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## Section A Reference and administration details 

Charity name| The Barnes Choir 

Registered charity number (if any)[297104 

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Charity's principal address| 11 Heidegger Crescent 

Postcode —=S”~S*«*dSWAS HAC 

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 

- 4 Henrietta Frances | Chair Gibbons 

- 2 Anna Katharine Hon Secretary Cooper 

- 3 Gary Richard Hon Treasurer Smith 

- 4|AdamHammond **|** Appointed o7/i12023, |Cd 5|SuprajaRussel || 6|PaulineMaryGore || PCY 7 Alastair Patrick Grant 

- B{Maiasfoza |TCT—C(Ci‘CsS 9 Joseph Colum Hayward 

40 Angela Freeman Hoggarth a 2 A GO A a A a A nO A 2 LG Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) 

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[Name|[Daates][ acted][if][ not][ for][ whole] year 

## 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 

## Description of the charity’s trusts 

Type of governing document Constitution How the charity is constituted whinoorponated association Truetse eelastion methade Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Meeting held in November. Additional governance issues (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

## Additional governance issues (Optional information) 

- e policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- e the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- e relationship with any related parties; 

- e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## Section C 

## Objectives and activities 

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||To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and|To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and|
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||appreciation ofthe art and science of music in all its aspects by||
||presentation of public choral concerts and by such otherways as the||
|Summary ofthe objects ofthe|Society, through its Committee, shall determinefrom time to time.||
|charity set out in its|||
|governing document|||
||In planning our activities for the yearwe kept in mind the Charity||
||Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings.||
||Our core activities are rehearsing for and putting on three concerts each||
||year.|In addition we arrange occasional Come and Sing workshops.|
|Summary ofthe main|||
|activities undertaken for the|||
|public benefit in relation to|||
|these objects (include within|||
|this section the statutory|||
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|Commission on public|||
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## Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) 

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

- policy on grantmaking; 

- ¢ policy programme related investment: 

- ¢ contribution made by volunteers. 

## Section D 

## Achievements and performance 

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|Section D|Achievements and performance|
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|Summary ofthemain|We performed fourconcerts duringthe season, starting with|
|achievements ofthe charity<br>carunTES itheSE|Music forAdvent in November 2023, followed by a Carol<br>Concertto raisefunds forThe MulberryCentre in December|
||2023. In March 2024we performed Mozart Requiem as part of|
||the Barnes Music Festival and the most challenging but|
||exhilarating performance was Belshazzar’s Feast at the|
||Cadogan Hall in July 2024.|
||In addition we held a one dayworkshop on Mozart Requiem in|
||January.|



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- Brief [ We aim to maintain reserves sufficient to cover 6 months operational statement of the | costs in the event of a loss of income and to meet any unforeseen 

- charity’s policy on reserves expenditure that may occur. Details of any funds materially . in deficit Not applicable 

## Further financial review details (Optional information) 

- You may choose to include additionalrelevant about:information, where | | 

- e the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- e how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- ¢ investment policy and | objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## Section F 

