KINGSTON ORPHEUS CHOIR

Registered charity 1084914 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Choral singing.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF CHORAL CONCERTS; AND FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that receipts exceeded costs by £444 for the period, resulting in total cash assets of £11,116 with no liabilities. The trustees consider the Charifund investment of £6,703 to be the charity's reserve, held to ensure costs can be paid if revenue generation fails. There are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to ensure that we can pay for any costs incurred, particularly if we are unable to generate revenue during the year (reserves figure: £7k)

“We consider our Charifund investment to be our reserve, which we hold to ensure that we can pay for any costs incurred, particularly if we are unable to generate revenue during the year, e.g. we if we are unable to attract sufficient members to the choir during the year.”

Per its FY2025 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 handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Volunteer management

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 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £400 — grants £400 (2); 2% of the £16,483 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 12
Government income: £190 — grants £190 (1); under 1% of the £19,277 total gross income on the same return

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Humphrey Richardson Taylor Charitable Trust — “We appreciate the grant support from HRTCT” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Dennis
Hannah Perry
JONATHAN FRAY
Mhairi Kelly
SHEILA CHEEK

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£26k	£25k
31/08/2024	£16k	£20k
31/08/2023	£19k	£19k
31/08/2022	£19k	£22k
31/08/2021	£10k	£11k

Common questions

Is KINGSTON ORPHEUS CHOIR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that receipts exceeded costs by £444 for the period, resulting in total cash assets of £11,116 with no liabilities. The trustees consider the Charifund investment of £6,703 to be the charity's reserve, held to ensure costs can be paid if revenue generation fails. There are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KINGSTON ORPHEUS CHOIR?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KINGSTON ORPHEUS CHOIR as a grant recipient include HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k	Concerts
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Concerts
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Concerts
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Concerts
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£3k	Concerts

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
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£21k
THE CALLEVA FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	1	£8k
THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION	1	£2k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIGHTON ORPHEUS CHOIR.

BRIGHTON ORPHEUS CHOIR income £37k
KINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £34k
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £285k
KIDDERMINSTER CHORAL SOCIETY income £78k
PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED income £251k
CHILDREN'S CONCERTS income £141k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KINGSTON ORPHEUS CHOIR	£26k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRIGHTON ORPHEUS CHOIR FY2025	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£285k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KIDDERMINSTER CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£78k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED FY2025	£251k	—	above	—	no doubt

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