Trustees. Annual Report for the period
P•riod stsrt date
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P•riod •nd date
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2020
From
To
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
The RtAvantree Choir
othor nam•s charity is known by
NA
Registorod charlty number (rf any)
801087
Charity's principal addro88
cjo The Melhodi%t Church
Wellinglon Rt)ad
Bush Hill Park ENFIELD
PostccKle
EN12RS
Names of the ¢harfty trustees who manage th• charity
Trusts• ￿1￿•
Ollk•111 any)
D•t•8 act•d Ir notfor
N•m• ol p•vson lor bodyl •ntitl•d
nt tru•tso
an
Jenny Johnson
Geoff Walker
Chair
Secretsry
Treasurer
DavKI Gilles
Pauline Martindale
Minutes Secretary
Fundr8isng Club
Claire Palmer
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Jean Whrtnall
Publicity and
Marketing
Concert
RefreSh￿ntS
Pauline Weathetsy
Helen Ennis
Jonathan Rathbone
Music Librarian
Music DIr￿10T lex
offic￿)
10
Paul Whitnall
Susan Humphfies
Sandra Leah
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12
13
14
Mary Jackson
Pam Bremner
Nam0$ of the tru$t••s for the charity, rf any. Ifor oxample. any custodian trust•es)
Name
Dates acted If not for wthole
NIA
Names and addr88s88 of advls•rs Ioptional Information>
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e of adviser
Namo
Address
Name of chiof executive or nam￿ of Senior staff membors (Optional information)
None
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Dos¢ription of the ¢harlty's trusts
ConslrtutK)n
Type of goveming document
leg Ii'Jsi L1efvd coTrsiiluliopl
How the charty is constituted
Keg trust association. company)
Asslxiation
Trustee selects'on methods
(eg appointed by. elecled byl
Elected by all choir members at AGM
Addltlonal governan￿ issues Ioplional information)
You may choose to include
additional information. where
relevant, aboui..
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees-,
the charty's Organ￿tIOnal
Structure and any wider
netsvork wf(h which Ihe chanty
works.,
relationship wilh any related
parties,.
Irustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures lo man4e
thern.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
To promote. devek)p and maintain public education in and appreciation of
| the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of
Summary of the obJ¢cts of tho public concerts and recrlals and by 5u¢h other ways as the Society,
charity set out in its
through rts Commitlee. shall deternine from time to time
governing docum•nt
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No concerts tth)k plxe due lo the Covid 19 Pandemic.
The Choir weekty during tem over Zoom.
Summary ofthe maln
activities undertaken for th?
publlc benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the $tstutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidan
issued by tho Charity
Commission on public
benefit)
Additlonal dotsils of objactlves and activities (Optional infomiation)
All Committee members and Officers a￿ volunteers. The onty paid
individuals (who toth receive fees} are the Music Director and the
Accompanisl. In this quite extraordinary year the MUSK Director received
fees for organising, pr(MJucing and condurAing Zcon seSS￿n$. The
a¢¢omsNqnisl receNed a part year retainer.
You may choose to include
furthef Statements, where
relevant, al)out:
policy on grant making:
policy programme relaled
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the maln
achievements of the charity
during the yoar
The year 2020 was for Rowantree Choir- as for so many other
organisations- most unusual. To borrow a phrase from Govemment
sources- it was'UNPRECEDENTED'.
The year began as usual in January, with members retuming to
rehearsals in the Hall in Wellington Road, k)oking forward to mastering
'The Messiah, for our Easter Concert. Before long there were rumblings
a￿ut a new Virus. that appeared to be spreading throughout Europe
and by March, the Committee decHded unanimously that there would be
no Concert and that member fr￿tIng5 would have to cease. Our final
session - Tuesday 17 March 2020- served onty to allow the collection of
scores and to bid farewell and 'Stay Safe, to members. By the following
week, the Govemment had announced a nationwide I￿kdOWn and we
were all cooped up at home.
After the Easter'holiday. period. we began to consider what, rf anything.
we could do to keep the choir'alive. and after some discussion belween
our Musical Director and a small Finance sutpcommittee we decided that
we would pay full fees for the Spring Term to tM)th the Music Director and
our Accompanist and in addrtion make some payment to both for the
Summer Term as their sources of income were disappearing. We also
contacted the membership to a￿rtain if any who had paid fees for the
whole year (to December 2020) wanted money refunded. Grattfying
many refused this offer. For those Ihal paid lemily the option to miss
payments for an 'inactNe' temi was alwdy in place in our constf(ution.
Commtttee business at this had to te conducted via email and
phone calls.
Earty in 2020 the cts)ir had agreed that volunteers woukl intervivrfl
members atK)ut thar choir experiences to be used to supp)rt a planned
bid to the Herrtage Lottery. Although the idea of the had to b8
shelved when the Lottery announced they were suspendin9 all such
projecls, members continued to intervw4 Others over the phone, record
their responses and send them to Iwo members, who were to coordinate
the reSu￿S in the hope that the project might be resurr¥ted al some point
in the future.
By the end of Awil one of our members offered to set up a Zoorn Qu¥z
session to help us stay in touch and this was well supported once
members karned to cope with this new medium. By mid-may this regular
'meeting' was transforTr￿d with the cooperation of the Musical Director
into a 'Singing Session. plus Quiz and members joined in lo sing some of
our'Repertoire' pieces. This qU￿kty develoFed into a session where the
Music Director introduced members to new pieces to learn and - for those
able to deal with the technow - to record. so that he could compile
performances ele¢tronicalty. These sessions regulaty attracted around
40+ members. ahhough some ￿￿rntsers, whilst remaining loyal to the
