BENSON CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1001958 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Public performance of major choral works.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Latest income

£47k

Latest spending

£42k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an unrestricted accumulated fund of £20,234, which exceeds the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £18,000. The charity reported a surplus of £3,200 for the year, funded primarily by membership fees, gift aid, and donations, while concert activities themselves operated at a deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £18,000 (held: £20k)

“We consider that we need to maintain a minimum Accumulated Fund of £18,000 to satisfy our cash flow requirements and to cover the risk of a loss of income” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Helen McClurechair
Beatrice Earland
Celia Barnshaw · trustee of 1 other charity
Claire Speirs
Enid Stevens
Gillian Nahum
Martin Mellor
Michael Lewers

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£47k	£42k
31/08/2024	£41k	£41k
31/08/2023	£40k	£35k
31/08/2022	£20k	£29k
31/08/2021	£7k	£4k

Common questions

Is BENSON CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an unrestricted accumulated fund of £20,234, which exceeds the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £18,000. The charity reported a surplus of £3,200 for the year, funded primarily by membership fees, gift aid, and donations, while concert activities themselves operated at a deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/03/2006	£5k	Staging Project