BIRMINGHAM LADIES BARBERSHOP HARMONY CLUB

Registered charity 1153445 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SECOND CITY SOUND

We promote and encourage high standards in the arts of music and singing in the barbershop style. We put on Singing courses designed to encourage singing within the community. We entertain Music Directors from other choirs and other styles of music in order to further their knowledge of barbershop. Our MD has attended other Choirs as coach for educational purposes.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE:1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BARBERSHOP HARMONY MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS2. 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.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

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

• Making Music — “Brought to you by Making Music” (source page)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire King
• ELAINE MOBSBY
• Karen Bowen
• SANDRA MOSS
• Susan Breakwell

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Staffordshire · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

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