BOLTON CATHOLIC MUSICAL AND CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1000865 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCMCS, BOLTON CATHOLICS

The main aims of the society are (a) to provide a resource and encouragement to local people to display and develop their musical and performance skills. (b) To promote an appreciation of the musical arts within the community in an easily accessible way. (c) To support other charitable organisations.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF TEH SOCIETY ARE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC, OPERATIC AND CHORAL ARTS, AND FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BOLTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Society made a net payment of £2,542.31 for the year, reducing its bank and cash balance from £4,004.37 to £1,462.06. The Trustees report that efforts are ongoing to maximize fundraising to counterbalance increasing production costs and identify savings. The Society is currently preparing for a transfer to Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) status.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicola Crompton-Hillchair
• Clarice Shannon Greenhalgh
• Emily May Harvey
• Frances Shinks
• JEANETTE MARGARET WINSTANLEY
• JENNIFER LOUISE PEARCE
• Jonathan Paul Cunliffe
• Kathryn Wilkinson
• NEVILLE GRADY
• PATRICIA ANNE GRADY

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).