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ST. GEORGE’S SINGERS, POYNTON

Registered Charity No. 508686

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS TO 31 JULY 2025

Approval

This Report and the annexed Accounts were approved by the Trustees as a body on 20[th] January 2026 and are signed on their behalf by the Hon. Chair and the Hon. Treasurer who are authorised by the Trustees to do so.

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Ros Stuart-Buttle Laura Mummery
Hon. Chair Hon. Treasurer
Date: 21/01/2026 Date: 21/01/2026
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ST. GEORGE’S SINGERS, POYNTON

Registered Charity No. 508686

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS TO 31 JULY 2025

Independent Examiner's report on the accounts set out on pages 9 to 21.

Responsibilities and basis of report

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/07/2025.

As the charity's trustees, 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 2011 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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:

Date:

21/01/2026

Name: Steven Bluck

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body: ICAEW

Address: 63 Longley Lane, Northenden, Manchester, M224JD

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ST. GEORGE’S SINGERS, POYNTON

Registered Charity No. 508686

ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS TO 31 JULY 2025

The Trustees present their Annual Report and Accounts of the choir for the twelve months to 31[st ] July 2025.

Reference and Administrative Details

The full name of the charity is St. George's Singers, Poynton.

The Charity Commission registration no. is 508686.

The principal office address is: The Hon. Secretary, St. George’s Singers Poynton, 2 Bosley Drive, Poynton, SK12 1UX.

Committee members are subject to re-election at the Annual Members Meeting. During the year the Committee members/ Trustees were:

Name Trustee Positon held Date efectve
John Smith Yes Hon. Chair Resigned 4thNovember 2025
Ros Stuart-Butle Yes Hon. Chair Appointed 4thNovember 2025
Anne Francis Yes Trustee, not on commitee All year
Joanna Bluck Yes Hon. Deputy Chair Resigned 4thNovember 2025
Jacqueline Smith Yes Hon. Deputy Chair Appointed 4thNovember 2025
Jacqueline Smith Yes Hon. Secretary Resigned 4thNovember 2025
Kate Alexander Yes Hon. Secretary Appointed 4thNovember 2025
Laura Mummery Yes Hon. Treasurer All year
Paul Goss No Concert Secretary Resigned 4thNovember 2025
Lynn Winspear No Concert Secretary Appointed 4thNovember 2025
Gillian Banks Yes Soprano secton representatve All year
Jean Egerton No Alto secton representatve 1stSeptember 2024
Mark Warrington No Tenor secton representatve All year
Paul Burft No Bass secton representatve Resigned 4th November 2025

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Nick Rider No Bass secton representatve Appointed 4th November 2025
David Francis Yes Hon. Ticket Secretary All year
Mary Hoult No Hon. Publicity Ofcer All year
Gwyneth Pailin Yes Hon. Librarian All year
Susan Hodgson No Co-opted All year
Vicki Perry Yes Trustee, not on commitee All year

The choir’s Musical Director is Neil Taylor.

The choir’s Accompanist is Peter Durrant.

Structure, Governance and Management

The charity is constituted as an unincorporated association. Its governing document is a Constitution unanimously adopted at a Special General Meeting held on 29[th] April 2014 and is capable of alteration by a two-thirds majority of Members present at the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting, provided that fourteen days’ notice of the proposed amendment has been sent to all Members.

The persons legally responsible for the control and management of the charity as Trustees are all members of the Committee and are nominated from permanent Committee members.

Objectives

The Objectives of the charity are:-

Enjoyment and Advocacy – To strive to instil and foster a love for the choral arts and a passion for singing in our members and audience through high-quality performances, varied and innovative programming, and each member’s full engagement in the rehearsal process. To help achieve this, the Choir is led by a professional Director of Music and supported by a professional Accompanist.

Friendliness and Sociability – To seek to achieve high standards of performance within an enjoyable, inclusive and friendly organisation. Members attend rehearsals for the challenges and rewards of singing as part of an ensemble, the enjoyment of the music and the support and friendship of those they sing with.

Educaton and Development – To maintain our reputation as an organisation dedicated to high choral and performance standards. To support this, we hold auditions for prospective members and regular re-auditions for existing members. Through partnerships with local school groups and music

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educators and colleges, we provide opportunities for young musicians’ career development in performance as singers and instrumentalists.

