ABERDEEN CHAMBER MUSIC CLUB
(also known as Aberdeen Ch2mber Music Concerts)
Scotiish Charity Nymber ￿6877
PrfftncipaI Add￿ss."
cjo Jennifer BonselL 14 Iwbitestripes Bridge of Doo Aberdeen. AB2? 8WF
REPORT OF THE COMMrrrEE FOR THE 13 MONTHS TO 30 APRIL 2026
The object of ACMC. &s stated in the constitutio￿ is to foster the thdy and appreciation of
Chamber Music. Our ?025-?6 season our 91 se&son of doing this. Over the )'ears,
many farnous rnusicians have given us concerts. and we haTre promoted perfornlances by
promising young musicians. We welcome both the return of perf0rnie￿ who have enjoyed
success with our audiences and appeardnces bv neivcomers to ACMC.
Our ?025-?6 season CODSiSted of seven concerts scheduled from September ?0?5 to April
?026. Our perforniers were Scott MansorL piano: Mathilde Milwidsky. violio with Richard
uttley, piano: Carnenco (Emily AndTeTh& flute and sopr2no. DaTrid Massey and
Francisco Corre& guit2rs); the Chloe Ptano Trio: Dudok Quartet Amstsrdam: Robin
Michael, cello, w'ith Huw Watkin& piano: and Ensemble Jackalope.
Scott Manson is an accoEnplished Tr'oung music sthdent from Aberdeen: stepped in at
short notkce to cover a cBncellatton by the Near)'_Adarns String Trio due to il]ness. Scott
gave a brilliant perfornlance of a well-chosen progrdmme to an app￿CiatiVe audience.
In a second change to our scheduled perfomers. Huw. Watkins was fortunately available to
accompany Robin Michael after Daniel Tong lias obliged to cancel due to family illness.
Carnienco perfornied an unusual sty'le of conceTL inNolving a storyline based on the operd
Carnien and including actins humour, and audience internction. Carmenco drew our
biggest audience of the seasmL evidentlj enjoyed the evening. We look fonfyard to
booking the neiv show being developed by these innovative musicians.
The Chloe Piano Trio's concert was supported by the Tumiell TrusL which paid their
perforniance fees. ACMC was keen to platforni these highly talented young musicians and
grateful to benefit from the TrusL
We continued to offeT interval ￿freshments to our audiences for a second year after havtng
suspended this provision at the time of Covid. The refreshments added to the atmosphere
and sense of occasion and made concerts more sociable.
ACMC is fortunate to receive donatÈons from many members they take out their
sea8on subscriptions. Many audience members donats when purch&sing theirtickets on the
door or during the concert interval as people mingle 2nd chaL
ACMC'S activities were sllp￿rted financially by a grant of L?,000 from Chamber Music
Scotland's Concert Series Fund. We are grateful to CMS for this grant fundin& M,hich
enables us to bring high-quality. live chambermusic to audiences inAbenleen ￿,hile keeping
subscription rdtes and ticket prices at affordable levels.

We set our subscription rates at £88 for a single, £85 per person for a double. and £44 for a
concession. This attracted 83 people to become members for the ￿1] season, and a further 3
people for the second half of the season. We also have an honorary member: our former
Treasurer Lydia Thomson. We gave a complimenlary subscription to our Independent
Examiner.
Under the ternis of the Constitution, those tsking out subscription tickels to the concert
series become members of ACMC and are entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting.
ACMC 15 adsnini5tered by a commtttee elected at the AGM. Those elected at the AGM,
held in Aberdeen Springfield Church lounge i)n ?5 June ?0?5. were:
President
David Dryer
Vice President
Riclwd ShiTreffs (also membe￿Ip Secretary)
Secretary
Joan Ma¢Donald
Treasurer
Jennifer Bonsell
Ordinary Members of the Committee:
To serve to AGM 2028
Archie Flockhart
To serve to AGM ?0?7
Fiona Thomsoo Margaret Stone
To serve to AGM ?0?6
Hugh Gibsoo Alan Cooper
At the AGNL the decision w&$ made to change the end date of the financial Jear from 31
March to 30 April so that it matched the usual season end date Enore closely. Therefore. the
accounts for 20?5-?6 cover a l)-month period rather than a j'ear.
