oiedo 100 years Falkirk Caledonia Choir Annual Report & Accounts For Year Ending 31" March 2026 OSCR Resi5twed Charity 000411
Reference and Adm inistrative Information Charity Name: Falkirk Cai¢donia Choir Charity Registration Number: SC000411 Contsct Address: 2 Douglas Place Dunblane FK15 9FE Trnstees: Fiona Conboy Alison Cassells Gail Barton Prin¢ipal Offictrbearers President: Seeretsry: Treasurer: Alison Cassells Gail Barton Fiona Conboy IDdependent ExamRner: Donald Paterson 20 Canmore Drive. Stenhousemuir FK5 4LA Bkers. Vir8in Mon¢y l Bank Street Falkirk FKI INB
Treasurers Annual Report Year ended 31 March 2026 Strueture, Governanee and Management Governing Document The Choir is admimstered in accordance with the terms of the Falkirk Caledonia Choir Constitution and Rul¢s (Revised 2025). Recruitment and AppoiDtmellt of Trustees Each member of the Committee will be el¢¢t¢d for a maximwn period of 2 years and will not serye on the Committee in that capacity for a cons¢cutive p¢riod of more than 6 years unless in exceptional circumstances and agreed by the Committee. The Committ¢¢ will meet as required, and al least 3 times in any session. Committee meetings will be chaired by the President. whom failing a Committee Ynember notninated by the President. whom f'ling a Cbw"r elected by those present at the meeting. A quorum will be 5 members, including the Chair. Votes will be by simple majority. The Chair will be entitled to vote and will have an additional casting vote in the event of a tie. The Committee will have th¢ power to co- opt Choir m¢mbus to fill va¢8n¢i¢s on the Committee, subject to such co-options being intimated to the Choir within on¢ rnonth. Organisational Structure The business of the Choir will be conducted by ¥4 Committee Comprising the following.. - 8) President b) Secretary c) Assistant Secretary d) Concert Secretary e) Treasurer Librarian g) Assistant Librarlan h) Publicity Coordinator i) First Soprano St¢ward j} S¢¢ond Soprano St¢waTd k) Alto Steward l) Tenor St¢ward m) Bass Steward Objectives vand Activities The object of the Choir shall be to foster and inculcate an appreciation of Part Songs. Psalm Tuncs. Solos and other Music by private practice and public fOrnIan¢¢.
Treasurers Annual Report {cont) Year ended 31 March 2026 Achievements and Performanees The Spring Concert for 2025. held in May last year returned io Trinity Church and was a roaring succ¢ss, enjiyyed by the choiT and auth'¢n¢e alike. Profit from this event was £879. At time of Writing we are lookillg forward to our Spring 2026 concert. also to be held at Trinity ChuTCh. The forniat of last year's Christma8 concerts was so well weived that we repeated the fonnat this year although w¢ moved the venue of the Family concert to Upper Braes Parish Church. Profit from these concerts provided the choir with £1,510, from which we have donated £800 to various organis&tions- LaTbert East Church and Tearfund - on behalf of Upper Braes Parish Chwch. Financial Review for 2025-26 Principal sources of fimds for th¢ Choir come from choir Mernr SubriptiOns, SUluS in¢om¢ from the wn¢¢rts we presenL ad-h fimd raisers and weekly income from th¢ raffle at reh¢arsal$. Total incorne for this year is £16,801.93 compared with £19,996.24 the previous year. The drop in income is mainly due to the lack of social I fundraising events this year. Last year we held both a Burns Supper and a Quiz night - both very well attended. I would su88¢St that we hold at least one social / fundraising event ¢8¢h - possibly alternatin8 be¢¢n th¢se Iwo popular evmts - to not only bring in additional funds, but also as an opportunity for choir members to get to know each other better. Expenditure for this y¢ar is £15.104.44 wmpared to £17,066.65 the previous year. Last year's accounts were still covering the high costs incurred during the Centenary concert. This year, thanks to a grant from Falkirk Council's UKSPF scheme we have also be¢n able lo purchas¢ som¢ high st items frorn the Choir's wish list: PETrchase of a second lknll Up display Purchase of a new keyboard and mic lead In March- just in time for the Spring Concert. we also purchased our own ticket printer and a stock of blank tickets. This will mean that a more professional ts.cket can be prOd¢d for in-howe sal¢s for future ev¢nts. This year's surplus amounts to £1,697.49. 1 would like to propose that we set aside £l.000 from this year's surylus for donations to charities as proposed by the Choir members. It is wonderful that as a community choir we are able to put something back. Reserves Policy The Cboir likes to retain a re8erYe to cover at le88t six months of eXditU. Honoraria and Fees Honoraria paid this year amounts to: Conductor.. £3,578 Accompanist.. £2,469 As standard practice, I propose an increase to the Honoraria in line with am)ual inflation (cumtly 30/0) to.. CoThductor'. £3,685 Accompanist.. £2,543 Also 8s agreed 8t last year's AG I propose to also incr¢&s¢ fe¢s in lin¢ with inflation. Paym¢nt options for 2026- 27 session will be.. One payment of £107; Two payments of £53.50: or Ten payments of £10.70 {August to May).
