BARNSLEY YOUTH CHOIR CIO

Registered charity 1159861 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BYC

Advancing education and training of young people living or educated in Barnsley and the surrounding areas in the subject of music and the performing arts, in particular choral music.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £29,364 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £189,912. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves stand at £90,146, which is within the stated policy target of 15% to 25% of annual expenditure. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.

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.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Barnsley College — “Major Corporate Sponsor Barnsley College have supported BYC since 2018. Thank you!” (source page)
• JCI British Senate — “Silver Sponsors Richard & Lynne Heels JCI British Senate Unique School Solutions” (source page)
• Unique School Solutions — “Silver Sponsors Richard & Lynne Heels JCI British Senate Unique School Solutions” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (44% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANN WROE
• CHARLES JAMES BRAMMER
• Debbie Hobson
• Matthew Kenneth Milburn
• NEIL SEXTON
• NICOLA ELLEL

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).