2025-03-31-accounts

The Edinburgh Society of Organists Scottish Charity Number SC013728 Annual Report of the Trustees and Accounts for the financial year from 1 St April 2024 to 31st March 2025

The Edinburgh Society of Organists Trustees, Annual Report Tru%tccs durinff thc i'c1r 41nd tf> d1< tc- Charitable Puryose The Edinburgh Society of Organisls (the "LSO",) was established as an unincorporated association in 1913. Its principal aim is thc advancement of education in music. with particular emphasis on liturgical and organ music. Thc obj¢ctiv¢s aiid adininislralive arrangements of thc Society are sei out in its Constiiution. Management of the Society The Trustees of the Society are the President. the Secreiarv and the Treasurer. The Trustees delegate the routine management ot" the Society 10 a Council consisting) of the Presidenl. Ihe Vice President. the retiring Presideni during an ex-orricio J'eaT of membcr8hip of the Council. the Secretary, the Treasurer. Ihe Membership Secretary. the Edilor and at least SIX iqnd no mnre than nine ordinar). rnembers. elected from the Society's own membership. The election is pcrfomicd at the Ai]nual Geiieral Mccliii& whiLli takes place in May. Turcan Connell lodged the application for ￿olUntary Registration of Hollins House M'ith Regi8ters of Scotland prior to ihe deadline (3151 March 2014). The application 18 now being processed prior to the Title Sheet being issued by them. The President is in contacl JA'ith Rcgistcrs of Scotland to advise them of the change of Trustccs following last Year's AGM.

'I'he l)resident serves for two years after which the Vice President autornaticall) assumes the role of Presidenl. All other 0￿1ce-bearerS hold ofifice for one N'ear and are eligible for re- election. Ordinary Council mernbers serve for three years and are eligible for re-election onl). after nne year has lapsed. Members of the C ouncil receive no remuneration. AITiliation The ISO is affiliatcd to boih thc InLorw)ration of Organists (thc "IAO") t￿d thc Scottish Fed¥"iatioii oforg<uiisls (IhL "SFO"). An <llul￿1 capil41liun f¢¢ is P¢iiJ by ilie SoLi¢l)' iii r¢sEKCi of its affilialion io the IAO. 'fwo members of the Society represenl the Sociery at ihe SFO committee meetings. 202.1-2024 Ej'ents and Achievemen The E.SO has enjoyed a successtul year of varied. interesting and eclectic evenis over the 20241?5 session. Attendances have. as usual. tluctuated. It has tacilitaled several events desi&7ned to promoie an understanding ot- pl￿ organs. of orgian music, of compose￿, of organ improvisation and an organ rnasterclass for young players. Saturday 20 Aprll 2024- Visit to the Kendal Area Around a dn7.en members and friends visited three churches (and four orgyans). being? Si Peler's ChurLh, l.leversham' St (ieorgie s Church. Kendal and kL'iidal Parish Church. The trip was mcliculously orgvaniscd and car¢ti . ￿ArchItcCIuraj aiid historical nulcs w¢r¢ kindly siipplied by Il gi-¥(Il IiiiiL' Iwas had by illl ivith lh¢ oprA)rtuniiies io catch up ￿1th old IriillLb LL, iiiak"e new ones. E'veryone who wished to pla), V¥'as able to do so. Tuesda) 14th May 2024 - ESO AGM and recital Twenty four memlrrs of the EOS (out of a total of iwo hundred and tweli'e members) attended the meetlng. 11 would ￿ very encouraging if more members atlended given that the dale is announled roug7hly onL year bLfore the event. Tl)I' TIILLtiii¢i r'iii smooihly and efficiently. there bcing no conlcntious or problcmatic issucs. al'c an cxciting and colourful pci'loniiaiii¢ oil Ili¢ urgy(111 I11.%l<ill¢d in ?007 b) ,IIiiiiliL Oibii':Il i()n)posiiions were e¥pertly sung bv a small choir of singiers conduLtcd b). I'hL firs1 prizc was aw'ardcd to Jonathan Loi'c's "An Art of Poctry" .Iiicl) Ili¥ Llivil vl Uld bi I'auls ￿]g iii OLlvber &)d il]e Ediiiburgh Univcrsit). SingLrs in a Loncert in Noi'Lmbcr. Saturdav 71h September 2024 - Southside Organ Tour We started off the 20?4-?025 s) Ilabus ivith a Trisit to three instruments of the Tollcross area of the city - Central Hall. Tollcross: St Michael and All Saints. Tollcross and Barclay Viewforth Church. CJille8pie Place. Fa%cinaling as organs often are, often Ihe buildings thern.selves are worth a visit in their own right and that was the case here with three strikingvly differenl venues.

Saturday 5th October 2024- Broughton Sl Mary's Church - Church Music Scotland Around twenty tive members gathered in the Garden R(x)rn at BroubThton St Marv's l() heal. firsl-hoiiil thc lalL%I IlLNiS Jboul the ncwlv fornicd group. Church Music Scotland. ()unders of this new Coinniunity Intcrest Conipany. gavL" us (I Ihorvugli thid dLliiilLd pi'LsLnlalion which ihen flo￿ed inio a mosi infom]alive quesiion and answer session. Friday 291h & Saturdav 301h Novernber 2024- C V Stanford Lecture and RecitAI 2024 being the centenary ot" thL dLc Ih ()t' %ir L'IILirlLs Villiers Sianford we were t"ortunate to be able to arrange a visit from ￿lI11￿L¥ Head of Music at Durham University and Ll leadinsj authority on Stsntord. His book on Stanford. now inlo its second edilion, with much new material, is highl). recommended. Friday evening was devoted to the coniposer's lifc and somc of thc "othcr" works. V*hilc Stsnford's chiirch 1nd orgian music (mosi fumiliar to m<iny of us) was deali with on ihe Saiurday. wilh ￿laYIng the organ. SAturdAy 18¢1 .lanuary 2025 - Presi<lent's Mteting Atter one or two disappointing?ly small anendanLes at some ei'enis this season. it was heartening) to see a gyoodly crowd at the President's meeting. The venue was the splendid. Reid Memorial Church ki IILI'L ()Lir l)I'LsidLnt. is oruFani%l. l-IIL L'v'eni look the torm of a son¥J reLiial by Incal baritone 'Lnmpanied by )n ihe church'8 very fine Rushworth & Dreaper orgTan ot. IYi2. Friday 14th February 2025- ESO Recital and dinner Th¢ LSO dinner was prcLcd¢d b 'i M<lry'S EpisLOPiil C<iili¢dral. This ycar wc w¢rc p£iniLul¢￿lY forlunale to have s ihe gFuesi recitalisi. The pro&?ramme inLlud¢d Bach's Passacaglia in C rninor., Whiil(ILk's Fantare and Saint-Saens Tr'antaisie in E flat and ending with Dupre s Prelude and Fugue in B major. Dinner was held again at the Scottish Arts Club wherL' t"tL'rwards reminded us that most organists have manl. anecdotes and treating us to some ot'his to(). Ih Saturday 15 March 2025 - Canongate Kirk - 'I'he Chapel Royal and the music of Scotland's Reformation This prcscntalion was gyivcn b vlio is presei)Ily workingj on a PhD on this topic. '(Il illusiriiliuns were proi'idLd b! ihL r.dinburbh Universiiy Rcnai&sdnce singpL￿ ivhiLII Condu￿5. t-tered new insights into the work ol. tlie L hapel Roval both at Stirling and at Hol)'rood Palace which King James IV had beg?un to enlarge in the earlv 1500s. SFO I have attended variou8 SFO Council meeting% b! 7onm during the year. The SFO'S Annual C.nnlerence was held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on 281h and 291h April 2023. Althoiigh I did nol attend l understand that one or two of our members did. Menibers can access their wcbpabyc://sdso.co.ukl if they wish to bc kepl updatcd. Console l am ver) graieful i() for supervising and co-ordinating so effeciively. enthusiastically and to suc a high siandard the production ot Console over the past }ear. Many have commented upon the ￿.]de variety of illuminating articles and the broad range of submissions for inclusion. I know frorn comments which have been received that li is greatly apprecialed bv our memhership and ihose hevond. It ha% been acknowledgLd ag One ot.the best produced by any UK Organists, association. Members can no￿. choose to ieceiwe Console

online iherebv beg)inninby to reduce the cost of printing and postaLFe. Durino the year the font has been changied to Arial hopet.ully improving the clarit), of iext. Website "oiitinucs lo maintaiii th¢ website and iinie()ii%l) kceps thc cvcnts UExlatcd oncc hL has tK'L'n iiotiftied ot- them. l ivould like to th(In￿Or quicily workii)g dwdy iii lh¢ backg)round on this. If you know ol. any forthcominLJ fLLiials which may be of interesi, do contact irect. Members are encouraged to look ai the website including Meetings and Events. Recital Diary. Publication. Orgians for Sale and Vacancies. MembL'fship Oiir Membership Secretan, hic s had a panicu11c rly bu8): year fnllowingy nn from last year's ACJlkl when it %Lgll'w¥d ii) iiiif¥ase the annual subscripiion from £1 ? to £?5. it haNing rcrnainLd thc samc tor many ycars. Up io that point mLmbcrs had bccn payinby by a I'iiricly. uf llie<iIlS <llid 'inbi bv direct debit. I would enLourage tliem to do so by contacting ihL' MLmbcrihip Sccr¢tary. who would bL' happv to makc the arrangements for )'ou. This h4lb b¢¢n a r¢s1)Iin,.lini' SULcess. Nlanv lhi￿kS Iu illl m¢inb¢rb V¥'ho hdV¢ Ill&idc iliis possible and of"course i,. lor all his hard and d i IiLieni w()rk. A history of the F.4iO - A b'ellowship of C)rganigts Some years agFO sliited her intention to wrilL a history of the ESO. The book has now been published with the ESO paying the costs. as succeeded in creatingi an engiagingylv ritten bank cnvering over a cenliirv ot" history in a manner which is never dull and contains sorne fasLinaiin< photOb?raphs Irom various decades. li has now been published in a 8ood quality hardback fornial and is frcc lo LSO mcrnbcr- li can be obtained by attending some ESO mcclings (It wliiLh it is availablc or coiila¢lii] > irccl or mciiibcrs ot'thc ESO Council. ESO RecordslAr¢hives Following the publication of "A hislorv of the ESO" refe￿ed to above, the E'SO Record&'Archives are noiv Siored in Reid Memorial Church with the exception of some "working" tiles which are presently held by the Secretary and also Turcan Connell. Legacy: A legiacy o1-£75U was receivL'd trom the late Mrs Elizdlxth M Wells" Estate. Summury The ESO Council is thanked for their hard work over the past year as well the encoiitagernent they have gii'en me in m}. third year as Honorary. F.SO secretary.. In conclusion. I believe M'e haie h¢qd another suecesstul vear. ￿'1th ihL breadih of events. welcoming ne￿. members (including youn&ver onL's) to our Society. making &irants tobTether with spcnding incurred to cnablc thc ESO history book to be published. which are all core aims of ihc ESO as a charitablc body.

Financing The Societv maintains three reserves for specific purposes. all of ￿rhich are unrestricted funds. Thc Gcncral Reserve supFx)rts the ordinary activities of the Societv and is funded by subscripiions. doiiatioiis and iiiterest earn¢d on bank deposits. The Hnllins House Reserve i.s intended to rneet any capital expenditure arising from Hollins House, a property that m.as bequeaihed io ihe Society in 1946 by Dr Alfred Hollins. The tlal ig cu￿entlY let. New lettin&y agents, D J Alcxander, were appointed in Augvust 20?3. A new tcnancy is in placL' W'ith lTr￿ rent bcingj £1.900 pcr month and thc Ictting¥ a&>cnts prcparing) an annual in5￿Cl10n report. Urgenl works comprising (OnL) a full rctuibishnieni ol" Ihe bdilirc)vni (£8.374.?3) and (Two) upgrading Ihe separaie internal shower room {£2.186.92) were carried out to Hollins House in January. In addition. certain electrical works which had been disclosed being essential t"olloM'ing an electricity safety inspection report have also been compleied. The Speclal Purpose5 Fund is used io undertake any actii'ilies ihat could not be urdindrily finanLYd trom rnembers. subscripiions. Durinby the )'ear the fund a￿"arded grants and concen sponsorship consislent with the Constitution ot'ihe Societv. including (()ne) a grant ot"£30U to a young ESO membei for the attendance al the St Andrews, orgyan week: (Two) a grant of £500 to the Herrick Bunne), Nlemorial Recital ai St Cjiles, Cathedral; (Th￿e1 a grant of £?.600 to Si Mary's Music 8chnnl towards the cosl of repairingi ihe sch(Y)l % Peler Collins Houge nrgan at the school and (Four) a grant of £1.500 to Echo Vocal Ensemble to enable them to perforni at St Giles, Cathcdral. Honorary Secretary, _ The Edinbur%h Society of Organists I l De¢ember 2025

The Edinburgh Society of Organists Receipts and Payments Account for the year to 31st March 2025 Note 202415 2023124 Recelpis Voluntary Income Subscripb'ons tbnations Gift Aid 4.647 750 2,297 13 5.397 Receipts from charftable actlvlties Sales ol other bt)oks and CDS Members, meetings and events 10 95 Investment income Rent of Hollins Hwse Bank inlerest 22.680 17,562 94 Total receipls from activities Loan from Balrd Ros$ Trust Total recèlpts 31,163 4.783 21.981 Payment8 Fundralslng cost$ Hollins House expenses Charltable actlvlties Publicatsons ESO History book cost of production Meetings and events Capitation fee IAO Grants Administratv)n 6,330 3,007 5,841 738 4,843 789 2,250 209 229 19.621 Govwnance Annual acccmjnts 71 62 Total payments Net receiptsl{paymerts) 8.226 4,167 Movement in bank balances At 1 April 87.970 83.803 Net (paymentsyre￿lpts 8,226 4,167 At 31 March 79.744 87,970

The Edinburgh Society of Organists Statement of balances as at 31st March 2025 2025 2024 Note Bank Balances Current account 16,267 51,D51 75,667 Sav¥igs aCc￿nts National Savings 12.￿3 79.744 87,970 Other net assets Investmenl pmperty- Hollins House D•btor- estimated GiftArf recover8ble CrnJlitoi- Loan frovll Baiid Ross Trust 14.7831 T¢Jtal Funds 87.970 Fund¥ Caplial Fund Rovonue Fund 1,CrfJO 23,579 55,459 Goneral rnserve 31,395 41.534 Holllns House R•sorve Sprfial Purposes Fund 76,961 83.803 Movement In Funds: General 011￿$ House Special Purposes Resefyp Roserve At q Aprll 2024 Hollins house maintenance Other rnovements in fvnds 23,579 55,459 (15.9251 5,932 9,816 4,900 33,395 39,534 1,032 Transfers To Hollins House Reserve (2.000) 2,000 To SpeGial Purposes Fun(i At 31 March 2025 31,395 41,534 1,032 There are no ffthiements on the Capital and Revonu• Funds Approved by Ihe Trustees aryj signed on Ih&"r behalf.. Honorary Treasurer 11 December 2005

The Edinburgh Society of Organists Notes to the Account for the year to 31st March 2025 1. Net Rental Income from Hollins House 2025 2024 Gross Rent feceived 22,680 17.562 Managem8nt Maintenance - agent Maintenance - ESO Insuran Miscellaneous Hollins Hwse Expenses 2,722 15.925 1,962 460 3.299 234 24.480 910 3.332 Net {paymènts)Ireceipts 2 Grants During the year. the Society awarded four grants consistent with the Constitution of the Society. to the value of £4900. See page 6 for details. 3 Holllns House The Society owns Hollins House. which is a tenement flat in Grosvenor Street. Edinburgh that was inherited by the Society in the 1940s from the late Dr Alfred Hollins, past president of the Society. This property is considered to fomi part of the permanent endowment of the Society, since it is unlikely that it would ever be sold to realise cash. A value for neither its original nor current value is available and consequently has not been included. In the opinion of the Trustees, the cost of conducting a professional valuation to include a value in this account would be disproportionate to any additional benefit derived by users of the account. In May 2025 Hollins House was insured for £1,050,000, which is an estimate of the cost of reconstruction of the property at that date in its existing design and materials following total destruction. Replacement building cost does not represent market value of the flat and does not include a valuation of the land on which the tenement building is situated. 4 Loan from Baird Ross Trust During the year. The Baird Ross Trust, a charity with the purpose of financing a competition to encourage the composition of church music in Scotland, transferred its residual bank balance, amounting to £4,783. to the Society in the form of a loan. 5 Trustee remuneratlon, benefits and expenses No Trustee or member of Council received remuneration or benefits in respect of service as a trustee or member of Council. other than reimbursement of expenses made on behalf of the Society.

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Edinburgh Society of Organists I report on the accounts of Ihe Society for the financial year ended 31 March 2025, which are sel out on pages 7 to 9. Respective responsibilities of Trustees and examiner The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investmenl (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 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 state whether particular mattars hava corne to my attention. Basis of indepep,dent examiner's statement My examinats'on is carrled out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examlnation Includes a review of the accounts'ng records kept by the Society and a comparison of the accounts presented with Ihose records. It also Includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the Trustees concerning such rnatters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the wew given by the accounts. Independent examiner's statprnent In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me r8asonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: a. to keep accountiro records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and b. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and c(xnply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met. 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 11 December 2025 10