2022-05-31-accounts - Reading Male Voice Choir

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From

Period start date

Period end date

1[st] June 2021

31[st] May 2022

Section A Reference and administration details

March 2012

TAR

Charity name

Reading Male Voice Choir

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any)

294105

Charity's principal address

Claddagh

March 2012

TAR

The Hatch

Burghfield, Reading

Postcode

RG30 3TH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)

March 2012

TAR

John Painter Chairman 01/06/21 to 02/07/21

Ryland Lee Chairman 02/07/21 to 31/05/22

Martin Butler Secretary

John Kay Treasurer

David Allen

March 2012

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Section Leader

David Ewens Section Leader

Jeremy Jones Section Leader

Paul Lyden Section Leader

John Adams Deputy Chairman

March 2012

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

March 2012

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

March 2012

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Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Constitution

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Association

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Members at annual general meeting

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

The Choir has established risk management procedures, particularly in respect of health and safety of Choir members and the audience at concert and rehearsal venues.

The Choir has policies on safeguarding and equality; privacy and data protection, which are reviewed regularly.

All new Choir members are provided with a handbook setting out the expectations and responsibilities. A separate handbook is provided for trustees and officers.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To promote, improve, develop, and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, male choral singing by the presentation of concerts, mainly in aid of charities.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The Choir has an annual programme of concerts, usually about ten, in support of other charities. The host charity is responsible for booking an appropriate venue (with the advice and approval of the Choir), and for selling tickets and programmes. The host charity retains the concert receipts, making an agreed contribution towards the Choir’s expenses.

About once a year the Choir organises a concert on its own behalf.

The Choir also takes part from time to time in festivals, competitions, and exchanges with other choirs in the United Kingdom and abroad.

The Choir has made a number of recordings and sells CDs, mainly at its concerts.

March 2012

TAR

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

By nature, the Choir’s members are all volunteers but pay an annual subscription agreed at the annual general meeting.

Section D Achievements and performance

March 2012

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The COVID 19 pandemic has continued to impact the Choir’s activities this year with several planned concerts being cancelled. However, face-to-face rehearsals recommenced in September 2021 and have continued throughout the remainder of the year.

Despite the pandemic, the Choir had a busy year and delivered eight performances including two pro-bono concerts for the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal which raised over £5,500 in donations. The Choir participated in this year’s Cornwall International Male Choral Festival during which it delivered 4 performances.

Two ‘charity’ performances were delivered this year and, finally, the Choir participated, with four other choirs, in the Celebratory Concert held for the late Gwyn Arch.

Preparations are underway for the Choir’s 50[th] Anniversary Gala Concert this summer and the launch of the Gwyn Arch Young Singers Competition with will launch later this year.

March 2012

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Section D Achievements and performance

March 2012

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Section E Financial review

The Choir’s policy is that a minimum of £11,911 (£10,000 at Brief statement of the 2017 prices) should be held in reserves charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds None materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

The Choir’s principal sources of income are subscriptions, Gift You may choose to include Aid tax refunds, concert fees and raffles. The principal additional information, expenditure is on hire of halls for rehearsal, musical directors’ where relevant about: honoraria, and concert expenses.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s)

Ryland Lee TAR

March 2012

John Nicholas Kay

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Chairman Treasurer

Date

March 2012

TAR

Charity Name N Reading Male Voice Choir 29

Receipts and payments acco For the period Period start date To from

Jun 1, 21

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds

to the nearest £

to the nearest £ to the nearest £

A1 Receipts

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Members' subscriptions & tuition fees 7,563 - -
Gift Aid tax refunds 1,596 - -
Weekly Choir raffle 135 - -
Concert fees 724 - -
Concert ticket and other sales 240 - -
Concert tours & events 19,502 - -
Social events 3,506 - -
Donations & legacies 581 - -
Sponsorship 800
Other income 1,116 - -
35,763 - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - -
- - -
Sub total - - -
Total receipts 35,763 - -
A3 Payments
Fundraising & publicity 395 - -
Concert expenses 248 - -
Travel & accommodation 20,007 - -
Recordings - - -
Social events 1,927 - -
Musical directors' fees 7,988 - -
Hire of rehearsal hall 1,665 - -
Music 354
Uniform 203
Equipment & transport 383
Management & administration 1,411 - -
- -
Sub total 34,581 - -
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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - -
- - -
Sub total - - -
Total payments 34,581 - -
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1,182	-	-
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1,182	-	-

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of

		Unrestricted
Categories	Details	funds
B1 Cash funds	Metro Bank current account Metro Bank deposit account Cash *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ 27,070 229 - 27,299 OK
		Unrestricted
		funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details	to nearest £ - Fund to which
B3 Investment assets	Details	asset belongs Fund to which
B4 Assets retained for the	Details Roland stage piano	10 asset belongs
charity’s own use	Stands CD recording system Above at nominal values	3 5 18 Fund to which
	Details	liability relates

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

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o (if any) 94105

ounts

CC16a

Period end date May 31, 22

Total funds

Last year

to the nearest £

to the nearest £

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7,563
1,596
135
724
240
19,502
3,506
581
800
1,116
35,763
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5,139 1,437 100 - - - - 1,506 - 1,653 9,835

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35,763 9,835
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395 145
248 -
20,007 -
- -
1,927 -
7,988 5,474
1,665 -
354 -
203 -
383 -
1,411 990
-
34,581 6,608
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34,581 6,608
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1,182 3,226
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- 22,890
1,182 26,117
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the period

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Restricted Endowment
funds funds
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Restricted Endowment
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
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Current value
Cost (optional)
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Current value
Cost (optional)
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Amount due When due
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Date of
Name
approval
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Reading Male Voice Choir

I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Reading Mae Voice Choir (‘the Choir’) for the year ending 31[st] May 2022.

Responsibilities and Basis of Report

As the charity trustees of the Choir, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Choir’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act, and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)b of the Act.

Independent Examiner’s Statement

I have completed my examination and I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Choir as required by section 130 of the Act; or
The accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Sukey Joshi 30 June 2022