THE GODALMING CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 254800 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The society provides opportunity for local people to participate in the study & practice of choral music both secular and religious. The society also aims to bring choral music to audiences from Godalming and surrounding areas with a view to encouraging greater musical knowledge and appreciation as well as re-inforcing the sense of community amongst local residents.

Objects

(I) THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CHORAL MUSIC, BOTH RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR IN GODALMING AND SURROUNDING AREAS. (II) TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH MUSIC BY PUBLIC PERFORMANCE.

Area of benefit: GODALMING AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Society generated a modest loss of £800 for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by a £2,350 loss from the Children's Choir offset by a £1,550 profit from the adult choir. The trustees note that the Children's Choir retains sufficient resources to continue for at least 12 months, while the Society's overall reserves are held in cash and deposits totaling £40,845.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gilles Henri Marie Eugene Gergaudchair
• Alyson Rosemary Burton
• Andrew Martin Rolls
• Elizabeth Anne Bevan-Jones
• Henrietta Hannah Constance Bradshaw
• Pauline Angela Powlesland
• William Middleton-Smith

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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