Community Engagement – To strive to raise community awareness of a wide range of choral music and to engage with other organisations in support of choral performance within both the local (Poynton and South Manchester) and the wider community.

Financial Stability - To maintain financial viability, as a registered charity, with fundraising activities and expenditure appropriate to achieving our objectives.

Well Being and Reputaton - To contribute to the well-being of individual members, and the choir as a whole, through our supportive and thoughtful behaviour towards each other, respecting diversity, and maintaining high personal standards. Our reputation as a choir is important to us, and we expect members to be vigilant and mindful of this in all external interactions such as through social media, or through any contact with other organisations.

Activities

The choir generally organises a number of concerts each year at venues in Greater Manchester, including regularly at the prestigious Bridgewater Hall, Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and the Cathedral. Ticket pricing is aimed at encouraging maximum public attendance, with student and children rates. One of these concerts, held annually in December, is focussed on family participation and young musician participation.

In addition, there is an annual Singing Day event to which all singers are invited and the choir participates in Poynton local community events.

The choir also undertakes annual tours. In 2016/17 it visited Costa Rica, in 2017/18 North Wales, in 2018/19 Bruges, in 2022/23 Bristol and in 2024/25 Norwich, with 3-5 public performances on each tour. The charity has also commissioned (and performed) original choral works from both established conductors such as Will Todd (2012 Footprints ) and Sasha Johnson Manning (2018 War’s Embers ).

The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit when carrying out the activities of the choir.

Achievements and Performance

Going back to November 2024, we embarked upon a challenging programme to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Anton Bruckner. Many of us were highly familiar with his motets, but very few of us were aware of just how wonderful the Mass in E minor is, especially when we were able to put it together with the superb wind and brass players we had for this concert. A huge amount of this repertoire was unaccompanied, and after many weeks of encouraging, cajoling, correcting, and generally getting used to Bruckner’s sound world, the final performances were excellent.

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Then it was time for Christmas – a full nave at St George’s Stockport were very appreciative and enthusiastic, and we enjoyed performing some familiar carols, interspersed with new ones, and joint numbers with Bradshaw Hall School’s fantastic Choir. A brilliant evening, and particularly pleasing that we could reintroduce ourselves to the music of Francis Poulenc, in the shape of his fabulous Christmas motets.

2025 began with a Singing Day featuring the rather lovely and somewhat neglected Requiem in C minor by Cherubini. It is a work with an auspicious history, given the solemnity and importance of its first performance in Paris. It’s a huge shame that since then it’s found itself rather looked over and maybe looked down upon. It has moments of great beauty, high drama, and soaring melodies. About 150 people came to St George’s Church in Poynton to experience this rather special piece. A big thank you to all the organisers, bakers, cooks, servers and so on, whose contributions make this day very special, and to Pete Durrant for all his exceptional and supportive playing through throughout the day.

And so to our spring concert. Like the Cherubini Requiem, Alexander’s Feast by Handel, has been unjustifiably neglected over the years, although having said that there were performances of this amazing piece this year at both of BBC Proms and the Three Choirs’ Festival. There isn’t a huge amount of work for the chorus but they do contribute splendidly throughout. Equally splendid were our friends from Baroque in the North, complete with hunting horns, trumpets, and drums. They were complemented by a lovely team of soloists, whose arias form the backbone of the piece. It was just a shame that they weren’t more people in the audience to share with it.

A sizable number of the choir were able to participate in the May Bank Holiday tour to Norfolk. It was a really full schedule, with concerts at the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Norwich, and at St Margaret’s Church in Kings Lynn. We also managed to do a full day of services at the beautiful church of Saint Peter Mancroft in Norwich city centre. The choir acquitted itself really well throughout with some really excellent singing, particularly in those sections which we are least familiar with, i.e. psalms, responses, and general liturgical music. We were given a very warm welcome at all three venues, and are very grateful as always to John for all his hard work in organising all the logistics and making sure that we are all at the right place at the right time. Tours are a really important part of any choir’s fellowship, and we are looking forward to the next one already!

We moved to Paris for the summer concert, with music by Vierne, Widor, Saint-Säens, Lili and Nadia Boulanger, Farrenc, Chaminade and Viadot. Some really rather wonderful music here, and we were joined by organist Graham Eccles, mezzo-soprano Joyce Tindsley, and Pete on piano. Again, audience numbers were disappointing, but it was great to have the opportunity to sing in particular those rather exuberant and fine pieces, and the choir’s expression and commitment to musical line was superb.

An excellent season, and more to look forward to this coming year. As we approach the choir’s 70[th ] anniversary, we must consider carefully our membership and audience numbers if we as a choir are to survive the next 70 years and beyond.

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Financial review

Statement of Finance Activities

Donations and legacies comprise subscription income, gift aid, income from Friends, and other donations; this was higher than the prior year, reflecting an increase in subscriptions. Income from charitable activities comprise concert income and was lower than the prior year, due to the inclusion in 2023/24 of larger scale concerts, notably the Summer concert in Manchester Cathedral. Income from other trading activities consists of revenue from music lending, refreshments, raffles, and the 100 club, and was higher than the prior year reflecting ongoing efforts to raise funds.

Expenditure on charitable activities include concert costs, professional fees, rehearsal venue costs and singing day expenditure. Expenditure on raising funds was higher than in 2023/24 due to a prior year adjustment for the cost of the Cathedral for the June 2024 concert where additional fees were charged.

Balance Sheet

The balance on the bank account at the end of July 2025 was £17.4k. Fixed assets are now fully depreciated. Prepayments comprised the cost of 24/25 seasons brochures and deposits for concert music and venues paid in advance. Accruals and deferred income mainly consist of accruals for 24/25 costs not yet invoiced, accrued PRS fees and the tour reserve.

Statement on Reserves

After due consideration of the requirements of the Charity Commission's ‘Charities and Reserves’ (CC19), the Trustees decided in 2015/16 to set target normal reserve levels within the range minimum three months' to maximum nine months' average expenditure.

The six months’ mid-point of this range would reflect the choir's normal public performance programme; the higher nine months' level could enable the subsequent inclusion of higher-risk events e.g. Bridgewater Hall concert for which designated Reserves/fund-raising initiatives would probably be appropriate; the minimum three months' level would initiate remedial action, possibly including fund-raising and/or additional member contributions.

On the basis of 2024/25 actual expenditure, the 'scale midpoint' would amount to £22.4k. £20,000 is considered by the trustees to remain an acceptable target for the Policy ‘scale mid-point’.

In approving the above Reserve Policy the Trustees considered:-

  1. Less than half of total income i.e. member subscriptions is effectively 'fixed' i.e. predictable in nature.

  2. The remainder of our income derives principally from audience receipts at choir public performances and events. There are two main pressures i.e. uncertainties in relation to this income:

  3. audience numbers, with increasing competition from other regional choirs

  4. ticket prices, with a perceived inability to raise these for the foreseeable future

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  1. Compounding the above, many of the costs associated with the choir's public performance and events, particularly venue hire costs, soloist and orchestra fees are fixed well in advance of performance and continue to increase, the choir having an aim to hire such venues (and employ such soloists/musicians) compatible with its overall quality of public performance.

  2. In addition, the choir engages in community and other public engagements e.g. Poynton-based music festival and national choral-singing participation initiatives, for which no remuneration is received.

Due to the deficit of £3,655, choir reserves were £17.0k at 31st July 2025 (2024: £20.7k), significantly below both budget and target. As in 2023/24, the deficit reflected continued lower audiences than expected. For the 2024/25 season, the trustees and committee had tested whether focussing on St George’s Stockport as the main concert venue would result in higher audience numbers, however this did not deliver the hoped for turnaround. This position was discussed at the AGM and at committee meetings held since the year end, and a number of remedial actions are in hand in order to bring reserves to a satisfactory level.

The committee recognises that the trend in audience levels is not sustainable but also note that, due to the generous offer to underwrite the costs of the Spring 2026 concert, we have been afforded some time to assess whether the programme for the coming seasons would reverse the trend. The projected position for reserves at July 2026 is anticipated to be in excess of the target and the trustees are confident that the charity may continue as a going concern.

