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2025-05-31-accounts

Registered Charity No. 900489

Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] May 2025

Registered charity no. 900489

CONTENTS

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3 Membership and other information
5 Trustees’ Report
11 Incidents and Risk Statement
Section 2 Section 2

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12 12 Statement of Financial Activities
13 13 Concert Account
14 14 General Account
15 15 Balance Sheet
16 16 Movements in Reserves
17 - 19 17 - 19 17 - 19 Notes to the Accounts
20 Independent Examiner’s Report

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MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER INFORMATION for the year ended 31[st] May 2025

Charity Name Petersfield Musical Festival

Charity Registration Number 900489

Petersfield Musical Festival is an unincorporated association whose governing document is its Constitution, adopted 15[th] July 1982, as amended 18[th] July 2005, 15[th] September 2017, 21[st] September 2018, 16[th] September 2021 and 19[th] September 2024.

Aims of the Charity as set out in the Constitution To promote, improve, develop and maintain the appreciation of music in all its aspects. This is to be achieved by the presentation of public choral concerts, orchestral concerts and recitals, including an annual Festival to be held in and around Petersfield (“the Festival”), and by such other ways as the Society, through its Committee, shall determine from time to time.

During the year, the Trustees continued with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission.

The charity is managed by a Committee of Trustees, consisting of a Chairman, an Honorary Secretary, and an Honorary Treasurer (the Society’s Officers), and a maximum of fourteen other members. These members are elected at a General Meeting of the Society, hold office until the next Annual General Meeting (AGM), and are eligible for re-election. The Committee may co-opt an appropriately qualified person on to the Committee to serve until the next AGM. One representative from each adult amateur musical group or society that intends to participate in the next Festival may be invited to attend Committee meetings, but these representatives are not ex officio Trustees.

President Jonathan Willcocks

Trustees as elected at the AGM held on 19[th] September 2024:

Officers

Chair Pamela Buckley Secretary Simon Mason Treasurer Richard Stoneman

Committee Members

Steve Bartholomew, Charlotte Beck, Nancy Buck, Geoff Culbertson, Louise Douglas, Sarah Hard, Sally Maybury, Tony Newberry, Simon O’Hea, Sheila Rowe

Representatives of participating societies during 2024 and 2025

Fernhurst Choral Society Nigel Roberts Petersfield Choral Society Sue Upton Petersfield Orchestra Louise Wilson Rogate Choral Society Richard Woodhams

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Music Committee

Steve Bartholomew, Pamela Buckley, Mark Dancer (Petersfield Choral Society), Sally Maybury, Tim Ravalde (Fernhurst Choral Society), Paul Spicer, Giles White (Rogate Choral Society), Jonathan Willcocks, Philip Young

Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians

Louise Douglas, (Administrator), Sarah Hard, Lucy Flint, Philip Young

Correspondent

The Secretary: Simon Mason, 6 Stoneham Park, Petersfield, Hants GU32 3BT Telephone: 01730 260344

Email: info@petersfieldmusicalfestival.org.uk

Website

www.petersfieldmusicalfestival.org.uk

Bankers

HSBC Bank plc, 1 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 1HQ, and United Trust Bank, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AW

Independent Examiner

Gordon R Beer, MA FCA; 4 Chilgrove House, Marden Way, Petersfield, GU31 4PU

Insurance

Covea Insurance plc, A & B Mills, Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT for the year ended 31[st] May 2025

Statement of Public Benefit

Petersfield Musical Festival aims every year to fulfil its purpose – to promote, improve, develop and maintain the appreciation of music in all its aspects – in a variety of ways. Specifically, the charity

Organisation

The charity’s activities are organised by a team of volunteers led by the voluntary Committee listed on page 3. For the Festival, this includes the artistic planning, financial administration, engagement of professional musicians, co-ordination of rehearsals, advertising and publicity, ticket sales and the supervision of the stage and auditorium throughout the Festival period.

The full Festival Committee met for four scheduled meetings, on 9[th ] October and 29[th ] November 2024, and 22[nd] January and 7[th] May 2025. Committee sub-groups met as required to discuss operational matters.

