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QUESTA

Registered charity 1197868 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The preparation, study and performance of choral and orchestral music for the public. To study and prepare existing music and to commission new works. To facilitate arts activity in the local community.

Objects

1) 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, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CHORAL MUSIC AND SYMPHONY AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRAS AND THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.2) 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.

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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Latest income
£43k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £1,686.98 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a gross profit of £19,608.00. The trustees report that sufficient funds are held to cover three months of running costs and to offset against the cost of forthcoming concerts in the event of insufficient ticket sales.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure
“Sufficient funds are held to cover 3 months running costs and to offset against the cost of forthcoming concerts in the event of insufficient ticket sales, and to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur.”
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Hampshire · Poole

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£43k£45k
31/03/2024£47k£41k
31/03/2023£25k£13k

Common questions

Is QUESTA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £1,686.98 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a gross profit of £19,608.00. The trustees report that sufficient funds are held to cover three months of running costs and to offset against the cost of forthcoming concerts in the event of insufficient ticket sales. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.