THE CHORAL FOUNDATION, THE CHAPEL ROYAL, HAMPTON COURT PALACE

Registered charity 1142075 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Choral Foundation preserves and promotes the unique heritage of English choral music at the Chapel Royal Hampton Court Palace by making it accessible to all. Activities include raising funds through personal donations, events income, fundraising concerts, trusts and foundations, legacy giving, sponsorship, partnerships and scholarship bursaries.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY THE MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF A CHOIR THROUGH THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CHORISTERS AND BY MAINTAINING THE CHORAL TRADITIONS OF THE CHAPEL ROYAL;(2) TO PROMOTE THE ART OF CHORAL MUSIC FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;(3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CHORISTERS OF THE CHAPEL ROYAL FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £254,626 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £774,347. The trustees have designated £100,000 as free reserves, which they state is equivalent to 12 months of expenditure, while the remaining unrestricted funds are designated for a 'music in perpetuity' fund. The trustees assessed that the charity continues to be a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its future prospects.

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.

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
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• 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 fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Choral Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Historic Royal Palaces — “The overhaul was also made possible by the generosity of Historic Royal Palaces; thousands of individual donors; trusts and foundations such…” (source page)
• The Garfield Weston Foundation — “The overhaul was also made possible by the generosity of Historic Royal Palaces; thousands of individual donors; trusts and foundations such…” (source page)
• The ON Organ Fund — “The overhaul was also made possible by the generosity of Historic Royal Palaces; thousands of individual donors; trusts and foundations such…” (source page)
• All Churches Trust — “The overhaul was also made possible by the generosity of Historic Royal Palaces; thousands of individual donors; trusts and foundations such…” (source page)
• The Ecclesiastical Music Trust — “The overhaul was also made possible by the generosity of Historic Royal Palaces; thousands of individual donors; trusts and foundations such…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jane Louise Crowtherchair
• ALEXANDER SCULLY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Charles Alexander MacDougall
• Justin Simon Mark Basini
• Martin John McElwee
• Ruth Sarah Vanni
• Simon William Temple James
• Susan Gent

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

Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARROW CHORAL SOCIETY.

• HARROW CHORAL SOCIETY income £59k
• THE HERBERT HOWELLS TRUST income £38k
• HUTTON AND SHENFIELD CHORAL SOCIETY income £60k
• THAMES PHILHARMONIC CHOIR income £96k
• SHERBORNE CHAMBER CHOIR income £28k
• SOUTHAMPTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £29k

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