The 2024-2025 Season

Autumn Workshop

About 100 participants enjoyed an all-day workshop singing Vaughan Williams’s Dona Nobis Pacem, led by Paul Spicer, Festival Conductor. held in Petersfield Methodist Church on Saturday 28[th] September 2024.

The 2025 Festival

With ten concerts over nine days, the Festival welcomed a record audience to enjoy a diverse range of music from brass to operetta, choral works to film themes. A total of 800 performers took to the stage including 14 conductors, 7 choirs, 4 orchestras, 3 bands, 11 soloists, 2 readers and an opera company. Ticket sales were excellent and all concerts in the Festival Hall sold out. Two concerts in St Peter’s, as usual, were free entry, making music accessible to all.

Friday 14[th] March: Liss Band with Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir

The Festival was splendidly launched with an enthusiastic capacity audience entertained by two longstanding groups based in the area: Liss Band, conducted by Mike Pennicotte-Henrie, in its 50th anniversary season, and the Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir, conducted by Geoffrey Porter,

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which has origins stretching back to 1940. The band’s sets included a variety of works sometimes featuring excellent soloists and at others put the band through its paces, with every section coming to the fore. The choir performed a broad mix of songs with jazzy rhythms, close-harmony and lively renditions of opera choruses. Enthusiastic applause was rewarded with an encore from Liss Band – a final burst of the ‘Floral Dance’ – to send everyone happily on their way home, or to the bar, where, as is their custom, the members of the Police Choir enjoyed their sense of camaraderie and entertained the drinkers with unaccompanied songs, just for the pleasure of it. Attendance 264, 100%

Saturday 15[th] March: Gloria!

Vivaldi Gloria , Haydn ‘Creation’ Mass in B flat , Corelli Concerto Grosso in G minor . Soloists: Harriet Cameron, Soprano; Helena Paish, Mezzo-Soprano; Harun Tekin, Tenor; Alexander BowerBrown, Baritone; Festival Chorus with Petersfield Choral Society and Rogate Choral Society; Southern Pro Musica. Conductor: Paul Spicer

The first choral concert showcased two audience favourites from the Baroque era and introduced many to an overlooked masterpiece, Haydn’s Schöpfungsmesse. Conductor Paul Spicer brought out all the colours, fun and drama of the piece, highlighting contrasting textures. The balance in the orchestra and ensemble with the choir were excellent and all four soloists projected the characterful music with style and confidence. Despite being a sacred work, the ‘Creation’ Mass was made to feel almost operatic in its drama and mood changes.

Under the assured baton of conductor Paul Spicer, the chamber string orchestra characterised each movement of Corelli’s much-loved Concerto Grosso in G minor, known as the ‘Christmas’ Concerto, then the orchestra was joined by oboes, trumpets, organ, bassoons and the two soprano soloists for the Gloria by Vivaldi, an instantly recognisable highlight of the choral repertoire.

Paul Spicer said of the evening: ‘It was one of the most uplifting concerts I can remember at Petersfield. The orchestra played wonderfully and our team of soloists was outstanding.’ Audience 267, 100%

Sunday 16[th:] March: Family Concert

This year’s Family Concert, given by the local professional string orchestra SouthDowns Camerata, directed by Sara Deborah Timossi, was titled ‘Dancing through the Movies’ and lived up to its name in an hour of delightful music and dance equally appealing to all ages in the capacity audience – no doubt including, for many of the younger children, their first experience of a live orchestra. Compere Steve Sargent introduced the four groups of string instruments and the individual trumpet, piano and percussion players brought in to supplement the strings for the occasion. (The children would perhaps have enjoyed hearing more from them, particularly the trumpet.) Steve went on to introduce a narrative that linked all the musical numbers – a fairy tale of young Mia and the squirrel Zigzag, who would be her guide through a day’s adventures. 14 young dancers from the MD Dance Academy in a rainbow of brilliant-coloured costumes danced in a circle round the band joined in the Encore by children and parents - a perfect finale to a well-planned and thoroughly engaging programme. Audience 247, 100%

Monday 17th and Wednesday 19th March: Youth Concerts

Twelve schools and youth music organisations took part: Bedales Prep, Dunhurst; Churcher’s College; Churcher’s College Junior School; Ditcham Park; Froxfield C E Primary; Herne Junior; Langrish Primary; Rake C E Primary; Sheet Primary; Steep C E Primary; The Petersfield School (TPS); with the Petersfield Area Schools String Orchestra (PASSO).

