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PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED

Registered charity 250495 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW PHILHARMONICA CHORUS LIMITED, THE PHILHARMONIA CHORUS

Choral Singing

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF THE ART OF MUSIC (INCLUDING OPERA, MUSIC-DRAMA, BALLET ANDALL ART FORMS CONSISTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF MUSIC) PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL MUSIC. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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
£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.

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

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.

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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · France · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST3£13k
THE MARCHUS TRUST2£10k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION2£4k
THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£191k
THE DISCWORLD FOUNDATION1£180k
DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATION1£80k
THE VINEHILL TRUST1£50k
THE BOLTINI TRUST1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED£251k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS FY2025£167k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£285k—0unclear—no doubt
VIVACE CHORUS FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt
HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS FY2025£123k—0no_policy—noted
GABRIELI FY2025£994k—0unclear—no doubt

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