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2024-07-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From August 1[st] 2023 To July 31[st] 2024

Charity name: South Chiltern Choral Society

Charity registration number: 297583

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Para 1.17 To advance, improve, develop and maintain
public education in, and an appreciation of, the
art and science of music in all its aspects by
any means the trustees see fit, including
through the presentation of public concerts,
recitals and workshops.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 Training of the choir membership in choral
singing.
Public concert performances in December
2023, March 2024 and July 2024, including
children from The Hill Primary School at the
Christmas concert.
Raising of funds for selected charities.
Public workshop with a national composer in
July 2024.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 YES

Additional information (optional)

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SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 The choir promotes signing in schools. In this
financial year the choir granted £200 to The Hill
Primary School.
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38 N/A
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 All roles within the choir are voluntary, except
for the Music Director, Accompanist and
Soloists / Instrumentalists at concerts.

N/A

Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 The singing has benefited our members both
physically and mentally.
We brought choral music to audiences of 100 to
200 members of the local community three
times per year. We have also supported the Hill
Primary School in their singing and some young
instrumentalists in taking part in our supporting
orchestras.
We have loaned choral music to other choirs
from our extensive library.
We sing Christmas carols at Reading
station in aid of Reading Homestart which
supports young families in the town.

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Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
See above
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41 The choir raised funds for a selected local
charity at our Christmas concert.
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41 N/A
Other N/A

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 At the end of the period the choir held £21,546
of assets of which £13042 was current cash.
This is a much improved cash balance from
year 2022-2023 and reflects significant efforts
to strengthen our reserves
Membership remains stable.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 The choir aims to hold approximately 50% of
the annual expenditure as reserve to support
the operations. Our expenditure in 2023-2024
amounted to £ 28,000, meaning that we hold
approximately 46% reserves.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £13042
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 N/A
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 N/A
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 N/A

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
Membership subscriptions, concert income and
fund-raising activities.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 N/A
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 Like all amateur chaoirs, we rely on members
subscriptions as their main source of income.
We also require to raise funds from ticket sales
to fund our public concerts.
The choir has a vibrant and active membership
and this risk is therefore minimal
Other N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 Trust Deed
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 Unincorporated Association
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25 Trustees are elected at the annual AGM held in
September each year.
At each annual general meeting a third of the
committee shall retire and be eligible for re-
election up to a fixed number of three year
terms.

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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties		 Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name South Chiltern Choral Society
Other name the charity uses SCCS
Registered charity number 297583
Charity’s principal address Braeburn, Goring Road,
Woodcote
Reading
Oxon RG8 0QE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Richard Larkin Chair
MaryEsslemont Secretary
Raymond Maguire Treasurer
Anne Farley Membership
Secretary
Jane Pares Publicity
Sara Capaldi Committee member

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of
adviser		 Name
Address		 Name
Address
Independent
Financial
Examiner		 Richard
Lonsdale		 10, Longhurst Close
Caversham
Reading RG4 5ER

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declaratlons The trustees doelare thatthey have approved the trustees. fvpoyi obov Stgned on behalf of tho char 's trust••8 Sionatyro181 12 rf.g7 Full namdsl Positlon lèg S8cretsry, Chair, etcl Richa Larkin Raymond Michae uire Chatr Treasurer 16

