FRIENDS OF THE CHOIR STUDIO Trustees Report 2023/24 FRIE DSOF CHAIRPERSON'S MESSAGE l delighted to submit out tepott fot Ftiends of The choit studio. The 2023/24 yeat been ¬het SMcce55fvl yeat fot out chatity. fvll of cte&tivity, IllU3ic m<in9 ftiendship.. We have had mclny successes and achievmentS this yeat that ate hi hli9hted within out tepott. We ate extteme y 9tatefvl to Out music ptofe53ionals and committoe membet3 who have wotked titelo55ly thi3 yoat to enable us to leatn. dovelop a5 C4 chatity and m05t im ottantl to btlVl9 5ln9lVI9 and muslc to tho heatt3 0 Ith Osow o need it tho m05t. Thi5 yeat hc45 teinfotced the impottance of music in maltin9 the wotld a happiet and healthiet place. We have seen the benefits Out ptojects have btOU9ht to out membets ond local community. We look fotwatd to mote oppottunities, welcoming new people into out choit family and continuing to Spteadjoy thtOU9h Out music 30n9 Ci5a Flanc49all Committee Information 2023124 FRIENDS OF Sththo NIC108238 Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Trustee Trustee Committee member Committee member Lisa Flanagan Linda O Hagan Sinead Drummond Joelle Stamp Ann Reid Keva Quinn Brenda Kellaghan Artistic operations Friends Of The Choir Studio Gareth Hughes Mark Hughes Mu•lc - Charlty - Communl - Song OUR Contact The Choir Studio 5G Greenbank Service Station Warrenpoint Rd Newry Wl•l hjs tthi In th• of SlnoiTho Iw ALL I￿Tr cOM￿lm￿l io pwthrdw. LJ L•ndln4 a ilrrmaMKlo hthhllqhk Charlt Charity Aims Music & Singing accessible to ALL Our charity was established to ensure everyone, irrespective of age, gender, religion and beliefs find happiness and joy through the power of music & singing. Our emphasis on inter-generational singing will be at the forefront of our objectives for the forseeable - building community relationships and friendships, enhancing the lives of our members young and old, through a shared love of music and song. Providing skill's & opportunities Our Charity aims to produce, promote and create opportunities for our members. We aim to provide singing workshops with industry professionals from all genres of music, and to provide performance opportunities both locally and nationally. We hope to lend support through music & performances to highlight important social causes and to assist other charitable organisations through our music. Creating a happier & healthier world through music and song We support the physiological, social, psychological, behavioural and medical benefits of singing and the transformative power that singing can have for so many. In 2023/24 Ftiend3 of The choit studio, Held over 50 in person events, performances & workshops Partnered and supported 10 organisations from the charity, health and educational sector Welcomed new members age 4-82 years from all walks of life: Our performances, workshops and music videos, have benefited over 750,000 attendees, both in person and online l• Welcomed Broadway star RacheL Tucker to facilitate a number of workshops Uision £lJims A Masierciass wiin Broadway & West-End Star Rachel Tucker Jul 1st 2023 The Ihoir Studio Newry Wickedly Wi Ageio-uy Musical T Music & Per ormance rr 2023/24 proved very successful In terms of performances, workshops, outreach charity work, festivals and welcoming nww members to our choir family The studlo was a flurry of excltment wlth the arrlval of slnger Brlan Kennedy for a serles of rehearsals, filmlng of a documentary and subsequent magScaL performance alongside our Uplifted Choir infont of thousands of festivaL-goers. West End and Broadway star Rachel Tucker facllltated a serles of Muslcal Theatre workshops that were attended by slngers from all over the Island of Ireland. It was a wonderful accolade that Rachel chose our performance space and hlghllghted the wealth of talent we have within our choir family. We presented our Big Band Night In Newry City HalL featuring loo performers aged 4-82 years. Our Chrlstmas programme saw us vlslt and perform for the most vunerable people In our community. We had the priviledge of singing in four local care homes, Daisy Hill Hospital, The Southern Area Hospice and an emotional performance singing at Belfast Clty Alrport for a group of termlnally ILI chlldren as they embarked on a trlp to Lapland. Our recorded song for Newry Hospice went "Viral" over i million views online. We partnered with several other charities and groups including The Southern Area Hospice, The R¢)ad Ahead Group, Newry Herltage Charlty, Angel Wishes and PIPS. .Fihgnciql evieN%i Friends Of The Choir Studio's totaL income for 2023/24 is £23,420 We were delighted to have secured funding from The National Lottery Nl of £5866 to faciliate our very successfuL community projects. Our core source of income was generated from our own fundraising initiatives and performances including our Big Band Night, in-house concerts, Christmas Light switch on, community movie night, our annual Carol service and our members subsidies Please refer to our treasurer's and the independent examiners report to show income and expenditure in more detail. We have ensured complience with the governance obligations of our funders and donors, Friends Of The Choir Studio Income & Expenditure for the year ended 31 Marth 2024 2024 Donations Fundraising Lottery Fund Prize moft¢y Venue Hire Workshop 3,830 4.899 5,866 200 5,340 3.285 Tot81 Incornt 23,420 A¢¢ountAnts fees Affiliation fee Bank char￿$ Equipment Events Insurance costs Rates Rent Venue hire 300 50 75 1,327 15,027 259 (461) 5.200 916 22,693 Excess of recelptj over payments 727 A yearin pics ch The Cholr Studio ,ShaA"e d lati feaiher fy•ghwJ I Th•UpMod Goyp*IknIT Sat26th M•y N•wry TownHaiL 7.30Prn £15 Bai facilities Doors open at 6.5opm i_ r4 11 Local heroes are on song wlth polgnant vldeo for the hosplce I*+A¥* Ji Ansel Ishes cancer fu for childr