## Other optional information 


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

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Section A Statement of financial activities<br>Fs<br>2<br>8 Restricted<br>Recommended categories by Unrestricted income Endowment Prior year<br>activity fas funds funds funds Total funds funds<br>£ £ £ £ £<br>Incoming resources (Note 3) F041 FO2 FO3 FO4 FOS<br>Income and endowments from:<br>CharitableDonations and legacies so{ 20051] = | [20,051]] 17,995 |<br>activities soz] 14,333[T=14,933] 12,964 |<br>Investments seat 284Ta<br>OtherTotal i eeoe<br>Resources expended (Note 6) S07 |, AO 428 | A 2833 84 |<br>Expenditure on:<br>Raising funds ce ee ee<br>Charitable activities soo] 26,177[ = | 6177 | 25647}<br>Other su{ 2407] [2407]<br>Total S12 [i 28584|28 584 || 2,170278s |<br>| Net income/(expenditure) before investment rey<br>; Net gains/(losses) on investments $14 i es. -<br>_ | _ _ ExtraordinaryNet income/(expenditure)items i816 feaee:Saaseeaalh e024<br>Transfers between funds s7[_ Td ee<br>Other recognised gains/(losses):<br>|<br>Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity's own use = S18| «=—§li(i ae<br>| Net movement in funds 820 |e 48646 |e ee eee 6.024 |<br>| Reconciliation offunds: ee<br>| Total funds brought forward szi| 9.824f |; | 8 824 | 3,800 |<br>| Total funds carried forward 822 | A 20668 | oj | 2 eee 9.824.)<br>i1<br>|<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)<br>Note 3 Analysis of income<br>Restricted<br>Unrestricted income Endowment<br>funds funds funds Total funds Prior year<br>Analysis £ £<br>Donations [Donations and gifts 1 nn 1,335<br>and legacies: |Gift Aid 3186; - | 3,186 3,036<br>[Legacies<br>General grants provided by government/other<br>charities<br>Membership subscriptions and sponsorships<br>which are in substance donations<br>15,530 15,530} 14,410<br>Donated goods, facilities and_services a es es ee ee<br>[Other Total] 20,051)  =-|= | ~—-20,051] 17,995<br>818 3,166] 3,790<br>seumuess [Workshops 3.166 [ae] 780<br>es4273] =|ss esT4273<br>Totall 14.333] —-[= | 44.333] 12,964<br>Other trading |Fundraising<br>activities: 5,760 §,760 2,882<br>ee eee a eee eee<br>nnOther Us SS<br>Totalee5760; es -|  —-es | ee5,760| eee2,882<br>Incomeinvestments: from |interestincome[DividendTTTTTincome BAT<br>Rental and leasing income poe<br>[Other Total 284T [Tease]]<br>Separate es es es es eee<br>material item[pf eh<br>of income: es es es ee<br>Total] -[ |<br>Other: [Conversion of endowment funds into income ae<br>Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held<br>for charity's own use<br>Gain on disposal of a programme related<br>investment -<br>Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual<br>property rights<br>(Other a aes<br>Total = [| pee|<br>TOTAL INCOME 40,428] so -[ Ss - | 404287 33,841<br>Other information:<br>All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for:<br>(please provide description and amounts)<br>Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the<br>reporting period, please give the reason for the conversion,<br>Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the<br>prior period, please give the reason for the conversion.<br>Within the income items above the following items are<br>material: (please disclose the nature, amount and any prior<br>year amounts}<br>CC 17a (Excel) |<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) 

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## Section C 

## Notes to the accounts 

## Note 10 Details of certain items of expenditure 

10.1 Fees for examination of the accounts 

Piease provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner. If nothing was paid please enter ‘0’ in the appropriate box(es). 


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_ SectionA Independent Examiner’s Report ,<br>Report CO  ______E_E_E_E_—_—_———eee———e—eT<br>to the trustees | THE BARNES CHOIR |<br>On accounts for the year 34st August 2024 | Charity no | 297104<br>ended | | (if any) | |<br>pene<br>Set nS rlaera<br>out on pages |ne7? to | een|<br>| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above<br>charity (“the Trust’) for the year ended ;<br>Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the<br>basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011<br>(‘the Act’).<br>| report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out<br>under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, |<br>have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission<br>under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.<br>Independent [+he-charity-s-gross_income-exceeded £260,000 and an quatifedte-<br>examiner's statement wrderakethe-exaby being a qualified m emberinationoffnsertrame-of<br>| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have<br>come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that<br>disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material<br>respect:<br>e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130<br>of the Charities Act; or<br>e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records: or<br>e the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements<br>concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities<br>(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement<br>that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter<br>considered as part of an independent examination.<br>| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection<br>with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in<br>order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.<br>* Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.<br>. ey ee re ars<br>Signed: | PULA Cdr ates 26]| 1 JDL<br>Name: |PETER MICHAEL WALKER DA COSTA<br>Relevant professional eoo——_—_—e————| |<br>qualification(s) or body FC A |<br>12 Oct 2018<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>



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## Section B Disclosure 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

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