The 173 strong combined schools’ choir enjoyed their music, conducted by teachers from Bedales, Ditcham Park and TPS. The round ‘A la Cart’ went very well, giving a chance for some part-singing.

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The Simon and Garfunkel and (especially) Matilda songs were popular, and there were good young vocal soloists. Instrumental ensembles included the combined schools’ jazz and wind bands. On Monday night the audience enjoyed the special treat of hearing solos from two outstanding young percussionists. Drummer Arlo Cairns played with an energy and confidence that belied his youth. Then Henry Milne, accompanied by Nicholas Gleed, brought the house down with a virtuoso rendering on the marimba of Goff Richards’ Zimba Zamba.

Trustees thank the teachers, conductors, parents, and performers, all of whom play their part in making the Youth Concerts such a success, but mainly Philip Young who coordinates, directs and comperes so splendidly. Attendances 304 and 304 (100%)

Tuesday 18[th] March: Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians Lunchtime Recital

Two young recipients of bursaries given by the Festival’s Michael Hurd Fund delighted the audience at St. Peter’s Church. Elliot Cundy, a music scholar at Bedales gave a truly virtuosic performance on double bass, while Ukrainian violinist Mariia Liaskovets both entranced and engaged with her contrasting programme of pieces. Elliot was accompanied by Margaret Roberts, and Mariia by Jeffrey Leo Au, also studying at the Royal College of Music. Attendance was free and the retiring collection raised money for the fund in order to help more young musicians. Attendance 84

Wednesday 19[th] March: Vox Cantab in St Peter’s Church

Vox Cantab, a chamber choir drawn mainly from former choral scholars at Cambridge University, founded and directed by Louisa Denby, a former recipient of an award from the Michael Hurd Fund, presented a concert of music and readings featuring composers, writers and poets with strong connections to Petersfield and the surrounding area, including three works by Michael Hurd. The readings, between the musical items, several of them by or concerning local poet Edward Thomas, were given by Debbie and Jeremy Whitton Spriggs. The shorter second part of the concert opened with John Ireland’s Greater Love Hath No Man, followed by four of Hubert Parry’s well-known Songs Of Farewell. There was some fine solo singing in both. Finzi’s stirring God Is Gone Up brought the concert to a rousing conclusion. The concert was generously supported by The British Music Society Charitable Trust (Michael Hurd Bequest). Audience 96

Thursday 20[th] March: Petersfield Orchestra

Beethoven ‘Emperor’ Piano Concerto No. 5 , Shostakovich Symphony No. 10, Liadov Baba Yaga. Soloist: Ariel Lanyi, Conductor: Robin Browning.

The audience was treated to a blockbuster programme of orchestral music. A full-scale symphony orchestra, including at various points triple woodwind, bass clarinet and contrabassoon, snare drum, tam-tam and xylophone, gave every ounce of energy to deliver a rousing and emotionally charged performance. Ariel Lanyi, a young award-winning pianist, showed an ability to lift his playing to powerful heights with firm and sure finger-work, only to drop down into hushed pianissimos which the audience clearly found spellbinding. Audience 239, 100%

Friday 21[st] March: The Merry Opera Company, Die Fledermaus

The Merry Opera Company made a welcome return to the Festival following their successful debut in 2022. This time they chose to perform Johann Strauss’s most celebrated operetta, Die Fledermaus . Merry Opera has only just seven in the cast, yet the operatic quality of their voices ensured they could deal with the challenging vocal requirements with ease. Some of the performers doubled up the minor roles and also provided the chorus backing when required. The rapturous ovation at the end was

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indicative of how much the audience enjoyed it, and many said they hope to see them back at the Festival Hall before too long. Audience 249, 100%

Saturday 22[nd] March: Dona Nobis Pacem

Parry Blest Pair of Sirens, Delius Summer Evening, Saint-Saens Cello Concerto, Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem. Soloists: Caroline Taylor, soprano; Thomas Humphreys, baritone; Lucy Scotchmer, cello. Festival chorus including Petersfield Choral Society and Fernhurst Choral Society; Conductors: Paul Spicer and Stephen Scotchmer.

