THE CHOIR WITH NO NAME

Registered charity 1136173 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CWNN

The Choir with No Name provides choirs for people who have experienced homelessness. We began with one choir in London and are now expanding to run choirs across the country. Our work is based on the premise that singing is good for you; it makes you happy; and a choir can provide a community that is all too often lacking from the lives of homeless people.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a small net surplus of £3,636, having generated total incoming resources of £543,397 against outgoing resources of £539,761. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £176,452, which falls within the stated policy target range of £173,327 to £347,129, providing security to mitigate risks associated with increasing costs.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Choir with No Name (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 15.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr George Thomas Woodschair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Alexander Rudolph Amos
• Andreas Savvas Stylianou · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher George Styan
• David Taylor Smith
• Hanafiah Helena Armstrong
• Helen Lesley Crimlisk
• Ian Patrick Stuart Noonan
• Laura Jane Pickering
• Murray David Hipkin
• Nicola Mary Peck
• Rohan Alvin Kallicharan
• Sophie Elizabeth Rose Henstridge-Brown

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Brighton And Hove · Cardiff · Coventry City · Liverpool City · Sheffield City · Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• Andreas Savvas Stylianou — trustee here and at GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).