CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ASSOCIATION'S SCHOLARSHIP TRUST

Registered charity 1090178 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCCA TRUST FOR CHORISTERS' SCHOLARSHIPS

Support for educational fees for choristers of Chichester Cathedral.

Objects

(1) To support the education and musical development of one or more children singing in the Cathedral Choir at Chichester Cathedral.(2) The trustees may, at their discretion, continue to pay a currently awarded bursary to a child who has had reason to leave the choir prior to his or her leaving the Cathedral Choir School.(3) For the purposes of this clause, a “child” is an individual under the age of 14 years.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, THE UNITED KINGDOM

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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Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a total income of £31,328 and recorded an overall excess of income over expenditure of £5,969 for the year. Per the trustees' report, the reserves fund is maintained at a level sufficient to support at least 18 months of bursary payments, representing 7.35% of total assets.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: investment_return (95% of income)
“The total income for the year was £31,328 [£35,664].” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least 18 months of bursary payments
“The reserves fund is maintained at a level that will support at least 18 months of bursary payments and currently represents 7.35% of total assets.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£31k£25k
31/03/2025£36k£23k
31/03/2024£30k£22k
31/03/2023£31k£21k
31/03/2022£23k£20k

Common questions

Is CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ASSOCIATION'S SCHOLARSHIP TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a total income of £31,328 and recorded an overall excess of income over expenditure of £5,969 for the year. Per the trustees' report, the reserves fund is maintained at a level sufficient to support at least 18 months of bursary payments, representing 7.35% of total assets.