SING HEALTHY CHOIRS
Sing Healthy is made up of two choirs who meet weekly, in term time, to sing. One choir meets in Wokingham, Berkshire on a Monday evening and the other meets in Bracknell, Berkshire on Wednesday evening.Both choirs perform a joint Christmas Concert annually and each choir performs one other concert at some point during the year. The individual concerts showcase very different repertoires.
Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:-1. TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE CIO TRUSTEES SEE FIT INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS2. SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made an overall profit of £4,785 for the year, with unrestricted cash funds totaling £15,454 at the end of the period. The trustees note that this reserve level is above their stated target of £14,500, which represents 50% of annual costs. The financial statements were prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis, indicating a small-scale operation with no complex investment or restricted fund structures disclosed.
What the accounts disclose
“Our cash reserve is currently c.£15.5k, although we have been advised that we can reduce this to £14,500, in line with our target of 50% of our annual costs” — page 6
“During August there was a period of instability in the membership numbers and a petition requesting an EGM; following protocol, we reported this as a Serious Incident to the Charity Commission.” — page 5
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- Clare Denise Waters
- Dr Sian Morris
- Gloria Elaine Groves
- Lynn Mary Marshall
- Margaret Bunker
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £38k | £33k |
| 31/12/2024 | £41k | £41k |
| 31/12/2023 | £41k | £39k |
| 31/12/2022 | £42k | £40k |
| 31/12/2021 | £31k | £27k |
Common questions
Is SING HEALTHY CHOIRS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made an overall profit of £4,785 for the year, with unrestricted cash funds totaling £15,454 at the end of the period. The trustees note that this reserve level is above their stated target of £14,500, which represents 50% of annual costs. The financial statements were prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis, indicating a small-scale operation with no complex investment or restricted fund structures disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.