STAFFORD CHORAL SOCIETY ACCOUNTS For The Year Ended 31st Jul 2023 page Trustees, Report Independent Examinerfs Report Receipts & Payments Statement of Assets & Liabilities Notes to the Accounts, Concert & Subscription Breakdown Chwity Nurrl>•r 501n1 Page I Stafford Choral Soc4 Trustees. Re Year Ended 31st Jul 2023 To advan￿. improve, develop and maint84n public education in, and appreciation of. the art and SCIen￿ of music in all its asp&Xs by any means the trustees see fft, induding through the presentation of putrAic concerts and recitals. 2 The Trustees who mana horal "SCS" or Ihe SOLI Mrs Beryl Vthin¢up (Chair), Mr Daniel Wlls (Treasurer). Mrs Anne Thatcher. Mrs Jane Evans, Mr Mike Jones. Mrs Philomena Trainer. Mr Dawd Law. Mrs Gwyneth Pierpoint and Mr Peter Dav￿$, Mrs Pam Miles. tructure and ovemance The go)Mming document is the SCS Conslitution which was adopted 15tr May 1972 and amended on 17. Septemter 2018. SCS is an unincorwrated asxKiation. Trustees are appointed or reappolnted at the Annual General Meeting on a rotational bass. 4 Acti%fjties and Achieverrnnts Weekly rehearsals occurred bet4veen SeFrtember 2022 and June 2023. The following concerts took place: 1* November 2022: Faure Requiem, perfomed at Rising Brook B8Ptist Church, Slafford. 1* December 2022: Handel's Messiah, perfomied at St Augustine's Church, Rugeley 11th May 2023.. Haydn's Creation. perforn￿d at Rising Brook Baplist Church, Stafford. 81h July 2023: Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo by Michael Flanders & On Becoming Spring by Ethan Mitchell performed as our Summer Concert at Whrte Eagle Club Stafford. 5 Financial actiwties and ition The cash held by Ihe Society as at 31 Juty 2023 was £41,038.10 in unrestricted funds. See attached accounts and notes. 6 Relationshi with other t￿￿1 The SocAety is affiliated to the following (a) Stafford District Arts Council (b) National Federation of Music SrKaeties. 7 The Soae rinci l address SCS'S prirKapal ￿ldre5$ is 19, Lawn RO￿1. R¢Mltry Park, Stafford, ST17 9AJ Signed.. Daniel Alfred Wlls, Treasurer Date.. 30th August 2023 stsff￿￿ Chtyal So¢¥*Anrw¥ Rep(xt. 20ZJ Page 2 Inde ndent Examinerfs Re ort Under The Charities Act 2011 To The Trustees Of The Stafford Choral Socie Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Stafford Choral Society I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Stafford Choral Society for the year ended 31tst July 2023. Responsibilitie8 and basi8 of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requiremenls 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 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 examlnevs ststement I have completed my examination. I confimi 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 Trust 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 re￿rt in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Name.. Mr Brett Phillips Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies.. ACA Add￿$S.. 22A, Crescent Road, Stafford ST17 9AL Date.. 301h Augusi 2023 Stafford Ch¢xal SOdetykn￿ R<)¢rt 2023 Re￿I￿ed Charity Nuwber 507T21 Page 3 Stafford Choral Society Recelpts & Payments for the Year Ended 31 July 2023 2023 2023 ZO23 i**es Gofie￿ Fund Concerts 200aub X123 Tth 2022 Tot Recelpts Substrlptitsns Int•mÈTa RfptyM&)tlC￿Tr Bank Int¢r&t Nét Sot CommitteeFUr￿l￿￿n8 Concut Income 200 ClubNercontrfbutlon SOACGraTrt Sponsorshlp ndrylncome 17,420.IXI 4,699.05 636_80 3,950.97 17,420,IKI 4,699.05 636.80 3,950.97 10.730.3S 893.C i.C4)0.(Xs 16,565. 