EXETER FESTIVAL CHORUS
To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of choral music in all its aspects by the presentation of public choral concerts and by such other ways as the Chorus may from time to time decide.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a deficit of £1,776, reducing its accumulated fund to £35,180. While this figure remains above the trustees' stated minimum reserves policy of £20,000, the charity reported a decline in membership income and incurred losses on three of its five main concerts.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees consider that the reserves at each year-end should be at least £20,000.”
Trustees
- Bridget Baines
- Catherine Holt
- Charles Frank Lane
- Jill Nickels
- Jonathan Robert Eyre
- Louise Helen Roberts
- Morag Tamar McIntosh Jackson
- Nike Westman
- Simon Bates
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £54k | £56k |
| 31/08/2024 | £55k | £50k |
| 31/08/2023 | £56k | £53k |
| 31/08/2022 | £35k | £35k |
| 31/08/2021 | £12k | £10k |
Common questions
Is EXETER FESTIVAL CHORUS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a deficit of £1,776, reducing its accumulated fund to £35,180. While this figure remains above the trustees' stated minimum reserves policy of £20,000, the charity reported a decline in membership income and incurred losses on three of its five main concerts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 25/02/2005 | £3k | "A Project To Commemorate The 60th Anniversary Of The End Of Ww2 With The Provision Of A Concert In Exeter Cathedral And Film Of Personal Mem" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/02/2005 | £20k | Choir |