2024-09-30-accounts

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Annual Report October 2023- September 2024

OSCR Ref:- SC051356

SUMMARY OF OUR THIRD YEAR

Our third year was about maintaining what we’d grown in our outstanding and unprecedented first year.

Opening 7 brand new choirs in our first year meant it was hectic and busy. Our team had gone from 1 Choir Coach and 1 Accompanist, with a small team of helpers, to 3 Choir Coaches, 4 Accompanists, and 7 teams of volunteers.

In our 3[rd] year, we concentrated on quality, making sure all choirs were running in a similar vein, and that the Singergie ethos of fun and inclusivity was prevalent in all we did.

In our 3[rd] year we supported a number of other Community Groups in the areas where our choirs are, by performing at their events. These ranged in scale from small local village gala days, torchlight Christmas processions to larger events such as PRIDE, and WestFest at the Glasgow Bandstand.

We decided that we would concentrate on supporting other charities and community groups, rather than do our own concerts and performances. This meant the other charities and community groups had larger footfall, raised more money, and raised awareness. This was also beneficial to our own members, many of whom have gone onto volunteer and take part in more community events.

In early 2024, we put out a satisfaction survey to our members, and had almost 300 responses.

99.6% responded to say they loved attending their Singergie choir, and almost all reported improvements to their emotional, mental and/or physical health. We received many humbling comments where people reported that their lives had been changed. People reporting that they were able to reduce their dependence on medication and NHS services from being part of Singergie. This was for ailments such as depression, anxiety, asthma, COPD etc.

STATISTICS —_—__

What we’ve been doing (in numbers)

Total Choir population:	1062
Total Choir Sessions:	336
Songs learned:	40
Youngest choir member:	12
Oldest choir member:	92
Audience figures:	20,000 (circa)

OUR MISSION AND VALUES

Our mission is to build a warm friendly and welcoming community, brought together in a free and fun environment through singing in a group.

Singergie is strong on community building, giving people a sense of purpose, identify, belonging etc. We have a tea break at every choir, where we actively encourage members to mix and chat. We also regularly work with and support other community groups in our local areas and encourage our members to get involved with those too.

In recognition that many of our members are struggling financially, we also provide all the lyrics as we appreciate not everyone has access to a computer and printer, and we wouldn’t want anyone to feel embarrassed by their circumstances. We also provide larger print lyrics for our visually impaired members, and ensure our venues are accessible.

We are member led, we involve our members in the running of the choir in all aspects, including song choice, performance choices, fundraising groups, social activities etc.

CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT

We Aim

To provide a safe physical and emotional environment during choir sessions.
To make each choir session a happy and enjoyable experience for everyone.
To be tolerant of differences.
To treat all others with kindness and respect.
To be considerate of the feelings of others.
To deal peacefully with any negative behaviour and disagreements.

We Ask that Members

Fully participate and enjoy yourself.
Do your best to make each choir session enjoyable, for others and a good place to be.
Be kind, caring and tolerant of others.
Be respectful at all times and consider the feelings of others.
Take personal responsibility for your own belongings, actions and decisions on whether you are fit, able and well enough to attend a choir session.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Analysis of Income for 2023 – 2024 (£)

Individual Donations	34,421.48
Company/Organisation donations	18,547.15
Choir Fundraising	16,707.22
Bank Interest	749.84

Total Income	70,425.69

Analysis of Expenses for 2023 – 2024 (£)

Analysis of Expenses for 2023 – 2024	(£)
Expenditure

Coach Fees	16,469.00
Musician Fees	27,991.61
Venue Hire	8,283.00
Catering/StationerySundries	2,132.57
Insurance	543.00
Marketing,Trainingand Events	9,174.50
Badge Creation	49.53
T Shirt Creation	7,232.00
Travel Provision/Expenses	5,633.85

Total Expenditure	77,509.14

Funds as at 30[th] September 2024 - £18,123

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Singergie

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2024 which are set out on page 5.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 2006 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 examiner’s statement My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than disclosed below*] to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. The matter that has come to my attention is that, in the course of my examination of the accounting records of the charity, it was noted that a number of receipts relating to the restricted funds of the charity were not provided for examination. I therefore could not match and check these transactions. The charity trustees are aware of the missing receipts and of the importance of maintaining full records of such transactions going forward.

