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ISLINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1068263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

COMMUNITY BASED NON-AUDITIONED CHORAL SOCIETY, REHEARSING AND PRESENTING CONCERTS IN LOCAL VENUES, COMMISSIONING NEW MUSICAL WORKS, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND IMPROVE SINGING, OTHER MUSIC-RELATED SOCIAL AND ARTISTIC SERVICES FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC AND IN PARTICULAR OF CHORAL MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND RECITALS, THE HOLDING OF WORKSHOPS AND BY SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS THE COMMITTEE (AS HEREINAFTER CONSTITUTED) MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£88k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £18,908, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £72,346. The trustees report that despite rising costs, the financial position remains strong with efficiently invested reserves. The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis by the treasurer.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership subscriptions
“Membership subscriptions 26,535”
Per its FY2025 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

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£88k£69k
31/07/2024£78k£113k
31/07/2023£61k£48k
31/07/2022£49k£40k
31/07/2021£2k£9k

Common questions

Is ISLINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £18,908, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £72,346. The trustees report that despite rising costs, the financial position remains strong with efficiently invested reserves. The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis by the treasurer. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BRIAN LESLIE RACHER 2004 CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ILKLEY CHORAL SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ISLINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY£88k—0unclear—no doubt
ILKLEY CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
SUMMERTOWN CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025£38k—0above—no doubt
EAST GRINSTEAD CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
CIRENCESTER CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026£26k—0unclear—no doubt
IPSWICH CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026£36k—0unclear—no doubt

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