Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2025
Registered Charity Number: 501721/ACL
Stafford Choral Society
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees | 1 |
| Trustees’ report | 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 |
| Statement of comprehensive income | 4 |
| Statement of financial position | 5 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 6 |
Stafford Choral Society
Trustees
Trustees
Mrs Beryl Whincup (Chair) Mr Daniel Wills (Treasurer) Mrs Jane Evans Mr Mike Jones Mrs Philomena Trainer Mr David Law Mrs Gwyneth Pierpoint Mrs Pam Miles Mr Gerry Trainer Mrs Kathleen Squire Mrs Sarah Matthews
Principal Address
19 Lawn Road Rowley Park Stafford ST18 0RA
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Stafford Choral Society
Trustees’ report
Objective
To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and 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 and recitals.
The Trustees who manage Stafford Choral Society (“SCS” or “the Society”)
Mrs Beryl Whincup (Chair), Mr Daniel Wills (Treasurer), Mrs Jane Evans, Mr Mike Jones, Mrs Philomena Trainer, Mr David Law, Mrs Gwyneth Pierpoint, Mrs Pam Miles & Mr Gerry Trainer, Mrs Kathleen Squire, Mrs Sarah Matthews.
Structure and Governance
The governing document is the SCS Constitution which was adopted 15 May 1972 and amended on 17 September 2018. SCS is an unincorporated association. Trustees are appointed or reappointed at the Annual General Meeting.
Activities and Achievements
Weekly rehearsals occurred between September 2024 and June 2025
The following concerts took place:
23 November 2024: Haydn’s Creation, performed at Rising Brook Baptist Church, Stafford
16 December 2024: Handel’s Messiah, performed at St Mary’s Church, Stafford.
22 April 25: Puccini Messa di Gloria & Lauridsen Lux Aeterna, performed at Rising Brook Baptist Church, Stafford.
12 July 2025: A selection of Modern Madrigals by John Rutter, George Shearing and others performed at the White Eagle Club Stafford.
Financial activities and position
The cash held by the Society as at 31 July 2025 was £39,664.84 in unrestricted funds.
See attached accounts and notes.
Relationships with other bodies
The Society is affiliated to the following:
Stafford District Arts Council
National Federation of Music Societies.
The Society’s principal address
SCS’s principal address is 19 Lawn Road, Rowley Park, Stafford, ST17 9AJ
Signed:
Name: Daniel Alfred Wills, Treasurer
Date: 27 August 2025
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Stafford Choral Society
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of The Stafford Choral Society Under The Charities Act 2011
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Stafford Choral Society for the year ended 31 July 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the 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 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 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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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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:
Name: Edward Sandy, ACA
Address: Gillan, Moreton Barn Farm, Tolldish Lane, Stafford, ST18 0RA
Date: 27 August 2025
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Stafford Choral Society
Statement of comprehensive income
For the year ended 31 July 2025
| Notes Income Subscriptions Income Tax Repayment (Covs) Bank Interest Net Soc Committee Fundraising Concert Income 200 Club Net Contribution (ii) SDAC Grant Sundry Income Total Income Expenditure Concert Expenditure Honoraria Rehearsal Room Hire (i) Affiliation Fees Sundry Expenditure Total Expenditure Net Income/(Expenditure) Transfers Between Funds Net Movement of Funds Cash Funds b/f Cash Funds c/f |
2025 2025 2025 General Fund Concerts 200 Club £ £ £ 16,735 40 - 3,430 - - 1,078 - - 3,106 - - - 11,737 - - - (1,498) - 500 - 871 - - 25,220 12,277 (1,498) - 16,641 - 14,655 - - 4,461 - - 753 - - 1,456 - - 21,325 16,641 - 3,895 (4,364) (1,498) (4,364) 4,364 - (470) - (1,498) 35,979 - 5,654 35,509 - 4,156 |
2025 Total £ 16,775 3,430 1,078 3,106 11,737 (1,498) 500 871 35,998 16,641 14,655 4,461 753 1,456 37,966 (1,968) - (1,968) 41,633 39,665 |
2024 Total £ 17,380 3,454 1,033 3,187 11,131 928 1,000 97 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38,210 | |||
| 16,519 14,875 1,200 600 4,422 |
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| 37,615 | |||
| 594 | |||
| - 594 41,038 |
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| 41,633 |
Notes
(i) Rehearsal room hire costs for spring and summer 2024 of £1,680.00 were not invoiced or paid until after the year end 2024.
