5 Apr 1975
Financial papers for year ending 5 April 1975, including:
- summary of deposit account
- extract from wages book, showing details of Mrs Little's wages
- bank reconciliation
- petty cash reconciliation
- figures for number of days spent in Aldeburgh, clinic, Halliford St, tour in UK and abroad
- analysis of payments, showing payments for Chapel House in Horham, Rosamund Strode and M A Thomson, chamber organ, subscriptions and donations, library work, bills, motor expenses, medical costs, Red House, books, food and drink, tax, Miss Hudson's bungalow, raspberry canes for garden etc
- list of payments from Aldeburgh account, detailing expenditure on household expenses; food and drink, housekeeping, repairs, newspapers, iron mongery, flowers etc
- list of standing orders, including to Rosamund Strode, the Composer's Guild, the Athenaeum, Save the Children, Suffolk Preservation Society, British Museum Society, Phoenix Opera Ltd, Royal Automobile Club, Friends of the Royal Theatre, Automobile Roprietary Ltd, Friends of Fair Isle, Norfolk Contemporary Art Society, Barbara Britten, The Aldeburgh Festival, The Samaritans, Noise Abatement Society, St Michael's College Building Fund Tenbury, Peace Pledge Union, Suffolk Records Society, National Council for Civil Liberties, U N Association, Colchester Playground Association, and Ipswich Choral Society.
- analysis of income, including from royalties, the deposit account, and from Peter Pears
- summary of royalties due and statement of account with Boosey and Hawkes. The royalties are divided into sheet music, mechanical, hire and performing, broadcasting, Canadian sheet, USA and German sheet royalties.
- expenditure summary, showing expenses on travel, music, books, piano upkeep, publicity, household, laundry, tickets, rent, etc
- summary of fee position
- list of expenditure at Horham, showing general expenditure and maintenance costs
- income and expenditure account
- summary of entertaining expenses, including drinks and meals
- list of visitors to Red House; Hesse, Rasmüssen, Perahia and Rostropovich
- list of Red House expenditure; figures for repairs, wages, basic upkeep and housekeeping
- list of car expenses, including licence, insurance, AA, repairs and petrol
- list of Britten's movements between 5 April 1974 and 5 April 1975
- summary of property expenses at Red House, Horham House, Horham Cottage and Linden Close
- income summary
- list of subscriptions and donations, including to various music goups and societies, Christmas appeal for needy children, Anglo-Chinese Society, National Trust, Save Children Fund, etc
36 pages
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