CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Royal TunbridgvWel8 Symphony Or¢l*8trn
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
Dl￿all0￿$
P8iron¥
8Ing members subs
Fundralsing l+GIft vk9 Ju$lgiwwI
Gift￿￿
Advertising revenue
Advance season lit•l
Oih&r Iid(el sa￿5
Box offictr Sales
Swnsorship Ir￿ pwrèmmes
Bank ITh￿10$1
CY¢nesira Tax Relelvk RTWSOPL
10,(
15,(KK)
3.740
12.350
42
1,854
3,5
750
2&711
666
49.825
1.000
12.
11,250
4,620
2,076
750
750
26.781
25
47,202
49.825
31.721
54,771
Z•.451
Sub total(Gross income forAR)
A2 As5Ot and Inve5tm•nt 54101,
Is88 tablel.
149.0
15Q,171
145,829
Sub total
149,028
150.176
143.829
A3 Payments
Fees.¢onduciots. ￿8yerS wa RTWS
Special events Ic•ntenary, nv* MD elc
Prlnbng olprogr8mmes
Mu51c hire via RTWSOPL
Venue Nre VIA RTWSOPL
Markebng
PRS
Advertisements
Mis¢ Difoci Cosis Indudlng 8duc8lc
Admin
83.736
4.750
62,4
11,
1,427
3,373
28,325
4,937
2,814
1,691
1,674
2,953
4750
1.305
2.689
24921
4.050
e$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￿￿ Cu￿E￿tAC￿￿￿t
1208
B￿￿ DeposrtP4XXm￿l
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£
F￿￿t4 ¥Jhlth
Currn*ltv4lu•
Detsll8
F￿￿t0*h1
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Detai18
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harSty'g own use
FvfvJtOT*hi¢h
Amount du•
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Of 811 the vu$lees
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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 OffI￿r$, 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 aC￿￿nIS 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 aC￿rdance 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
con￿mIng 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 prOf￿810n81
qUalIfi￿150n(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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