So these costs are missing from 2024 and consequently must be added to 2025 Accounts.
(ii) Net 200 Club Contribution is reduced by: 1) Purchase of Keyboard / Amp / Stool / Stand and Carry Bag £2,348.91, and 2) Gazebos for Garden Party Net £144.02.
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Stafford Choral Society
Statement of financial position At 31 July 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Current assets | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand: | ||
| Current Account | 10,555 | 12,962 |
| COIF Account | 23,786 | 22,708 |
| 200 Club Account | 4,163 | 5,661 |
| Cash in Hand | 859 | - |
| 39,363 | 41,331 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one | ||
| - | - | |
| year | ||
| Net current assets | 39,363 | 41,331 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 39,363 | 41,331 |
| Net assets | 39,363 | 41,331 |
| Capital and reserves | ||
| General Fund | 35,200 | 35,670 |
| 200 Club | 4,163 | 5,661 |
| Total funds | 39,363 | 41,331 |
The notes on pages 6 to 7 form part of these financial statements.
They are signed on behalf of the Trustees by:
Daniel Alfred Wills, Treasurer
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Stafford Choral Society
Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 July 2025
General information and basis of accounting
Unless stated otherwise, is that fixed assets are written down in full in the year of acquisition.
For simplicity, and to reduce unnecessary work, all elements of the 200 Club finances, apart from the net change in worth have now been extracted from the main accounts. Consequently, all that will be shown in income is 200 Club Contribution. The treasurer relies upon any peculiarities in 200 Club, such as accruals/deferrals, uncashed cheques, to be dealt with within those accounts and portrays here simply closing bank balance minus opening bank balance.
SCS owns the following physical assets which have zero book value:
| Item | Location | Year Acquired | Cost £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staging | Stafford Grammar School | 2008 | 650.95 |
| Staging | Stafford Grammar School | 2014 | 3,630.00 |
| Hot Water Urn | Entrust | 2017 | 72.00 |
| Staging | Stafford Grammar School | 2022 | 2,319.30 |
| Handrails, trolleys, chairstops | Stafford GrammarSchool | 2023 | 3,018.08 |
| Keyboard, Amp, Stand, Stool | With MD | 2024 | 2,348.91 |
| Gazebos for Garden Party | 19 Lawn Road | 2025 | 144.02 |
1. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation of financial statements
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention using the receipts and payments basis of preparation.
There are no assets of the Society that are capable of revaluation. All assets and liabilities are therefore included at their historical costs.
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Stafford Choral Society
Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 July 2025
2. Concert and Subscription Breakdown
| Income Ticket Sales Choir Music Income SDAC Grant Programme & Advert Sales Donations/Sponsorships Total Income Expenditure Orchestra/Soloists/Equipment Venue Hire Music Costs Printing/Publicity Wine, Soft Drinks & Food Flowers & Calligraphy Staging & Transport Total Expenditure Net Surplus/(Deficit) Notes Subscriptions Vice Presidents & Friends Ordinary Members Total Subscriptions |
November Concert Messiah April Concert July Concert Total 22 Nov 2024 16 Dec 2024 12 Apr 2025 11 Jul 2025 £ £ £ £ £ 2,485 3,303 2,631 1,090 9,509 658 - 400 400 1,458 - - 500 - 500 219 - 175 - 394 66 - 161 - 226 |
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| 3,427 3,303 3,866 1,490 12,087 |
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| 2,097 1,870 5,648 400 10,015 900 560 900 350 2,710 553 - 1,110 850 2,513 119 280 312 45 756 - 212 - 60 272 131 - 110 - 241 376 - 328 - 704 |
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| 4,176 2,922 8,408 1,705 17,211 |
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| (749) 381 (4,542) (215) (5,124) |
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| £ 500 16,235 16,735 |
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