2025-12-31-accounts

Elgin Strathspey & Reel Society SC Number 028750

Trustees Report 2025

The Society carried out a range of activities in pursuit of its objectives.

The Elgin Fiddle Festival continues to encourages an interest in traditional Scottish fiddle music by giving people of all ages a chance to perform in public, obtain useful feedback on their progress and hear some of the country’s top performers. Ages range from under nine, 10-12 years, 13-16 years, senior and championship classes with both solo and group competitions.

The Annual Rally brings fiddle and accordion players together from all around the country and helps to strengthen the purpose and co-operation of all like-minded fiddle societies. Elgin Town Hall was not available due to refurbishment, but the use of the Elgin Academy’s premises turned out to be very successful, and we are very grateful to tsiMoray for giving us a grant to offset the higher costs involved and thus keep ticket prices stable.

Members of the Society continued to play an active part in the Scotland-Scandinavia Music Association, supported a number of fiddle rallies around Scotland and played at a variety of private and public functions in and around Moray during the year.

The Society continues to keep Scottish Fiddle Music in the public mind by going out to play for a variety of organizations whenever requested.

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Elgin Strathspey & Reel Society Scottish Charity No SC028750

RECEIPTSAND EXPENDITURE
	2025		2024
RECEIPTS
Membership Fees	0.00		30.00
Donations	800.00		500.00
Bank Interest Gross	825.32		590.90
Rally	3562.10		5843.05
Festival	1109.30		1494.16
Grants	800.00		.
Total Receipts	2096.72	7096.72	8458.11	8458.11
EXPENDITURE
Charitable Activities
Insurance	224.00		208.00		ok
Rally Expenses	3352.42		2870.06
Festival Expenses	1196.84		1330.87
Hire ofRehearsal Hall	2340.00		2237.98
MD/Conductor	1080.00		1050.00
Website			216.90
Travel Costs/Sco-Scan	495.00		1100.00
Charitable Donations			500.00
Equipment	163.13
	8851.39		9513.81
Governance
AGM Expenses	30.00		44.50
Gifts and Presentations	89.70		73.32			;
	119.70		117.82
Total Expenditure		8971.09		9631.63
Surplus/Deficit		-1874.37		21173.52

Approved by Independent Examiner

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Elgin Strathspey & Reel Society Scottish Charity No SC028750

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BALANCE SHEET 2025 2024.00 Opening Balance 30548.13 31721.65 , Surplus/Deficit for the year -1874.37 -1173.52 Closing Balance 28673.76, 30548.13 Closing Balance made up as follows Charity Account 79.30 Instant Access Account 8160.79 95 Day Account 10433.67 Fixed Term Account 10000.00 28673.76

Approved by Independent Examiner

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