REIGATE AND REDHILL CHORAL SOCIETY CIO

Registered charity 1188249 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING LIVE MUSIC IN THE COMMUNITY; BRINGING TOGETHER ALL WHO ENJOY SINGING IN A LIVELY AND SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE. RAISING STANDARDS OF PRESENTATION AND PROMOTION THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING AND EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE. HELPING MEMBERS TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO ACHIEVE THE REALISATION OF THEIR FULL MUSICAL POTENTIAL.

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.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Reigate and Banstead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£60k

Latest spending

£66k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £6,015, reducing its total funds from £83,474 to £77,459. The trustees note that inflation remains a concern for reserves, which stand at £33,000, and have increased subscriptions to manage rising costs. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains designated funds and unrestricted reserves to protect against future financial shocks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Tour receipts (35% of income)

“Tour receipts 21,092.00”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“Reserves of £33,000 are held to protect against future financial shocks and pressures.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The policy to date has been to use low risk, low return, bank deposit accounts. Although interest rates have improved the impact of inflation on reserves remains a concern.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Musical Director fees paid from choir funds during tour to encourage participation.

“In order to encourage participation in the tour, professional fees for the Musical Director and accompanist were met from choir funds.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures

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 31/07/2025

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

Volunteers: 20

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2023 (received 26/06/2024, 26 days after the 31/05/2024 due date); year ending 31/07/2021 (received 18/07/2022, 48 days after the 31/05/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Adrienne Elliott
Ailsa Campbell Darroch
Kevin John Chamberlain
Lesley Clare Montgomery
Richard Salmon
Sarah Louise Ashworth
Timothy Patrick Nelson
Yvonne Edith Sinclair

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£60k	£66k
31/07/2024	£54k	£50k
31/07/2023	£38k	£28k
31/07/2022	£29k	£30k
31/07/2021	£17k	£18k

Common questions

Is REIGATE AND REDHILL CHORAL SOCIETY CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £6,015, reducing its total funds from £83,474 to £77,459. The trustees note that inflation remains a concern for reserves, which stand at £33,000, and have increased subscriptions to manage rising costs. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains designated funds and unrestricted reserves to protect against future financial shocks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/10/2005	£3k	CD production

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
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£21k
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	1	£3k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation	1	£1k
THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£425

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROCHESTER CHORAL SOCIETY.

ROCHESTER CHORAL SOCIETY income £32k
RIPON CHORAL SOCIETY income £80k
CRICKHOWELL CHORAL SOCIETY income £35k
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £45k
S C CHOIRS CIO income £42k
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £285k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
REIGATE AND REDHILL CHORAL SOCIETY CIO	£60k	—	below	—	noted
ROCHESTER CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£32k	—	above	—	no doubt
RIPON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£80k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CRICKHOWELL CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£45k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
S C CHOIRS CIO FY2025	£42k	—	unclear	—	noted

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