Treasurers Annual Report (cont) Year ended 31 March 2026 Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities The Treasurer of the Choir who is also a Charity Tntee must prepare financial statements which give sufficient detail to enable an appreciation of the transactions of the Choir durin8 the financtal year. The Treasurer l Trnstee is responsible for k¢¢pin8 proper accounting r¢cords which, on r¢qu¢st, must reflect th¢ financial position of the Choir at that time. This must be done to ensure that the financial statement comply with the ChltieS and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (ScotlaTJd) Regulations 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the ass¢ts of the Choir and must take r¢asonable steps for the prevention and l or det¢¢tion of fraud and oth¢r itregulariti¢S. Approved by the Tntee$ 8nd signed on their behalf. . Fiona Conboy (Treasurer) Alison Cass¢lls (Prcsid¢nt) Date- 2£> Ic) 4-1
Independent Examiner's Report to the Office Bearers of Falkirk CaledoDi Cboir I r¢ikn on the Accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31" March 2026 which are set out in the aCcOmp]ng Financial Rffl)ort DaRes. Respective respoDsibilitiu of Treasurer and Examiner The chatity's Treasurer is responsible for the preparntion ofthe Ac¢ounts in a¢wrkn with thc twms of the Charities and Tntee Inv¢slm¢nt (Scotlsnd) Act 2(K15 and the Clwities ACcoW (Scotland) Re8ul8tions 2006. The chority s Office Bearers ¢onsid¢T that the audit requirement of Regultttion 10 (I) (2) to (c) ofthe Accouttts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examin¢ thc Accounts as r¢quir¢d under Section 44 (1) (c) of the Act and to stat¢ wh¢th¢r particular matters have Lxlme to my attention. B81# of independat etsmiBee• S¢•tent My examination is Caled out in accord4nc¢ with Reation I l of the CkArities A¢¢ouDts (Scotland) gUlatiOnS 2006. An ewdmination includ¢s a review of the accounting recordg k¢M by the charity and a COMp]son of the accounts pres¢nt¢d with those records. It also includ&g consi(kration of any unusual items or dis¢losures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the Trcastwer concerning any ch tt¢r$. The proCedUS undertaken do not provide all the cvidcnce that would be requircd ID an audiL and c(x)sequently I do not cxpress an audit opinion on the view 8iv¢Th by the accounts. Independent examiner's ststement In th¢ COU of my ¢xamination, no matter Gom¢ to my attention which gives m¢ r¢nable cause to beli¢v¢ that in any rnateriaI rEspect the r¢quirem¢nts.' to keep accountin8 record8 in &cordaw¢ with ScGtion 44(1) (a) of 21x15 knt and Rc8ulation 4 of th¢ 2006 Accounts Regulations. atkd to prepaTe accounts whith accord with the accou8 r¢cords and c¢)mply with R¢gulation 8 ofthe 2006 A¢¢outls R¢latiOnS have not been met. In my opinion. there are no other matters to which attention thould be drawn in order to ¢nabl¢ a proper und¢rstaadin8 of tk accounts to r¢a¢b¢(L .. I)onald Paterson 2z 1412U-