TRUSTEES

Trustees

Chair and Founder:

Treasurer: Secretary: Trustee:

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APPENDIX 2

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Singergie	Singergie	Singergie	Singergie
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period from	Period end date
	Day	Month	Year
	30	September	2024

Section A Statement of receipts and payments

	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Expendable endowment funds	Permanent endowment funds	Total funds current period	Total funds current period	Total funds last period	Total funds last
	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £		to nearest £	to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations	34,421	-	-	-	34,421		21,159
Legacies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Grants	18,547	-	-	-	18,547		21,270
Receipts from fundraisingactivities	16,707	-	-	-	16,707		13,796
Gross tradingreceipts	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income from investments other than
land and buildings	750	-	-	-	750	750	938	938
Rents from land & buildings	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
					-	-
*A1 Sub total*	A1 Sub total 70,425	-	-	-	70,425		57,163
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets - - - - - - Proceeds from sale of investments - - - - - - A2 Sub total - - - - - - Total receipts 70,425 - - - 70,425 57,163 ~~———=~~
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities	50				50	50	3,306
Gross trading payments	-				-	-
Investment management costs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Payments relating directly to charitable	Payments relating directly to charitable
activities	77,460				77,460		44,268
Grants and donations
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Governance costs:
					-	-
Audit / independent examination	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Preparation of annual accounts	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Legal costs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other	Other-	-	-	-	-	-	440	440
					-	-
**A3 Sub total **	77,510	-	-	-	77,510		48,014
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets - - - - - 612 Purchase of investments - - - - - - A4 Sub total - - - - - 612 Total payments 77,510 - - - 77,510 48,626 ~~———————~~
*Net receipts / (payments)* A5 Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	7,085) ( - - - - - 7,085) ( - - ~~——~~			- - -	( (	7,085) ( - 7,085) (	8,537 - 8,537

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Section B Statement of balances

Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 26,712 7,085) (	Restricted funds to nearest £ - -	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ - -	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Cash and bank balances at start of year			-	-	26,712	18,175
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account			-	-	7,085) (	8,537
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Cash and bank balances at end of year (Agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	19,627	-	-	-	19,627	26,712
	-	-	- Fund to which	- asset belongs	- Market valuation to nearest £	-
						Last year to nearest £
None




Details		Fund to which	asset belongs	Total Cost (if available) to nearest £	-	-
					Current value (if available) to nearest £	Last year to nearest £
None








Details			Total - Fund to which liability relates	-	-	-
					Amount due to nearest £	Last year to nearest £
None




Details			Total Fund to which liability relates		-	-
					Amount due (estimate) to nearest £	Last year to nearest £
None


Signature			Total Print Name		-	-
						Date of approval

/ Statement of balances

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Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)

Singergie only has one general fund that supports the provision of all choir services. The grants paid to us thus far are in place to support Singergie as a whole group

C2 Grants

C3a Trustee remuneration

Turcan - Sir Hugh Fraser Foundation National LotteryGrant Link HousingGroup Local GivingLtd Type of activity or project supported West Lothian Counci Accounts Payable - Coop - Christmas Celidh WATIF Donation Kingdom HousingGroup	Number of grants made £	Number of grants made £
	2	200
	1	1,044
	1	500
	1	1,680
	1	423
	1	500
	1	4,000
	1	10,000
	1	200

	Total	18,547

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
Authority under which paid		£

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)

C4b Trustee expenses - details

C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons


	Mileage to other choirs Q1 Q2
	Mileage to other choirs Q3
	Mileage to other choirs Q4


Nature of relationship

/ Notes

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C6 Other information APPENDIX 2

/ Notes

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Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

1 Donations
	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Choir Donations	31,094	-	-	-	31,094	18,687
Other Donations	3,327	-	-	-	3,327	2,472
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
Total	34,421	-	-	-	34,421	21,159
	-	-	-	-	-	-

