CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Royal TunbridgvWel8 Symphony Or¢l8trn Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Irom 1st 301tt April 2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year tolh• n•ar•8t¢ toth• n•¥r•BIE toth• n•Jr•s1£ A1 Recelpts Grant from Fnend5 of the Orchestra Special Centenary Grant from Fnends Dlall0$ P8iron¥ 8Ing members subs Fundralsing l+GIft vk9 Ju$lgiwwI Gift Advertising revenue Advance season lit•l Oih&r Iid(el sa5 Box offictr Sales Swnsorship Ir pwrèmmes Bank ITh10$1 CY¢nesira Tax Relelvk RTWSOPL 10,( 15,(KK) 3.740 12.350 42 1,854 3,5 750 2&711 666 49.825 1.000 12. 11,250 4,620 2,076 750 750 26.781 25 47,202 49.825 31.721 54,771 Z•.451 Sub total(Gross income forAR) A2 As5Ot and Inve5tm•nt 54101, Is88 tablel. 149.0 15Q,171 145,829 Sub total 149,028 150.176 143.829 A3 Payments Fees.¢onduciots. 8yerS wa RTWS Special events Ic•ntenary, nv MD elc Prlnbng olprogr8mmes Mu51c hire via RTWSOPL Venue Nre VIA RTWSOPL Markebng PRS Advertisements Mis¢ Difoci Cosis Indudlng 8duc8lc Admin 83.736 4.750 62,4 11, 1,427 3,373 28,325 4,937 2,814 1,691 1,674 2,953 4750 1.305 2.689 24921 4.050 e$e 1,773 3.717 J.0 24.921 1.773 2.187 Sub total 129.456 131,lJS1 141.499 A4 Asset and investment urcha888, 800 tsble Sub total Totslpayrnents 129.456 141.499 Net ofreceiptslfpayments) A5 Transfers belween funds A6 Cash funds last yearend Cash funds this year 19.572 452 19,120 19,302 38.874 2,B56 22,158 41.278 19,827 22,157 CCKX R1 accounts ISSI 2910512024
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr&stricL8d funds ) nparE5t£ Restiictsd funds t¥ nÈarest£ Endowment funds to neArest£ Categorie5 Delail$ B1 Cash fund5 B CuEtACt 1208 B DeposrtP4XXml 37.666 2,404 Total cash funds 3B.874 2,404 %>) Unre$trl¢ted funds Re$th¢ted funds Endowment funds Detai15 to n•ar•it ¢ lo nur•¥t£ Ft4 ¥Jhlth Currnltv4lu• Detsll8 Ft0h1 8•••t b• Detai18 Co•tloploMII ¢urryffltv•lu• B4 A88•t8 rttslnod for t harSty'g own use FvfvJtOThi¢h Amount du• Whon on41 Det3il$ BS Llabllltles SignJ by on&¢rtsr tmsiees bew Of 811 the vu$lees Signalure Print Name Dale of roval CCKX R2 accounts ISSI 2910512024
Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date PericMI end date Year Year From To Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Other namos Charity 1$ known by RTWSO Registered charity number (if any) 295781 Charity's principal address 11A High Street Pembury Tunbridge Wells, Kent Postcode TN2 4PH Names of tho charlty truslees who manage the ¢harlty Dates acted If not for whole Trust0• nam• om¢• Irf any) Ngme of person lor body) entitled toa olnt trustee Ifan Ms Frances Amislrong Mr Andrew Muir Chairman Deputy Chaimian Minutes Secretary Treasurer Mrs Gale Smith Mrs Alexandra Dicken-woollard Mrs Anne Parker Orchestra Manager and Gen. Secreiary Librarian Mrs Libby Summers Mrs Zoe Hayward News Editor 10 12 Names of the trustees for the charity. If any, (for example, any cuslodlan trustees) Name Dates acted If not for whole ear None Names and addresses of advlsers Ioptlonal Infomiatlonl e of adviser Name Address None Name of ehlef executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optional Infomiatlon) None TAR March 2012
Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Des¢ription of the charity's twsts Consts'tution adopted at an AGM on 4th July 2014. Type of goveming docurnent How the charity is constituted The charity (xNnprises Honorary OffIr$, Annual Subscribers and Playing Members. Seven Trustees manage its affairs, retire annually but may be re-elected. New Tnjstees are inducted and trained by existing Trustees. Trustee selection methc#Ys Trustees are appointed by the members at a duly constituted General Meeting Additional governance issues (Optional inforniation) The Charity is a member of Making Music. the UK'S membership organisation for leisure-time music, and has used their general guidance in such matters as arranging insurance and risk management. You may choose to include additional information. where relevant, about= policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisalional structure and any wider network with which the charity relationship with any related parties., trustees. consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities The Charity exists to promote the musical education of the inhabilanls of Royal Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding area, through the study and practice of orchestral music, in order to foster public knowledge and appreuation of such music by means of public performance. Summary of the objects of the ¢harity $et out in it$ governlng document TAR March 2012
The Charity Put on r(s regular season of six orchestral concerts in Tunbridge Wells. plus an additional concert with ils Honorary President, Nicola Benedetti, in a neighbouring school in Sevenoaks. Two further Chamber concerts were perfom)ed during the summer at no Charge, one of them introducing classical guitar pieces to our members. Our EduG8tion Outreach programme was extended to the secondary school sector again this year. with a brass maslerclass held al a Tunbridge Wells grammar school. Secondary schools from around the area sent participants and audience to the maslerclass, with 30 young brass players attending in total. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaratlon that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publi¢ benefit) The Charity's Education Officer was once again able to work with three local primary schools. who together formed a massed band lo perfomi an arrangement written especially for them, based on a piece lo be performed by the orchestra. Many then attended the orchestra performance with their families. In addition. school children and students of all ages were able to attend any of our classical concerts for a flat £5 ticket fee, regardless of the regular seat price. We continue to maintsin communty pages on social media. encouraging and enabling fellow music charities from across the area to publicise their concerts and other activities via our website and social media accounts. Our Trustees have remained mindful of Charity Commission guidance on what constitutes public benefit, and have continued lo seek ways to widen access to orchestral and classical music in the Tunbridge Wells area. in line with the Charity's core objectives. Addltlonal detalls of objectlves and actlvltles (Optlonal Infonnation) All our Trustees and player members are volunteers, some acting in a professional capacity- for example, negotiation with soloists of performance contracts, or placing advertising in local media. You may choos• lo include further slalemenls, where relevant, about.. policy on granlmaking., policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. In addition to the player members. the orchestra also contracts professional players on a concert-by-concert basis lo make up the full symphony orchestra as required for the programme chosen. Three Trustees also serve as direclors of RTWSO Productions Ltd, company established in 2018 to administer production expensés. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance The orchestra perfom)ed its regular series of 6 concerts from October through to April. with a renowned soloist performing al each concert. The number of tickets sold was the highest achieved since Covid. Summary of the maln achievements of the charity during the year In addition. we were delighted lo pul on a seventh concert in January 2024 with our Honorary President. Nicola Benedetti. This took place al nearby Sevenoaks Schix)I, as our regular venue in Tunbridge Wells was unavailable in January. and the orchestra and audience were delighted lo hear Nicola play with us. After many successful years with the orchestra, our Music Director and regular conductor Roderick Dunk announced his plan lo move on after the 2024-2025 season. He kindly helped the orchestra lo design a fair and comprehensive process to recruit his replacement, and applications were invited. The final short-lisl of candidates was invited lo wotkshops th the orchestra in May 2024. After input from all involved. three candidates have been booked lo conduct the orchestra in one of our 2024-25 season concerts, and il is hoped that one of them will accept an appointment to become our new Music Director thereafter. The Friends of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra kindly gave us a grant to cover the costs of this pro$$, Section E Financial review Brlof statomont of tho ¢harlty'$ pollcy on re$eNfrs The Charity holds sufficient reserves to pay èxpensès anlicipaled ahead of the following season's ticket sales. Dotail$ of any funds materially In deflclt None Further flnanclal review details (Optional Inforniation) Our principal sources of fvnds are revenue from ticket sales and donations from Friends. patrons and other supporters. We also benefit from Orchestra Tax Relief and were pleased to note that the govemmenl announced in March that this will continue at 45Vo from 2025 for the foreseeable future. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about.. the charity s principal sources of funds lincluding any fundraising}', how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Ticket sales this year again increased slightly over the previous season, both seasons including 7 symphony orchestra concerts. We have ende(I the year with cash fur)ds at a higher level Ihan usual, reflecting the need to budget for the new Music Director workshops held in May. The 'restrirted fvnds. sertion of our a¢o)unts relates to donations made specifically for the furtherance of our Educalion Outreach aclivilies. TAR March 2012
Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's truslees Signature(s) Full narne(s) Frances Armstrong CHAIRMAN Alexandra Dicken-woollard Posltlon leg Secretary, Chalr, etc) TREASURER Datè 3 lulv 2024 TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerf$ Rewrt Report to the trustees The Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra On accounts for the year ended 30 April 2024 Charity Of any) 295781 Set out on page8 1and2 I report lo the trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended 30 April 2024. R88pon8lblllll88 and bas18 of report As the charitys Irusleès, you are responsible for trte preparation of the accounts in a¢o)rdance wth the requirements ol the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe Act"). I rewrt in respect of my examination of the Trust's aCnIS carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. IER Oct 2018
Independent examlnerfs I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters statement have come to my attention in connection wilh the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the ac(UntIng records were not kept in aCrdance wilh section 130 of the Charities Act.. or the accnunls did not accord wilh Ihe accounting records., or the accounts did nol comply with the applicable requiremenls conmIng the forn and C£*ntent of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounls and Rew)rtsl Regulalions 2(M)8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have com8 across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enabLe a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: 3 July 2024 Narne: S R Sampson Relèvant prOf810n81 qUalIfi150n(s) or body (ff any): BFP FCA FCIE DChA Addr&88: Ashdown Hurrey Auditors Limrted 20 Havelock Road, Hasliros East Sussex. TN34 1BP IER Oct 2018
Seclion 8 Disdosure Only mplete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of tharity a(tounts: directions and guidan for examiners). Glve here brfef detalb of any118ms that th examin8r wish8s to di8c1088. IER Oct 2018
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