2026-04-30-accounts - The Dore Male Voice Choir

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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2026


	Note	£	£
INCOME
Performance income	1	18,502	16,161
Subscriptions		8,006	6,939
Social activity income		2,930	4,821
49 Club income		2,553	2,513
Gift-Aid on subscriptions & donations		1,875	1,692
Interest		1,192	1,301
Sale of CDs etc		291	530
Donations received		391	78
		35,740	*34,035*
EXPENDITURE
Fees	2	11,063	11,744
Performance expenses	1	9,046	8,692
Social activity expenditure		2,550	4,392
Rent		3,042	3,377
49 Club expenditure		1,590	1,560
Insurance, Licences & Subscriptions		630	1,077
Music		789	870
CD costs		0	505
Equipment, Repairs & Improvements		131	438
Depreciation		309	399
Computer software and web site costs		370	245
Uniforms		202	197
First Aid Training		0	170
Post, Stationery & Printing		150	140
Promotion & Advertising		0	86
Miscellaneous		71	25
		29,943	*33,917*
NET INCOME LESS EXPENDITURE		5,797	*118*
DONATIONS	3	(2,213)	(110)
NET INCOME LESS EXPENDITURE LESS DONATIONS		3,584	8
RESERVE TRANSFERS (TO) / FROM INCOME & EXPENDITURE
( To ) Uniform reserve	9	(2,000)	(2,000)
From Fixed Asset reserve	9	0	1,200
( To ) Tour reserve	9	(2,000)	0
( SHORTFALL ) FUNDED FROM GENERAL RESERVE	9	(416)	*(792)*

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH APRIL 2026

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2026 2025
Note £ £ £ £
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS 4 1,224 1,533
NET CURRENT ASSETS
Stock 5 103 163
Debtors 6 1,304 678
Bank and Cash 7 55,522 52,745
56,929 53,586
less: Creditors 8 2,399 54,530 2,949 50,637
55,754 52,170
represented by:
RESERVES 9 55,754 52,170
Signed by Chairman on behalf of Trustees
D I Heslop Date 1st June 2026
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ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1 Accounting Convention

The accounts are prepared under the historic cost convention and presented on an accruals basis. They are prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and Financial Reporting Standard 102.

2 Tangible Fixed Assets

Tangible fixed assets are held at cost and depreciated over their expected useful lives from the date of purchase as follows:

Staging and defibrIllator - 10 years straight line Keyboard - 5 years straight line

Other - 10 years straight line

Assets costing less than £250, or with a life of less than one year, are written off in the year of purchase. Fixed assets are reviewed annually for impairment and any resulting loss is then charged to expenses.

3 Stock

Stock comprises uniform cloth and is held at the lower of cost and net realisable value

4 Cash

Cash in notice accounts is held in current assets if such cash is available on demand albeit with a loss of interest.

5 Leases

No finance or operating leases have been taken out.

6 Tax

No activities are subject to income tax. Gift aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor.

7 Reserves

The Choir seeks to retain reserves as follows:

A general reserve equal to approximately six months costs

A uniform reserve sufficient to replace the Choir’s uniforms over a fifteen to twenty five year cycle A fixed asset reserve sufficient to replace the Choir’s fixed assets over a seven to fifteen year cycle A tour reserve sufficient to cover fixed costs of upcoming tours

The Trustees will transfer funds between the general fund to designated funds from time to time to achieve the reserves policy. The current designated funds are the uniform, fixed asset and tour reserves above.

8 Donations and Grants

Donations are brought in to income on receipt within general funds unless

the donor requests that the monies be used for a specific purpose in which case the donation less, any subsequent related expenditure, is held as a restricted fund. No grants have been received.

9 Music and Uniforms

Music and uniforms are written off at the time of purchase.

NOTES ON ACCOUNTS TO 30TH APRIL 2026

1 PERFORMANCE INCOME & EXPENSES

1	PERFORMANCE INCOME & EXPENSES
2 3 4 5	Concerts Dore Festival 60th Anniversary Gala Concert Charity Concerts and Other Christmas Concerts Funerals FEES Total fees paid less: included in Performance Expenses DONATIONS Christ Church, Dore, Sheffield Lost Chord Steel City Choristers David Clover Festival of Singing TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Cost at 1 May 2025 Additions Disposals Cost at 30 April 2026 Depreciation at 1 May 2025 For the year On disposals Depreciation at 30 April 2026 Net book value STOCK Uniform cloth	Staging 5,962 0 0			2026 2025 Income Expenses Net Net 465 333 132 (76) 0 0 0 2,607 5,079 1,681 3,398 2,564 6,277 3,467 2,810 (206) 5,881 2,720 3,161 2,891 800 845 (45) (311)	2026 2025
					£18,502 £9,046 £9,456 £7,469
			Keyboard 3,466 0 0	2026 2025 14,908 14,589 (3,845) (2,845) £11,063 £11,744 1,402 0 511 0 150 0 150 110 £2,213 £110 2026 2025 Defibrillator Other Total Total 899 884 11,211 10,023 0 0 0 1,188 (899) 0 (899) 0		2026 2025
						14,908 14,589 (3,845) (2,845)
						£11,063 £11,744
						1,402 0 511 0 150 0 150 110
						£2,213 £110
		5,962	3,466	0 884 £10,312 £11,211
		5,380 72 0	2,515 237 0	899 884 9,678 9,279 0 0 309 399 (899) 0 (899) 0
		5,452	2,752	0 884 £9,088 £9,678
		510	714	0 0 £1,224 £1,533
						2026 2025
						103 163
						£103 £184

NOTES ON ACCOUNTS TO 30TH APRIL 2026

General 14,031 (416) 0	Uniforms 26,000 0 2,000	2026 2025 54 202 275 90 75 118 900 268 £1,304 £678 37,000 0 16,300 0 322 47,959 1,513 4,069 365 607 22 110 £55,522 £52,745 690 1,712 1,350 0 0 846 100 180 259 211 £2,399 £2,949 Fixed Assets Tours Total Total 4,800 7,339 52,170 52,162 0 0 (416) (792) 0 2,000 4,000 800	2026 2025
			54 202 275 90 75 118 900 268
			£1,304 £678
			37,000 0 16,300 0 322 47,959 1,513 4,069 365 607 22 110
			£55,522 £52,745
			690 1,712 1,350 0 0 846 100 180 259 211
			£2,399 £2,949
13,615	28,000	4,800 9,339 £55,754 £52,170

DORE MALE VOICE CHOIR

Registered Charity No. 514195

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 30th APRIL 2026

The Choir can be contacted via The Treasurer, 23 Blacka Moor Crescent, Sheffield, S17 3GL.

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 OBE
Vice Chairman & Public Relations	Raymond Mellor
Secretary	Peter Babb
Treasurer	Christopher Jones
Concert Secretary	Mark White
Social Secretary	John Edlington
Technical	Stuart Stubbs ( elected at AGM on 26thJune 2025 )
Chief Line Steward	Iain Shand ( retired on 14thApril 2026 )
	Ian Hardy ( co-opted on 14thApril 2026 )
Librarian	Julian McFall
Uniforms	Keith Tomlinson
Other	Nigel Hughes

A new Technical role has been created on the Trustee Board. It is vital that the choir use the best technical systems to underpin their performances, rehearsals and recordings and we are delighted Stuart Stubbs is undertaking this role.

The Choir is indebted to the professional skills provided during the year by our Music Director, Joan Spencer, and Accompanist, Jonathan Lazells, together with the very able support team who step in as needed.

Our President is Lesley Garrett CBE and Vivien Pike is our 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 June or July. All give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits. The Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit is borne in mind by the Trustees.

We are grateful to our Concert Secretary who has worked tirelessly and the choir delivered twelve performances in the year. We opened the year with a special charity concert to celebrate the reopening of Christ Church, Dore. We were then delighted to work with local Rotary Clubs to deliver two charity concerts for Lost Chord in Greenhill, Sheffield and Bakewell. Our guests were the exceptionally talented Sindelfingen String Quartet: professional musicians from Germany.

As usual we supported the Dore Festival and sang in their Festival Fortnight and we sang at two more local performances: Dore Tigers Rugby Club Festival and Dore Village Society’s Party on the Green. These followed our objective of opening male voice singing to a wider audience.

In another new venture, we delivered a successful evening of choral music with Steel City Choristers in Bakewell.

Our annual Gala Concert at Ecclesall Church, Sheffield was well attended and our three excellent Christmas Concerts, thankfully back in the refurbished church in Dore, were sold out. We finished the year with a joint concert with Birkdale School, Sheffield where we sang a more contemporary repertoire.

Overall, we sang to the highest audience numbers for many years and raised £ 2,213 for charity and other good causes.

Our paid-up membership in the year was 75, four higher than the previous year. We continue to make every effort to recruit new members.

Income exceeded expenses in the year and, after donations, there was a surplus of £3,584 ( 2025: £118). The main drivers of the difference between the two years’ surpluses are higher subscription and concert ticket income and cost savings from reducing extra rehearsals.

An exciting year ahead is being planned and, in addition to our usual concerts, there will be a tour to Belgium in the autumn and a charity concert in Greenhill, Sheffield for CRY ( Cardiac Risk in the Young ).

The Trustees have allocated £ 2,000 to the uniform reserve and £2,000 to the tour reserve. Overall, there is a £416 ( 2025: £792 ) fall in the general reserve and accumulated reserves now stand at £55,754 (2025: £52,170).

I declare in my capacity of Trustee that the Trustees have approved the above report and have authorised me to sign on their behalf

David I Heslop OBE

1st June 2026

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 2026 set out on pages 3 to 7

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.

A Brignell

9 Commercial Road, Tideswell, Derbyshire SK17 8NU

10[th] June 2026