Statement of Financial control

Financial control continues to be exercised by the inclusion of a Treasurer’s Report agenda item within each of the regular Committee meetings held throughout the year. These reports include comparisons of actual concert and non-concert financial performance against respective approved budgets. They also include the actual and forecast choir fund levels against budgets and forecasts to ensure proper control and full Committee/ Trustee financial accountability.

Financial control is also exercised via the approval of two authorised signatories for all online and cheque payments. Finally the accounts are kept up to date via weekly bank account reconciliations.

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St George's Singers, Poynton Annual accounts for the period 1st August 2024 To

Charity No 508686 To 31st July 2025

Section A Statement of financial activities

Restricted Restricted
Recommended categories by Unrestricted Unrestricted
income		 Endowment Prior year
activity funds funds funds Total funds funds
£ £ £ £ £
Incoming resources (Note 3) F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies 24,370 - - 24,370 22,571
Charitable activities 13,539 - - 13,539 17,892
Other trading activities 3,142 - - 3,142 2,746
Investments 109 - 109 61
Separate material item of income - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total 41,160 - - 41,160 43,269
Resources expended (Note 4)
Expenditure on:
Raising funds 1,980 - - 1,980 974
Charitable activities 42,835 - - 42,835 42,885
Separate material item of expense - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total 44,815 - - 44,815 43,859
Net income/(expenditure) before
investment gains/(losses) - 3,655
-		 - - - 3,655
-		 - - 590
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Net gains/(losses) on investments - - - - -
Net income/(expenditure) - 3,655
-		 - - - 3,655
-		 - - 590
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Extraordinary items - - - - -
Transfers between funds - - - - -
Other recognised gains/(losses):
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the
charity’s own use - - - - -
Other gains/(losses) - - - - -
Net movement in funds - 3,655
-		 - - - 3,655
-		 - - 590
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Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward 20,666 - - 20,666 21,256
Total funds carried forward 17,012 - - 17,012 20,666

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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all Date of the trustees Print Name approval dd/mm/yyyy Laura Mummery 20/01/2026 ee Ros Stuart-Buttle 20/01/2026

Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

1.2 Going concern

If there are material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, please provide the following details or state "Not applicable", if appropriate:

An explanation as to those factors that support the conclusion that the charity Not applicable is a going concern; Disclosure of any uncertainties that make the going concern assumption Not applicable doubtful;

Where accounts are not prepared on a going concern basis, please disclose Not applicable this fact together with the basis on which the trustees prepared the accounts and the reason why the charity is not regarded as a going concern.

1.3 Change of accounting policy

The accounts present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined in note 2.

Yes* 

1.4 Changes to accounting estimates

No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS 102 SORP).

Yes* 

1.5 Material prior year errors

No material prior year error have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS 102 SORP).

Yes* 

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies 2.2 INCOME

This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those ticked "No" or "N/a". Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.

Recognition of income
it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and
the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Offsetting
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or
permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition
criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
Tax reclaims on donations
and gifts
Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor.
Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is
treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms
of the appeal have specified otherwise.
Contractual income and
performance related
grants
This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or
services or met the performance related conditions.
Donated goods
Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be
exchanged) unless impractical to do so.
In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent
that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant
only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP).
Legacies
Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has been
grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in the
estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the charity
or have been met.
Government grants
The charity has received government grants in the reporting period
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations
when receivable.
Donated services and
facilities
Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of the
gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably.
Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as income
with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate heading in the
SOFA.
The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be the
fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on receipt. In
the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised as an expense
at the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution.
Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is the
expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'Income
from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the balance sheet.
On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other trading activities' and
the proceeds from sale are also recognised as 'Income from other trading activities'.
Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets and
included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.
Income from membership
subscriptions
Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations and
Legacies.
Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other benefits
are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as income from
charitable activities.
Support costs
The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs.
Volunteer help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in
the trustees’ annual report.
Income from interest,
royalties and dividends
This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can be
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2.4 ASSETS
Intangible fixed assets
Heritage assets
Settlement of insurance
claims
Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition
criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other income
in the SoFA.
Investment gains and
losses
This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and any
gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.
Grants with performance
conditions
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of
service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the
recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable without
performance conditions
Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to
realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be
recognised.
Redundancy cost
The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.
2.3 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive
obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can
be measured with reasonable certainty.
Governance and support
costs
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support.
Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its
compliance with regulation and good practice.
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories
on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas,
or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
Basic financial
instruments
The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per paragraph
11.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17 to 11.19,
FRS102 SORP.
Tangible fixed assets for
use by charity
Deferred income
No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.
Creditors
The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade
discounts
Provisions for liabilities
A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured
at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £100.
They are valued at cost and the depreciation rates and methods are as follows:
Piano: fully depreciated (original cost £3,237)
Staging: fully depreciated (original cost £800)
Folders: fully depreciated (original cost £480)
Display panel: fully depreciated (original cost £256.80)
Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a
maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments
Stocks and work in
progress
Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net
realisable value.
Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value
based on the service potential provided by items of stock.
Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the contract.
The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have
physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through custody or
legal rights.
They are valued at cost.
The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic,
scientific, technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held and
maintained principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture.
They are valued at cost.
Investments
Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are
valued at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year
end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be
measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.
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Debtors settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently,

