THE SAINSBURY SINGERS

Registered charity 1096987 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To educate and entertain members of the general public in the Reading and surrounding area through the rehearsal and presentation of two musical productions a year (spring and autumn) at theatres in or near Reading.Each production usually runs for five performances with a total potential audience of just over 2000 for the week.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE BERKSHIRE

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £6,346 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £77,974 to £71,628. The charity holds unrestricted general funds of £71,628, which represent its free reserves. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document to compare against these actual figures.

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.

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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• BRIAN WILLIAM BRETNEYchair
• Claire Wilson
• Helen Thomas
• Jessamy Vincent
• Stephen Cox

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

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