WELLS CATHEDRAL ORATORIO SOCIETY

Registered charity 1207774 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Choral works

Objects

I. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF CHORAL CONCERTS AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES. 2. TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL 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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operating profit of £28,428.67 for the year ended 1 January 2026, driven largely by the inclusion of £28,009.00 in ticket sales from a previous season. Reserves increased to £52,471.92, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated minimum target of £22,000. However, the trustees note that the current season's concert ticket sales were disappointing and costs have risen, particularly venue charges.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Peace and Prosperity Trust — “Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society, the Blue School & the Peace and Prosperity Trust invite you to a unique Christmas concert experience” (source page)

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (13/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Christopher Lawrencechair
• Peter Beange · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stacey Williams

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Somerset

Income and spending

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