ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH CHORAL DIRECTORS

Registered charity 1085226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABCD

The promotion of skills in choral leadership.

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Latest income

£90k

Latest spending

£100k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £9,392 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in a decline in total reserves from £23,340 to £13,948. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves have fallen to £8,048, representing only 10% of core costs, which is below their stated policy target of one year's core costs. While the organization remains solvent with adequate current assets, the trustees highlight that increasing membership and raising external funds are priorities to improve long-term financial resilience.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03985838

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

ASTON, Craig — director, appointed 09/04/2025on trustee list
BLAZEY, Gillian Mary — director, appointed 07/01/2023on trustee list
GREGORY, Simon James — director, appointed 03/11/2022on trustee list
FAYLE, Kenneth Stephen — director, appointed 24/06/2022on trustee list
SPROSON, Robert Mark — director, appointed 01/03/2017on trustee list
CROMPTON, Melanie Anne — director, appointed 01/03/2017on trustee list
EAST, Leslie Charles — director, appointed 04/08/2011not on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

KENNETH STEPHEN FAYLEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Craig Aston
Gillian Mary Blazey
LESLIE CHARLES EAST OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
Melanie Anne Crompton
Robert Mark Sproson
Simon James Gregory

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£90k	£100k
30/04/2024	£95k	£99k
30/04/2023	£72k	£84k
30/04/2022	£68k	£76k
30/04/2021	£96k	£77k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH CHORAL DIRECTORS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £9,392 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in a decline in total reserves from £23,340 to £13,948. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves have fallen to £8,048, representing only 10% of core costs, which is below their stated policy target of one year's core costs. While the organization remains solvent with adequate current assets, the trustees highlight that increasing membership and raising external funds are priorities to improve long-term financial resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.