In the Festival’s concluding concert, conductor Paul Spicer took the baton at either end for a pair of choral masterpieces, yielding place to Stephen Scotchmer to guide the Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra through a cello concerto by Saint-Saëns and a short work by Frederick Delius. The Festival Chorus began proceedings with a spirited account of Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens . The cantata Dona Nobis Pacem by Vaughan Williams moved from anguished suffering at the outset, to an impassioned prayer for peace at the close. Between the choral pieces came the Cello Concerto No.1 by SaintSaëns, in which Lucy Scotchmer (daughter of the conductor Stephen Scotchmer) matched its various quicksilver changes of mood and tempo every inch of the way. Audience 230, 100%

The Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians

This fund, set up in 2007 in memory of composer and musician Michael Hurd, is a Restricted Fund within the charity. Awards (currently of up to £500) are considered for any project to further the musical skills of applicants of 25 years and under, who live or attend school or college within the whole of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, or within 25 miles of Petersfield. Applicants should already have shown aptitude in their field of music and must be endorsed by a sponsor who has specific knowledge of their musical experience.

Festival of Young Composers

This is a biennial event and is due again to be held on Sunday 8 February 2026.

Entrants may present their music either through a live performance or as a digital recording. Works are performed to an adjudicating panel at a public performance. Information on the 2026 Festival of Young Composers has been sent to schools and colleges and is on the Festival website. The closing date for entries is 5th December 2025, and the performance and adjudication day is Sunday, 8th February 2026, at The Studio, TPS. The adjudicating panel will be Dr Jill Jarman, Jonathan Willcocks and Philip Young.

Awards

Trustees approved ten applications for grants:

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Lunchtime concert 2025

A large audience was present for the excellent concert given by award recipients Elliot Cundy (double bass) accompanied by Margaret Roberts, and Mariia Liaskovets (violin) accompanied by Jeffrey Leo Au at St Peter’s Church, Petersfield on Tuesday 18[th] March, with the retiring collection providing a greatly appreciated boost to the Fund.

Finance

Firstly, Trustees thank Rob Walker, for his enormous contribution serving as treasurer for the last seven years and record their gratitude for the exemplary records he kept and a very well planned and executed handover.

The financial statements following this report show a deficit arising on the Concert Account of £316 and a surplus arising on the General Account of £ 8,854 resulting in a positive net movement of funds of £8,538 which has increased the festival’s reserves from £33,142 to £41,680

The attached accounts provide the detail of this, but the following observations are made in summary.

Budgets were prepared as the Festival programme was taking shape and a review of these indicated that a potential deficit was looming and in mitigation some concert ticket prices were raised, albeit by as little as possible. However, the family ticket prices were not, as we believe these concerts are of great value to the families who attend and are important for the future of not only the Festival but also of the appreciation of classical music. However, happily the level of ticket sales taken in the budget proved to be somewhat pessimistic and an exciting programme meant concerts were sold out resulting in higher revenues than expected.

One of the issues that had to be coped with was the loss of the East Hampshire District Council Grant of £4,000. This was partially redressed by grants from the Vaughan Williams Society of £1,400, and the British Music Society of £500. A major new source of revenue, the result of considerable effort by Michael Buckley, has been the £3,000 raised from sponsorship by local Petersfield businesses.

A review of the last three years’ accounts show that the Festival has essentially broken even. That this year has produced a surplus is testament to the hard work all of those involved to ensure the success of the Festival. This surplus has strengthened the balance sheet of the Festival and ensures that it has a bright and more secure future.

