DURHAM CATHEDRAL CHOIR ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1078233 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the charity is to advance the education of the public in the art and science of English cathedral music by supporting and furthering the provision of this music by organists, by Durham Cathedral Choir, and by Durham Cathedral Consort of Singers, thus helping to ensure that its tradition is maintained and developed as part of the Cathedral's worship and heritage.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ENGLISH CATHEDRAL MUSIC BY SUPPORTING AND FURTHERING THE PROVISION OF SAID MUSIC BY THE ORGANISTS, BY DURHAM CATHEDRAL CHOIR, AND BY DURHAM CATHEDRAL CONSORT OF SINGERS, THUS HELPING TO ENSURE THAT ITS TRADITION IS MAINTAINED AND DEVELOPED AS PART OF THE CATHEDRAL'S WORSHIP AND HERITAGE.

Area of benefit: DURHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£15k

Latest spending

£21k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total assets increased significantly to £352,812, driven largely by a £261,846 donation from the Rushford fund. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £54,853, which the trustees confirm satisfies their policy of holding six months' running costs. The independent examiner reported no material matters of concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of running costs (reserves figure: £55k)

“The Trustees consider the Group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs in the General Fund to cover imminent payments should they arise.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 14

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 13

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2021

Volunteers: 2
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Martha Jane Stewartchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Arabella Maud Lovell
DANIEL THOMAS VICTOR COOK
Dr Amaleena Damle
Dr Jeremy Bonner
Dr Michael Peter Alderson
Dr Venetia Rachel Lucy Bridges
Georgina Clare Wilczek
Henry John Sheen
Iona Clementine Mackinnon Bastin
JONATHAN YIN-SHUN HUGHES
Jean Mary Woodward
Rebecca Dodd · trustee of 1 other charity
The Revd Canon Michael Hans Joachim Hampel · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£15k	£21k
31/12/2024	£283k	£265k
31/12/2023	£8k	£9k
31/12/2022	£6k	£6k
31/12/2021	£18k	£27k

Common questions

Is DURHAM CATHEDRAL CHOIR ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total assets increased significantly to £352,812, driven largely by a £261,846 donation from the Rushford fund. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £54,853, which the trustees confirm satisfies their policy of holding six months' running costs. The independent examiner reported no material matters of concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2024 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

DURHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £137k
HARROW CHORAL SOCIETY income £59k
THAMES PHILHARMONIC CHOIR income £96k
FULHAM AND HAMMERSMITH CHORAL SOCIETY income £41k
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £45k
BINGHAM AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DURHAM CATHEDRAL CHOIR ASSOCIATION	£15k	—	above	—	no doubt
DURHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£137k	—	above	—	no doubt
HARROW CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£59k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THAMES PHILHARMONIC CHOIR FY2025	£96k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FULHAM AND HAMMERSMITH CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£41k	—	above	—	no doubt
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£45k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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