2 Grants

2 Grants
	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
West Lothian Counci	200	-	200	150
Accounts Payable - Coop	1,044		1,044	-
Local Giving Ltd	500	-	500	-
WATIF Donation	1,680		1,680	3,220
- Christmas Celidh	423		423	-
Kingdom Housing Group	500		500	-
Turcan - Sir Hugh Fraser Foundation	4,000		4,000	-
National Lottery Grant	10,000		10,000	10,000
Link Housing Group	200		200	400
Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian	0			5,000
Universty of Edinburgh	0			500
Schuh Trust	0			2,000
Total	18,547	-	18,547	21,270
	-	-	-	-

3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities

	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
		-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-
					-
					-
					-
					-
					-
					-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Coach/Musician Fees	44,460	-	-	-	44,460	27,333
Venue Hire	8,283				8,283	6,369
Catering/StationerySundries	11,850				11,850	684
T shirt supply	7,232				7,232	8,163
Travel Expenses	3,324				3,324	480
Badge Creation					-	69
Trustee Expenses	2,311				2,311	1,170
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					-
					-
					-
Total	77,460	-	-	-	77,460	44,268
	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional notes (1)

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Singergie

Additional analysis (2)

5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds

5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds
Receipts	Unrestricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below General Fund	Unrestricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total unrestricted funds	Total unrestricted funds last period
Donations	34,421				34,421	21,159
Legacies	-				-	-
Grants	18,547				18,547	21,270
Receipts from fundraisingactivities	16,707				16,707	13,760
Gross tradingreceipts	-				-	-
Income from investments other than land and buildings	750				750	938
Rents from land & buildings	-				-	-
Gross receipts from other charitable activities	-				-	-
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	70,425	-	-	-	70,425	57,127
					-
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	-				-
Proceeds from sale of investments	-				-
*Sub total* *Total receipts*	-	-	-	-	-	-
	70,425	-	-	-	70,425	57,127
					-

Payments
Expenses for fundraisingactivities	50				50	3,306
Gross trading payments	-				-	-
Investment management costs	-				-	-
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities	77,460				77,460	44,268
Grants and donations	-				-	-
Governance costs:					-	-
Audit / independent examination	-				-	-
Preparation of annual accounts	-				-	-
Legal costs	-				-	-
					-	440
					-	-
*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	77,510	-	-	-	77,510	48,014
					-
Purchases of fixed assets					-	612
Purchase of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	612
					-
	77,510	-	-	-	77,510	48,626
					-
	7,085) (	-	-	-	7,085) (	8,501

					-

	7,085) (	-	-	-	7,085) (	8,501
					-

Nature and purpose of funds

Additional notes (2)

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Additional analysis (3)

6 Breakdown of restricted funds

6 Breakdown of restricted funds
Receipts	Restricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below	Restricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below	Restricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below	Restricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total restricted funds	Total restricted funds last period
Donations Legacies Grants Receipts from fundraisingactivities Gross tradingreceipts Income from investments other than land and buildings Rents from land & buildings Gross receipts from other charitable activities	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	-	-	-	-	-	-
					-
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments	-				-
	-				-
*Sub total* *Total receipts*	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
					-

Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities Gross tradingpayments Investment management costs Payments relating directly to charitable activities Grants and donations Governance costs: Audit / independent examination Preparation of annual accounts Legal costs	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
					-
					-
*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	-	-	-	-	-	-
					-
Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments	-				-
	-				-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-
					-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
					-
	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Nature and purpose of funds

No restricted funds are in place

Additional notes (3)

December 2007

Annual Report October 2023- September 2024

SUMMARY OF OUR THIRD YEAR

STATISTICS ~~—_—__~~

What we’ve been doing (in numbers)

OUR MISSION AND VALUES

CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT

We Aim

We Ask that Members

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

Independent examiner’s statement

TRUSTEES

Trustees

Singergie

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Section A Statement of receipts and payments

Section B Statement of balances

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C2 Grants

C3a Trustee remuneration

C3b Trustee remuneration - details

C4a Trustee expenses

C4b Trustee expenses - details

C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons

Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

2 Grants

3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

Singergie

Additional analysis (2)

5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds

Singergie

Additional analysis (3)

6 Breakdown of restricted funds

Nature and purpose of funds

STATISTICS —_—__