REGISTERED NUMBEIL. 507696
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
FOR
WELSH ASSOCIATION OF MALE CHOIRS
Clay Shaw Butler
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WELSH ASSOCIATION OF MALE CHOIRS
CONTEiYfs OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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WELSH ASSOCIATION OF MALE CHOIRS
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The trustee8 prescnt thcir rep)rt with the financial 8tatrll￿nts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. The
trustees bave adopted the provi8iors of Accounting and Rcporting by Cbarities: stateme￿ of Recommended Practice
appli￿lIe to GI￿LtieS prwing their accounts in accordanGe with the FinmcAI Reportitig Standard appli¢able in the
UK and Republic of Irelhnd (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019).
O&JECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
ObJecdve8 and aimi
The purpo8¢s of th¢ A&8oci¥dtion are to bring together all Welsh choirs under one umbrella and to assist them OD any
query or problem that could llrise" to foster and promote the art of male voice ¢horal music and WeJ8h choral WOTks; and
to liai8e with educational in8titittions and cultural Societies for the praoticc and S￿dY of the perfornwKe of male choral
work worldwide. The trustees have had du¢ regard to gUId￿e publishcd by the Ch￿lty ConLmi88ion and consider that
they Qomply viith their duty ￿￿er Section 4 of the 2011 Charities ACL
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
The A880cAation hL4 enjoyed another very succesBfill year. The May 2024 AGM 8aw our long-8tauding President Huw T
Williams 8t¢p dovm after 16 y¢aTh of 8terling Service. Hi8 outstanding knowl¢dge of music lif¢ in Wales h&8 been
invaluable to the ASS￿l2tioL Although no longer President he Continues to offtr bi8 advice and support to the
AssociatioTr The Association were thrilled to appoint Wynne Evans as its new President. He has already shown 8ilPPOrt
for the Association by a￿lD8 to be our soloist at our Live￿001 concert next June.
Our Secretary Chris Evans Continues to keep member Choirs updated on the work of the Executive ￿￿1Th￿iDing a bank of
resources for tbe STr￿1n8 of good practicc. CoDc¢rted efforts have been made to ensure we D￿Ints1n the right contact
detaiLs of member choir8 to ensure that all infornjation reaches the right ￿1p]ents.
Otw PRO Alun Thoma8 ensureN that the work of the Association is shared with the wider cornmurrity. He drafted thc
knociation'8 response on cultur￿ PritirAties to the Welsh GovcnllJMt. Many tt￿re of ow m¢mber choirs are ￿Ing
platforn)s we have, such as Facebwk and X. to promote their activitie8. The Association 18 investigating the use of
Facebook to chronicle the whole process of our massed concert in Liverpool from recruilmenL practices through to the
The Association was present at the Natio1￿ Eisteddfod in Pontypridd during August. Thi8 is a very worlhwhile event to
be present at with many vi8itors to our stand We were pleased to pr&s¢nt our own trophy to RiACa Male Voice Choir 88
rynner8 of the Male Voice Cboir CotiipetitioL The Association also took the oppothity to Speak with representatives
of Teithiau Patsgonia organise visits to Patsgonia. Di8cu&8ion hve been had WAth a number of mcmbcr ¢hoirs that
have supported Patagonia as a potentiol tour de8tinatioL We have now had a presentstion from Teithiau Patagonia and
the Executive Con￿Ittee decided to promote this tour in 2027.
The CornpetitionslAwards Sub Cornmittee have ￿ntinUed to endeavour to identify witable recipients tbat meet the
oriteria set. Trying to ensure that potential recipients meet the Gonstraints 8et by the Cljarities COrnn￿oll has been an
obstsGlc to overcome.
The Association is still detennined to develop 8tronger links between the North Wales A&sociation atMI u& It is fair to
Say that despite every efforl progress Ilas not been a8 quirk as we I￿a hopcd.
At this yeals AGM the Association will be looking to replace th¢ rctiring Se¢retary and Treasurer both of ￿orn have
served the Association with distinction over many years. We thank them wholtrheartedly. Thanks also go to the other
members of the Executive Conmiittee for ensuring the continuing succ¢&s of the Association.
Financlal posldon
The Association's free reserves carried foTrrnd at 31 December 2024 amountsd to £84.030.
