HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC CHOIR

Registered charity 1029022 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H P C

The aim and objective of the Choir is to educate the general public in the art and science of music. The choir performs four concerts a year and other than Christmas in the choral tradition. We employ internationally acclaimed soloists and use professional musicians to accompany us.

Objects

1) 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 FEEL FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC EVENTS. 2) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES WHICH PROMOTE THE PRACTICE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE ART OF MUSIC FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE HASTINGS/ST LEONARDS AREA

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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Registered contact address: Hastings, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £8,278, bringing net assets to £20,817. The Treasurer's report describes this as a 'particularly positive year financially' with a healthy balance of over £20,000. Per the independent examiner's report, there are no material matters requiring attention to understand the accounts.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2021 (received 23/02/2023, 268 days after the 31/05/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Big Give Trust — “Funds received from The Big Give Trust's Arts for Impact campaign” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN RYCROFTchair
• Gareth James Simpson
• Kerry Gentleman
• Lucinda Catherine Cradduck
• Mary Kathleen Lipscombe
• Nicola Sarah Bryder Urling Clark
• Rachel Farnham
• Simon Scott · trustee of 3 other charities
• Susan Elizabeth Green

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.

• HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA income £147k
• WEST SUSSEX PHILHARMONIC CHOIR income £32k
• HUNTINGDONSHIRE PHILHARMONIC income £43k
• COVENTRY PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY income £26k
• LONDON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR income £95k
• YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED income £60k

Side by side with its peers

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