SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1058899 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion and enhancement of church music in Salisbury Cathedral

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROMOTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF CHORAL MUSIC IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL AND ELSEWHERE BY 1) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES AT THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. 2) THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TOWARDS THE STIPENDS OR SALARIES OF MUSICIANS OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL INCLUDING ASSISTANCE WITH LIVING ACCOMMODATION. 3) THE ARRANGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF PERFORMANCES OF CHORAL MUSIC INCLUDING COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS FOR THOSE PURPOSES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £468,020, while endowment funds decreased to £534,085 due to unrealised investment losses. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, citing a significant investment portfolio and cash reserves. Total net assets rose to £1,013,981, reflecting a net movement in funds of £112,784 for the year.

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What the accounts disclose

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Policies the charity declares

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• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Salisbury Cathedral Choral Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

• THE CORPORATION OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF TEH BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ENDOWMENT FUND.

• SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ENDOWMENT FUND income £112k
• THE SALISBURY CATHEDRAL TRUST income £84k
• SALFORD CHORAL SOCIETY income £41k
• SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND income £3.3m
• CROWBOROUGH CHORAL SOCIETY income £28k
• SALISBURY COMMUNITY CHOIR income £40k

Side by side with its peers

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