1.129.84 38.55 2,581.25 11,164.50 10,730.35 893.00 i.cm. I,000.L¥J 6,837.5Q 860.37 860.37 Tf*4Roc•lpts 27J67.19 11.7>).35 193.00 40.190.54 10.116.64 Concwt Exp￿alture Prepad hlrecostsfforPk*vembw2023ton¢ Honorarla Rthearsa Roorn Hlre Afflllatlon Fees sundryL¥p￿dlturQ 16,502.08 16.502.08 760.81 12.875.00 2.786.00 440.00 3,812.60 23.673.37 7fJ).Al 12,875.00 2,786.00 440.00 10.83S.00 2,460.00 183.00 115.88 3,811.60 Totd 20.674.41 16.502 37,176.49 37,267.25 tpAc•lptsW￿ P•Th•MJ 6I92.71 ,771.73 193.00 3,014.OS 2,849.39 Transf¥sB**t•th Funds 14.771.731 4,771.73 N•tMmm•nt alFuhds 2.121.OS 893.00 3,014.05 2,849.39 FuThdsbh 34.191.05 3133.00 38,024.05 35,174.66 ndjcll 36.312.10 4.726.00 41.038.10 38,024.05 Not•1 li)N￿S1£ hlrecostsprq)*dfortheNLW￿beflo23CDrKUt. lillSundrytKwditwttn¢ludes£2.319.30 pad lorst88ln8atStaYNdGr*nwkhJd a5W ThJteUlonp¥*5. sialhxd Ght¥al So(aetyAnnual Rep¢yL 2023 Reptwed Charity 501721 PagÈ 4 tsfford Choral Socie AM•t• In¢)t• V)) 88nk Acuunts.. Curr•nt Ac￿rt Investment Ac(y)unt.' COIF Acwjnt 2Crf) Club Aeeount Inot•lii)I 14.637.41 21.674 69 4.726.00 13,153.16 21,037.89 3,833.LKI Total AsMi• 41031.10 Ll•bllltl•* Totsl Llabllltl•• N•t Worth 41038.10 Fund• G•n•f81 Fund 2CQ Club 36,312.10 4.7￿.00 34,191.05 3,833.00 Tot•1 Fund• 41038.10 111 Policy, unl8Js sllted otheTh*iso, is thqt fu•d •ss•ts we ￿llIOn d¢Mn in fvll ￿ tho yoqr of acquisiilon. SCS ovms the lollthvtng ph￿.¢￿1 a￿¥ts hav• z•ro v•lu• but 4r• insur•d'. Il•m & L¢xation Y•or Aouired SIAglng. StaffNd Gr￿MIr Sejthl Slaging. Stafford Grwnmar S(*KM Hot Wat•r Um. EnlNSt Slaoing Stafford Grammar Scthool 850.95 3,630.00 72.C*) 2,319.30 2014 2017 (ID For Simpl￿ty, And to r•duc• unr*8c•ssory *YNk, an •I￿ants alth8 200 Club fin&r￿s, oP•rt from lh• n•t change in worth have been exlraded from the main accounts. Consequerrtty. all that will be shch¥n- in in￿M9- 200 Club Contribution. Th* Ir•8$ur•r f•li•s upon any p•QJli8ri￿S in 2Tr) Club- *cru•l￿1)•1•rr8l$- urKash•rt ch6qu8s •tc. to be deart vnthin thos6 accounls and portrays simth do*"ng ba￿ balanc• minus opening bank balarKe. Signed on behalf of all the trusle8S: Date.. 30 August 2023 Dan Wlls Trustee Stslwd Qiornl Soc4ety knThJal Report. 2QZJ Repfued Chwity Nunthr501T21 Page 5 ## **Stafford Choral Society Notes To The Accounts Year Ended 31st July 2023** ## 1 Accounting Policies - (a) The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention using the receipts and payments basis of preparation. - (b) There are no assets of the Society that are capable of revaluation. All assets and liabilities are therefore included at their historical costs. ## 2 Concert & Subscription Breakdown |**CONCERTS**
**Income**
Ticket Sales
Choir Music Income
SDAC Grant
Program & Advert Sales
Tea/Wine/Mince Pies etc
Donations/Sponsorships
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Orchestra/Soloists/Equipment
Venue Hire
Music Costs
Printing/Publicity
Wine & Soft Drinks & Food
Flowers & Caligraphy
Staging, Transport
**Total Expenditure**
**Net Deficit**
**SUBSCRIPTIONS**
Vice Presidents & Friends
Ordinary Members
**Total Subscriptions**|**Nov Concert**
**Messiah (Dec)**
**May Concert**
**July Concert**
**All Concerts**
**19th Nov 2022**
**19th Dec 2022**
**11th May 2023**
**9th July 2023**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,996.00
1,855.00
3,055.00
730.00
7,636.00
680.00
700.00
690.00
2,070.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
404.50
200.00
604.50
51.05
128.80
179.85
240.00
240.00| |---|---| ||**3,131.55**
**1,855.00**
**5,323.80**
**1,420.00**
**11,730.35**| ||1,797.00
1,450.00
6,781.35
380.00
10,408.35
825.00
300.00
900.00
350.00
2,375.00
713.79
933.53
882.32
2,529.64
208.84
100.00
200.00
45.00
553.84
126.28
126.28
49.82
24.00
73.82
180.00
255.15
435.15| ||**3,774.45**
**1,976.28**
**9,094.03**
**1,657.32**
**16,502.08**| ||**(642.90)**
**(121.28)**
**(3,770.23)**
**(237.32)**
**(4,771.73)**| ||**£**
530.00
16,890.00
**17,420.00**| Stafford Choral Society Annual Report, 2023 Registered Charity Number 501721 Page 6