THE BRITISH HORN SOCIETY

Registered charity 1090599 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society's objective is to promote and advance the education of the public in the appreciation and knowledge of music with particular reference to the horn as a solo instrument and in orchestral and chamber music. It also enables interested parties to receive a magazine and participate in festivals and events.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ITS APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE HORN AS A SOLO INSTRUMENT AND IN ORCHESTRAL AND CHAMBER MUSIC. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS IT MAY PROMOTE CONCERTS, LECTURES, FESTIVALS, MEETINGS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES, PAMPHLETS AND OTHER LITERATURE. IT MAY ALSO PROVIDE, AND SEEK TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND COMMISSIONS FOR NEW WORKS, AND UNDERTAKE OTHER PROJECTS AS APPROPRIATE..

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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: Cheshire East, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£19k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £43,208 in free reserves against a trustee-agreed requirement of £5,500, indicating a strong liquidity position. Per the trustees' report, the charity achieved a surplus of £12,133 for the year, with cash at bank increasing to £52,095. The trustees plan to fund future outreach activities and website completion from these reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5,500 (reserves figure: £43k)

“The trustees consider the reserve requirements at 31 December 2025 of the charity to be £5,500”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 13/01/2024, 74 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Lindsey Stokerchair
Alana Knowles
Christine Anne Oliver
Helen Kuby
JOHN WILLIAM HUMPHRIES
Jennifer C Ward
John Lynsdale-Nock
PAUL ANTHONY KAMPEN
Richard Steggall
Susan Baxendale

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
31/12/2025	£31k	£19k
31/12/2024	£19k	£24k
31/12/2023	£16k	£22k
31/12/2022	£14k	£13k
31/12/2021	£14k	£9k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH HORN SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £43,208 in free reserves against a trustee-agreed requirement of £5,500, indicating a strong liquidity position. Per the trustees' report, the charity achieved a surplus of £12,133 for the year, with cash at bank increasing to £52,095. The trustees plan to fund future outreach activities and website completion from these reserves. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£31k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIGHTON AND HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LIMITED.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LIMITED income £505k
BINGHAM AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY income £26k
YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED income £60k
THE BIRMINGHAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA income £37k
THE BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND income £234k
BROWNHILLS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £108k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BRITISH HORN SOCIETY	£31k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHTON AND HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£505k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BINGHAM AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026	£26k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED FY2025	£60k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FY2025	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND FY2025	£234k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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