Report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
Scottish charity SC045755
Trustees’ Annual Report
For the year ended 31 March 2025
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Reference and Administrative Information
Charity name Crescendo
Charity number SC045755
Address
Trustees
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Independent Examiner
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Bankers
Co-op Bank Balloon Street Manchester
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Structure, Governance and Management
Constitution
The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (a SCIO). It was registered on 1 July 2015. The charity has a two-tier structure: members and trustees.
Appointment of trustees
Trustees are elected at the annual general meeting. There must be a minimum of four and a maximum of twelve trustees.
Objectives and Activities
Charitable purposes
To organise recreational activities for members of the public in order to reduce isolation and to improve well-being and confidence; and to bring together people from different social, generational, cultural and religious backgrounds. Activities are primarily intended for people who have need of them by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; and for members of the public.
To advance the arts and culture by encouraging the appreciation and performance of music and drama.
Activities
The charity brings together people of all ages, abilities and social backgrounds to develop confidence in performance through music, drama and dance. Throughout the year, members meet weekly for rehearsal, working towards an annual public performance in November. The charity has a particular focus on encouraging participation and involvement amongst people living in some of the economically poorest communities in and around the Glasgow area. To this end, particular effort is made to hold local performances in these communities whenever possible.
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Achievements and Performance
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We meet weekly bringing together people of all ages and backgrounds from across Glasgow. We grow in confidence through singing and performance, we form new friendships and social connections. We perform in local communities whenever we can and sometimes help raise funds for particular causes.
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We began the session with a concert ‘Make Them Hear You’ held at the Boardwalk Theatre in Glasgow in May 2024.
After a summer break, we continued our weekly music sessions in Anderston, encouraging people to come and join us.
We also held a concert at Christmas in St Andrew’s West Church/Renfield Centre where we raised £410 for Richmond’s Hope – a Scottish charity
supporting bereaved children and young people in Glasgow.
We wish to place on record our ongoing thanks to the staff and volunteers of the Glasgow City Centre Salvation Army who provide space and hospitality for our weekly music workshops.
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You can find out more at our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Crescendo4all/
and Instagram: @crescendo4all1
Future plans
During 2025/2026 we will be holding weekly singing workshops where all are welcome and will be performing at other events in the Glasgow area. We also look forward to celebrating our 10[th] birthday with a concert in November 2025.
Financial review
We greatly appreciate the regular weekly donations from our participants, as well as from our friends who come to support us and buy tickets for our concerts. Our grateful thanks once again to , our Independent Examiner who examines our book-keeping and annual accounts.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf:
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Chair
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Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity 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 matters have come to my attention.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. 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 accounts.
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Receipts Notes Donations 4 Receipts from fund-raising activities 5 Grants 6 Payments Cost of charitable activities 7 Purchase of equipment/fixed assets Surplus/deficit for the year |
Unrestricted Restricted Funds 2025 £ Funds 2025 £ 1,439 333 527 - - - |
Total Total 2025 £ 2024 £ 1,772 1,805 527 - - 1,056 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,966 333 |
2,299 2,861 |
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| 826 2,621 - - |
3,447 2,043 - - |
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| 826 2,621 |
3,447 2,043 |
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| 1,140 -2,288 |
-1,148 818 |
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Statement of Balances - as at 31 March 2025
| Opening cash at bank and in hand Surplus/(Deficit) for the year Closing cash at bank and in hand |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds 2025 £ Funds 2025 £ 2025 £ 2024 £ 2,502 2,288 4,790 3,972 1,140 -2,288 -1,148 818 |
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| 3,642 - 3,642 4,790 |
Bank and Cash Balances
| Bank deposit account Petty cash |
3,525 - 3,525 4,765 117 - 117 25 |
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| 3,642 - 3,642 4,790 |
Other assets - restricted fund
| Other assets - restricted fund | |
|---|---|
| Optoma digital projector (2022) Euroset staging kit (2022) |
Cost £ Current value £ 702 351 3,223 1,612 |
| 3,925 1,963 |
Approved on behalf of the trustees:
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Notes to the accounts - for the year ended 31 March 2025
1 Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
2 Nature and purpose of funds
Unrestricted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. The trustees maintain a single unrestricted fund for the day-today running of the charity.
Restricted funds may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for specific purposes.
3 Related party transactions
No remuneration was paid to the trustees or any connected persons during the year. (2024: Nil)
4 Donations
| 4 Donations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| Funds | Funds | |||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Members’ weekly | ||||
| donations | 1,439 | - | 1,439 | 1,458 |
| Other donations | - | 333 | - | 347 |
| 1,439 | 333 | 1,772 | 1,805 | |
| 5 Receipts from fund-raising activities | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| Funds | Funds | |||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Ticket sales | 527 | - | 527 | - |
| 527 | - | 527 | - |
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6 Grants received
| 6 Grants received | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| Funds | Funds | |||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Asda Foundation | - | - | - | 1,056 |
| - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | 1,056 |
7 Cost of charitable activities
| Room hire Event costs Insurance and administration Donations made to other charities Equipment |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds 2025 £ Funds 2025 £ 2025 £ 418 412 830 - 1,876 1,876 225 - 225 77 333 410 106 - 106 |
Total 2024 £ 998 390 387 268 |
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| 826 2,621 3,447 |
2,043 |
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