## **THE CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR** 

## **ACCOUNTS 31 JULY 2024** 

**Charity Number 511629** 



## **THE CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR** 

## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT** 

**YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024** 

The trustees present their report and the unaudited accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2024. 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

**Registered charity name** The Chapter House Choir **Charity registration number** 511629 **Principal office** c/o Adrian Fuller CHC Treasurer 19 Bilsdale Close York YO30 5TT 

## **The trustees** 

The trustees who served the charity during the period were as follows: 

_Chairperson_ Sarah Hewlett _Secretary_ David Frith _Treasurer_ Adrian Fuller Christopher Davies Anna Burr Richard Benson Richard Parkinson  (Appointed November 2023) 

**Independent examiner** Stephen Douglas, _Ll.B.(Hons), M.Phil.(Cantab), F.C.A_ . Old Joiners Cottage, Marton, York, YO62 6RD 

## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

The Charity's object is to promote, develop and maintain public education and appreciation of music - particularly choral and _a capella_ works - by the presentation of concerts, recitals, etc. The Charity is administered by a Committee, the members of which during the financial year are as shown above. 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. 



## **THE CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR** 

**TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT** _**(continued)**_ 

**YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024** 

## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** 

The first concert in the 2023/24 season was Will Todd’s “Requiem”, on 21[st] October in which the choir was joined by The Fairhaven Singers who commissioned the work in 2008. 

On 4[th] November the Choir travelled to Hexham Abbey where they gave a lunchtime concert “Sing to the Moon” and then sang the morning Eucharist the following day at the Abbey. 

The Choir was joined by the Youth Choir in the Nave of York Minster on 19th December in our annual “Carols by Candlelight”. 

On 9[th] March 2024 the Choir gave concert of Marian music spanning the ages entitled “Queen of Heaven”. 

The Choir’s summer term was taken by Charlie Gower-Smith, the director of the Youth Choir, during Ben Morris’ paternity leave. 

The first summer concert was a performance of Mozart’s “Requiem” and other works by Bruckner on 9[th] June in Selby Abbey in a joint concert with the York Railway Institute Band. 

The Choir’s 2023/24 season ended with a concert given jointly with the Youth Choir at St Olave’s Church York on 29[th] June entitled “Through the Night” – a musical evocation of the journey from dusk to dawn given without break. 

In addition to our concerts, the Choir sang Compline in York Minster on 23[rd] January and Epiphany Evensong on 5[th] January. 

The Youth Choir started the season with work on core repertoire, learning music to develop key choral skills. In the autumn term they sang in the Gabrielli Consort’s ROAR concert in York Minster and later as a backing choir to Jethro Tull. In the spring term the Choir gave a concert in reunion with their alumni which focussed on Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music. They have also performed with the Chapter House Choir through the year as noted above. 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

The accounts show a small deficit this year of £253 (a surplus of £8,230 last year). 

The main contributors to this during the year were the surplus of £8,441 on the sold-out Carol concert in the Minster in December, and the loss of £5,653 on the Will Todd “Requiem” in October. 

The costs and income from other concerts were smaller. 

The cost of rehearsals was met in part from the subscription income, with the balance largely funded from concert surplus. 



## **THE CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR** 

**TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT** _**(continued)**_ 

**YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024** 

## **PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS** 

The Choir’s 2024/25 season started on 10[th] September when they sang Compline in York Minster. 

Their autumn concert “Celestial Songs” will be held on 16[th] November at St Olave’s Church York. 

This year’s “Carols by Candlelight” will be held in the Nave of York Minster on 20[th] December. 

The Choir will, once again, sing Epiphany Evensong in York Minster on 6[th] January. 

The programme for later in the season has yet to be finalised but the spring concert will provide a welcome return to the Chapter House on 5[th] April 2024. 

The programme for the summer is yet to be finalised. 

In 2024/25 the Youth Choir are once more planning to sing in the Gabrielli Consort’s ROAR concert. They are looking forward to their concert of songs and poems at Remembrance on 10[th] November at Holy Trinity Church, Ripon where they will be joined by opera soloist Nicholas Watts and the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage. 

The Youth Choir will then sing with the Chapter House Choir in their “Carols by Candlelight” on 20[th] December. Although plans for the rest of the season into 2025 have yet to be finalised they are looking to do a joint performance with the choirs of Pendleton Sixth Form College in the summer term. 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** 

Stephen Douglas has been re-appointed as independent examiner for the ensuing year. 

…………………………………………. 

Signed on behalf of the trustees 

8[th] October 2024 



## **THE CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024** 

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2024 which are set out below. 

## **RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER** 

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; 

- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and 

- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: 

- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and 

- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act 

have not been met; or 

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Stephen Douglas, _Ll.B.(Hons), M.Phil.(Cantab.), F.C.A._ Independent Examiner 

Old Joiners Cottage, Marton, York, YO62 6RD 

8[th] October 2024 



## **THE CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024** 

|||**Total Funds**|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2024**|2023|
||**Note**|<br>**£**|£|
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**||||
|Incoming resources from generating funds:||||
|Voluntary income|**2**|**12,610**|13,959|
|Investment income|**3**|**366**|88|
|Incoming resources from charitable activities|**4**|**29,737**|27,453|
|||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**||**42,713**|41,500|
|||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**||||
|Charitable expenditure|**5**|**(42,966)**|(33,270)|
|||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**||**(42,966)**|(33,270)|
|||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES FOR THE**||||
|**YEAR**|**6**|**(253)**|8,230|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||
|Total funds brought forward||**40,213**|31,983|
|||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||**39,960**<br>`═════════`|40,213<br>`═════════`|



The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared. 

