THREE SPIRES SINGERS Charity No 900017 ANNUAL REPORT for Charity Commission 1[st] AUGUST 2023 to 31[st] JULY 2024
1. OBJECTS
The objects of Three Spires Singers are to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects, by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the committee shall determine.
2. TRUSTEES (elected at AGM 11th September 2023)
Chair Lora Wicks Treasurer Simon Price Secretary Sally Williams Camilla Comeau Sally Hind
3. MUSICAL DIRECTOR
James Anderson-Besant was appointed Musical Director starting in September 2023.
4. MEMBERSHIP
There were approximately 130 singing members and 105 subscribing Patrons and Friends.
5. MUSICAL ACTIVITIES
(numbers in brackets are approximate audience numbers)
18[th] Nov 2023
Bach Magnificat; Mozart Requiem; Mozart Horn Concerto 4 (414)
23[rd] March 2024
Bach Mass in B Minor (350)
6[th] July 2024
Parry Hear my Words; Rutter Requiem; Bernstein Chichester Psalms ; Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
6. OTHER ACTIVITIES
None.
7. PRESENT COMMITTEE (re-elected at AGM 11[th] September 2024)
| Chair | Lora Wicks * |
|---|---|
| Treasurer | Simon Price * |
| Secretary | Sally Williams * |
| Other members | Camilla Comeau * |
| Sally Hind * | |
| Janet Harvey | |
| Maureen Metcalfe | |
| Sarah Williams | |
| Nicola Taylor |
- Trustees
Simon Price Honorary Treasurer 19/05/2025
THREE SPIRES SINGERS Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 July 2023 Registered Charity Number 900017
| 2023 LAST YEAR | 2023 LAST YEAR | 75,027.15 75,987.97 960.82 - |
2024 THIS YEAR | 2024 THIS YEAR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECEIPTS | £ | £ | ||||
| Members subscriptions | 22,808.00 | 24,638.00 | ||||
| Patrons subscriptions | 3,425.00 | 3,530.00 | ||||
| Friends subscriptions | 1,703.00 | 1,948.00 | ||||
| Tax refunds | 4,793.23 | 6,171.71 | ||||
| 32,729.23 | 36,287.71 | |||||
| Bank interest gross | 46.46 | 152.39 | ||||
| Concert tickets, progs & ads | 36,131.86 | 21,465.52 | ||||
| Sponsorship and Donations (Incl. £6.5k Fitkin project grants) |
2,931.00 | 1,920.00 | ||||
| Hire/Sale of music | 104.00 | - | ||||
| Fund raising | 298.13 | 171.99 | ||||
| Other income | 2,586.47 | - | ||||
| Float back in | 200.00 | 200.00 | ||||
| Total receipts | 60,197.61 | |||||
| PAYMENTS | ||||||
| Rehearsals Fees | 5,963.00 | 6,029.00 | ||||
| Venue | 2,392.50 | 2,057.28 | ||||
| 8,355.50 | 8,086.28 | |||||
| Concerts | ||||||
| Conductor | 3,800.00 | 2,125.00 | ||||
| Orchestra, music scores and instruments | 29,502.01 | 15,714.00 | ||||
| Soloists | 13,500.00 | 7,630.00 | ||||
| Venues & PRS | 11,180.32 | 15,276.27 | ||||
| Advertising | 40.00 | 40.00 | ||||
| Printing | 3,829.38 | 2,644.98 | ||||
| Equipment costs (staging+transport) | 837.00 | 834.00 | ||||
| Music purchase | - | 160.70 | ||||
| Music hiring | 758.35 | 861.82 | ||||
| 63,447.06 | 45,286.77 | |||||
| Fund Raising costs | 50.00 | - | ||||
| Administration etc | 1,137.66 | 531.61 | ||||
| Other expenditure | 2,797.75 | 1,182.84 | ||||
| Float out | 200.00 | 200.00 | ||||
| Commissions | - | - | ||||
| 4,185.41 | 1,914.45 | |||||
| Total payments | 55,287.50 | |||||
| Balance of receipts over payments | 4,910.11 | |||||
| Accumulated fund/Cash funds | 2023 | 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accumulated fund brought forward | 45,766.17 | 44,805.35 | ||||
| Excess of receipts over payments for year | - | 960.82 - |
4,910.11 | |||
| Cash funds carried forward | 44,805.35 | 49,715.46 | ||||
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 July | ||||||
| Cash funds | ||||||
| Current account | 44,805.35 | 49,715.46 | ||||
| Other monetary assets | ||||||
| Assets retained for choir's own use | ||||||
| Music (nominal) | 1,444.00 | 1,444.00 | ||||
| Concert music stand (cost) | 300.00 | 300.00 | ||||
| Rehearsal music stand (cost) | 30.00 | 30.00 | ||||
| 1,774.00 | 1,774.00 | |||||
| Liabilities | Hire of cathedral July concert | 1,779.00 | Hire of staging July concert | 125.00 | est | |
| Deposit Nov 2023concert paid | 824.1 | |||||
| Debtors | Michael Spiers July advert | 153.00 | ||||
| BANK ACCOUNT AND RECONCILIATION | 31-Jul-23 | 31/07/24 | ||||
| Balance brought forward | 45,766.17 | 44,805.35 | ||||
| Income for year | 75,027.15 | 60,197.61 | ||||
| Expenditure for year | - | 75,987.97 - |
- | 55,287.50 - |
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| Balance carried forward | 44,805.35 | 49,715.46 | ||||
| Barclays Bank | Barclays Bank | |||||
| Balance per bank statements at Jul 31st 2023 | Balance per bank statements at Jul 31st | |||||
| Community account | 33,690.58 | Community account | 38,248.30 | |||
| Business reserve account | 11,114.77 | Business reserve account | 11,267.16 | |||
| GRAND TOTAL | 44,805.35 | Cash in hand | 200.00 | |||
| Simon Price | GRAND TOTAL | 49,715.46 | ||||
| Hon. Treasurer |
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A ! Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees THREE SPIRES SINGERS On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) 900017 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement apphea. Delete [ ] if iiot appliGable. I have completed my exarnination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records", or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no COnrnS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. So- a£2. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body 4)14 Jj IER Oct 2018
(if any): Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018