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THE TENEBRAE CHOIR

Registered charity 1142138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TENEBRAE

The advancement of the arts and culture, specifically to educate the public in the art and science of music by the presentation of concerts (and other musical activities including recordings) and by giving young people, in particular, the opportunity to be coached by and to sing with The Tenebrae Choir.

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Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £60,604 for the 17-month period ended 31 August 2025, which was attributed to planned investment in a larger management team. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £219,650 against a policy target of six months of core organisational costs, with the trustees noting that growing fundraised income to bridge the gap has become harder due to the challenging financial climate.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of its core organisational costs (held: £220k)
“The charity's policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to cover six months of its core organisational costs” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lakin Rose Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

TENEBRAE CHOIR TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Amounts owed by group undertakings: £716

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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£550k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.6m£1.7m
31/03/2024£1.1m£902k
31/03/2023£1.1m£966k
31/03/2022£752k£662k
31/03/2021£318k£298k

Common questions

Is THE TENEBRAE CHOIR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £60,604 for the 17-month period ended 31 August 2025, which was attributed to planned investment in a larger management team. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £219,650 against a policy target of six months of core organisational costs, with the trustees noting that growing fundraised income to bridge the gap has become harder due to the challenging financial climate. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lakin Rose Limited.

Who funds THE TENEBRAE CHOIR?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TENEBRAE CHOIR as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, The Brindle Foundation, THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION, THE MARCHUS TRUST, THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£120kCore costs to maintain Tenebrae’s concert and recording schedule, as well as to invest in new commissions and artistic partnerships, and implement a digital str
The Brindle FoundationFY2025£75k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kEducation & Academic
THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2022£4k
WILLIAM KENDALL'S CHARITY (WAX CHANDLERS COMPANY)FY2025£2k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION4£14k
THE REED FOUNDATION2£99k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST2£8k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation2£4k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION2£3k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST2£2k
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION1£150k
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£58k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OXFORD LIEDER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TENEBRAE CHOIR£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
OXFORD LIEDER FY2025£710k—0unclear—no doubt
CITY OF LONDON CHOIR FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£285k—0unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHOIR OF GREAT BRITAIN FY2025£333k—0unclear—no doubt
DURHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025£137k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.