OUR DEMENTIA CHOIR
Choir for wide range of age groups who are living with dementia
Objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECT IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A CHOIR
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £133,210, which the Trustees consider compliant with their policy target of one and a half times annual expenditure. The charity raised £204,117 in funds during the year, maintaining its operational budget requirement of £200,000 per annum.
What the accounts disclose
“During the year, the charity raised funds totalling £204,117 (2024: £229,996) of the funds generated £44,880 (2024: £32,424) was from JustGiving donations received through our website” — page 5
“The Trustees consider that the charity should carry reserves equal to one and a half expenditure of the charity.” — page 5
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
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest 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: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 26
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2024 (received 18/08/2025, 49 days after the 30/06/2025 due date).
Trustees
- Grace Pauline Meadowschair
- Ajay Sethi
- Dr Ola Junaid
- Jemma Louise Connor-Iommi
- Peter Coventry
- Thomas Richard Dening
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £204k | £162k |
| 31/08/2024 | £213k | £237k |
| 31/08/2023 | £239k | £182k |
| 31/08/2022 | £95k | £68k |
| 31/08/2021 | £33k | £11k |
Common questions
Is OUR DEMENTIA CHOIR financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £133,210, which the Trustees consider compliant with their policy target of one and a half times annual expenditure. The charity raised £204,117 in funds during the year, maintaining its operational budget requirement of £200,000 per annum. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds OUR DEMENTIA CHOIR?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OUR DEMENTIA CHOIR as a grant recipient include THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £2k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/04/2026 | £19k | Our Dementia Quiet & Our Dementia Alumni Programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/03/2024 | £17k | Our Dementia Choir |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/08/2022 | £10k | Our Dementia Choir |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED | 1 | £113k |
| HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST | 1 | £12k |
| ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY OF WILLIAM HOBBAYNE | 1 | £10k |
| THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £275 |
| THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £200 |
Charities like this
- DEMENTIA SINGING EXPERIENCE, SUSSEX
- Dementia Studio CIO
- Understanding Dementia
- WYMONDHAM DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP
- DEMENTIA CLUB UK
- DEMENTIA CONCERN
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUR DEMENTIA CHOIR | £204k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DEMENTIA SINGING EXPERIENCE, SUSSEX | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Dementia Studio CIO | £68k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| Understanding Dementia | £83k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WYMONDHAM DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP | £33k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DEMENTIA CLUB UK | £38k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |