Llandaff Cathedral Choral Society Icharity number 507289)
Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 202
Trustees
The Trustees of the Choir are the Chair, TasUrer, Assistant Treasurer, Secretsry and
Assistant Secretaries.
Current Trustees
Caroline L nch-Bk)sse
Ruth Paradice
Nia Roblin
Chair
Secreta
inted 18-09-2023
Treasurer {appointed 1 &09-2023)
Assistant Treasurer
resi
ned 18-09-2023
Assistant Treasurer (appointed 18-09-2023)
Treasurer
resi
ned 18-09-2023
Assistant Secreta
Sonia Liggett
Lu
-Ann Pickerin
Richard Clements {Secretary until 1 &02023} resigned as Trustee on 22-02-2024.
The correspondence address for the Choir is 32 Llanedeym 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.
Actlvltles
The primary activty of the Choir is the glory of God through the study and practice of choral
music in order to foster public knowledge and apprecialion of such music by public
performances.
In the year ended 31 July 2024 membership continued to increase steadily throughout the
year, 8nd the Choir enjoyed the first full year under the baton of its recently appointed
Director of Music, Simon LovelkJones.
The first event of the year was held in Llandaff Cathedral in November 2023. a perfomiance
of Mozart's Vespers together with the Requiem by Michael Haydn.
In March 2024, the Choir We delighted to perfom the world premiere of fime by lain
James Veitch and to host a perfonnance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 performed by
Ariel Lanyi.
The year closed by participating in the Llandaff Festival in July 2024 with an aftemoon of
Opera Choruses, and then supporting Ihe Cathedral in its worship with sections from
Dvorak's B Minor Mass.
Financial Review
The details of the financial position of the Choir are presented in the accompanying financial
statements. The Choir maintained a steady financial position. with the income from the
General account covering the deficÉts arising from the Concerts. Subscription income
continues to be the main source of income.
The Committee manages concert derlts by budgeting for the year ahead and selecting
programmes that are a mix of works that are likety to attract a good audience and those
which are aimed at intr(xlucing our audien to newer composets or less welkknown works.
Signed for and on behalf of the Trustees of the Llandaff Cathedral Choral Society
N)J. [4. Q
Nia Roblin, Treasurer
## LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY
## FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JULY 2024
## GENERAL ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JULY 2024
|Income||2024|2024|2023|2023|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||£|£|£|£|
|Subscriptions
Donations|||16,730
405||15,420
900|
|Music Hire|||0||126|
|Bank Interest|||148||6|
|Tax rebate|||3,828||3,780|
|Sundry|Note 1||143||433|
||||21,253||20,665|
|Fundraising:||||||
|Fundraising
100 Club||1,007
320||611
310||
||||1,327||921|
|Total Income|||22,580||21,586|
|Expenditure||||||
|Hall Hire||2,693||1,160||
|Audit&Accounting||0||0||
|Bank charges||64||52||
|Printing, Postage etc||0||34||
|Making Music subscription||449||564||
|Music hire||0||0||
|Stage & Organ Expenses||0||0||
|Donations & Presentations||100||90||
|Marketing &Website||348||0||
|Folders (nett)
Workshops
Sundry||(20)
0
93||(84)
(95)
0||
||||3,727||1,721|
|Rehearsal Fees||||||
|Conductor
Conductor Travel||4,400
0||3,800
1,490||
|Accompanist||2,975||2,455||
||||7,375||7,745|
|NetSurplus|||11,479||12,120|
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## LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY
## CONCERT ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JULY 2024
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Opera|Dvorak Mass|||
|Time and|Choruses|BMinor|||
|Mozart Vespers &|Carol|Mozart Piano|(Llandaff|(Liturgical|
|Haydn Requiem|Service|Concerto|Festival)|Mass)|||
|November|December|March|July|July|Total|Totat|
|2023|2023|2024|2024|2024|2024|2023|
|Income|
|Ticket|and|Programme|Sales||||
|and|Sponsorship|3,288|0|2,368|0|tt)|sg|8,220|
|Expenditure|||
|Conductor|500|275|500|500|275)|2,050|2,160|
|Soloists|950|0|560|0|Oo}|1,510}|1,950|
|Orchestra/AccompanisVExtras|2,886|175|3,839|150|220}|7,270}|4,697|
|Cathedral|Hire|1,134|430|1,040|0|Oo}|2,604]|4,424|
|instruments|0|0|0|ry|fy)|o}|85|
|Staging|522|it)|571|0|LY)|1,094]|1,504|
|Publicity|92|0|0|0|Oo}|92]|419|
|Music hire|/ Purchase|175|107|311|189|196}|978|1,023|
|Programmes|0|0|0|(¢]|o}|0}|255|
|Video|Editing|0|0|Oo}|Ol|Q|
|PRS|0|0|Q|Oo}|0|
|||||
|6,260|987|6,820|839|691]|15,597|16,517]|
|||||
|Gross (Deficit)|(2,972)|(987)|(4,452)|(839)|(691)|(9,941|||(8,297)|
|Grants received|||O}|0|
|Donation|y|0|
|Net (Deficit)/Surplus|(2,972)|(987)|4452|839|691|||@oan}|8,297)|
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## LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY
## BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST JULY 2024
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|2024|2024|2023|2023|
|£|£|£|£|
|Current|Assets|
|Current Account|1,345|8,613|
|Deposit Account|10,506|1,359|
|11,851|9,972|
|Debtors|Note 2|3,800|3,765|
|Prepayments|Note|2|200|0|
|~~|16,851|~~|43,737|
|Current|Llabilities|
|Creditors|(576)|0|
|Net Assets|15,075,275|13,737,J37|
|Represented|by:|
|General|Fund|Account|
|Balance|brought forward|13,737|9,914|
|Movement|in|the|year:|
|Concert Account|(9,941)|(8,297)|
|General|Account|11,479|12,120|
|1,538|3,823|
|General Fund Account|15275.|~_13,737,|
|reneNM|
|Date|NKEeOM be|omeate|CheerHGDyBitte|
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LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st JULY 2024
NOTE 1 Sundry Income represents: Scarves and Stage Hire
NOTE 2 Debtor is HMRC Gift Aid; Prepayments are deposits for Cathedral bookings
Accounting Policles
The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which
are considered material in relation to the financial statements.
(a) Basis of accounting
These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
(b) Grants Receivable
Revenue Grants receivable are credited to income.
(c) Taxation
As the Society is a registered Charity, no provision has been made for taxation.
(d) General Fund
The results of the Society for the year have been transferred to the General Fund.
The General Fund consists of funds which the Charity may use for its purpose at its discretion.
(e) Accounting Period
The accounts cover the 12 month period to 31st July 2024
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## LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY
## AUDIT REPORT
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{ have audited the financial statements for the year ended 31st July 2024, set out on pages 1 to 4
In my opinion they give
ae ofthe affairs of the Society,
5 D.I. James
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