DORE MALE VOICE CHOIR
Registered Charity No. 514195
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 30 APRIL 2023
The Choir can be contacted via The Secretary, 27 Sherwood Glen, Sheffield, S72RB.
It is governed by its Constitution & Rules (last amended October 2021) and its objects are :-
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To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals.
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To provide facilities which promote the practice or enjoyment of the art of music for recreation or other leisure time occupation and to make them available in the interests of social welfare to individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity, disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large with the object of improving conditions of life.
The officers of the Choir and other members of the committee (all of whom are trustees) during the year were :-
| Chairman | David Heslop |
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| Vice chairman & Public relations | Ray Mellor |
| Secretary | Peter Babb |
| Treasurer | Martin Hayes |
| Concert Secretary | Ray Vaughan |
| Social Secretary | John Skelton |
| Chief Line Steward | Martin Challis to 09/06/2022 |
| Iain Shand from 09/06/2022 | |
| Librarian | Mick Hague |
| Uniforms | Keith Tomlinson |
| Other | Nigel Hughes |
Our Music Director attends committee meetings but is not a trustee. During the year we have seen changes to both of our professional advisors, having appointed Jonathan Lazell as our Accompanist and Joan Spencer as our Music Director. Mackenzie Paget, our previous accompanist, decided that a change was in order after being with us for six years. We wish him well and hope his career prospers. Prior to Joan Spencer's appointment, the Music Director's role was ably filled by Francis Wells our Deputy Music Director. We look forward to continuing to develop a mutually rewarding working relationship with Joan Spencer.
Our President is Lesley Garrett CBE, with Vivien Pike as Vice-President.
One third of the Committee members are appointed or reappointed annually in accordance with the Constitution and Rules, at the Annual General Meeting held in May or June. All give their time
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voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits. The Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit is borne in mind by the trustees.
After many delays we were able to stage our Memorial Concert for Elizabeth Hampshire (our Music Director for ten years until 2020). The concert was a resounding success and it provided the ideal occasion for Mackenzie Paget's departing performance. The other highlight was the trip to Padua which was enjoyed by all participants and included singing in St. Marks in Venice.
Our membership stands at 75, a net increase of one over the year. We are encouraged by the number of new members recruited during the year. Our support for charitable causes continues in that we donated £150 to assist musical causes; we hope to resume performances for charitable bodies in the near future enabling them to raise significant funds.
Over the years we have accumulated reserves which now stand at £48,099 (2022 £49,664). The reserves are held for capital expenditure, future tours expenditure and uniforms, and to cover any periods in which deficits are incurred.
I declare in my capacity of trustee that the trustees
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have approved the above report
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have authorised me to sign on their behalf
D I Heslop
13 June 2023
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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2023
| INCOME Padua Tour income Concert income Subscriptions 49 Club income Social activity income Gift-Aid on subscriptions & donations Sale of CDs etc Interest Donations received Profit on sale of fixed assets EXPENDITURE Padua Tour costs Fees Concert expenses Rent Promotion & Advertising 49 Club expenditure Social activity expenditure Music Insurance, Licences & Subscriptions CD costs Computer software and web site costs Depreciation Post, Stationery & Printing Miscellaneous Uniforms Repairs & improvements SURPLUS before donations and exceptional items DONATIONS SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR |
Note £ 1 2 1 3 |
£ £ 88,918 11,071 7,485 2,488 2,069 1,757 465 88 86 60 114,487 90,460 9,350 5,749 3,095 2,210 1,560 1,412 543 319 293 282 268 130 103 70 58 115,902 -1,415 -150 -£1,565 2023 |
£ 0 4,676 3,705 2,505 507 2,169 165 29 5,247 300 19,303 0 7,465 2,384 2,225 557 1,560 315 94 255 0 50 889 138 157 598 143 16,830 2,473 -150 £2,323 2022 |
£ 0 4,676 3,705 2,505 507 2,169 165 29 5,247 300 19,303 0 7,465 2,384 2,225 557 1,560 315 94 255 0 50 889 138 157 598 143 16,830 2,473 -150 £2,323 2022 |