Future plans

2025 Autumn Workshop

Saturday 27[th] September Open choral workshop directed by Paul Spicer at Petersfield Methodist Church: Verdi Requiem

2026 Festival of Young Composers

Sunday 8 February Performance and adjudication day at The Studio, The Petersfield School

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2026 Festival

Friday 13[th] March

St Cat’s Ensemble, platinum award-winning wind band based near Winchester

Saturday 14[th] March Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert: Froxfield Choir with Brass Breakout Jazz Orchestra, Soloist & Tap Dancer

Sunday 15[th] March Family Concert: Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra Monday 16[th] March & Youth concerts: singers and instrumentalists from local schools Wednesday 18[th] March and youth music organisations Tuesday 17[th] March St Peter’s Church Lunchtime Recital: ‘World Postcards’- chamber

St Peter’s Church Lunchtime Recital: ‘World Postcards’- chamber music by Francis Poulenc, George Venner, and Gerald Finzi. Karen Kingsley and Nick Saunders (piano), Rob Blanken, Jen Flatman (clarinet)

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Trustees

Responsibility of the Trustees

The Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records that disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the charity, and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the necessary regulation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention of error, fraud and other irregularities. The Trustees have followed guidance issued by the Charity Commission on recommended best practice for these records and procedures.

As required by the charity’s constitution, the Trustees have submitted the charity’s accounts for independent examination to an examiner appointed by the Annual General Meeting who meets the qualification requirements of the Charity Commission.

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Incidents and Risk Statement

When significant incidents arise that have involved or could involve such things as a significant loss of funds and/or significant risks to the Society’s property, work, beneficiaries, or reputation then the Trustees are required to report them without delay to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Trustees confirm that there have been no such incidents in the year under report that should have been brought to the Commission’s attention.

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This report was approved by the Trustees at a meeting on 23[rd] July 2025.

Signed ............................................................................................... Pamela Buckley (Chairman)

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Michael
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Notes
Income
Donations and legacies 20,21 14,950 576 15,526 14,028
Charitable activities 22 42,337 - 42,337 36,414
Investments 23 363 165 528 1,017
Other Income 223 144 367 270
Total Income £57,873 £885 £58,758 £51,730
Expenditure
Charitable activities 24, 25 46,289 2,750 49,039 49,209
Other 26 3,046 - 3,046 2,904
Total Expenditure £49,335 £2,750 £52,085 £52,113
Net income(expenditure) £8,538 £(1,865) £6,673 £(383)
Transfers between funds - - - -
Net movement in funds 8,538 (1,865) 6,673 (383)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 33,142 9,618 42,760 43,143
Total funds carried forward £41,680 £7,753 £49,433 £42,760
The Notes onpages 17 to 19 formpart of these accounts.

The Notes on pages 17 to 19 form part of these accounts.

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CONCERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025

CONCERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025ERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025T for the year ended 31 May 2025year ended 31 May 2025ear ended 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 CONCERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025ERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025T for the year ended 31 May 2025year ended 31 May 2025ear ended 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 CONCERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025ERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025T for the year ended 31 May 2025year ended 31 May 2025ear ended 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 CONCERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025ERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025T for the year ended 31 May 2025year ended 31 May 2025ear ended 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 CONCERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025ERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025T for the year ended 31 May 2025year ended 31 May 2025ear ended 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 CONCERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025ERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025T for the year ended 31 May 2025year ended 31 May 2025ear ended 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 CONCERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025ERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025T for the year ended 31 May 2025year ended 31 May 2025ear ended 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 CONCERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025ERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025T for the year ended 31 May 2025year ended 31 May 2025ear ended 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 CONCERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025ERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025T for the year ended 31 May 2025year ended 31 May 2025ear ended 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 CONCERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025ERT ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2025T for the year ended 31 May 2025year ended 31 May 2025ear ended 31 May 2025y 2025 2025
2025 2024
£ £
INCOME
Festival
Ticket sales 31,760 24,569
Donations to Festival via retiringcollections 576 526
Programme sales 1,563 1,321
Programme advertisements 2,980 3,040
Choir member subscriptions 4,845 4,176
Hampshire CC members'(councillors') grants 500 1,000
Grants & sponsorshipfor specific concerts 2,560 1,080
Contribution from Bar Sales 845 684
Contribution from Ice Cream Sales 344 208
Sundryincome - -
£45,973 £36,604
EXPENDITURE
Festival
Venue hire 6,483 6,265
Conductor's fees and expenses 6,460 4,983
Rehearsal accompanists 800 750
Orchestra & musicians' fees 18,150 15,140
Soloists fees & expenses 2,810 2,017
Celebrityand other artistes' fees & expenses 3,060 5,922
Musicpurchase/hire/printing 679 792
Instrument hire 50 50
PerformingRights Societylicence fees 1,242 766
Lighting& audio expenses 2,013 2,284
Programme and insertprinting 2,101 2,004
Advertising&publicity 1,983 2,511
Piano tuningand maintenance 306 205
Other direct concert costs 152 366
Sundryexpenses - 30
£46,289 £44,084
Concert Account surplus(deficit) for theyear £(316) £(7,480)
The Notes onpages 17 to 19 formpart of these accounts.

