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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
B￿kers.
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 Mern￿r Sub￿riptiOns, SU￿luS 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 eX￿ditU￿.
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 Tn￿tee 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 Ch￿ltieS 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 Tn￿tee$ 8nd signed on their behalf.
. Fiona Conboy (Treasurer)
Alison Cass¢lls (Prcsid¢nt)
Date-
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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 Tn￿tee 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.
B*81# of independat etsmiBee• S¢•ten￿t
My examination is Ca￿led out in accord4nc¢ with Re￿ation 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 proCedU￿S 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 accou￿￿8 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
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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}
QDora￿urn {HalFY•wr 2￿26
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 Cos*s
Xvn•s'2S
Phst*r & 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•
la￿ert East Chur¢h
¢WftÉ & I￿natk)nsIrQrn FCC
Xmas'23 Oonatipns
xma5'24 LlonatiOt*s
Xma5'25 Oonatloi15
2025 Donati0115
Total Donatlons Mad•
£450.Tr)
£7SO.LK)
Éls(￿(￿)
£2.$00.C*)
oth•rCosts
Makln
lus[¢ Ènsura￿t & 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 Staterr*nt 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¢-