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2022-12-31-accounts

Reading Operatic Society 37 Greenham Wood

Bracknell Berkshire RG12 7WJ

Annual Report

Charity Number 297402

Year to 31[st] December 2022

  1. Trustees approved the financial reporting on Thursday 27[th] April 2023. Trustees of the charity at that time were the following:

  2. a. Kim Hollamby

  3. b. Nicola Jagger-Ryan

  4. c. Delun Jones

  5. d. Scarlett O’Shea

  6. e. Karen Williams

  7. f. Richard Bott

  8. g. David Parsonson

  9. h. Elspeth Ulrich

  10. i. Beth Rutland

  11. j. Michelle Hollamby

  12. k. Terence Hodgkinson

  13. l. Jennifer Skelton

  14. The management of the Society is conducted by a Committee, elected every two years by Members at an Annual General Meeting. In the event that a vacancy for any Officer or member of the Committee fails to be filled by election at the Annual General Meeting or vacant positions during the year, the Committee shall have the power to fill this vacancy by co-opting any member of the Society to serve as that officer or member with full rights as if elected for the remainder of the term.

  15. The charity is unincorporated and uses its constitution to govern its operations.

  16. The Aim of the Society is to: Educate the public in the Operatic and dramatic arts. Further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts. Assist and further such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the Committee shall from time to time determine.

  17. The Society operates in Reading, Berkshire and the surrounding area.

  18. Two productions were staged during the year. Each was preceded by months of training and rehearsal. Members also took part in community, charitable and fundraising events.

  19. There were no serious incidents requiring disclosure during the year.

  20. Income for the year was £25,334 and expenditure was £28,208. The net loss for the year was £2,874.

  21. There was no expenditure incurred outside the United Kingdom.

  22. No grants, income or contracts were received from central or local government.

  23. The society has no employees or paid staff.

  24. The Trustees reviewed and continue to review, the Society's financial controls and safeguards.

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees ~~Charity Name Reading~~ Operatic Society On accounts for the year Charity no 31st December 2022 297402 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY 31/12/2022 . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’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 [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement ~~undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]].~~ ~~Delete [ ]~~ ~~if not applicable~~ .

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

 the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

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 in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body		 30/10/2023
Callum J. Hood
ICAEW

Oct 2018

1

IER

(if any):

Address: Flat 2, 601 Oxford Road

Reading, Berkshire RG30 1HL

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).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018

2

IER

Reading Operatic Society

297402

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1/1/2022 12/31/2022

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Show Income 20,266 - - 20,266 8,239
Subscriptions 2,460 - - 2,460 -
Fundraising 536 - - 536 215
Friends donations 132 - - 132 80
BenevityDonations 703 - - 703 120
Other income 1,132 - - 1,132 -
Amazon Smile 21 - - 21 -
Easyfundraising 84 - - 84 -
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 25,334
 - - 25,334 8,654
Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts
Show Income
20,266
Subscriptions
2,460
Fundraising
536
Friends donations
132
BenevityDonations
703
Other income
1,132
Amazon Smile
21
Easyfundraising
84
25,334
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
Sub total(Gross income for AR)		 to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Restricted
funds		 to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
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-
Endowment
funds		 Total funds
to the nearest £
20,266
2,460
536
132
703
1,132
21
84
25,334		 Last year
to the nearest £
Show Income 20,266 - - 20,266 8,239
Subscriptions 2,460 - - 2,460 -
Fundraising 536 - - 536 215
Friends donations 132 - - 132 80
BenevityDonations 703 - - 703 120
Other income 1,132 - - 1,132 -
Amazon Smile 21 - - 21 -
Easyfundraising 84 - - 84 -
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 25,334
 - - 25,334 8,654
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-
Sub total -
Total receipts 25,334
A3 Payments
Show Costs
26,335
Future Shows
600
Insurance
704
Noda Membership
306
Fund Raising
189
Other expenses
74
-
-
-
Sub total 28,208
-
-
Sub total -
Total payments 28,208
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,874
A5 Transfers between funds
-
A6 Cash funds last year end
-
Cash funds this year end - 2,874
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)		 -
-
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-
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-
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25,334
26,335
600
704
306
189
74
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28,208
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28,208
- 2,874
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- 2,874
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8,654
13,384
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730
-
134
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-
14,248
-
14,248
- - - 2,874 - 5,594
- - - -
- - - -
- - - 2,874 - 5,594

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
unds		 Details
Lloyds		 to nearest £
14,861
Unrestricted
funds		 to nearest £
-
Restricted
funds		 to nearest £
Endowment
funds
Lloyds 14,861 - -

B1 Cash funds

- - -
- - -
Total cash funds 14,861 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 Agreement Error OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets - - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B3 Investment assets - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B4 Assets retained for the - -
charity’s own use - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities Uncashed Chq 824 - J Dick Costumes Unrestricted 10
Uncashed Chq 864 - PM Dennis Hair and Unrestricted 120
Make-up for Pippen
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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name Date of
approval