**HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY** ## **COMMITTEE’S REPORT** ## **2019/2020 SEASON** 1. The Society is a Registered Charity (No. 508140) whose management is in the hands of a committee elected annually by the members. ## **2. Managing Committee** Chairman Mrs P White Hon Librarian Mrs F Roper Hon Secretary Mrs H Markland Hon Advertising Secretary Dr B Herriot Hon Treasurer Dr B Herriot Hon Assistant Secretary Mrs A Wright Hon Friends’ Secretary Mrs Nia O’Byrne Hon Concert Manager Mr A Thompson Hon Publicity Secretary Mr M. Ewins Hon Members Secretary Ms L Hargrove & Vice-Chair Hon Ticket Secretary Mrs H Yellin Hon Programme Editor Dr I Roper Hon Press Secretary Mrs C Stevens Committee Members Mr G Rawlinson Musical Advice is given by the Society’s Conductor, Mr Geraint Bowen and by the Accompanist, Mr Peter Dyke. 3. The Society can be contacted through the Hon Secretary at Southbank House, Southbank Road, Hereford HR1 2TJ 4. The Society’s banker is Santander plc Bootle Merseyside GIR 0AA ## 5. **Objectives** To educate the public in the Arts and Sciences, in particular the art and science of Music, by the presentation of concerts and by the preparation of members for participation in the annual meetings of the Three Choirs Festivals of Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester. To also provide an annual choral workshop to which non-members are invited. 6. During the year ended 31[st] July 2020, the Society gave three concerts as follows: |November 2019|An English Idyll|Vaughan Williams, Ireland and Butterworth| |---|---|---| |December 2019|Messiah|Handel| |March 2020|The Creation|Haydn| |March 2020 (Workshop)|Requiem|Rutter| A total of 1119 people attended the three concerts (2018/2019: 1400) 125 people attended the Workshop (2018//2019: 112) ## 7. **Financial Report** - a) The attached accounts are not statutory accounts. - b) The accounts comply with the Statement of Recommended Practice 2000 c) The Financial Year End for Hereford Choral Society is to 31[st] July ## **Assets** Staging 400 - d) Income is recognised when it becomes due to the Society. Donations are taken into account in the financial year to which they refer - e) Netting expenditure against related income has not occurred this year ## f) Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31[st] July 2020 |Resources Arising

Concert Income
Subscriptions
Bank Interest
Gift Aid Refund
Fundraising
Major Donations
Corporate Members & Sponsors
Donations
Sing for FUN workshop
Resources arising in the year
Resources used
Concert Expenditure
General (Reh rooms/ honoraria etc.)
Sing for FUN workshop
Fundraising
_____
Resources used in the year
Increase in resources|Year Ended 31.7.19
Year Ended 31.7.20
£
£
28,702 21,883
19,085 18,340
59
61
4,384
4,811
1,906
1,889
13,640
0
1,000 1,750
0
95
1,680
2,040
_______
______
70,456
50,869
44,472
49,553
8,324 8008
1,224
784
395 300
_____
54,415 58,645
16,041
(7,776)|Year Ended 31.7.19
Year Ended 31.7.20
£
£
28,702 21,883
19,085 18,340
59
61
4,384
4,811
1,906
1,889
13,640
0
1,000 1,750
0
95
1,680
2,040
_______
______
70,456
50,869
44,472
49,553
8,324 8008
1,224
784
395 300
_____
54,415 58,645
16,041
(7,776)| |---|---|---| |||£
21,883
18,340
61
4,811
1,889
0
1,750
95
2,040
______
50,869
49,553
8008
784
300
58,645
(7,776)| ## g) There was one Corporate Member in 2017/18. There were two Major Donations and one bequest. h) Reconciliation of Funds |Year Ended 31.7.19
£
Balance brought forward at 1stAugust
32,000
Decrease in resources retained
Increase in resources retained
16,041
_______
48,041
Represented by
Tangible Fixed Assets
800
Current Assets (Bank Balances):
48,081
Less Current Liabilities
(840)
______
48,041|Year Ended 31.7.20
£
48,041
(7,776)
______
40,265
800
40,305
(840)
_______
40,265| |---|---| ________________________ ____________________________ P WHITE – HON CHAIRMAN B HERRIOT – HON TREASURER HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31st JULY 2020 HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY BALANCE SHEEr AS AT 31•tJiLY 2020 7.717 48,081 {840) 48,041 (7,776) 32.0 18,041 bl HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY INCOIAE & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 31•t JULY 2020 Page 2 19.751 2,132 24,923 3,n9 Progrdmmes & Ad¥8rt8 21,883 2&702 15.540 k Interest Income tax refijnd 61 4,811 27.097 21)0 Club Sates at rehearnals 598 1.028 273 Orehestra & Lay Cths 20,018 7.7(Kl Ch(Kal P*ts 938 Chamber Orpor￿rpslChOrd 240 Printii¥J 1,673 SkgiNJ & Cathedral 9,189 910 525 1.024 7.681 3,431 FirntAKI 230 44,472 FuThlr•Jiry 2IXI Club 250 145 4280 Audibon$ Publ Website Maklng Musk. Insurance Atmin 497 1.224 420 Accwnlancy 420 8.792 15 Surplus l (DefiGit) of Incorn ovor Expndltsr• (£7,776) HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31st JULY 2020 HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY BALANCE SHEEr AS AT 31•tJiLY 2020 7.717 48,081 {840) 48,041 (7,776) 32.0 18,041 bl HEREFORD CHORAL SOCIETY INCOIAE & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 31•t JULY 2020 Page 2 19.751 2,132 24,923 3,n9 Progrdmmes & Ad¥8rt8 21,883 2&702 15.540 k Interest Income tax refijnd 61 4,811 27.097 21)0 Club Sates at rehearnals 598 1.028 273 Orehestra & Lay Cths 20,018 7.7(Kl Ch(Kal P*ts 938 Chamber Orpor￿rpslChOrd 240 Printii¥J 1,673 SkgiNJ & Cathedral 9,189 910 525 1.024 7.681 3,431 FirntAKI 230 44,472 FuThlr•Jiry 2IXI Club 250 145 4280 Audibon$ Publ Website Maklng Musk. Insurance Atmin 497 1.224 420 Accwnlancy 420 8.792 15 Surplus l (DefiGit) of Incorn ovor Expndltsr• (£7,776)