MANCHESTER CHAMBER CONCERTS SOCIETY

Registered charity 1115582 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To educate the public in the arts and sciences, and in particular the art and science of music, by the presentation of concerts and other activities. This is mainly achieved by presenting annually a series of concerts of chamber music at the Stoller Hall in Manchester at which ensembles of international stature perform.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC , BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED BY GI. IN PRACTICE, GREATER MANCHESTER, YORKSHIRE AND CHESHIRE.

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 reported a net expenditure of £18,185 for the year, reducing its unrestricted funds from £61,935 to £43,750. The trustees confirm that reserves are adequate to see the charity through the next year and that there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05863566

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MORRIS, Isabel Barbara — director, appointed 13/11/2023on trustee list
• CHASEY, Vivien Margaret — director, appointed 04/02/2019on trustee list
• STOUT, Janis Patricia — director, appointed 03/03/2014on trustee list
• LEVY, Gordon Henry — director, appointed 24/11/2008on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• GORDON LEVY
• Isabel Barbara Morris
• JANIS STOUT
• Vivien Chasey

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

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