they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.
The charity has has investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash Yes No N/a
equivalents with a maturity date less than one year. These include cash on deposit and cash
Current asset investments
equivalents with a maturity date of less than one year held for investment purposes rather than to 
meet short term cash commitments as they fall due.
Yes No N/a
They are valued at fair value except where they qualify as basic financial instruments. 
POLICIES ADOPTED Deferred income comprises residual amounts from past choir tours to be utilised as a reserve against future choir
ADDITIONAL TO OR tours, together with income or donations received in advance and relating to future events.
DIFFERENT FROM
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of income

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Restricted
Unrestricted income Endowment
funds funds funds Total funds Prior year
Analysis £ £
Donations Donations and gifts 144 - - 144 125
and legacies: Gift Aid 4,127 - - 4,127 3,627
Legacies - - - - -
General grants provided by government/other
charities - - - - -
Membership subscriptions and sponsorships
which are in substance donations
20,098 - - 20,098 18,819
Donated goods, facilities and services - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total 24,370 - - 24,370 22,571
Charitable Concert income
activities: 10,236 - - 10,236 15,224
Singing Day income
3,303 3,303 2,668
Other - - - - -
Total 13,539 - - 13,539 17,892
Other trading Fundraising
activities: 3,142 - - 3,142 2,746
Other - - - - -
Total 3,142 - - 3,142 2,746
Income from Interest income 109 - - 109 61
investments: Dividend income - - - - -
Rental and leasing income - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total 109 - - 109 61
Separate - - - - -
material item - - - - -
of income: - - - - -
- - - - -
Total - - - - -
Other: Conversion of endowment funds into income
- - - - -
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held
for charity's own use - - - - -
Gain on disposal of a programme related
investment - - - - -
Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual
property rights - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total - - - - -
TOTAL INCOME 41,160 - - 41,160 43,269
All income in the prior year was unrestricted
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 4 Analysis of expenditure

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This year Last year
Restricted
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Unrestricted income Endowment
Analysis funds income funds funds Total funds funds funds funds Total funds
Expenditure on raising funds: £ £
Incurred seeking donations - - - - - - - -
Incurred seeking legacies - - - - - - - -
Incurred seeking grants - - - - - - - -
Operating membership schemes and
social lotteries 105 - - 105 135 - - 135
Staging fundraising events
- - - - - - - -
Fundraising activities 73 - - 73 50 - - 50
Operating charity shops - - - - - - - -
Operating a trading company
undertaking non-charitable trading
activity - - - - - - - -
Advertising, marketing, direct mail and
publicity 667 - - 667 436 - - 436
Start up costs incurred in generating
new source of future income - - - - - - - -
Database development costs - - - - - - - -
Other trading activities 1,135 - - 1,135 353 - - 353
Investment management costs: - - - - - - - -
Portfolio management costs - - - - - - - -
Cost of obtaining investment advice
- - - - - - - -
Investment administration costs
- - - - - - - -
Intellectual property licencing costs
- - - - - - - -
Rent collection, property repairs and
maintenance charges - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Total expenditure on raising funds 1,980 - - 1,980 974 - - 974
Expenditure on charitable activities:
Professional fees (non concert) 17,170 - - 17,170 15,203 - - 15,203
Rehearsal venue costs 2,067 2,067 2,765 2,765
Insurance and MM membership 566 566 543 543
Concert expenditure 20,714 - - 20,714 22,279 - - 22,279
Singing day expenditure 2,318 - - 2,318 2,095 - - 2,095
Total expenditure on charitable
activities 42,835 - - 42,835 42,885 - - 42,885
Separate material item of expense
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - -
Other
Depreciation - - - - - - - -
Covid provision - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Total other expenditure - - - - - - - -
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 44,815 - - 44,815 43,859 - - 43,859
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Other information:

Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Summer
Spring
Other
Total
Concert expenditure
Autumn
Christmas
Total
Accompanist
Assistant Musical Director
Professional fees (non concert)
Musical Director
Other		 Activities
undertaken
directly
Grant
funding of
activities
Support
Costs
Total this
year
Activities
undertaken
directly
Grant
funding of
activities
Support
Costs
Total last
year
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
8,545
- - 8,545
9,521
- - 9,521
4,875
4,875
4,460
4,460
3,750
3,750
1,223
1,223
- - - - - - - -
Last year
This year
17,170
- - 17,170
15,203
- - 15,203
Activities
undertaken
directly
Grant
funding of
activities
Support
Costs
Total this
year
Activities
undertaken
directly
Grant
funding of
activities
Support
Costs
Total last
year
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
5,564
- - 5,564
3,185
- - 3,185
2,881
2,881
2,744
2,744
8,799
8,799
5,883
5,883
3,340
3,340
10,336
10,336
130
- - 130
130
- - 130
This year
Last year
20,714
- - 20,714
22,279
- - 22,279

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Tangible fixed assets Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets

14.1 Cost or valuation

At the beginning of the year
Additions
At end of the year
*Basis*
 Rate
At beginning of the year
Depreciation
At end of the year
Net book value at the beginning of the year
Net book value at the end of the year
14.3 Net book value
14.2 Depreciation and impairments		 Freehold land &
buildings
Other land &
buildings
Plant,
machinery and
motor vehicles
Fixtures, fittings
and equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
£
- - - 4,774 4,774
- - - - -
- - - 4,774 4,774
SL or RB (Straight
Line or Reducing
Balance)
SL or RB
SL or RB
SL or RB
SL or RB

- - - 4,774 4,774
- - -
- - - 4,774 4,774
- - - - -
- - - - -

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 6 Debtors and prepayments Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments. 19.1 Analysis of debtors Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors Total

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This year Last year
£ £
-
440 765
- -
440 765
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 7 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.

20.1 Analysis of creditors

Accruals for grants payable
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade creditors
Payments received on account for contracts or
performance-related grants
Accruals and deferred income
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Total		 This year
Last year
This year
Last year
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- - -
-
574 5,748
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Amounts falling due within
one year
Amounts falling due after
more than one year
574 5,748
-
-

20.2 Deferred income

Please complete this note if the charity has deferred income. Please explain the reasons why income is deferred. Movement in deferred income account Balance at the start of the reporting period Amounts added in current period Amounts released to income from previous periods Balance at the end of the reporting period

This year
Last year
Deferred income comprises residual amounts from past
choir tours to be utilised as a reserve against future
choir tours, together with income or donations received
in advance and relating to future events.
This year This year Last year Last year
£ £
864 752
354 264
864 752
354 864

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 8 Provisions for liabilities and charges

Please complete this note if you have included in charity expenditure any provisions. A provision is made when the charity has 8.1 Movements in recognised provisions and funding commitment during the period

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This year Last year
£ £
- -
Balance at the start of the reporting period
Amounts added in current period
- -
Amounts charged against the provision in the current period
- -
Unused amounts reversed during the period
- -
Balance at the end of the reporting period
8.2 Please provide: This year Last year
- a brief description of any obligations on the balance
sheet and the expected amount and timing of resulting
payments;
- an indication of the uncertainties about the amount
or timing of those outflows; and
- the amount of any expected reimbursement, stating
the amount of any asset that has been recognised for
that expected reimbursement.
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 9 Cash at bank and in hand

Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date) Cash at bank and on hand Total

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This year Last year
£ £
- 10,000
17,489 16,513
17,489 26,513
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