The Rodolfus Choral Foundation Limited

Registered charity 1033702 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RODOLFUS CHOIR LIMITED, THE RODOLFUS FOUNDATION LIMITED

The aim of the charity is to promote musical education through (i) the organisation and promotion of choral courses for children and young people aged from 8 to 21 years; and (ii) the activities of a choir for talented young singers selected from those who have participated in such courses.

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Latest income
£542k
Latest spending
£456k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £183,291, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of six months' reserves. The charity reported a net funds movement of £85,550 for the year, indicating a positive financial position with no material uncertainties affecting its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months (held: £183k)
“Trustees consider 6 months reserves to be sufficient at present.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Rodolfus Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£542k
Total spending
£456k
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reserves (reported)
£206k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£542k£456k
30/09/2024£443k£436k
30/09/2023£417k£419k
30/09/2022£403k£382k
30/09/2021£301k£270k

Common questions

Is The Rodolfus Choral Foundation Limited financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £183,291, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of six months' reserves. The charity reported a net funds movement of £85,550 for the year, indicating a positive financial position with no material uncertainties affecting its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds The Rodolfus Choral Foundation Limited?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The Rodolfus Choral Foundation Limited as a grant recipient include WEST HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITY, ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIO, CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARK, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, GERALD FINZI TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WEST HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITYFY2025£10kThe Parish of West Hackney, the First 200 years
ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIOFY2025£7kFoundation Fund grants
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARKFY2024£7k
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARKFY2025£7k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
GERALD FINZI TRUSTFY2023£5kGeneral Grants
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUSTFY2023£4kCourses
GERALD FINZI TRUSTFY2024£3k
WEST HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITYFY2022£2kRodolfus Choral Acadetny
ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIOFY2024£2kFoundation Fund grants
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2025£1kGrant to Organisation
GERALD FINZI TRUSTFY2022£1kGeneral Grants
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2024£1kGrant
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE ARMOURERS AND BRASIERS GAUNTLET TRUSTFY2022£250Occasional Grants

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Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RICHARD SHEPHARD MUSIC FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Rodolfus Choral Foundation Limited£542k—0above—no doubt
RICHARD SHEPHARD MUSIC FOUNDATION FY2025£671k—0within—no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£285k—0unclear—no doubt
Waldorf Learning Foundation Limited FY2025£135k——unclear—no doubt
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED FY2025£11.8m——unclear5.0%no doubt
RHODI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£184k—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.