The accounts for the 13 months 10 30 April ?0?6 shoii, a Ioss in the Revenue Funl which
funds concerts, of £3,081.05. The General Fun¢ which is the niain ￿se￿,¢. has increa
largel). through donation& by £2.?90.85.
Following the ACMC Reserves Polic},, a larger than usual transfer of £? ?50.00 was made
from the Genernl Fund to the Revenue Fund. Therefore. the Revenue Fund ended the year
with a debit balance of £811.5? and the General Fund with £l?,54? 17.
On 30 April ?026. ACMC'S total reseryes Stood at £11,730.65. There was a decrease of
approximately £790 during the course of the financial )'ear. There were two components of
this. The r￿St was a loss for the final concert of the ?0?4-?.fj season in April ?0?5. The
second w'as a sU￿lUS for the ?095-?6 sea50n. The latter ivas the outcome of subscription
levels holding constanL ticket sales ￿Ing buo&anL and perfonners. fees being lower than
planned because of the unexpected &￿cellatiOnS and replacements.
Accordtng to our Reserve5 Policy. should carTI' reseTres ofbetsN'een £6.000 and £lO,01)O.
Therefore. there is still scope to reduce our reserves. ￿,hICh have been built up over many
years of careful managemenL but the financial sustainability of ACMC must be assure(L
Signed: /'
Joan MacDon21d. Secretary
Date: 24 At&£E

ABERDEEN CHAMBER MUSIC CLUB (aL%o lthown *5 Aberdttn Ch*mber M￿St* C."ODttrts)
STATE.M£Yr OF FIN.41¥CLIL ACTIV￿￿ TrOR THE 13 ENDED 311 APRIL 21126
2￿26
2026
GeBcral ,,Totsl
Fwid
13 ￿OJjths
2025
ITotsl lunds
12 Juonth5 ';
Revtttllt & Gtner*l unre5trictrd
Fwid
INC:OMING RFSOIJRCES
Illcoming re50urc¢s from Conttrts (Dote l)
Donations {nott 2)
Bank Interest
1494650
0.00 ' 14.946JO .
2284.83
6.0?
13,87).00
1.974.L
89.29
6.0?
TOTAL INCOMtNG RESOURCFS
1494650
2290.85 17
7J5
15.936.51
RLSOIJRC.ES EXPEM)ED
Rtsoure¥ exp¢nd¢d ott C.t)Dttrts (nott3)
Rt5ourcf5 ¢xp¢nd¢d ¥dJDiDiStrntiou (Dot¢ 4)
Resou￿¢$ expended outrexob #etsvity
TOTAI. RF.￿IJRC'.F.S EXPF.NDED
17.148.48
879.07
0.00 . 17,148.48
879.07
13,91327 i
752.52
800.00
| 15,465.79
1&02755
.00 i
02755
NET INC:0MI￿G (OIITGOY14G)
RLWI',RC'.ES BETrORE TILINSFEILS
13.081.05);. I2￿.85 '
(790.20),,
470.72
Tnknsfers betweell funds
2,500.IM)
($81.05).
o.(x) I
(209.15), (790211}
r+lET MOVEMENf IN FUNDS
470.72
RLC:ONC.ILIATION OF TrIINDS
Totsl fllnds broutht fornrd at stsrt of year
Total lunds at end of year
0.47) 12,751.3?