The Notes on pages 17 to 19 form part of these accounts.

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GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024

GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024NERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024T for the year ended 31 May 2024year ended 31 May 2024ear ended 31 May 202431 May 20241 May 2024y 2024 2024 GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024NERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024T for the year ended 31 May 2024year ended 31 May 2024ear ended 31 May 202431 May 20241 May 2024y 2024 2024 GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024NERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024T for the year ended 31 May 2024year ended 31 May 2024ear ended 31 May 202431 May 20241 May 2024y 2024 2024 GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024NERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024T for the year ended 31 May 2024year ended 31 May 2024ear ended 31 May 202431 May 20241 May 2024y 2024 2024 GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024NERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024T for the year ended 31 May 2024year ended 31 May 2024ear ended 31 May 202431 May 20241 May 2024y 2024 2024 GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024NERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024T for the year ended 31 May 2024year ended 31 May 2024ear ended 31 May 202431 May 20241 May 2024y 2024 2024 GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024NERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024T for the year ended 31 May 2024year ended 31 May 2024ear ended 31 May 202431 May 20241 May 2024y 2024 2024 GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024NERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024T for the year ended 31 May 2024year ended 31 May 2024ear ended 31 May 202431 May 20241 May 2024y 2024 2024 GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024NERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024T for the year ended 31 May 2024year ended 31 May 2024ear ended 31 May 202431 May 20241 May 2024y 2024 2024 GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024NERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024T for the year ended 31 May 2024year ended 31 May 2024ear ended 31 May 202431 May 20241 May 2024y 2024 2024 GENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ENERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024NERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024ERAL ACCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024CCOUNT for the year ended 31 May 2024T for the year ended 31 May 2024year ended 31 May 2024ear ended 31 May 202431 May 20241 May 2024y 2024 2024
2025 2024
£ £
INCOME
Grants and sponsorship
Petersfield Town Council 1,500 750
East Hampshire District Council - 4,000
Gold,Silver & Bronze Sponsorships 3,000 -
Othergrants,donations & sponsorshipreceipts 3,233 2,067
£7,733 £6,817
Friends' and other donations
Friends' donations 2,728 2,865
JustGiving& EHDC lottery 27 39
£2,755 £2,904
Other income
Gift Aid recovered 826 843
Mayor's Market stalls 208 240
Bank interest 363 837
Sundryincome 15 30
£1,412 £1,950
Total income £11,900 £11,671
EXPENDITURE
Festival
MakingMusic & other subscriptions 201 459
Independent Examiner's fees 470 520
Insurance 168 395
Committee and AGM expenses 294 115
Office costs 424 445
Website 374 619
Bank charges 89 95
Depreciation 999 -
Sundryexpenses 27 22
£3,046 £2,670
Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians
Operatingcosts - 1,242
- 1,242
Total expenditure £3,046 £3,912
General Account surplus(deficit) for theyear £8,854 £7,759
The Notes onpages 17 to 19 formpart of these accounts.

The Notes on pages 17 to 19 form part of these accounts.

