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National Concert Hall Annual Report NATIONAL CONCERT HALL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016 NATIONAL CONCERT HALL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INFORMATION 1. BOARD REPORT 2-3. RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT 4. STATEMENT OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL 5-8. CHAIRPERSON’S FOREWORD 9-10. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S FOREWORD 11-13. AUDITORS’ REPORT 15-16. STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 17. STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 18. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 19. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 20. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 22-35. NATIONAL CONCERT HALL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016 INFORMATION BOARD: Maura McGrath (Chairperson) James Cavanagh Rebecca Gageby Gerard Gillen Eleanor McEvoy Máire O’Connor Michael O’Donovan John Reynolds Don Thornhill CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Simon Taylor SECRETARY: John Nolan HEAD OFFICE: Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 BANKERS: Bank of Ireland, 39, St. Stephen’s Green East, Dublin 2. SOLICITORS: Philip Lee Solicitors, 7/8, Wilton Terrace Dublin 2. NCH BOARD Rebecca Gageby, Gerard Gillen, Don Thornhill, Máire O’Connor, Michael O’Donovan, Maura McGrath, John Reynolds, Eleanor McEvoy and James Cavanagh. 1 NATIONAL CONCERT HALL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016 BOARD REPORT The Board has pleasure in submitting its Report together with the financial statements for the period from 1 February 2016 (date of establishment) to 31 December 2016. On 1 February 2016, An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall was established as a Statutory Body under the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 (‘Act’). The establishment day order (SI 29 of 2016) published in Iris Oifigiúil on 26 January 2016 enabled this. Section 26(5) of the Act deems the first ‘financial year’ of operations to be “the period commencing on establishment day and ending on 31 December of that year to be a financial year”. The first ‘financial year’ of operations is therefore an eleven month period, 1 February – 31 December 2016. PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS AND OPERATING REVIEW The principal functions of the organisation under the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 are:- (a) to provide and operate, having regard to international standards and good practice, the national venue for the performance, appreciation and enjoyment of musical, creative, artistic and cultural activities including the promotion of concerts and recitals of artistic, educational and cultural value, (b) in the public interest, to promote and support the performance, knowledge, appreciation, creation and enjoyment of music as an integral part of Irish life, (c) to entertain, educate and engage the public through musical experiences, and (d) to encourage and promote inclusivity, participation, creativity, experimentation and involvement in music through engagement with diverse individuals and communities as performers, participants, composers or audience members. The operating review is outlined in the Chairperson’s Foreword. RESULTS FOR THE 11 MONTH PERIOD The accounts for the period from 1 February 2016 (date of establishment) to 31 December 2016 are set out on pages 17 to 35. The results for this period on ordinary activities and after transfer to capital redevelopment reserve show a deficit of €132,166. PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES The principal risk and uncertainty affecting the organisation for the year ahead is the potential reduction in funding from government grants received and the effects this may have on the ongoing operations of the organisation. The organisation also faces risks and uncertainties which would include but are not limited to international and local economic conditions, their effect on customer spending in the area of the organisation’s principal activity and their effect on discretionary consumer spending in general. The Board manage these risks by endeavouring to ensure that the organisation has adequate current financial support and by actively seeking to further increase turnover. RESERVES The accumulated surplus on Income and Expenditure Account amounted to €1,438,064 at 31 December 2016. In addition other reserves at 31 December 2016 amount to €315,609. 2 NATIONAL CONCERT HALL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016 ACCOUNTING RECORDS The measures taken by the Board to ensure compliance regarding proper accounting records are the implementation of necessary policies and procedures for recording transactions, the employment of competent accounting personnel with appropriate expertise and the provision of adequate resources to the financial function. The accounting records of the organisation are maintained at the National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. TRANSFER OF ENGAGEMENT On 1 February 2016 the National Concert Hall was established as a statutory body under the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015. On this date An Ceoláras Náisiúnta The National Concert Hall Company ceased to exist and a statutory body An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall (“NCH”) was established. All assets and liabilities of the company were transferred to the statutory body. COMPARATIVE FIGURES No comparative figures are available to include in the body of this report as the 11 month period 1 February – 31 December 2016 forms the first financial period for the NCH as a statutory body. Signed on behalf of the board Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor 25 May 2017 25 May 2017 ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA WITH DANIELE GATTI, CONDUCTOR 3 NATIONAL CONCERT HALL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016 RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT The chief executive officer (“CEO”), under the direction of the Board, is responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable Irish law, regulations and accounting standards. The Act requires the CEO, under direction of the Board to prepare financial statements for each financial year. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 and FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in Ireland and the UK” issued by the Financial Reporting Council, and promulgated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. The Board must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the organisation as at the financial year end date and of the surplus or deficit of the organisation for the financial year and otherwise comply with the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015. In preparing these financial statements, the Board are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards, identify those standards, and note the effect and the reasons for any material departure from those standards; and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the organisation will continue in business. The CEO, under the direction of the Board, shall cause to be kept on a continuous basis proper books of account of all the income and expenditure of the organisation, and of the sources of such income and the subject matter of such expenditure, and of the property, assets and liabilities of the organisation, and the chief executive officer shall cause to be kept such other accounts as the Minister or the Board with the consent of the Minister may direct from time to time to be kept in such form as the Minister or the Board may direct. The Board is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the organisation and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The operating review is outlined in the Chairperson’s Foreword. Signed on behalf of the board Maura McGrath Máire O’Connor Signed by the chief executive officer Simon Taylor 25 May 2017 4 NATIONAL CONCERT HALL ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2016 (DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT) TO 31 DECEMBER 2016 STATEMENT OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL OVERVIEW OF AN CEOLÁRAS NÁISIÚNTA THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL (NCH) An Ceoláras Náisiúnta The National Concert Hall was originally established as a company limited by guarantee under the aegis of the Department of an Taoiseach and presented its first concert on 9th September 1981. The overseeing government department changed in the intervening years since 1981 to that of Arts, culminating with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. On 1 February 2016 An Ceoláras Náisiúnta the National Concert Hall was established as a Statutory Body. The legislation - National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 - underpinned the unique and vital place that the NCH has in the national cultural landscape and secures the future of the body by enshrining it by way of specific legislation, setting out an inspiring and ambitious remit for the future, in accordance with the Board’s vision: to be seen worldwide as one of the great venues for music whilst playing a pivotal role
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