LIBERTY CHOIR UK

Registered charity 1173799 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote the rehabilitation of prisoners for the public benefit by setting up choirs in prisons to build the skills and capacity of offenders so that they can break the cycle of re-offending on release.Promote social inclusion amongst socially excluded people by providing a programme of high-quality singing to help develop skills and self-confidence to assist them to integrate into society.

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Latest income
£443k
Latest spending
£446k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Liberty Choir UK reported a net loss of £3,154 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £442,787. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £82,798, which the trustees confirm exceeds their stated policy target of three months of operational costs. The trustees are confident that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operational costs (held: £83k)
“we should seek to maintain reserves equivalent to three months of operational costs” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 11
“During the accounting period the charity received donations from Trustees totalling £5,000. There were no conditions placed upon these donations.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Liberty Choir UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£443k£446k
31/12/2024£388k£375k
31/12/2023£349k£268k
31/12/2022£202k£250k
31/12/2021£162k£158k

Common questions

Is LIBERTY CHOIR UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Liberty Choir UK reported a net loss of £3,154 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £442,787. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £82,798, which the trustees confirm exceeds their stated policy target of three months of operational costs. The trustees are confident that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIBERTY CHOIR UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIBERTY CHOIR UK as a grant recipient include THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUND, THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MARCHUS TRUST, BELVEDERE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£40k
THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£7k
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kTrustee Nomination
THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2023£5k
BELVEDERE TRUSTFY2024£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/02/2025£20kLiberty Choir UK
The National Lottery Community Fund19/11/2021£10kLiberty Choir for Prisons

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LIBERTY CHOIR UK£443k—0above—no doubt
THE PINK SINGERS FY2025£119k—0above—no doubt
BEATING TIME FY2025£669k—0above—no doubt
LIBERA FY2025£407k—0unclear—no doubt
WALK MINISTRIES FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
LIBERDADE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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