South Chiltern Choral Society For the Year Ended 31 July 2024

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

2024
2024
2024
Unrestricted
Designated
Total
INCOME FROM:
Voluntary Income
Membership Subscriptions
11,657.00
11,657.00
Friends
185.00
185.00
Donations
20.00
20.00
Gift Aid
1,804.64
1,804.64
Charitable activities
Concert tickets and programmes
8,656.34
8,656.34
Chilcott
1,748.24
1,748.24
Sundry income
0.00
Other activities
Choir tour (1)
0.00
Fundraising activities
2,634.00
2,634.00
Sale & Hire of Music
1,490.41
1,490.41
TOTAL INCOME:
28,195.63
0.00
28,195.63
EXPENDITURE ON:
Costs of raising voluntary income
Raising funds
0.00
Charitable activities
Aministration Fees and Insurance
809.75
809.75
Concert payments
9,934.43
9,934.43
Rehearsals
7,879.59
7,879.59
Donation
200.00
200.00
Chilcott
1,954.91
1,954.91
Other activities
Choir tour
0.00
Purchase & Hire of Music
1,295.26
1,295.26
TOTAL EXPENDITURE:
22,073.94
0.00
22,073.94
NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE):
6,121.69
0.00
6,121.69
Reconciliation of Funds
Total funds brought forward
16,897.39
Total funds carried forward
20,926.30		 2023
Total
10,803.24
279.00
5,774.04
1,689.13
7,393.84
330.00
0.00
20,460.00
3,139.00
755.60
50,623.85
2,306.68
994.23
16,503.36
9,546.00
19,717.89
2,378.26
51,446.42
(822.57)
19,498.30
16,897.39

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South Chiltern Choral Society

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of South Chiltern Choral Society (“the Charity”) for the year ended 31 July 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the Charity you are responsible for 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 Charity’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. 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:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

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

Signed:

Richard Lonsdale MAAT

10 Longhurst Close

Caversham Reading RG4 5ER 15th Febraury 2024

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South Chiltern Choral Society For the Year Ended 31 July 2023

BALANCE SHEET

FIXED ASSETS:
Music Library
Equipment - Piano
Equipment - Staging
Equipment - Organ & Misc
Furniture & Fixtures
TOTAL FIXED ASSETS:
CURRENT ASSETS:
Debtors
Cash
Bank account
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS:
TOTAL ASSETS:
LIABILITIES:
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES:
TOTAL NET ASSETS:
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY:
Unrestricted Funds
TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS
Reconciliation of funds
total brought forward
total funds carried forward
Richard Larkin - Chair		 2024
2023
4,184.00
4,503.00
3,000.00
4,000.00
500.00
1,000.00
750.00
1,000.00
70.00
93.78
8,504.00
10,596.78
0.00
305.00
169.71
130.65
12,872.49
10,913.30
13,042.20
11,348.95
21,546.20
21,945.73
619.90
5,048.34
619.90
5,048.34
20,926.30
16,897.39
20,926.30
16,897.39
20,926.30
16,897.39
16897.39
19498.3
20926.3
16897.39
Raymond Maguire- Treasurer		 2023
4,503.00
4,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
93.78
10,596.78
305.00
130.65
10,913.30
11,348.95
21,945.73
5,048.34
5,048.34
16,897.39
16,897.39
16,897.39

The Examiner's report is on Page 2 of this report

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South Chiltern Choral Society For the Year Ended 31 July 2024

Notes to the Accounts

1 Membership subscriptions
2024
Number of members paying subscriptions
83
Voluntary income:
Membership fees received
11,657.00
Friends fees received
185.00
Sub-total Voluntary income:
11,842.00
Charitable activities:
income
expenditur
surplus
Chilcott W/shop
1748.24
1954.91
(206.67)
donation
200
(200.00)
(406.67)
11,435.33
2 Donations
2024
General donations
20.00
3 Gift Aid
2024
Income Tax refunded
1,804.64		 2023
82
10,803.24
279.00
11,082.24
330.00
11,412.24
2023
5,774.04
2023
1,689.13

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South Chiltern Choral Society For the Year Ended 31 July 2024

Notes to the Accounts (contd)