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| 19,303 | ||||
| 0 7,465 2,384 2,225 557 1,560 315 94 255 0 50 889 138 157 598 143 |
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| 16,830 | ||||
| 2,473 -150 |
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| £2,323 |
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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH APRIL 2023
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2023 2022
Note £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS 4 364 439
NET CURRENT ASSETS
Stock 5 375 375
Debtors 6 792 3,739
Bank and Cash 7 47,155 45,526
48,322 49,640
less: Creditors 8 587 47,735 415 49,225
£48,099 £49,664
represented by:
RESERVES 9 £48,099 £49,664
Signed by Chairman on behalf of Trustees
D I Heslop Date 13 June 2023
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NOTES ON ACCOUNTS TO 30TH APRIL 2023
1 CONCERT INCOME & EXPENSES
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Concerts for or at Dore Festival Memorial Concert Other Christmas Concerts FEES Joan Spencer Fran Wells Jonathan Lazell Mackenzie Paget Others Robin Morton less: included in Concert Expenses DONATIONS David Clover Festival of Singing FIXED ASSETS Cost at 1 May 2022 Additions Disposals Cost at 30 April 2023 Depreciation at 1 May 2022 For the year On disposals Depreciation at 30 April 2023 Net book value STOCK Uniform cloth |
Staging 5,043 193 0 |
Sound 2,278 0 0 |
Income Expenses Net Income 350 278 72 4,160 1,567 2,593 940 1,330 -390 5,621 2,574 3,047 |
Income Expenses Net Income 350 278 72 4,160 1,567 2,593 940 1,330 -390 5,621 2,574 3,047 |
Income Expenses Net Income 350 278 72 4,160 1,567 2,593 940 1,330 -390 5,621 2,574 3,047 |
Income Expenses Net Income 350 278 72 4,160 1,567 2,593 940 1,330 -390 5,621 2,574 3,047 |
Income Expenses Net Income 350 278 72 4,160 1,567 2,593 940 1,330 -390 5,621 2,574 3,047 |
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| £11,071 | £5,749 | £5,322 | ||||||||
| Other 1,783 0 0 |
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| 3,105 2,600 2,500 2,215 375 0 |
0 2,025 0 3,615 650 1,795 |
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| 10,795 1,445 |
8,085 620 |
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| £9,350 | £7,465 | |||||||||
| 150 | 150 | |||||||||
| £150 | £150 | |||||||||
| Total 9,104 193 0 |
2022 Total 9,104 0 0 |
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| 5,236 | 2,278 | 1,783 | 9,297 | 9,104 | ||||||
| 5,043 9 0 |
2,230 48 0 |
1,392 211 0 |
8,665 268 0 |
7,776 889 0 |
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| 5,052 | 2,278 | 1,603 | 8,933 | 8,665 | ||||||
| 184 | 0 | 180 | £364 | £439 | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| 375 | 375 | |||||||||
| £375 | £375 |
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NOTES ON ACCOUNTS TO 30TH APRIL 2023
| 6 DEBTORS Amounts recoverable Accrued interest Gift Aid Italy tour advance payments 7 BANK AND CASH Virgin Money Co-op Current Cash 8 CREDITORS Accruals 49 Club 9 RESERVES Balance at 1 May Surplus for the year Transfer tour net deficit Other transfers |
General 26,783 -1,565 1,542 -4,000 |
Uniforms 16,000 0 0 2,000 |
Tours 6,881 0 -1,542 2,000 |
2023 | 2022 | ||
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| 755 37 0 0 |
415 11 2,169 1,144 |
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| £792 | £3,739 | ||||||
| 23,545 23,474 136 |
23,545 21,788 193 |
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| £47,155 | £45,526 | ||||||
| 473 114 |
250 165 |
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| £587 | £415 | ||||||
| Total 49,664 -1,565 0 0 |
Total 47,341 2,323 0 0 |
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| 22,760 | 18,000 | 7,339 | 48,099 | £49,664 |
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of DORE MALE VOICE CHOIR
I report on the accounts of the Choir for the year ended 30 April 2023 set out on pages 3 to 6
Respective responsibilities of trustee 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 of the Charities Act 2011 – The Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to :-
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examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Charities Act);
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to follow procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission( under section 145(5) (b) of the Charities Act); and
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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 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:
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(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities 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.
C B Jones
23 Blackamoor Crescent, Sheffield S17 3GL
13 June 2023
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