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THE BACH CHOIR

Registered charity 1207346 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

As one of the world's leading choruses, The Bach Choir's aim is to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds with the magnificence, beauty and emotional power of choral music, through the excellence of its performances, recordings and outreach work in the wider community.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UK AND BEYOND, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS FORMS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF PERFORMANCES OF CHORAL MUSIC AND PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF, AND PARTICIPATION IN, CHORAL MUSIC.

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
£443k
Latest spending
£465k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £106,050 against a policy target of maintaining minimum cash reserves of £175,000 to cover 18 months of poor performance. The trustees consider the financial position adequate, noting that designated funds of £504,838 are available to meet future general expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£443k£465k

Common questions

Is THE BACH CHOIR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £106,050 against a policy target of maintaining minimum cash reserves of £175,000 to cover 18 months of poor performance. The trustees consider the financial position adequate, noting that designated funds of £504,838 are available to meet future general expenditure. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION2£7k
THE DISCWORLD FOUNDATION1£180k
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£58k
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION1£10k
THE BOLTINI TRUST1£10k
THE HIBOU FOUNDATION1£3k
THE PENCHANT FOUNDATION1£2k
The Ethos Foundation1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BACH CHOIR£443k—0unclear—no doubt
CITY OF LONDON CHOIR FY2025£176k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON BACH SOCIETY FY2025£147kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
VIVACE CHORUS FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt
HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS FY2025£123k—0no_policy—noted
ORA CHOIR FY2025£282kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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