4 Concert Income and Expenditure

INCOME:
Charitable
Tickets
Misc Sales
TOTAL INCOME:
EXPENDITURE:
Charitable
Hall Hire
Staging / Lighting
Music Hire
Musical Director
Accompanist
Soloists/ orchestra
Piano Tuning / First Aid
Publicity/Programmes
Miscellaneous
Refreshments
TOTAL EXPENDITURE:
SURPLUS / (DEFICIT)		 Xmas
Spring
Summer
Total
Concert
Concert
Concert
2024
activities
3,606.88
3,042.49
1,430.04
8,079.41
237.31
187.47
152.15
576.93
3,844.19
3,229.96
1,582.19
8,656.34
activities
1,349.60
1,399.50
900.00
3,649.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
335.00
37.85
372.85
500.00
500.00
500.00
1,500.00
350.00
350.00
350.00
1,050.00
125.00
1,815.00
0.00
1,940.00
160.00
90.00
90.00
340.00
224.00
174.00
156.00
554.00
55.74
21.00
21.00
97.74
265.50
89.84
75.40
430.74
3,029.84
4,774.34
2,130.25
9,934.43
814.35
(1,544.38)
(548.06)
(1,278.09)		 Total
2023
7,393.84
0.00
7,393.84
3,685.87
3,587.38
1,865.14
1,800.00
1,125.00
2,644.45
410.00
553.00
0.00
832.52
16,503.36
(9,109.52)

Note 1

Programmes were free for Easter and Summer concerts.

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South Chiltern Choral Society For the Year Ended 31 July 2024

Notes to the Accounts (contd)

5 Fundraising
quiz/barn
Promises
Gifts
TOTAL
6 Sale and hire of music
Income from sale and hire of music
Expenditure on purchase and hire of music
SURPLUS / (DEFICIT)
7 Choir Tour
Income
Expenditure
SURPLUS / (DEFICIT)
8 Administration Expenses
Publicity
Other (1)
General Overheads
TOTAL		 2024
2024
2024
2023
Income
Expenditure
Surplus
Surplus
0.00
787.67
2,634.00
0.00
2,634.00
44.65
2,634.00
0.00
2,634.00
832.32
2024
2023
income
expenditure
surplus
1,490.41
1,490.41
755.60
(1,295.26)
(1,295.26)
(2,378.26)
1,490.41
(1,295.26)
195.15
(1,622.66)
2024
2023
Bruges
0.00
20,460.00
0.00
(19,717.89)
0.00
742.11
2024
2023
51.07
98.34
355.82
711.41
587.34
809.75
994.23

Trustees are entitled to claim reasonable expenses for travel to committee meetings. However, no payments were made in the year

9 Remuneration to trustees

No remunerations were made to trustees in the year

10 Cost of rehearsals 2024 2023
Rehearsal hall hire fees (2) 2,224.59 2,996.00
Music director's / voice training fees (2) 2,960.00 3,810.00
Accompanists's fees 2,540.00 2,660.00
Piano tuning 155.00 80.00
TOTAL 7,879.59 9,546.00
note 1
2023 Included a donation to Hills School. This year treated as charitable		 activity
note 2
the hall hire fees and MD charge include the voice training in 2022-3
Chilcott for this year has been treated as a charitable activity

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South Chiltern Choral Society Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees I report to the trustces on my e￿MinatiOn of tbe accounts of South Chiltern Choral Society ('Ihe Charity-) for the year ended 31 July 2024. Responsibtlities and basis of report A5 the trustees of the Clwiiy you are respoL8ible for PTeparntion of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Aci 2011 (Ihc Act-). I report in respect of my cXamin￿l0￿ of thc Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Aci and in Ca￿Ing out my examinaiion I havc followed all the applicable Directions giv￿ by th¢ Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the Act. Independent eMmiDer's statement I have completed my examination. l ¢onfirni thal no material matter% have come to my altenli()n in connection with th¢ examinalion giving mc cause to believe that in any material respcct: accounting records were not kew in r¢5peci of the Charity as required by scciion 130 of the Act. or 2. the ￿ountS do noi accord with those records. I have no concerns and have ￿rne across no other matters in rx)nneciion with thc examination to whiLh attention should bc drawn in this rqx)rt in order to enable a pr()per understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Richard Lonsdale FAAAT l O l.onghurst Close Caversham Reading RG4 SER 20 September 2024