## **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 :- 

- 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. 

- 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|
|---|---|
|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 

- have approved the above report 

- 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<br>Padua Tour income<br>Concert income<br>Subscriptions<br>49 Club income<br>Social activity income<br>Gift-Aid on subscriptions & donations<br>Sale of CDs etc<br>Interest<br>Donations received<br>Profit on sale of fixed assets<br>EXPENDITURE<br>Padua Tour costs<br>Fees<br>Concert expenses<br>Rent<br>Promotion & Advertising<br>49 Club expenditure<br>Social activity expenditure<br>Music<br>Insurance, Licences & Subscriptions<br>CD costs<br>Computer software and web site costs<br>Depreciation<br>Post, Stationery & Printing<br>Miscellaneous<br>Uniforms<br>Repairs & improvements<br>SURPLUS before donations and exceptional items<br>DONATIONS<br>SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR|Note<br>£<br>1<br>2<br>1<br>3|£<br>_£_<br>88,918<br>11,071<br>7,485<br>2,488<br>2,069<br>1,757<br>465<br>88<br>86<br>60<br>114,487<br>90,460<br>9,350<br>5,749<br>3,095<br>2,210<br>1,560<br>1,412<br>543<br>319<br>293<br>282<br>268<br>130<br>103<br>70<br>58<br>115,902<br>-1,415<br>-150<br>-£1,565<br>2023|_£_<br>0<br>4,676<br>3,705<br>2,505<br>507<br>2,169<br>165<br>29<br>5,247<br>300<br>_19,303_<br>0<br>7,465<br>2,384<br>2,225<br>557<br>1,560<br>315<br>94<br>255<br>0<br>50<br>889<br>138<br>157<br>598<br>143<br>_16,830_<br>2,473<br>_-150_<br>_£2,323_<br>_2022_|_£_<br>0<br>4,676<br>3,705<br>2,505<br>507<br>2,169<br>165<br>29<br>5,247<br>300<br>_19,303_<br>0<br>7,465<br>2,384<br>2,225<br>557<br>1,560<br>315<br>94<br>255<br>0<br>50<br>889<br>138<br>157<br>598<br>143<br>_16,830_<br>2,473<br>_-150_<br>_£2,323_<br>_2022_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
|||||_19,303_|
|||||0<br>7,465<br>2,384<br>2,225<br>557<br>1,560<br>315<br>94<br>255<br>0<br>50<br>889<br>138<br>157<br>598<br>143|
|||||_16,830_|
|||||2,473<br>_-150_|
|||||_£2,323_|



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## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH APRIL 2023** 


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2023 2022<br>Note £ £ £ £<br>FIXED ASSETS 4 364 439<br>NET CURRENT ASSETS<br>Stock 5 375 375<br>Debtors 6 792 3,739<br>Bank and Cash 7 47,155 45,526<br>48,322 49,640<br>less: Creditors 8 587 47,735 415 49,225<br>£48,099 £49,664<br>represented by:<br>RESERVES 9 £48,099 £49,664<br>Signed by Chairman on behalf of Trustees<br>D I Heslop Date 13 June 2023<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **NOTES ON ACCOUNTS TO 30TH APRIL 2023** 

## 1 CONCERT INCOME & EXPENSES 

|2 <br>3 <br>4 <br>5|Concerts for or at<br>Dore Festival<br>Memorial Concert<br>Other<br>Christmas Concerts<br> FEES<br>Joan Spencer<br>Fran Wells<br>Jonathan Lazell<br>Mackenzie Paget<br>Others<br>Robin Morton<br>less: included in Concert Expenses<br> DONATIONS<br>David Clover Festival of Singing<br> FIXED ASSETS<br>Cost at 1 May 2022<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>Cost at 30 April 2023<br>Depreciation at 1 May 2022<br>For the year<br>On disposals<br>Depreciation at 30 April 2023<br>Net book value<br> STOCK<br>Uniform cloth||Staging<br>5,043<br>193<br>0|Sound<br>2,278<br>0<br>0||Income<br>Expenses<br>Net Income<br>350<br>278<br>72<br>4,160<br>1,567<br>2,593<br>940<br>1,330<br>-390<br>5,621<br>2,574<br>3,047|Income<br>Expenses<br>Net Income<br>350<br>278<br>72<br>4,160<br>1,567<br>2,593<br>940<br>1,330<br>-390<br>5,621<br>2,574<br>3,047|Income<br>Expenses<br>Net Income<br>350<br>278<br>72<br>4,160<br>1,567<br>2,593<br>940<br>1,330<br>-390<br>5,621<br>2,574<br>3,047|Income<br>Expenses<br>Net Income<br>350<br>278<br>72<br>4,160<br>1,567<br>2,593<br>940<br>1,330<br>-390<br>5,621<br>2,574<br>3,047|Income<br>Expenses<br>Net Income<br>350<br>278<br>72<br>4,160<br>1,567<br>2,593<br>940<br>1,330<br>-390<br>5,621<br>2,574<br>3,047|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||||||
||||||||£11,071||£5,749|£5,322|
||||||||Other<br>1,783<br>0<br>0||2023|_2022_|
||||||||||3,105<br>2,600<br>2,500<br>2,215<br>375<br>0|_0_<br>_2,025_<br>_0_<br>_3,615_<br>_650_<br>_1,795_|
||||||||||10,795<br>1,445|_8,085_<br>_620_|
||||||||||£9,350|_£7,465_|
||||||||||150|_150_|
||||||||||£150|_£150_|
||||||||||Total<br>9,104<br>193<br>0|_2022_<br>Total<br>_9,104_<br>_0_<br>_0_|
||||5,236|2,278|||1,783||9,297|_9,104_|
||||5,043<br>9<br>0|2,230<br>48<br>0|||1,392<br>211<br>0||8,665<br>268<br>0|_7,776_<br>_889_<br>_0_|
||||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<br>Amounts recoverable<br>Accrued interest<br>Gift Aid<br>Italy tour advance payments<br>7 BANK AND CASH<br>Virgin Money<br>Co-op Current<br>Cash<br>8 CREDITORS<br>Accruals<br>49 Club<br>9 RESERVES<br>Balance at 1 May<br>Surplus for the year<br>Transfer tour net deficit<br>Other transfers||General<br>26,783<br>-1,565<br>1,542<br>-4,000|Uniforms<br>16,000<br>0<br>0<br>2,000|Tours<br>6,881<br>0<br>-1,542<br>2,000||2023|_2022_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||755<br>37<br>0<br>0|_415_<br>_11_<br>_2,169_<br>_1,144_|
|||||||£792|_£3,739_|
|||||||23,545<br>23,474<br>136|_23,545_<br>_21,788_<br>_193_|
|||||||£47,155|_£45,526_|
|||||||473<br>114|_250_<br>_165_|
|||||||£587|_£415_|
|||||||Total<br>49,664<br>-1,565<br>0<br>0|_Total_<br>_47,341_<br>_2,323_<br>_0_<br>_0_|
|||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 :- 

- examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Charities Act); 

- to follow procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission( under section 145(5) (b) of the Charities 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 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 Charities Act 

   - 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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