THE HARROGATE CHORAL SOCIETY (HCS)

Registered charity 1164776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARROGATE CHORAL SOCIETY, HCS, THE HARROGATE CHORAL SOCIETY

The society's activities are to educate the public in the art and science of choral music in the presentation of concerts and other activities and in furtherance thereof to encourage and support other musical activities in the local area.

Objects

THE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF CHORAL WORKS IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS,AND TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PERFORM IN A YOUTH CHOIR.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state the charity achieved a surplus of £7,136.22, increasing total unrestricted and restricted reserves to £48,153.64. The Trustees consider the appropriate level of free reserves to equate to two years of historical funding amounts plus an additional proportion for cash flow. The charity remains conscious of the need for financial caution but is encouraged by ongoing sponsorship.

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

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Russell Jacksonchair
• Alastair John Martin
• Emma Catherine Littlewood
• Joanna Van Berckel
• Kate Rogata
• RUTH ANITA PRIDMORE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sara Parker
• Sarah Catherine Sherliker
• Simon John Davis

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

Operates in: City Of York · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.