SOUTHAMPTON CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1113817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rehearsal for, and production of Choral Concerts with Choir, soloists and orchestral or keyboard accompaniment.Takes part in Civic events including Remembrance Service, provides celebration choir for events.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF THE ART OF MUSIC WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CHORAL WORKS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE HAMPSHIRE

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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Registered contact address: Southampton, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £30,582, which is above the stated policy target of six months of average expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of the average resources expended over the last three years (held: £31k)

“The charity's reserves policy is normally to maintain a target reserve in the region six months of the average resources expended over the last three years.” — page 5

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints 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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Southampton Choral Society (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Barbara Cobley
Claire Thompson
DAVID JACK PEARCE
DIANA BARNES
PETER KENNETH FORD
ROSALEEN PATRICIA WILKINSON
Robert Graham Nicholls · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£29k	£23k
31/07/2024	£25k	£23k
31/07/2023	£24k	£25k
31/07/2022	£28k	£26k
31/07/2021	£10k	£5k

Common questions

Is SOUTHAMPTON CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £30,582, which is above the stated policy target of six months of average expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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
THE DISCWORLD FOUNDATION	1	£180k
THE BRIAN LESLIE RACHER 2004 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHORAL SOCIETY income £34k
ROYSTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £34k
SOUTH CHILTERN CHORAL SOCIETY income £27k
SUMMERTOWN CHORAL SOCIETY income £38k
FULHAM AND HAMMERSMITH CHORAL SOCIETY income £41k
SOUTHAMPTON PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY income £55k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTHAMPTON CHORAL SOCIETY	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£34k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROYSTON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026	£34k	£5,795	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH CHILTERN CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£27k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUMMERTOWN CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£38k	—	above	—	no doubt
FULHAM AND HAMMERSMITH CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£41k	—	above	—	no doubt

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