KINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1103552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Public choral concerts

Objects

TO FOSTER PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF MUSIC OF ALL KINDS, BY THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC CHORAL CONCERTS AND OTHER MUSICAL ACTIVITIES, FOR THE SOCIETY'S FUNDS AND FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£34k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total assets increased to £25,882, a rise driven by a £10,000 restricted donation, while unrestricted cash reserves remained stable at £15,865 prior to this gift. The trustees note that current performance costs are not sustainable in the long run without such donations, leading to a recommendation to raise annual subscriptions. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustees received out of pocket expenses, totalling £1867.69 for 6 trustees (2024: £2134.70 for 6 trustees)

“Trustees received out of pocket expenses, totalling £1867.69 for 6 trustees (2024: £2134.70 for 6 trustees)” — page 12

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Fiona Kelsey Quayle
John Richard Weeks
Jonathan Christopher Edgecombe
Kathrine Ann Binney
Lady Woodhead Christine Woodhead
Rita Bridson
Sandra Caroline Rita Smith

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£34k	£24k
31/12/2024	£21k	£25k
31/12/2023	£24k	£23k
31/12/2022	£13k	£15k
31/12/2021	£6k	£6k

Common questions

Is KINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total assets increased to £25,882, a rise driven by a £10,000 restricted donation, while unrestricted cash reserves remained stable at £15,865 prior to this gift. The trustees note that current performance costs are not sustainable in the long run without such donations, leading to a recommendation to raise annual subscriptions. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records. 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
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£30k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£21k
THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION	1	£2k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TWICKENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY.

TWICKENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £62k
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £285k
KENDAL CHORAL SOCIETY income £14k
KINGSTON ORPHEUS CHOIR income £26k
FAKENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £31k
ISLINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £88k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TWICKENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026	£62k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£285k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KENDAL CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£14k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KINGSTON ORPHEUS CHOIR FY2025	£26k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
FAKENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£31k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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