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| Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | ||
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| Period start date | Period end date | ||||||
| Day | Month | Year | Day | Month | Year | ||
| From | 1 | April | 2024 | To | 31 | March | 2025 |
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Reference and administration details
Charity name Markinch District Community Choir Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC042719 Charity’s principal address 17 Greenmantle Place
17 Greenmantle Place Glenrothes Fife
Postcode KY6 3QQ
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report
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Name of person
Dates acted if
Trustee name Office (if any) (or body) entitled to
not for whole year
appoint trustee (if any)
From 5 [t ] Jun 24 as committee
1 Karen Wood Chair
from 10 [th] Jun 26 as Chair
From 11 [th] Jun 25 as
2 Rena Bissett Treasurer
Treasurer
3 Lorna Brown Secretary From 10 [th] Jun 26
4 Evelyn Wann From 5 [th] Jun 24
5 Margriet Bishop
6 Ian McCraken
7 Carole Tildesley
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Reference and administration details
Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)
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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Joyce McClure, John Morton, Ellen Duff
Catherine MacKie and Morag McDougall Until AGM Jun 24
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document Markinch District Community Choir is governed by a constitution
Trustee recruitment and appointment Trustees are recruited from within the Choir and are appointed at the
Annual General Meeting.
Trustees for the financial year ending 2025 were appointed at the AGM on
5th Jun 2024
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and
appreciation of, the art of choral singing in all its aspects by any means
the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public
performances.
Summary of the main activities The choir recruits members from the local community. The choir is open to
in relation to these objects all, with no auditions necessary. Rehearsals are held weekly in the Church
Hall, and the Choir performs concerts twice a year in Markinch.
Support is provided to members with disabilities so they can fully
participate in choir activities.
Many choir members cannot read music, so during rehearsals the
conductor helps them learn the songs being prepared for public
performance. Most songs are in four-part harmony, and members develop
some ability to read music through this process.
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Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period
During this financial period, the choir successfully held two concerts, one in June, the other in December. The membership of the choir is around 40 members.
The choir also performed at a local care home in December, and at the local shopping centre, singing Christmas carols.
Our main source of income came from the ticket sales for our 2 concerts, members fees, and raffles held at the concerts. Other fundraising activities included a quiz night. Our outgoings included all the expected costs of putting on 2 concerts eg. Rehearsal hall hire, fee for MD and rehearsal pianist, PRS, buying music, and insurance.
Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
The banked funds held by the charity are unrestricted funds and represent income earned but not yet utilised in supporting the charity’s activities. The Choir committee controls expenditure to ensure the charity has sufficient funds for the next financial years activities.
Details of any deficit Not applicable
Donated facilities and services (if any)
None
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Other optional information
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Karen Wood OSCR will accept digital or typed signatures Full name(s) Karen Wood Position (e.g. Chair) Chair Date 5[th] Aug 2026
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