LCGC

Registered charity 1148739 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR

Provision of gospel choral training and concerts which advance the Christian faith. The charity seeks to develop both vocal and musical abilities through the Bazil Meade Gospel Music Academy (BMGMA) which provides opportunities for participants to occasionally perform alongside more experienced singers and musicians, such as those connected with the London Community Gospel Choir.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE:(A)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO THROUGHOUT LONDON, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;(B)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MUSICAL EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE THROUGHOUT LONDON, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's net free reserves decreased to £123, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately three months of general fund expenditure (calculated at £5,000). Despite this shortfall and a net deficit for the year, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04492955

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.

• SWEENEY, Franklyn Irving — director, appointed 12/10/2025on trustee list
• LYNCH, Vernetta Marcella — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
• MEADE, Leonard Duncan — director, appointed 23/07/2002on trustee list
• MEADE, Leonard Duncan — secretary, appointed 01/01/2013

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• LEONARD DUNCAN MEADEchair
• Franklyn Sweeney · trustee of 2 other charities
• Vernetta Lynch

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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