## 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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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 

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