CROWBOROUGH CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1164460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education in the musical and choral field

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN CHORAL MUSIC.2) TO FOSTER PARTICIPATION IN AND ENJOYMENT OF CHORAL MUSIC AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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: Wealden, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £21,314, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £7,000. The charity reported a net deficit of £2,629 for the year, resulting in a decrease in cash funds from £23,943 to £21,314. The trustees confirm that none of the funds are in deficit and there are no outstanding debts secured on assets.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £21k)

“The level of reserve dictated by that policy and by other relevant considerations is presently £7,000.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursements to trustees for payments made on behalf of the society.

“Andrew Fermor £2,329; Linda Harcourt £651; Lindsay Cole £894.” — page 4

Per its FY2026 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/01/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW FERMOR · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Philip Marriott
Franziska Therese Mayall
Linda Margaret Harcourt
Lindsay Elizabeth Cole
Lucy Knott
Rowland Hughes

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2026	£28k	£31k
31/07/2025	£23k	£22k
31/07/2024	£24k	£23k
31/07/2023	£24k	£24k
31/07/2022	£17k	£19k

Common questions

Is CROWBOROUGH CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £21,314, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £7,000. The charity reported a net deficit of £2,629 for the year, resulting in a decrease in cash funds from £23,943 to £21,314. The trustees confirm that none of the funds are in deficit and there are no outstanding debts secured on assets. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/08/2006	£9k	Sliver Singaround'
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/02/2006	£825	Sing and Learn

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
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	1	£3k
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION	1	£2k
THE HAMPSTEAD CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

ASHTEAD CHORAL SOCIETY income £49k
SOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIR income £40k
ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH CHORAL DIRECTORS income £90k
CRICKHOWELL CHORAL SOCIETY income £35k
THE BARNET CHORAL SOCIETY income £27k
CAMDEN CHOIR income £46k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CROWBOROUGH CHORAL SOCIETY	£28k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ASHTEAD CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£49k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIR FY2025	£40k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH CHORAL DIRECTORS FY2025	£90k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CRICKHOWELL CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BARNET CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£27k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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