YMINGTON HORAL- OCIETY THE LYMINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED ST 31 JULY 2025 Registered Charity Number 288724 Correspondence addre$$- Locarno. Fox Pond Lane, Lymlnglon S0418FW
The Lymlngton Choral Society Registered Charity Number 288724 Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 •t Juty 2025 Structure• governance and management The Lymington Choral Society is an association consisting of performing members, associate members and patrons. The Lymington Choral Society ha5 adopted the Model Constitution provided by Making Music, which was authorised for adoption by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Trustees are appointed at the Annual General Meeting in October and consist of the Society's Officers (Chair, Secretary and Treasurer) and the following representatives of the Society. The Trustees for the year to 31 st July 2025 are Chair Secretary Treasurer Librarian Associale Members & Patrons Patricia Mennie Rebecca Millington Karen Brett Ann BlaGklock Ann Lewington to October 2024 Jan Jones from October 2024 Jane Gibbons Cathy Rose Christopher Hobby Soprano Representative Alto Representative Lower Voices Representative The Society banks with HSBC and is a member of Making Mussc. Objectives and Activities The Lymington Choral Society alms to enable singers and musicians in the New Forest and beyond to enjoy making music. developing their musical expertise by the presentstion of choral and classical works in acces5ibbe local venues. The Society performed four concerts this Season, St Thomas. Church Lymington: Christmas SpectscuSar for Choir & Audience - including Vaughn Williams. Fantssia on Christmas Carols in December 2024. A Choral Celebration-featuring the Haydn Nelson Mass in May 2025 Lymington Proms in support of Nova Forests Philhamionic in July 2025 St Mary Magdalene Church, New Milton o Fauré Requiem in March 2025 Membership numbers remain healthy in the Soprano and Alto sections. Last years increase in the members of the Bass and Tenor sections has been maintained.
Treasurer's Report The Society's accounts for the year which are presented on a receipis and payments basis are shown on page 5 with supplementary infomation on the accounts shown on page 6. There is a surplus for the year vthich has been added to the Sociéty's reserves. all of whi¢h are held as unrestricted funds to meet ftjture requirements. Subscriptions were maintained at £60 per tem) for this year. The ticket price was maintained at £15 for the Christmas Concert and was increased to £20 for the March concert. This was to h81p defray the inCreang costs of putting on a concert and is in line with similar events in the locality. Tickets for the Sl Mary Magdalene concert were prid at £10 as this was a shorter perfomance, in a srnalSer venue. The remunerations of the Music Director and the Accompanist were maintsined at the same level as the previous year. The weekly Raffles raised over £1,000 of very valuab18 funds. Thank you to Sue Strong for organising these. Thank you to Timothy Rice who raised in excess of £500 by selling a major part of our historic music archive. This was a great help as we no longer have storage facilities for music and we no longer hire it to other organisations as we have done in the past. The Trustees express their gratefvl thanks to The Rachel Sharman Trust who made a generous donation of £l.000 to the society. A claim was made for tax to be recovered under HMRC'S Gift Aid scheme. Going forward a claim will be made annually and all members are asked to consider participating where possible Declaratlon The trustees declare that they have approved the accounts. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees PatrtEia Mennie, Chair Brett, Treasurer
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Lymington Choral Society (Rwstered CIHrity2e8T241 Receipts and Payments Account 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025 2023124 Rttoipts 2024125 SLlxllpb'or Fl •MrS Assoaate Membars Patr)ns co11 tickets ar>J programmes 9,870 650 10,275 740 2,575 loo 10,205.00 1.055.LX) 11.025.LK) 623.44 1.000.00 210.00 504.50 66.86 2,086.25 1,901.70 18.41 11.2fA). 11,848.44 Grarts at)I donatior m1¢ h're Music saS Recordiry Sa$ Gift Tax R8covered Fthlrtisirg Irere5t 1,050 2,081 1,490 13 5.787.74 28,844 Total r8 Payrnents Corrwt costs ular income 28,WJ6.18 9,345 690 1,450 1,545 447 8.630.00 3.070.00 t.500.00 1,895.00 772.90 Sobists Cor¥Itor ar¥J lirE Cotxert p¢ty 8t)J pmgrammes Mwc Vosce 397.75 Orcwra 348. 745.75 ot 0)ert e 1012.62 Concert costs RerSal costs Cot)Jt0{ AccompaTh6t Hal Fire Ch)ir Plbkcity ponbr¥J MM - IrBurarTh FRS Rehearsal cost8 Administration FLThlrdisirYJ costs Website h)stiro mairterorr Bark charges ml8cetsr{ Tolal re ular Surplusl{Dgllclt) for th8 porlod In respoct of ular •¢tivilies Ba&nce from previo ye8r Bab1 rried forhgrd in re5kECt of adiwties 874 1.368 1S718 17.626.27 3,220 2,560 3.175 3.960.00 3,120.00 3,960.00 923 938.23 9.878 11,978.23 187.28 703. 742.08 77.60 1,128.99 199 510 85 71 26,462 2,382 24931 27.317 3.747.27 27,317.40 23,STO.13 Etertaimwtt baar Imm previous ye Et*ertaitYn6rt Fub)J Total balance canled foThYard 747.84 747.84 4317.97 28.065 Reprn8ent•d by G88h al b8 Cash in h 28,061 24.317.97 0.00 24317.97 06S