HALIFAX CHORAL SOCIETY (1817) LIMITED

Registered charity 1020049 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HALIFAX CHORAL SOCIETY

Presentation, promotion and performance of choral music, concerts and other activities

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Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that funds generated or donated during the year were sufficient to enable the Company to continue presenting concerts. The Directors maintained free reserves at a minimum level of between £20,000 and £30,000. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £20,000 and £30,000

“The Directors’ desire to maintain free reserves, being the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in fixed assets, held at a minimum level of between £20,000 and £30,000 has been maintained over the past Season.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Making Music — “Brought to you by Making Music” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Teal
Clive Roland Lloyd · trustee of 4 other charities
Debra Page
Laura Rawnsley
Mark Adamczyk
NIGEL GEORGE CASTLEDINE
Susan Stevens

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£31k	£29k
31/08/2024	£30k	£31k
30/04/2023	£24k	£15k
30/04/2022	£27k	£29k
30/04/2021	£19k	£11k

Common questions

Is HALIFAX CHORAL SOCIETY (1817) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that funds generated or donated during the year were sufficient to enable the Company to continue presenting concerts. The Directors maintained free reserves at a minimum level of between £20,000 and £30,000. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.