THE CHOIR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION BURSARY TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1120639 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Awards bursaries to choristers to help with the payment of school fees from money provided by the government and other donations
Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,276,896, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus for the year driven by significant gains on the valuation of investments, and the auditor confirmed 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
Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £4.3m)
“It is the trustees' policy that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to related party
“During the financial period the Trust donated £57,671 (2024: £238) to The Choir Schools' Association for staff and exhibition costs.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Griffiths Marshall Business Advisory Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
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.
- COLLINGWOOD, Benjamin David, Dr — director, appointed 25/02/2025on trustee list
- HANNAM, Susan Elizabeth — director, appointed 25/02/2025on trustee list
- CHARLES, Benjamin Patrick Harries — director, appointed 06/11/2024not on trustee list
- ATTWATER, John Francis — director, appointed 01/09/2023on trustee list
- MURRAY, James Richard — director, appointed 01/09/2021on trustee list
- MORTON, David Christopher Alexander — director, appointed 01/09/2021on trustee list
- LARTER-EVANS, Simon — director, appointed 06/11/2019on trustee list
- STOCKWELL-DAY, Yvette Frances — director, appointed 25/07/2016not on trustee list
- WILSONS (COMPANY SECRETARIES) LIMITED — corporate secretary, appointed 10/07/2007
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2021)
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reported reserves equal ~93.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Ben Charles
- David Christopher Alexander Morton
- Dr Benjamin David Collingwood
- James Richard Murray
- John Francis Attwater
- Simon Larter-Evans · trustee of 1 other charity
- Susan Elizabeth Hannam · trustee of 1 other charity
- Yvette Day
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CHOIR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION BURSARY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,276,896, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus for the year driven by significant gains on the valuation of investments, and the auditor confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Griffiths Marshall Business Advisory Limited.
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