive). - Music hire was £370 less than 2023/24 as Darrell was able to provide most of the music for the first 3 concerts. - We were not charged by the Playhouse for May concert advertising due to a miscommunication in the dates that copy was needed for their programme of events. Overall, we made a small loss of £126 on the October concert, a profit of £1,100 on the Christmas concert, a loss of £1,003 on the March concert and a significant loss of £2,891 on the May concert. The overall concert deficit of £2,921 is significantly higher than 2023/24. ## **General Account** ## **Income** - We received an increase in bank interest. - Gift Aid has reduced as last year we were able to claim for the generous donation that we received from Darrell (The Arthur Davison Fund). - Self help and donations are made up of the following: Rehearsal refreshments £132; Easy Fundraising £115; Raffle £240; Garden party £200; Tabletop sale £42. - Playing member and friends’ subscriptions were similar to the previous year. ## **Costs** - Administration expenses include lettering for the Playhouse banner which covers more than one season. - The website expenditure is the annual fee for the new website platform which is hosted by Making Music. - Rehearsal fees and hire of the school have increased by £500. Our net general income/expenses were £969. With our concert account deficit of £2,921, the overall deficit for the year was £1,952. ## **Balance Sheet** The Balance Sheet shows the Orchestra’s bank accounts, the allocated funds and reserves which now total £36,067.96. - The donated asset is the violin and bows that were left to us by Shirley Breden. - We had to accrue the outstanding income from the Playhouse for the March and May concerts which was not received until July 2025. - We currently have 3 bank accounts, however, the CAF 90 day and CAF 1 year bank accounts have had to be closed as of November 2025 as Scottish Widows are no longer running these. As a result, we are looking at other savings accounts. - The three orchestra funds are shown within the Capital and Reserves section which includes the transfers from these funds: - £300 from the Gwen Tomlinson fund for the October soloist. - £600 from the Arthur Davison fund for the March soloist. - £68 from the Margaret Oyston Fund for a new urn for rehearsal refreshments. Together with the donated asset, at the end of 2024/25, the Orchestra’s total assets are £41,467.96. 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R68ponslbllltles and As the ¢hanty trustees of the TTUSt, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('th8 Acr). ! r•r•rt in ￿¢r￿.tx of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b} of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in Connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinorfs Statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in Connection wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enabb a prO￿r understanding of the accounts to be reached ' Please delete the words in the b￿ketS rfthey do not apply. Slgned: Dat•: Name: Bridget Merchant Relevant professional qualifjcationls) or body (if any): FCA CTA Address: 28 Denham Road Epsom Surrey KT17 3A4 IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examinats'on of charity accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here brlef detalls of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018