FALKIRK CALEDONIA CHOIR CEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDED 31 Mar 2026 RECEIPTS 2025-26 202&25 Subc th>ns Annual Subscription5 24125 Annual Subscriptlons 25126 Totsl Sutscriptions / £355.14 J £6,3C#J. £6,655.94 £6,622.82 Concerts Chrlsimas 2025 Tickets Donations Fiijnd on Gift5 boutht £2,168.37 £143.96 £38.70 £2.351.03 Con¢ert 2025 Sprln% Concert 2025 (fo untI Titket 5alÈs ¢-,,3:ions Sprlns Contèrt 2026 (To Jxtount) v £1,872.68 £193.45 £409.62 J£2A75.75 J £4.826.78 Totsl Concert lTrcome £5.353.78 Weekly Raffle Xmas Raffle £L193.10 0 £215.C(I £iAo&Io £1.274.05 acle5 Grants etc Donations lirant Fundi Gift Sundry £o.oJ £2,570.1XJ 0 £1,332.83 £8.28 £2,122.C £1,751.68 £10.84 / £3,911.11 £3,884.52 £thoo £2,861.07 TOTAL INCOME £16,1.93 £19,996.24
PAYMEP17S 2025-26 1024-15 boThr•r•vlb noranum Y•ar 2>24 onorarium {HalF Year 24F25} QDoraurn {HalFY•wr 226 Tot•1 Flongr¥rl• £2 795.(N) £2.915.00 915.CLI £3M23.50 £5.938.50 S rkn CoTh¢•rt2024 2024 Total Costs £3.798.50 SprlTh Poster Prlnti V•nu• F#r• Guest Arust Gifts ano Hlrè Prograrnme Prlntlnrt Conc•rt2025 £3UOO £214. £70Qfy) £122.50 £uacrf) V £78. EL234.50 Ym•sConc•rt Arn¥s'24 Total Coss Xvn•s'2S Phstr & Pfo Guest Artlst Luck Pro amrth) Prtz•s Gifts 9Q70 mm• Prln £282.IK 0 £200.(A) £27.50 £281.20 £790.70 Con¢•rt 2026 Prlntln• £24.OJ Tot•1 ¢on¢•rtCoxts MU¢ Pur¢has¢ Ot Musl¢ Mu51c Move U51c R•¢ordi Total Musl¢ Costs £957.48 £90. £52.50 L•ht•rl Dknrt•r £786.99 Fundrnlstn urn% su f 2025 Costs Quiz Pli t 2025 Costs Tatal Fund¥aisthR £648. £174.62 22.62 R•h•MIRoom IWr• laert East Chur¢h ¢WftÉ & Inatk)nsIrQrn FCC Xmas'23 Oonatipns xma5'24 LlonatiOts Xma5'25 Oonatloi15 2025 Donati0115 Total Donatlons Mad• £450.Tr) £7SO.LK) Éls(() £2.$00.C) oth•rCosts Makln lus[¢ Ènsurat & subs xaffl• Priies Pull Up Dtspla & Bann•fs Sumtl Machlnos John Flet¢her Grou Membershl New Xèybo•rd & Ml¢ro knn• Cab New TKket PrlntlD machine & iicketsto¢k Sul)scd tlon Refunds Sundrt•s Tot•1 Othercosts £J79.73 83.48 £280.00 £33.97 £179.93 £124.79 £81.00 £17&00 £21.75 £681.98 £170.99 £iio.00 £344.83 £61.69 £761.Y8 TOTAL EXPENDITURE Éts,10¢.44 É17,LW.65 SURPLLIS L*FItWY IN Yt4A
8AiANCE SHEEf FOR YEAR ENDED 3L3.26 202>26 2024-25 £17,286.43 £2929. £20,21&02 Openirg Reserve Balance Add Surplus / Less Deficlt In Year Closin RestFVe £20,216.02 £W.49 £21,913.51 Reconclliatlon to 8ènk Statement ank Staterrnt Balar& Cash in Hand £21.781.51 £132.lJO £19,720.39 £495.63 £21,913.51 20,216.02 . Fiona Conboy (Treasurer) Aliwn Cassells (Tresident) Dat¢-