## **Llandaff Cathedral Choral Society (Charity number 507289)** ## **Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2023.** ## **Trustees** The Trustees of the Choir are the Chair, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. |
Assistant Secretaries.|| |---|---| |**Current Trustees**|| |Caroline Lynch-Blosse|Chair| |Sonia Liggett|Treasurer (resigned 18-09-2023)
Assistant Treasurer (appointed 18-09-2023)| |Nia Roblin|Assistant Treasurer (resigned 18-09-2023)
Treasurer (appointed 18-09-2023)| |Richard Clements|Secretary (resigned 18-09-2023; continuing as Trustee)| |Ruth Paradice|Secretary (appointed 18-09-2023)| |Lucy-Ann Pickering|Assistant Secretary| The correspondence address for the Choir is 32 Llanedeyrn Road, Cardiff, CF23 9DY. ## **Management** The business of the Choir is managed by the Choir Committee comprising of the Trustees, together with representatives of each vocal section of the choir, librarians, and concert manager with the Musical Director in attendance. All the Trustees and the section representatives are elected by members of the Choir from the membership of the Choir. ## **Activities** The primary activity of the Choir is the glory of God through the study and practice of choral music in order to foster public knowledge and appreciation of such music by public performances. In the year ended 31 July 2023 the Choir looked forward to an easier year, in terms of rehearsals and performances, as Covid restrictions were lifted, and it was pleasing that Membership increased steadily throughout the year. The first event of the year was held in Llandaff Cathedral in November 2022, a performance of Mendelssohn’s _St Paul_ followed by Brahms’ _German Requiem_ in March 2023. Despite some residual nervousness for concert-goers following the lockdown periods, audiences were good, although not as great in number as pre-Covid. It was with sadness that the Choir said farewell to Alexander Thacker who had served as Director of Music for many years. At the farewell tea, members wished him well in his new role. Simon Lovell-Jones was appointed as the new Director of Music taking up the role at the start of the summer term. The Choir finished the year with the summer concert featuring Bernstein’s _The Chichester Psalms._ ## **Financial Review** The details of the financial position of the Choir are presented in the accompanying financial statements. The Choir ended the 2023 financial year in a much better position, being delighted to welcome many new members resulting in an increase in subscription income and related gift aid. Subscription income continues to be the main source of income, necessary to cover rehearsal costs and concert deficits. The Committee aims to manage concert deficits by budgeting for the year ahead and selecting programmes that are a mix of works that are likely to attract a good audience and those which are aimed at introducing our audience to newer composers or less well-known works. Signed for and on behalf of the Trustees of the Llandaff Cathedral Choral Society ………………………………. FOR VEAP EMDEDS1ST￿y XQ3 StP# Soal (Q•w} stPaul Sure Nown*•8r knèmber Oec•rrknw Marth July 2022 Br4hrn8 Totsl 2022 2022 2023 2023 Tic*•t8nd Pffjor•¥¥M S•l•88rtd SpDnwr5hip 3222 2,630 8220 4.445 Condtscknr 550 550 620 1.195 755 1.440 1264 2.160 1.950 4.69 4.424 2.19) 357 430 5.546 2,415 C$th¢drnl Hlr• Stsging Publidty SS2 137 450 476 107 103 476 107 470 1.504 1,086 1.042 1,023 255 142 16 13.9971 112491 112371 0297 97 Pag• 1 OENEAALACC¢)IIKfFOR TrE YEAR JISTJULY X2J 15.420 11.4C DonBl¢ns ¥G Hlre Bgr* Intyjwt Tax rebat8 3.7 433 2ts76 512 16247 IIOTE 1 Fundrni*nB 100 Club Ch8rty 310 921 Totsl 21586 17.676 Hall H AudrilA￿￿fiII*J Bank thargos t)g 532 Strg• Ewerr 120 177 IMIII 1951 SJndry 1.721 2320 ConduL*r Condu&yTra¥o1 4.150 1.7ty) 1.4 7.745 8535 Paue 2 LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIErY BALANCE SHEEf AS AT 31sr JULY 2023 2022 Cwrent A81•ts CurrentAcccwnt DepostAccount 8.613 5.889 9.971 7.242 NOTE 2 Deblors Prepayments 3.765 2,672 13.736 9.914 Cwr•nt Llabllltl83 Creditors Oef8rr8d Income G8n8ral Fund A￿nI Balanix broughtfi)rward 9.914 12.662 Movement in Ihe year. Conc6rtAc(x)unt {8297) 19.569) General A(x#)unt 3.822 (2.748) Goneval Fund Account Tre08urer Chainnan Dats Dale P898 3 LLANDAFF CATHEDRALCHCfftAL SOCErY NIYtES TO THE ACCCKINTS FUI THE YEAR END•4G 3181 JULY 2023 NOTE 1 Sundry kncomo Tepresgn&' Scaffvgs salgs and Stsgè Hiro NOTE 2 Debbr is HMRC GiftAid LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKrs FOR THE YEAA ENDED 31ST JULY 2023 The bllowing a*xounting policies haw been applied ¢onsis#>nty in dealing wilh iteTh whi(* are considered fflatsrial in relation to the financaal stslements. (a) Ba$ls ofaco)unJng These financial statements have been p￿par￿ urKlertho histixi¢al (a)st (x)nvantion. (b) i>ants Receivable Revenue Grants receivable are ￿edItsd kn inu)n*. 1¢) Taxation As the Society is a rngistered Charity. rK) pffjvislon has beon made br laxatlon. Id> General Fund The results of the Society forthe y8ar have been transfeThed to the G8n8ral Fund. The G8neral Fund ￿)nsISts of ￿r￿lS vthith tho Charity use br its purposè at Its dlsc¥elon. le) Acrnunting Period The aw)unts ¢¢y•er the 12 month period tr131stJuly 2023 LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY AUDrr REPORT I have audited Ihe financial statements knr the year andod 31st July 2023. setouton pages 1 to < In my opinion they give a In￿ and fairvi8w of the affairs oflh8 Socièty. Aud6tor D.lJames Page 4