LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHORAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION

Registered charity 1177794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LICCC

The advancement of the arts and the education of the public for the public benefit, by promoting and advancing the appreciation and enjoyment of music; centring on choral music and its performance. This will be achieved by means of (but not limited to) the running of an event which encompasses both a choral conducting competition and also public performances.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY PROMOTING AND ADVANCING THE APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC; CENTRING ON CHORAL MUSIC AND ITS PERFORMANCE. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY MEANS OF(BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE RUNNING OF AN EVENT WHICH ENCOMPASSES BOTH A CHORAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION AND ALSO PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.

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: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £5,775 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover modest ongoing banking costs with no outstanding liabilities. The charity's policy is not to maintain significant reserves, aiming instead to raise funds biennially for its events. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would suggest the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: not to keep a reserve of any significant amount (reserves figure: £6k)

“Our policy is not to keep a reserve of any significant amount, but to raise sufficient funds every two years to stage the LICCC event.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2025

Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024

Volunteers: 3

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust — “Supported by the D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, the new LICCC Forge Bursary Fund offers up to £1,500 to help talented UK-based conductor…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ROBIN PATERSONchair
JAMES DAVEY · trustee of 1 other charity
MARK GRIFFITHS

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£41k	£37k
31/01/2024	£4	£60
31/01/2023	£2	£78
31/01/2022	£0	£88
31/01/2021	£0	£63

Common questions

Is LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHORAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £5,775 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover modest ongoing banking costs with no outstanding liabilities. The charity's policy is not to maintain significant reserves, aiming instead to raise funds biennially for its events. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would suggest the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY OF LONDON CHOIR.

CITY OF LONDON CHOIR income £176k
LONDON WELSH RUGBY CLUB CHOIR income £27k
LONDON CONCERT CHOIR income £93k
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY income £117k
ROCHESTER CHORAL SOCIETY income £32k
DURHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £137k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LONDON INTERNATIONAL CHORAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION	£41k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CITY OF LONDON CHOIR FY2025	£176k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON WELSH RUGBY CLUB CHOIR FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON CONCERT CHOIR FY2025	£93k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026	£117k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROCHESTER CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£32k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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