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BALANCE SHEET at 31 May 2025

BALANCE SHEET at 31 May 2025NCE SHEET at 31 May 2025E SHEET at 31 May 2025SHEET at 31 May 2025HEET at 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 BALANCE SHEET at 31 May 2025NCE SHEET at 31 May 2025E SHEET at 31 May 2025SHEET at 31 May 2025HEET at 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 BALANCE SHEET at 31 May 2025NCE SHEET at 31 May 2025E SHEET at 31 May 2025SHEET at 31 May 2025HEET at 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 BALANCE SHEET at 31 May 2025NCE SHEET at 31 May 2025E SHEET at 31 May 2025SHEET at 31 May 2025HEET at 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 BALANCE SHEET at 31 May 2025NCE SHEET at 31 May 2025E SHEET at 31 May 2025SHEET at 31 May 2025HEET at 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 BALANCE SHEET at 31 May 2025NCE SHEET at 31 May 2025E SHEET at 31 May 2025SHEET at 31 May 2025HEET at 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 BALANCE SHEET at 31 May 2025NCE SHEET at 31 May 2025E SHEET at 31 May 2025SHEET at 31 May 2025HEET at 31 May 2025y 2025 2025 BALANCE SHEET at 31 May 2025NCE SHEET at 31 May 2025E SHEET at 31 May 2025SHEET at 31 May 2025HEET at 31 May 2025y 2025 2025
31 May 2025 31 May 2024
£ £ £ £
Notes
Fixed Assets
Bluthnergrandpiano 27 1 1,000
£1 £1,000
Current Assets
HSBC Bank-current account 28 21,178 14,630
HSBC Bank-Money Manager re Michael Hurd Fund Money Manager re Michael Hurd Fund
28		 6,862 9,447
United Trust Bank-Charity 100-day notice account 28 20,000 20,000
Total cash at bank £48,040 £44,076
Sundry Debtors and Accrued Revenue 4,570 1,510
Prepaid Expenses and Accrued Revenue 635 175
Total Current Assets £53,245 £45,761
Current Liabilities (due within one year)
Sundry Creditors and Accrued Charges 657 1,465
Accrued Charges 3,156 2,536
Total Current Liabilities £3,813 £4,001
NET CURRENT ASSETS £49,432 £41,760
TOTAL ASSETS £49,433 £42,760
REPRESENTED BY
General Reserve(Unrestricted)
Balance brought forward 33,142 32,863
Concert Account surplus (deficit) for the year (316) (7,246)
General Account surplus (deficit) for the year 8,854 7,525
Balance carried forward £41,680 £33,142
Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians (Restricted) £7,753 £9,618
TOTAL FUNDS £49,433 £42,760
The Accounts for the year ended 31 May 2025 and the Balance Sheet at 31 May 2025 were approved by the Trustees
at a meeting on 24th July 2025 and signed by
Pam Buckley, Chairman Richard Stoneman, Treasurer
The Notes onpages 17 to 19 formpart of these accounts.

The Notes on pages 17 to 19 form part of these accounts.

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MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025

MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025
MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025 MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED RESERVES for the year ended 31 May 2025
31 May 2025 31 May 2024
£ £
Notes
Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians
Opening balance 9,618 10,280
Opening balance
Retiring collections		 9,618
576		 10,280
686
Retiring collections
Bequests and donations		 - -
Bequests and donations
Bank interest		 Bequests and donations 165 180
Gift Aid recovered 144 172
(less) Awards 29 (2,750) (1,250)
(less) Awards
(less) Young Composers'prizes		 (2,750)
-		 (1,250)
(450)
(less) Young Composersprizes
(less) transfers to current account		 - (450)
-
(less) transfers to current account (less) transfers to current account (less) transfers to current account (less) transfers to current account
Balance carried forward £7,753 £9,618
£7,753 £9,618
The Michael Hurd Fund for YoungMusicians does not have anyliabilities.
The Notes onpages 17 to 19 formpart of these accounts.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MAY 2025

Basis of Preparation

  1. These accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the notes below.

  2. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

  3. a) Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) ; and

  4. b) Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) ; and

  5. c) The Charities Act 2011 .

  6. Petersfield Musical Festival constitutes a public benefit charity as defined by FRS 102.

  7. There have been no changes to the charity’s accounting policies in the reporting period, and no material prior year errors have been identified.