Invdtment polley and objeetlveg
The Association do&8 not have any investm￿.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
W￿LSH ASSOCIATION OF MALE CHOIRS
Tlldependentexanknr* repttt to the trllthe• A•wthllon of M•1¢ Cb)tri
I tewt to tho ch￿lty Irthel examiN￿ of th8 a¢¢oDth OE Wel•h A8￿cth of Malg Cholrb (lkn Tru&) for
the )T4r cth131 Jjaxmbff 2024.
n)y follow¢d All appJKable Dlleotiots gIV￿ by tho Charfty Soctkni 145(5Xb) of
the ACL
rtrA>rd8 Vrna IK>t kwt in rr4)xt ofthe requiml by SetttAon 130 of tbe Aot (r
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WELSH ASSOCIATION OF MALE CHOIRS
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
31.12.24
Un￿stric￿l
31.12.23
Notes
INCOI￿￿ AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and le8￿1¢8
3,257
3,445
Charitable a¢tivAtie8
Concert
115,615
31,956
Investsnent income
Total
118,874
35,402
EXPENDrfuRE ON
Charltable i¢OvltieJ
8,115
98,665
3,956
24582
Concert
Total
106,780
28,538
NETThCOME
12,094
6,864
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
I'otal fimds brought forward
71,936
65,072
TOTAL FtJNDS CARRIED FORWARD
84,030
71,936
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WELSH ASSOCIATION OF MALE CHOIRS
BALANCE SHEET
31 DECEMBER2024
31.1224
31.1123
UnroJtriot4d Total
Dpbtorfj
Cash at bank
4.526
98.819
20.4Y7
121.707
I03J45
142.204
(19J15)
(70268)
84,030
71936
84,030
71936
L¥ZT ￿$SET8
84.030
71936
10
84,030
84.030
71S136
..243S.. alld Iv¥rn i18￿d on Its bebllf ty.
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WELSH ASSOCIATION OF MALE CHOIRS
NOTES TO THE FLYANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PREPARING THE FllYANCLIL STATEMENTS
The financial Staten￿￿9 of the charity, which is a public beT￿lt entAty under FRS 102, Jjave bcen prepared in
accordance with the Cbarities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Ch8ritie8: Ststemcllt of
RecoD)mended Practi￿ app]ithle to charities preporing their a¢counts in accordance with the FinanGial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019),,
Finpwial Reporting Standard 102 ryhe Financial Rq)ortitig Standard applithle in the UK and Republic of
Ireland, and the Chariti¢8 Act 2011. The financi￿ 8tatenKnts hav¢ been prepared under the bistorical ¢08t
convention.
JNCOME
All incom¢ 18 T￿Os￿lsed in the Statement of Financial Activities onc¢ thc churAty bas entitlement to the flln￿ it
18 probnble that the inGome will be received and the atnount can be measured reliably.
EXPENDITURE
Liabitilles are recoEni8&1 a8 expenditure 8$ soon as therc is a legal or coiistniotive obligation committing the
charity to that expeDditure, it is prt)bable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement alld
the amount of the obligation can be me&wred reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has
been classified under heading8 that aggregate all c08t relatcd to the category. Where costs ¢aTJnot be dIr￿Y
attributed to parti¢ular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basi8 consistent with the u8e of
Grnnts offered subject to condition8 vAJich have not been met at the year end date arn noted as a Gommitment but
not a¢¢rued as expendiilire.
TAXATION
The ch￿lty is exempt from tax on its ¢haritabl¢ activitie8.
FUIID ACCOUNTLYG
Unrestrictsd fill￿5 Can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Re8tricted funds can only be UBed for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. R¢8tri¢tions
arise when specified by the donor or when fund8 are raised for particular restricted purp08e8.
