CHESS VALLEY BARBERSHOP SINGERS

Registered charity 1134927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KNIGHTS OF HARMONY

Another successful year as we re-build our repertoire and bring new members up to speed. In September we joined another chorus and a quartet on stage to entertain a sell-out audience. Shortly afterwards we hosted a Time to Harmonise course introducing a number of people to the enjoyment and benefits of singing in four-part close harmony. Some have auditioned and joined the chorus.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE: 1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF UNACCOMPANIED FOUR PART HARMONY SINGING IN THE BARBERSHOP STYLE IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS; 2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £1,625 for the year ended 31 July 2025, increasing its total unrestricted funds to £29,474. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Act and that no material matters caused concern regarding the accounts.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ian Jones
• Neil Kennedy
• Peter Hawes
• Sam Winwood
• Stephen Freestone
• Thomas Lilley

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AMERSHAM A CAPPELLA.

• AMERSHAM A CAPPELLA income £150k
• SHEFFIELD BARBERSHOP HARMONY CLUB income £26k
• THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF BARBERSHOP SINGERS income £306k
• THE SUSSEX HARMONISERS income £29k
• CIRENCESTER CHORAL SOCIETY income £26k
• CHESTERFIELD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR income £35k

Side by side with its peers

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