THE BAR CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1163229 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Bar Choral Society offers the opportunity to barristers, judges, family members and friends and those who work within or with the legal profession to come together to sing choral music to a high standard. Rehearsing and performing largely in Temple Church and around the Inns of Court, the Society presents approximately two concerts per year.

Objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF ARTS AND CULTURE, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO, AND PARTICIPATION IN, PERFORMANCES OF CHORAL MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEMBERS OF THE BAR, THOSE WHO WORK IN BARRISTERS' CHAMBERS AND THE COURTS, AND THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THOSE PERSONS; AND2. TO PROMOTE SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £762 to £11,377, reflecting a net income of £10,615 for the year. The trustees report that the charity maintains adequate cash reserves to meet day-to-day liabilities and has assessed major risks, finding systems in place to mitigate them. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially misstated.

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.

Policies the charity declares

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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Bar Choral Society (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Claire Savage
• Anthony James
• Caroline Grieve · trustee of 1 other charity
• Francis Hoar
• Hannah Elizabeth Jones
• Jennifer Anne MacLeod
• KATHERINE JANE LUMSDON KC
• Matthew Richard Hardwick

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

Operates in: City Of London

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BARNES CHOIR.

• THE BARNES CHOIR income £38k
• FAKENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £31k
• BATTERSEA CHORAL SOCIETY income £69k
• SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHORAL SOCIETY income £34k
• ROYSTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £34k
• EPSOM CHORAL SOCIETY income £106k

Side by side with its peers

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