choir, dec￿ed they either could not cope with the technology or preferred
to Wart until they coukl sing wth others as usual.
Using Zoom. the Committee was able to hokl meetings to discuss our
plans for the rest of the year from June orwiards and to communicate
these to the member5 Vba News￿tters. Since the AGM for the previous
year- wh￿h should have been held in March 2020- was bng overdue,
also produced the required dtrumentation (Finance Report
with
audited accounts - and Chai¢s Repryl etcl and these were circulated to
all members. Wrttten
uestions and comments were invited and
Marth 2012
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Section D
Achievements and performance
considered and then al a Zoom ffleeling the membership voted lo adopt
these ￿p)rtS of the Choirfs activrtw for the period from September 2018
to December 2019 and submrt them to the Charities Commissh)n as
required.
After a 'summer break. in August. when restrictions to ovr lives were
sornewhat lifted, Zoom rehearsals resumed in September. The
committee decided thal those who partKipated in Zoom rehearsals
should pay their temity subscription as nomial and we would continue to
pay the Musical Director an agreed fee for the tem.
As School pupils and fOre￿n holklay makws rfumed, Covid cases
started to rise again, and the Govemment imFosed 'TErf restriction$ and
then in November another full Icckdown, but we camed on singingl The
Music Director was very keen to build up a programme of pieces on Ihe
theme'Have you Ever Been in Love?. which woukl have been our
Summer cortert and so rn0￿ songs were added to the repertoi￿. In
addrlion some 'Christmas' MUS￿ was also included with the aim of
prc>Jucing a 'ZoLMn Concert, of seasonal songs in December, in
conjunCt￿n wrth the other choirs Working with our Musical Director. This
Concert took place in December and was well supported by members
and friends. It provided a cheering end to whal had been a most drfficu
year for RowaDtree Choir.
In conclusion, thanks musl go to our Musical Director, Jonathan
Rathbone. for all the hard work put into enabling members to continue
learning new musr throughout rmst of 2020 and for his unfailing
enthusiasm and positivrty. Thanks must also go to all the Committee
members, who provided great support to the whok Choir, attending
Zcrt)rn meetings and keeping in louch with the WKler membership. When
restrictKJns pernrtted, Committee rrembers undertook visils to Churches
which might act as new rehearsal venues when nomality resumed. as
the Hall in wellingt￿ Road was no longer available - and was also too
small to allty4V for social distancing. Other Committee members
Undert[￿ to draft Risk Assessrrtnts, which woukl be r￿ul￿d rf or vthen
face to f&e rehearsals we permitted.
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Section E
Financial review
The Choir has no fixed overheads or ongoing contractual expenditure.
The Choir has sufficient funds to support its activrties for some six
months wrthout any income such that rf, for any reason. there was a
catastrophic loss of income and expenditure contir¢ued at present levels
there woukl be no unfunded losses.
Brief ststement of the
charity's policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
None
Further financlal revlew details (Oplional Inlorniation)
' See Annual Accounts
You may Choose lo include
additional information, where
relevant about..
the charity's principal
sources of funds lincluding
any fundraising);
how expenditure has
supported the key objectNes
of the charty.,
investment pJlicy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted
Section F
Other optional information
None Applicable
Section G
Declaration
The trustees dg¢lare that thgy have approved the trustO08' report above.
Signed on ￿hall of the charity's tr￿t￿3
Signatur0(8)
Full name(s)
JefJhJl F&R
Position (eg SKretary. Chair,
etcl
Date
11 ai
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENfji*JID Al￿> WALES
•01087
Annual accounts for Ihe
To
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3111Y2020
Section A
Statement of financial activities
Prfor y••r
•¢UvOty
T¢l*l lur
In¢(*nlng r••¢)ur¢w (Not• 31
F01
F03
F04
FOS
27.511
27,511
28.820
34,487
Total
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28619
28.619
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71.741
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IMlllo•••BI
513
14.558
14.558
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14.558
394
316
$17
519
14,558
17.518
32 078
17,518
078
9.124
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Section B
Balance sheet
fund*
fund*
Fixed assets
Int•ngibl• ••••ts
T•ng1t￿ •4•ets
(Not• 151
(Not• 14)
(Not• 16)
{Not• 17)
Total Ilx•d •M•ts
Currnnt au•ts
Stock•
(Note 181
D•btor8
(Not• 191
In¥Mtmnts
qNots 17.41
C••h al b•nk •nd In hand INot• 241
10.048
10,048
5,028
16.368
21,396
Cr•dltorn: •mouDts f•Hlng du• wtthln
on• y•
(Not• 1 & 201
3.878
17,518
17,518
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on• yur
IN¢)t• 20)
Provl•loM lor1S•biliti•s
32,076
32.076
17,518
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32.076
32.076
17.518
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## **Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts** 

**Report to the trustees of The Rowantree Choir  on the accounts for the period ended 31 December 2020.** 

## **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 of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act 

- To follow the procedures laid down in the general Direction given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145 (5)(b) of the charities Act 

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

## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. 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 the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in 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 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: and accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met. 

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

Signed: 


Name: Martin D C Pringle Professional qualifications: FIAB 

Address:  Wellesley House, 1[st] Floor 102 Cranbrook Road, Ilford IG1 4NH Date: 14[th] June 2021