2025-12-31-accounts - Opera East Lothian

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Scottish Charity Regulator
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Reference and administration details

Charityname OPERA EAST LOTHIAN

Other names charity is known

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Registered charity number SC 045912 Charity’s principal address — Flat 5, Kings Knoll 24 Clifford Road North Berwick Postcode

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Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

1 Tom Walker = Chair | See e oS 2 Nicky Walker Secretary 3 3 Christine Finlayson Treasurer 4 Patricia VanReenen 6 oy | : ee 7 os oe : | : 40 7 : 11 14 ee 15. ae a a 2 : 0 eee Oe

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a Structure, governance and management : Type of governing document Constitution

Trustee recruitment and appointment

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Objectives and activities

Charitable purposes The organisation is a singing group open to people from all backgrounds whose purpose is the advancement of the arts, ‘ particularly in the development of music learning and appreciation. Summary of the main activities 1. Providing public benefit by promoting operatic, choral and related music _ ; in relation to these objects in local communities including Edinburgh and the Lothians Bata : > __ fehearse2. Providingand opportunitiespublicly perform for amateuroperatic singersand choral and musiciansmusic and to thereby study and eS develop the musical confidence and enjoyment of its members. 3, Providing opportunities for both new and established professional : Z singers and musicians to perform publicly operatic and choral music. ne

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APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance

| Summary of the main achievements of jt was another successful year for Opera East Lothian marking __ the charity during the financial period 90 years since the choir started. | 1. Our spring concert featured Vivaldi, Mondonville, | Charpentier, Mozart and others. | 2. Our autumn concert marked the beginning of our celebration of 20 years with an ambitious programme of crowd-pleasing operatic choral pieces combined with more modern peces such as a medley from Les Miserables. This | concert was also used as an opportunity to raise funds for a | local charity, Muirfield Riding Therapy, through a bucket ! collection. The choir was supported by an orchestra including | musicians from the Scottish Ballet amongst others.

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Other optional information

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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

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rcPa ee ¢ce Eai> : Receipts and payments accounts _
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Section A Statement of receipts and payments
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APPENDIX 2

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Section C Notes to the Accounts

Ci Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on : analysis of funds worksheets} ' . Individuat / Number of grants £ Type of activity or project Suppo ted inatutton 3 Ss= Total C3a Trustee remuneration If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b) x

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C3b Trustee remuneration - details

C4a Trustee expenses if no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete section 4b)

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independent examiner’s report on the accounts) «
Report to the Charity name
trustees/members of OPERA f2AST LOTHIAW
Registered charity SC
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On the accounts of the Period start date Period end date
charity for the period Day Month Year Day Month Year
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Respective the charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
responsibilities of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). 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.
Basis of independent (My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
examiner's statement Regulations. 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, | do
not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
independent examiner’s _ in the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [atheethan-hat
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1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
: 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
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