LONDON WELSH RUGBY CLUB CHOIR

Registered charity 1160723 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COR Y DDRAIG CYMRU LLUNDAIN

To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals focussing on Welsh Choral music.To further charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit but in particular through the making of grants and donations.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS WITH A FOCUS ON WELSH CHORAL MUSIC; 2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE 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.

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Registered contact address: Carmarthenshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £31,786 in unrestricted cash funds, which are designated to meet the costs of future tours, running expenses, and donations to other charities. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Concert Receipts

“The main sources of funds have been fees received from our concert and social engagement activity in addition to the subscriptions our members pay to the Choir in the calendar month of January” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

ROBERT MARTYN JONES BAchair
Colin Robert Taylor BSc MSc
Gerard Paul Paterson
JAMES ALEXANDER BOYLE B.SC.
ROSS MARCUS LLEWELYN MANNING
STEPHEN DAVID MCGRATH BA
STEPHEN JEREMY DAVIES
William Barry Jones

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

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Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£27k	£25k
31/12/2024	£18k	£25k
31/12/2023	£20k	£15k
31/12/2022	£15k	£14k
31/12/2021	£8k	£9k

Common questions

Is LONDON WELSH RUGBY CLUB CHOIR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £31,786 in unrestricted cash funds, which are designated to meet the costs of future tours, running expenses, and donations to other charities. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY.

WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY income £117k
LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHORAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION income £41k
HARROW CHORAL SOCIETY income £59k
CITY OF LONDON CHOIR income £176k
LIVERPOOL WELSH CHORAL UNION income £56k
WETHERBY CHORAL SOCIETY income £46k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LONDON WELSH RUGBY CLUB CHOIR	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026	£117k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHORAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION FY2025	£41k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HARROW CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£59k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY OF LONDON CHOIR FY2025	£176k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIVERPOOL WELSH CHORAL UNION FY2025	£56k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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