All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities. 



## **THE CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR** 

## **BALANCE SHEET** 

## **31 JULY 2024** 

|||**2024**||2023|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|£|
|**FIXED ASSETS**|||||
|Tangible assets|**8**||**13,439**|14,146|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**|||||
|Debtors|**9**|**-**||-|
|Cash at bank and in hand||**26,541**||26,067|
|||`───────`||`───────`|
|||**26,541**||26,067|
|**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one**|||||
|**year**|**10**|**(20)**||-|
|||`───────`||`───────`|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**|||**39,960**|40,213|
||||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**|||**39,960**|40,213|
||||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**NET ASSETS**|||**39,960**|40,213|
||||`═════════`|`═════════`|
|**FUNDS**|||||
|Unrestricted income funds|**11**||**39,960**|40,213|
||||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|||**39,960**<br>`═════════`|40,213<br>`═════════`|



These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime. 

These accounts were approved and signed by the member of the committee and authorised for issue. on 8[th] October 2024 

. 

……………………………. 

Signed on behalf of the Trustees 



## **THE CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of accounting** 

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Fixed assets** 

All fixed assets are initially recorded at cost. Fixed assets comprise the choir’s stock of music, instruments and equipment. 

## **Depreciation** 

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset at 5% per annum. 

## **2. VOLUNTARY INCOME** 

|**VOLUNTARY INCOME**|||
|---|---|---|
||**Total Funds**|Total Funds|
||**2024**|2023|
||**£**|£|
|**Donations & Grants**|||
|General donations|**-**|-|
|Grant to Youth Choir|**100**|2,500|
|Subscriptions from members|**5,536**|4,875|
|Subscriptions from Patrons|**1,310**|1,546|
|Gift Aid claims|**2,013**|1,781|
|Music Hire|**60**|50|
|Subscriptions from youth choir|**3,591**|3,207|
||`───────`|`───────`|
||**12,610**|13,959|
||`═══════`|`═══════`|



## **3. INVESTMENT INCOME** 

||**Total Funds**|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|
||**2024**|2023|
||**£**|£|
|Bank interest receivable|**366**|88|
||`════`|`════`|





## **THE CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024** 

## **4. INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES** 

|||**Total Funds**|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2024**|2023|
|||**£**|£|
||CD Sales|**-**|40|
||Royalties|**-**|-|
||Income from concerts|**28,791**|27,063|
||Income from Youth Choir concerts|**946**|350|
||Sundry income|**-**|-|
|||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|||**29,737**|27,453|
|||`═════════`|`═════════`|
|**5.**|**CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE**|||
|||**Total Funds**|Total Funds|
|||**2024**|2023|
|||**£**|£|
||Concert expenses|**22,489**|13,265|
||Rehearsal venue hire|**2,820**|2,292|
||Music|**2,186**|2,716|
||Music Director's fees|**7,857**|5,649|
||Music Director's fees Youth Choir|**4,583**|4,968|
||Rehearsal pianist|**112**|-|
||Subscriptions & insurance|**675**|544|
||Sundry expenses|**124**|102|
||Choral Bursaries|**-**|250|
||Computer & website costs|**41**|152|
||Depreciation|**707**|745|
||Performing Rights|**118**|86|
||Net charity donations|**-**|115|
||Sundry expenses Youth Choir|**1254**|2,386|
|||`─────────`|`─────────`|
|||**42,966**|33,270|
|||`═════════`|`═════════`|
|**6.**|**NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR**|||
||This is stated after charging:|||
|||**2024**|2023|
|||**£**|£|
||Depreciation|**707**|745|
|||`════`|`════`|



## **7. STAFF COSTS AND EMOLUMENTS** 

No salaries or wages have been paid to employees, including the member of the committee, during the year. 



## **THE CHAPTER HOUSE CHOIR** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024** 

## **8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** 

|||||**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**COST**||||
||**At 1 August 2023**||||
||**&**||||
||**At 31 July 2024**|||**26,058**|
|||||`═════════`|
||**DEPRECIATION**||||
||At 1 August 2023|||**11,912**|
||Charge for the year|||**707**|
|||||`───────`|
||**At 31 July 2024**|||**12,619**|
|||||`═══════`|
||**NET BOOK VALUE**||||
||**At 31 July 2024**|||**13,439**|
|||||`═════════`|
||At 31 July 2023||||
|||||14,146|
|||||`═════════`|
|**9.**|**DEBTORS**||||
||||**2024**|2023|
||||**£**|£|
||Payments in advance||**-**|<br>-|
||York Minster||**-**|<br>-|
||||`═══════`|<br>`════`|
|**10.**|**CREDITORS**||||
||||**2024**|2023|
||||**£**|£|
||Receipts in advance & Creditors||**20**|<br>-|
||Accrued expenses|||-|
||||**-**||
||||`════`|<br>`════`|
|**11.**|**UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS**||||
|||**Balance at**|**Incoming**|**Balance at**|
|||**1 August 2023**|**resources**|**31 July 2024**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
||General Funds||||
|||**40,213**|**(253)**|**39,960**|
|||`═════════`|`════`|`═════════`|