YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED

Registered charity 1123716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the Society shall be to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of choral and instrumental music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts; and for the general purposes of such charitable bodies or for such purposes as shall be exclusively charitable as the Committee may from time to time decide

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Latest income

£60k

Latest spending

£46k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £14,310 for the year, with total incoming resources of £60,228 against expenditure of £45,918. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £59,944, which is above the stated policy target range of £11,480 to £22,959. The trustees confirm the charity is in a good position with net current assets of £72,944, allowing confidence in managing future uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Sponsorship of bursary via foundation

“The Choir annually sponsors the Margaret Markland Choral Bursary at Leeds Conservatoire. This is made possible by a specific sponsorship via the Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Derek Howellchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Antony Osborne
Diane Elizabeth Mary Heath
John Whelan
Karen Briggs
Stephanie Joy Woodhead
Wendy Nutton

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£60k	£46k
31/08/2024	£60k	£46k
31/08/2023	£84k	£76k
31/08/2022	£37k	£43k
31/08/2021	£20k	£17k

Common questions

Is YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £14,310 for the year, with total incoming resources of £60,228 against expenditure of £45,918. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £59,944, which is above the stated policy target range of £11,480 to £22,959. The trustees confirm the charity is in a good position with net current assets of £72,944, allowing confidence in managing future uncertainties.

Who funds YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2023	£12k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2023	£8k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k