SOUTHAMPTON PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1050107 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTHAMPTON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR

WE ARE AN AMATEUR CHORAL SOCIETY PERFORMING MUSIC FROM THE CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE, USING PROFESSIONAL SOLOISTS, CONDUCTOR AND ORCHESTRA

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE SOCIETY THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE, SOUTHAMPTON

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

£55k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves were £66,540. The Trustees' report notes that 'The choir's finances were subject to continuing uncertainty as attendances fell below the previous year' and that the net movement in funds was a deficit of £10,599.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: One Trustee, Mr James Atkins, was remunerated for his work in accompanying rehearsals and conducting the Summer rehearsals and performance in the absence of a Musical Director He received £4045 for this work.

“One Trustee, Mr James Atkins, was remunerated for his work in accompanying rehearsals and conducting the Summer rehearsals and performance in the absence of a Musical Director He received £4045 for this work. He will step down as Trustee in September 2026.” — page 11

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration

“One Trustee, Mr James Atkins, was remunerated for his work in accompanying rehearsals and conducting the Summer rehearsals and performance in the absence of a Musical Director He received £4045 for this work. He will step down as Trustee in September 2026.” — page 11

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Katherine Greaveschair
Allan Pollock
DR M E MOULES
Dr Louise Revell · trustee of 1 other charity
Irma Adriaanse
KATHARINE INGRAM
MRS D A MITCHELL
Professor Michael Howard Kelly
Sarah Mitchell
Siobhan Grace Spingys

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2026	£55k	£65k
31/07/2025	£60k	£68k
31/07/2024	£53k	£49k
31/07/2023	£34k	£47k
31/07/2022	£59k	£44k

Common questions

Is SOUTHAMPTON PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves were £66,540. The Trustees' report notes that 'The choir's finances were subject to continuing uncertainty as attendances fell below the previous year' and that the net movement in funds was a deficit of £10,599. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.