HARLOW CHORUS

Registered charity 257201 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Harlow Chorus provides participants (young and old) with a creative, enjoyable and fulfilling educational activity, through training in both vocal techniques and musical repertoire. For audiences, we present exciting, innovative and high quality performances which should always be a pleasurable cultural experience, but will sometimes challenge and educate them by extending their musical knowledge.

Objects

TO FOSTER THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CHORAL MUSIC BY PUBLICLY PERFORMING SUCH MUSIC TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE MUSICAL STANDARDS.

Area of benefit: HARLOW AND DISTRICT

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
£47k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1,055 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £61,649. The trustees note that the charity remains 'very well placed financially' and maintain cash reserves of just over £56,000. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ expenditure (held: £62k)
“it remains the aim of the trustees to maintain these reserves at a level which meets at least six months’ expenditure.” — page 4
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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£47k£45k
31/07/2024£47k£48k
31/07/2023£45k£47k
31/07/2022£61k£44k
31/07/2021£19k£18k

Common questions

Is HARLOW CHORUS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1,055 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £61,649. The trustees note that the charity remains 'very well placed financially' and maintain cash reserves of just over £56,000. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2006£3kSing out!