The A$8ociation does not have aay Restricted funds.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
31.12.24
31.12.23
Donatio￿9
Subscriptions
45
3,400
3,257
3,257
3,445
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
INVESTMENT llYCOME
31.12.24
31.12.23
Dcposit account inteirst
INCOME & EXPENDITURE FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. CONCERT
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
ROYAL ALBERT HALL CONCERT 27 AFR￿ 2024
DTCOME
Concert ticket 8ale8
109,194
850
3,171
2,400
Prn￿e sales
Choir dcposits
CONCERT ￿COmE
115,615
RAH hire and associated costs
Ticket con]mission
PRS fees
22.275
19,172
5,368
5,481
2,976
5,751
361
1,411
861
8,639
1,997
2,377
5,250
363
142
106
15,085
1.050
RAH organ and piano bire
OtILer RAH cknges . lightin8, audio, security & stewards
RAH ho8pitsIity costs
Mu8iC CQPi¢
Reh¢4rnal hall hire
Music Team ¢xpensa8
Concert progran)ll￿ printing
Committee moetings & travel
Postage costs
LiGcncc fee - This 18 The Moment
Gifts to perf0m￿S
Contribution to participating choir8, expen8es
A¢¢ountancy fee
CONCERT EXPENDITURE
98,665
NET CONCERT SURPLUS R￿AINED
16,950
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR EI¥DED 31 DECEMBER 2024
CHAIiITABLE ACTIVITIES
Direct
Costs
funding of
activities
Support
Totals
3208
98,665
500
4,307
8,115
98,665
Con¢ert
101,973
500
4,307
106,780
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs
There were no trustees, Temuneration or other benefits for thc year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year
ended 31 Decembtt 2023.
TRUSTEES, EXPENSES
31.12.24
31.12.23
Trustees, cxpejjscs
2,449
2,134
COMPARATIVES FOR IHE STATEMENI OF FINANCIAL AcrivrtlES
Unrestricted
YCOME AND ENDOWMEIYTS FROM
Donations and lega¢ie
3,445
Clwltabie acthdtle8
ConGert
31,956
Invesknent i￿ome
Total
35,402
EXPEiYDTnJRE ON
Charitable actlvltle8
Community
Concert
3,956
24.582
Total
28.538
LYET INCOME
6,864
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Totsl funds brought forward
65,072
TOTAL F[￿Ds CARRtED FORWARD
71,936
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - eontinued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHllY ONE YEAR
31.12.24
31.1223
Trade debtors
21
20.476
4,526
4.526
20,497
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLINGDUE WTIHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.24
31.12.23
Trade creditors
Other creditor
15,495
3,820
246
70,022
19,315
70,268
10.
MOVEMEIYT IN FUNDS
Net
At
31.12.24
At 1.1.24
in fund8
Unre8trleted fulld8
General fulld
71,936
12,094
84,030
TOTAL FUNDS
71,936
12,094
84,030
Net movement in fund4 inchthd in the abovc are as follows:
Inooming Resourcgg
Movement
Unreltrlctsd fundi
General fund
118,874
(106.780)
12,094
TOTAL FUNDS
118,874
(106,780)
12,094
comp￿8￿ve$ for movemellt In fund8
Net
At
31.12.23
Atl.1.23
Unrestrl¢ted funds
General fund
65,072
6.864
71,936
TOTAL FUNDS
65,072
6.864
71,936
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued
FOR THE YEAR EM)ED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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MOVEMENT n¥1 FUNDS - conthilled
Comparative net m0ven￿￿ in fund4 included in th¢ above are as follow8:
Incoming
R&4ource8
Movcmcnt
in funds
Unrestrleted fund8
General fund
35,402
(28,538)
6,864
TOTAL FUNDS
35.402
(28,538)
6.864
A curent yw 12 nMmth8 and prior year 12 month8 combined poBition is as follow8:
Net
movement
in fund8
At
31.12.24
At 1.1.23
Unrestrlcted fundj
65,072
18.958
84,030
TOTAL FUNDS
65,072
18,958
84,030
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 month8 combined net m0Ven￿nt in fund4 included in the above ar¢
as follows:
Incoming
resources
Resource8 Movement
expended in fimd8
Unre￿leted fundj
General fund
154,276
{135J18)
18,958
TOTAL FUNDS
154276
{135J18)
18,958
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RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURLS
The tr￿te¢S and con)mittec member8 all give freely of their time and expertise. Expenses paid to the trustees and
committee mernb¢rs in the year totslled £1.849 (2023,. £1,534). The Setretary and Trcasurer received an
honorariwn of £300 (2023: honorarium of £300 each) to ￿Ver sunthy cogts Ithich were not otherwise
reimbursed. Expenses of £2,377 (2023".£1,362) were al80 paid to the trl￿ and ¢omDllttee members this year
in respect of the fundraising concert and ￿ inoluded in Note 4 to the acwunts.
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