S C CHOIRS CIO

Registered charity 1165686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S C CHOIRS, Singing Community of Choirs

To inspire the love of music through singing, striving for vocal excellence across all age groups with fun and inspirational leadership. To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects including public concerts and recitals.

Objects

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.

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 that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased from £14,955 to £8,624 during the year, resulting in a net outgoing of £6,331. The trustees note that they strive to maintain reserves to continue operating in 'difficult and uncertain times', though no specific policy target is defined. The charity holds no restricted funds and has no fixed assets, relying entirely on cash reserves.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — S C CHOIRS CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (05/11/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Janice Helen Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kevin Payne
• Penny Speer
• Suzanne Cerfontyne

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Staffordshire · Walsall · Warwickshire

Income and spending

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