THE GENTLEMEN SONGSTERS MALE VOICE CHOIR CHARITY

Registered charity 1106045 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GSMVC, THE GENTLEMEN SONGSTERS MALE VOICE CHOIR, THE SONGSTERS

By our practise, promotion and study of music, often in association with other like minded bodies, we aim to foster public knowledge and appreciation of music by means of public performance. Such public performances enable us to raise funds which are then used to benefit local charities.

Objects

TO PRACTICE, PROMOTE AND STUDY MUSIC IN ORDER TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC BY MEANS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE DUDLEY MBC, SANDWELL MBC, WEST BROMWICH, BIRMINGHAM AND CENTRAL LONDON (ALBERT HALL).

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 holds unrestricted reserves of £46,903.85, which the treasurer describes as a 'cushion' sufficient to cover overheads for 3-4 years. However, the treasurer notes that this positive position relies on extraordinary windfalls, and excluding these donations would have resulted in a loss for the year. The charity is currently audited by internal trustees who are stepping down to appoint external auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Roger Shuttleworth, Richard Molyneux. 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gentlemen Songsters Male Voice Choir (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ken Cranechair
• Peter Hawthorne
• Philip Holden
• Richard Hayden Molyneux

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · City Of London · Dudley · Sandwell · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

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