  8. No accounting estimates have been made in either this or the previous reporting period.

  9. The accounts are presented in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity, and amounts are rounded to the nearest pound.

Funds

  1. The General Reserve is an unrestricted fund that is available for use at Trustees’ discretion in furtherance of the charity’s objectives. This fund is used for income and expenditure transactions that support the charity’s operations. The Trustees’ objective is that the balance in this fund at the end of a financial year should be equivalent to one year’s Concert Account expenditure, thus helping to prove that the charity is a going concern.

  2. The Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians, the renamed Michael Hurd Memorial Fund, is a restricted fund whose objective is to encourage young people of 25 years of age and under within the broad catchment area of the Petersfield Musical Festival to create and perform music of all kinds. It provides grants to individuals and groups and organises events where prizes may be awarded to young composers, singers and instrumentalists.

  3. The Trustees have decided that the operating costs of the Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians during the reporting period shall be borne by the General Reserve.

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Accounting Policies

  1. Income is recognised when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, it is probable that the Trustees will receive the resources, and the monetary value can be measured reliably. The charity’s accounting records show the date that each income amount is received.

  2. Grants, sponsorships, donations, bequests and legacies are only included as income when the monies have been received.

  3. Gift Aid is included as income when a Gift Aid claim has been made to HM Revenue & Customs and either there is a valid Gift Aid Declaration from the donor or a donation has been made that complies with the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered part of the original gift; it is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor has specified otherwise.

  4. Donated goods are recognised as income when the goods are sold and the money has been credited to the charity.

  5. The charity is run by its Trustees and by other unpaid volunteers and it has no employees. The value of the voluntary work performed is not shown as income in the accounts.

  6. Expenditure is recognised when there is an obligation that commits the charity to make a payment and the monetary value of this payment can be measured reliably. The charity’s accounting records show the date that each payment is made.

  7. Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation that commits the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

  8. Debtors and creditors are valued and measured at the actual settlement amounts to be received or paid.

  9. Fixed assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and they cost at least £250. They are valued at cost and are depreciated on a straight-line basis over three years.

  10. There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities or income and expenses in this reporting period.

Statement of Financial Activities

  1. The General Reserve’s income from donations and legacies is the sum of:

  2. a) Concert Account income: Donations to Festival via retiring collections.

  3. b) Concert Account income: Hampshire County Council members' (councillors') grants.

  4. c) Concert Account income: Grants & sponsorship for specific concerts.

  5. d) General Account income: Grants and sponsorship.

  6. e) General Account income: Friends’ and other donations.

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  1. The Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians’ income from donations and legacies is the sum of the fund’s income from Retiring collections, Bequests and donations and Gift Aid recovered.

  2. The General Reserve’s income from charitable activities is the sum of all the income from the Concert Account except for Donations to Festival via retiring collections, Hampshire County Council members' (councillors') grants, Grants & sponsorship for specific concerts, and Sundry income.

  3. Income from investments derives from the bank interest arising on the charity’s and the Michael Hurd Fund bank account deposit balances.

  4. The General Reserve’s expenditure on charitable activities is the sum of [all] the expenditure in the Concert Account and the General Account’s Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians’ Operating costs.

  5. The Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians’ expenditure on charitable activities is the sum of the fund’s Awards and Young Composers’ prizes.

  6. The General Reserve’s other expenditure is all the General Account’s Festival expenditure except for Friends & other discounts.

Concert Account and General Account Summaries

These schedules provide further summaries of the financial activities of the charity with an analysis of Concert Income and Expenditure and other General Income and Expenditure during the year under review.

Balance Sheet

  1. The value shown for the Bluthner grand piano is the residual, nominal, value of the asset reflecting its current condition.

  2. Cash at bank is not at risk as it is held with banks that are members of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians

  1. The awards given by the Michael Hurd Fund for Young Musicians, all of which were given to individuals, were fully compatible with the fund’s objectives.

The fund’s operating costs are shown in the General Account.

Miscellaneous

No events have occurred after the end of the reporting period.

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