115?O.SS
1811i2) 11542.17 11.7311.65
I?Q50.13
I2020￿5
BAIANC.E SHEET AT 311 APRIL2026
311th April 301b Aprll 31hh April
21126
2026
2026
31st March
2025
Cknrrent Assets
I)ebturs and prepaymthts (note 5)
C&sh at ballk attd io hand It￿te 6)
Total lknrrtnt Assets
tAabilitie5
Creditors and accnwls {Mle 7)
Net Cknrrent Assets
1.455.61
I l.V5.3)
1.919.11
13 256.94
1%17&0$
13J8D.94
1650.29
(?.655.20
1 12520.85
11.7311.65
Fund5
Revenue fund
Restiicred Fulld
{8kl.52)
(230.47)
1? fj4?.17
11.730.65
1•,7$1.32
IL520.85
ACCOUNTING POLICY.. The accounts are prwred on the b&si5 of historical cos( ¢m an a¢cno15 b￿ll5.
Approved by the CoftDniltee o￿S1kjUThe ￿26 atml signed on thetr behalf bv
&aL
DAVID DRYER
President
JFMIFF.R BONSFJI.

ABERDEEN CHAMBER MUSIC C.LUB (4iw *s Aberdee* Clwober Mu$ie C.oDeerts)
Nottt to the Incolne & Tr.xpttsditiE￿ Acto￿￿t for the 13 LDded 30 April 2026
Nots l. IDcoming resowrtt5 from eoneerts
2026
13 months
21125
12 tllODtILs
SubscriptiOll5 from menthers
Single LOI]cert ticket 5a]es
Chamber m￿FiC Scotland grant
TOTAL In¢omiDg resoEr£es from eo•certs
7.056.50
5.890.IX)
6.882.
4.491.(M)
2JOII.(X)
13,873 IKI
14.946.50
Note 2. Donxlion5
2Q26
13 Months
2025
12 montk
UDtestricted do1￿¢￿0￿5 added to meother $Ubxtipli0￿%
1272.IMI
81700
454.11
303.11
1,-574.??
4(X).00
1.974_7?
(JÉfi Aid and GASDS claims
b total
IlnT¢strided donations Newts)D Ike Camphtll CownL
TOTAL Dottations
2 ?84.83
Newton Dee Camphill CoJmmuDity doTJatd £41M). be￿￿e
ACMC arranged two lullchtÈme concerts in ?O?&?5.
Note 3. Resources e4)wtded to#t*rts
2026
13 moDtIL8
2025
12 months
Musictans. fces
9.(%50.IK)
7.550.
Aecommodation for ￿￿rela￿s
Subsist¢llc¢ for tDusicians
Elire of Fountatjjhall CThur¢h aÉ the Cross SancLu
Ilire of piano
Performing Rights Society royalties
I￿enseS for intel￿1 r¢fr¢sbll
Printing orprogrdlu￿eS
Printtll￿ ofw>￿e[S aud brochures
Advertising (i.e. brochure distribution & vknsite)
llox office contr￿t set-￿P fee
TOTAL Rtsourte5 expended oy tottcerts
[.(Kl8.1?
?91.10
3.116.(X)
548.(M)
529.46
147.57
599.80
1358.00
6(K).(X)
s￿.58
163.10
873.60
69.39
180.00
809.80
69.
180.00
ji
17.148_48
13.91) ?7
2026
13 months
21Y25
J2 moJJth$
Making m￿￿1¢. meJnber5hip & i
st ScoilatKt Consortiurn of Musie Societies MeetiDg- May
APA Box Office conm]issaon OD ticket Sales
c.ard reader- IT3Th5arlioD ch
Postage. stamps & eovelopes
6ifts foz volw)teeTS
3(￿.33
?71.00
47.49
264.64
?7.)8
78.45
63.56
0.00
3624
59.00
879.07

BLIiDEEf4 CHAMBER MtISlC. CLUB (aLw AberdeeD ￿athber Music C.oDctrts)
Notes to tht B4hnct ￿trt for 20L<26 as at 30 April 2026
No*e X D¢b¢oTS alld p￿pay￿Kuts
311¢b Apr
2026
31st Marc
Prepaid websiɢ hosting & dolltain regtstntion
PtepaTd Uakino Music & Pl,[ for trlpriTrlkc next season
Gift Aid & (jASI￿ clat
Interesi ots (iifi Aid claim ?0?3-24
Donations by audicnce ￿eMberS at c1￿Cert. Awil
I'ieket incott￿ duc for April- cash
1'icket tnconr due for March- card pay￿￿1$
APA Box oifiec- tieket incotDe due for fvlarch & April
TOTAL Debtors ¥nd prepaymemts
20.00
15.00
210.00
554.11
920
77.80
324.00
i06.00
4•J.00
1.91Y.11
86.95
436.1)0
1.455_61
Nott 6. Lash at bank s￿d in hand
30th Apr
2026
31st March
2025
Savitigs AceouDt
Curren( Acco￿t (Vir￿￿ Money)
Cash inhalld {l]oat)
TOTAI. C:Lth at bank h*Dd
11.8053J
13,136.94
11.9?5 JJ
13,256.94
Note 7. C'rtditon aud aeeruab
30th April
2026
31st Marc
2025
897.45
291.10
599.80
Subs]￿t￿e¢ foi musiciaThs
Mu5i¢ians' fees & trdvel foT March
850.00
393.1)0
150.00
360.00
Plano tuntng & bire in.Marth
Perfonjjing RiJts ￿lety royaltie5- Treb, Ma￿h & April
F.xpcnse5 for ]nteTh￿ refresbllKllts
APA Box OfSte Commi￿10￿ on li¢ket sales- Marth & A
Card read￿. trat￿tion char8¢s. Mareh
.SL(IMS meelillg. travel f(Y Secrew & Mioutes Sec
Pos￿¢￿¢ Stao]pes & envelopes
Printxttg materia15 & ststionery
Gifts for v()lllttters
TOTAL Credilors ¥nd artrMaLs
68.04
65.40
63.46
47.49
78.45
5?.45
59.(H)
1.650.?9
?655?0

ABERDEEN CHAMBER I￿USIc CLUB
(aL80 known &$ Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts)
Seottish Charity Number 006877
Independent Enminer's Report for the Period from 01 April 2025 to 30 April 2026
l ￿port on the accounts of the charity for the period from 01 Apiil 2025 to 30 April ?026
which are set out on pages 3 to 5.
Respective Re5ponsibilitses ofTrnstees aDd Examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible forthe preparation of the accounts in accordance with
the ternis of the Charities and Trustee Investment {Scotland) Act ?005 and the Charities
Accounts (Scotland) RegulatiODS ?006. The charity. tntss consider that the audit
requirement of Regu12tion l(Kl) (a) to (c) ofthe ?006 Accounts Regulations does not apply.
It is my responsibility, to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act
and to st*e whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis ofIndependettt Examiner's Statement
My examination is carried out in accordance ￿7th Regulation I l of the ?006 Accounts
Regulations.An examitiatioll includes a TrvIe￿, ofthe accounting records kept by the charity
and a comparison of the accounts Presented with those records. It also includes
consideration of an), unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations
from the tnjstees Concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not pro￿lde
all the evidence that ￿"OUld be required in an audiL and consequentlv I do not express an
audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent Examiner's Statement
In the course of m), ek3minatioL no matter has come to my attention
l. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any rnaterial respect the requirements:
. to keep accounting records in accordance ￿11th Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the ?006 Accounts Regulation& and
• to prepare ac¢ounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation
8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been meL or
2. to wthich, in my Opinio￿ attention should be drawn m order to enable a pmper
understanding of the accounts to be Teached.
Signed:
Name: Gery McDonald
Relevant Pwfessional Qualification I Professional Body- F.C.CA.
Address: 4 Hollybush Lane. Crdthes. Banchory. AB315JS
Date: