BATH MINERVA CHOIR
Non-audition choir which performs in public generally three times per year
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts describe a year of significant artistic achievement, including a BBC Proms performance and an overseas tour, but do not provide specific financial figures for income or expenditure. The trustees highlight that fundraising is key to covering costs, noting that securing soloists and putting on concerts 'doesn’t come cheap.'
What the accounts disclose
Trustees
- Hilary Stantonchair
- Carolyn Anne Smith
- Christopher McGrail
- FRANCES ANSELL
- Jane Elizabeth Hannah
- Jennifer Brooks Harris Thomas
- REBECCA HAWKES
- SUSAN STRANG
- WILLIAM STARLING
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £106k | £109k |
| 31/12/2023 | £40k | £46k |
| 31/12/2022 | £37k | £35k |
| 31/12/2021 | £40k | £33k |
| 31/12/2020 | £27k | £15k |
Common questions
Is BATH MINERVA CHOIR financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts describe a year of significant artistic achievement, including a BBC Proms performance and an overseas tour, but do not provide specific financial figures for income or expenditure. The trustees highlight that fundraising is key to covering costs, noting that securing soloists and putting on concerts 'doesn’t come cheap.'
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| PURPOSEFUL VENTURES | 1 | £250k |
| THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION | 1 | £130k |
| THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION | 1 | £60k |
| THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY | 1 | £60k |
| THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £58k |
| THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £45k |
| THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION | 1 | £29k |
| PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
Charities like this
- LONDON ORIANA CHOIR LIMITED
- BATH MOZARTFEST LIMITED
- CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED
- BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY CHORUS
- BERKHAMSTED CHORAL SOCIETY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATH MINERVA CHOIR | £106k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDON ORIANA CHOIR LIMITED | £106k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BATH MOZARTFEST LIMITED | £397k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | £8.6m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED | £251k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY CHORUS | £116k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |