PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED
Choral Singing
Latest income
£251k
Latest spending
£230k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £140,536, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's objectives. The charity reports a net income surplus of £20,977 for the year, having bridged the gap between performance costs and income through grants, donations, and Gift Aid.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: maintain such reserves as will ensure the long term viability of the Chorus and enable it to fulfil its objectives for the foreseeable future (held: £141k)
“The policy of the Council is to maintain such reserves as will ensure the long term viability of the Chorus and enable it to fulfil its objectives for the foreseeable future.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Emma Louise Jones (£2,758) and Helen Cooper (£1,654) were paid for professional services as members of the Student Scheme.
“In 2024/25, two trustees, Emma Louise Jones and Helen Cooper, were paid for their professional services as members of the Chorus’s Student Scheme, receiving £2,758 and £1,654 respectively” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees Emma Louise Jones and Helen Cooper received payments for professional services as members of the Student Scheme.
“In 2024/25, two trustees, Emma Louise Jones and Helen Cooper, were paid for their professional services as members of the Chorus’s Student Scheme, receiving £2,758 and £1,654 respectively (2024: £3,170 and £3,245 respectively). No other charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2024: £nil). No trustees were reimbursed any expenses incurred in relation to their duties as trustees.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trustees
- Richard Hardingchair
- Benjamin William Owain Poore
- Christopher Hollis
- David Bryant
- Emma Louise Jones
- Helen Maree Cooper
- Iveta Rozlapa
- Jacqueline Leach
- James Shirras
- Richard Ashdown
- Rosslyn Panatti
- Sophia Shuk-Yee Cheung
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £251k | £230k |
| 31/03/2024 | £225k | £120k |
| 31/03/2023 | £180k | £240k |
| 31/03/2022 | £111k | £117k |
| 31/03/2021 | £31k | £29k |
Common questions
Is PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £140,536, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's objectives. The charity reports a net income surplus of £20,977 for the year, having bridged the gap between performance costs and income through grants, donations, and Gift Aid. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST | 3 | £13k |
| THE MARCHUS TRUST | 2 | £10k |
| THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION | 2 | £2k |
| THE VINEHILL TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| THE BOLTINI TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| The Ethos Foundation | 1 | £12k |
| THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £11k |
Charities like this
- THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS
- ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED
- HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS
- GABRIELI
- PHILHARMONIA LTD
- ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED | £251k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS | £167k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED | £285k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS | £123k | — | 0 | no_policy | — | noted |
| GABRIELI | £994k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PHILHARMONIA LTD | £11.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |