## **DUNFERMLINE JUNIOR CHORUS** ## **Scottish Charity Number SC036854** **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR PERIOD 1[ST] AUGUST 2023 - 31[ST] JULY 2024** ## **Current Trustees** ## **Contact Address** ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees** The trustees are elected annually in accordance with the constitution of the Society, at the AGM of the Parent Body - the Dunfermline Choral Union - which is a registered Scottish Charity. Trustees may be co-opted by the Committee until the next following AGM. The Committee includes parents of choristers and individuals with appropriate experience as well as members of Dunfermline Choral Union. ## **Governing Document** The Society is a charitable unincorporated association and its powers, objects and governance are set out in its constitution. ## **Trustee Remuneration and Expenses** None of the Trustees has received payment of any remuneration from the Society, apart from out of pocket expenses. There have been no transactions between the Society and any of the Trustees. ## **Objectives and Activities** ## **Purposes** The purposes of the Society are set out in its constitution. It is principally organised for educational purposes to provide experiences of excellence for school children through choral singing, which enlivens and shapes young lives. ## **Activities** Training and development of the Junior Chorus is carried out through its four constituent choirs at weekly practices, concert rehearsals and public concert performances. These are directed by Fe , Artistic Director, and Fe , Associate Conductor, both professional musicians and teachers. They are supported by two accompanists. Administration of the Junior Chorus is carried out by the Choir Manager 7 . Artistic Co-ordinator. ## **– Activities and Achievements August 2023 July 2024** Dunfermline Junior Chorus continues to thrive and to go from strength to strength. We continue to have around 100 choristers rehearsing weekly in school terms. This coming season we celebrate our twentieth anniversary and we will plan special events to celebrate this. The Senior and Junior Choirs sang very well at The Lord Lieutenant’s Christmas Carol service in Dunfermline Abbey in December 2023. They produced a very professional performance. We received a grant from the Garfield Weston Trust, which was the second of two payments we were awarded last year. This was for general running expenses and was a very welcome boost to our funds. We also received a payment from the Co-op Community Fund which was used partly to fund singing workshops run in local primary schools. The Baillie Gifford Philanthropy Committee, thanks to a nomination by the parent of a chorister, gave us £1,000 plus a lot of free printing and this was used to good effect to produce high quality prints of leaflets, concert programmes and other literature. The Allister Trust, a local charity, gave us £600. Friends of Dunfermline Junior chorus donated a total of over £1,400 and we thank many Choral members who are Friends and give generously. We claimed Gift Aid of well over £3,000 and the Christmas raffle was, as always, very well supported by Friends and Family. The Fife Ukulele Orchestra have committed to supporting us and made a generous donation to our funds. As a result of our successful fundraising we are able to maintain our fees to choristers at the same level as last year, in spite of increasing costs. This is important to us as we know that some parents struggle. Using grants and gifts we have set up a small fund to help parents with fees when they have difficulties. We had our usual three concerts which were very well attended. It is good to see so many Choral members coming along to our concerts. The children enjoyed their annual Pizza Party which was held in June, indoors because of the weather. Our website is constantly updated and is now our main means of registering choristers. We have a presence on Facebook and fF runs a private Facebook site for parents and carers, which is used for communication. > Our thanks, as always, go to Fl as Artistic Director, who conducts the Chorus. She is indefatigable in working with the children, who love her. She inspires them in every way, and presents concerts in which the children perform magnificently. Also to our Associate Conductor Fe , who rehearses the Wee Music Makers and Music Makers. These little ones develop JUNIOB CHOBUS their musical skills under her direction, and perform with the older choirs at Con￿rtS. ￿ also does much of the administrative work of the ChoNs. Thanks also to our Management Committee. all members of which participate fully in the running ofthe Chorus. and who help out at concerts and other events. The Committee remains unchanged for the coming year. Financial Review Accounts The Society's accounts have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of OSCR. They have been independently examined by￿, towhom thanks are due. The Statement of Account. which forms part this report. was approved by the Management Committee on 19 November 2024. We had a successful year of fundraising, with grantsfrom The Co-op Community Fund. the Garfield Weston Foundation. Baillie Gifford Philanthropy Committee, The Fife Ukulele Orchestra and the Allister Trust. The policy for reserves is to hold SLrfticient in the bank account to meet normal anticipated expenditure for a period of at least six months, and to avoid having to incur an overdraft. We also hold sufficient to wind up in an orderfy manner should that ever become necessary There are no restricted fijnds. The Society had a balance of £20,843.83 in the bank at the close of the year. DECLARATION Signed on behalf of the Trustees by Chair of Management Committee Date: 19 November 2024 APPENDIX 3 OSCR kotttshchatty R(gJLd( Independent examineff s report on the accounts Rèport to the C￿ty Iiaiie trusteethembeTS of Duhj f LLMLI NJL fjJdioQ C4-k)LOS Registered charity SC 03ts 86 + number On the aGtounts of thè PericKt start date charty for thè period Pericml erKI dab Oty on 1013 si Set out on pages iiarybembyto the99 Respectlve The charivs trustees are responsibje for If* prepaiatlon of the acLX)unts In accordance responsiThlllties of wilh the terms of the Ch8rrtw a￿1 Ttustee Investment IScoUa¥KI12(Kp5 Act and the trustees and examiDei Cttart￿s Accounts Isox)tlarRI) Regulab"ons 20(￿ las amended). The charty ttustees onsKfjer that the aLKJrt requifement of Regl￿atiOn 10(11 (dl of Ihe Accounts Regulati￿S does not a￿ly. 11 i8 my respwJnsiL¥lrty to examine the accounts as required undef secll 44(1} Icl of Ihe Ad to stste whether paTkn¢wlar Mate￿ have c¥)me lo my attentx)n. Basis of Independent My examinatkin is c2rtieJJ oul in att(XNdance ￿tti RegUL8b￿ 11 d the 2006 Accounts èxaminerfs Statèment Regu*ts0￿. An examination indudes a Teview of 8¢cfjuntir¥J records kept by the chaiity and a ccfflparwn ol the *tt)unts presente¢ with those records. 11 also includes cons*lefation ol ￿Y unusual tiems (w d￿¢￿SUreS in the accounts arKI sèeks eKplanalv)ns frcvn the ITUStees concemmig any such m8tters. The w(tedures undertaken (k) tKJI prowde all the eVthn￿ that would be required in an atmlit aThJ. eonsequently, I do t exwess an atvjit oplnion orb the view by Ihe acixyjnls. Independent examinerf$ In the course of my examlnalN)n. no matter ha5 Gome lo my attenlw)n lother than that statsment ths¢k)sed (m the attached p4el ¥*h￿h gives me reasonable caw to bel* that in any matwial r8spect the requ1￿Ments.. to keep awounling r￿rdS ￿ ac£wIan￿ wilh sethon 44(1) (al of the 2005 Act and Regulati¢)n 4 of the 2006 Accounts RegLAations. anil to prepare 8(£tyJnts whicth accord with the ￿U￿1￿9 recuds comFty wiéh Regukiitin 9 01 the Accwnts Regulalions have not been mel. or 2. to whwth. in my opin*)n. attent￿ be drawn in order to enable a proper Signed.. Namo" Relevant professional qualiftcationlsl or body {it any).. Address." "please delete Ihe wds in IhB ￿J. . -.T'CIl-. On ihe DUNFERMLINE JUNI(hR CHORUS INCOME & EXPENDMJRE FOR YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024 ALL ACCOUNTS EKpendliure Incojne Expenditure Donallons Grant5 Membership subscrfptlons Fundraislng Frlends ol DIC HMRC GillAid Concertticket sales Merchandise Miscellaneous income Rehearsal hall hlre Stalionery, postage MLJSIC purchase Concertcosts Substo other organisations Profe8sional Fees MaTk81inglPubLictty Adminlstratlve Fee5 Training Social Miscellaneous expendtture Totsl l.Cth.44 5.180.92 11396.2 1.037.23 1,435.OD 3,759.11 4.312.(6 392.46 25.00 1.8T2.82 10.191.56 IL612.71 2.802.80 1.150.00 40.00 177.57 4.536.96 619A9 826.78 1.347.00 3.81￿02 95.30 3.548.tJ4 1,101.72 1,859.19 4,229.39 374.25 10.507.00 1,824.40 2,550.00 420.00 2,1&5.62 51.00 1.926.86 1891 470.00 10.254.00 1.675.74 2.￿.00 600.02 1.049.36 26,298S8 28.539.42 32,73634 30.165.18 STATEMENT OF BALANCES AS AT 31 JULY 2024 2212023 Gener*1 Opèning Balances 18.340.90 200. Surplusldeficil toryear 2,240.44 TransterfrDm General to NeW￿￿&s1 -ID.O(KI.00 Intereston Savlngs P£count Closing Baance Tour Total 18.540.90 2.240.44 0.00 15.769.74 2.571.16 iO.OLM). 62.49 6249 10.581.34 200.1>1 I0.￿A9 20.8￿83 18J40.90 Re resented b General accouni Tour account S2villgs AccDunt Closlng balance 10.581.34 200.00 18.340.90 200.00 10,tk82.49 20,843A3 18W.g0 Asse1$ held Pi2llO Music Folders. merthandlse etc. Total 202212023 2.300.1)0 5.000.OD i.000.00 8.300.00 2.300.00 s.000.00 1,000.00 8.300.00 Expend(tyrÈ Art￿nt Slatet¥*nt vtsuthÈr Date Ref Ajrtwht statrrtrt Description Openin8 bJancÈ gt 01 I(￿023 Incoff EXpendi￿rÉ aos5nE baL)ncÉ ai 3110712024 DUNFERMLINE JUNIOR CHORUS SAVINGS ACCO oPEN￿G BALANCE 01108t2023 0.00 TRANSFER FROM GENERAL AIC 10,000.00 Ir￿[EREST RECEIVED 62.49 CLOSING BALANCE 31107r2024 10,062.49