CARLISLE COMMUNITY CHOIR
Making music, learning new skills, performing to audiences and improving our well-being as a result.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE:1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THEART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDINGTHROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS;2. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES WHICH PROMOTE THE PRACTICE OR ENJOYMENT OF THE ART OFMUSIC FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE IN THEINTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OFTHEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMICCIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); 5% of the £20,831 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Linda May Howardchair
- Alison Thompson
- Anne Lazonby
- Christine Ruth Waddell
- Elizabeth Elaine Leitch
- Fraser David Eric Thomson
- JENNIFER FLORENCE MITCHELL
- Kate Elizabeth Yardley
- NEIL MILLIGAN
- Sarah Occleston
- Sheila Margaret Graham
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £20k | £15k |
| 31/08/2024 | £21k | £15k |
| 31/08/2023 | £21k | £22k |
| 31/08/2022 | £9k | £11k |
| 31/08/2021 | £8k | £6k |
Common questions
Who funds CARLISLE COMMUNITY CHOIR?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CARLISLE COMMUNITY CHOIR as a grant recipient include THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/01/2019 | £10k | Carlisle Community Choir |