LAUNCESTON CHORAL SOCIETY
The activities of the Launceston Choral Society are as follows:1. Rehearse selected classical choral works and sing them at concert to a paying audience, usually at the Central Methodist Church Launceston.2. Three works are performed annually, plus a Christmas Concert also with a paying audience.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE:-(A) TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS AND BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.(B) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.
Policies the charity declares
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £250 — grants £250 (1); 2% of the £12,970 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2023 (received 28/06/2024, 59 days after the 30/04/2024 due date); year ending 30/06/2022 (received 16/05/2023, 16 days after the 30/04/2023 due date); year ending 30/06/2021 (received 01/05/2022, 1 day after the 30/04/2022 due date).
Trustees
- MIKE WARNEchair
- CHERRY JANET WARNE BA HONS
- JULIA ALEXANDRA HELEN FOSTER
- Stephen John Parsons
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £13k | £12k |
| 30/06/2024 | £9k | £9k |
| 30/06/2023 | £9k | £9k |
| 30/06/2022 | £5k | £5k |
| 30/06/2021 | £545 | £323 |