BICESTER CHORAL AND OPERATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1109779 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCOS

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RECENT YEARS2014: VERDI REQUIEM / HANDEL MESSIAH2015: IOLANTHE / ROSSINI PETITE MESSE SOLENELLE2016: CARMEN THE MUSICAL 2017: HMS PINAFORE2018: CHESS2019: EVITA

Objects

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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. BICESTER

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

Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£30k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the society reported a net loss of £736.88 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a small reduction in cash reserves. The trustees note that the loss on the classical concert was expected and planned for, and that the society must continue to plan carefully to ensure sustainability. The cash balance at year-end was £14,448.77, which exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £8,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £8,000 (held: £14k)

“The target figure for the Reserve has been set at £8,000 for 2026.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Muddlechair
Emily Brown
Nicole Lauren Fine

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£30k	£30k
31/12/2024	£31k	£28k
31/12/2023	£29k	£29k
31/12/2022	£29k	£29k
31/12/2021	£14k	£15k

Common questions

Is BICESTER CHORAL AND OPERATIC SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the society reported a net loss of £736.88 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a small reduction in cash reserves. The trustees note that the loss on the classical concert was expected and planned for, and that the society must continue to plan carefully to ensure sustainability. The cash balance at year-end was £14,448.77, which exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £8,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/09/2006	£9k	Radio Microphone Purchase