WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 263150 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Society are to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of choral music by the presentation of public concerts and other activities involving or relating to choral music.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES INVOLVING OR RELATING TO CHORAL MUSIC

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

£116k

Latest spending

£106k

Registered

1972

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall financial surplus for the year, with cash funds increasing from £85,908 to £95,522. Total assets rose to £115,031, supported by a reserves policy aimed at covering the costs of a whole season. The trustees report that while attracting audiences has become more difficult, resulting in a higher concert deficit, general expenditure remained similar to previous years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover the costs for a whole season (held: £115k)

“The Trustees consider it prudent that the Society should maintain reserves sufficient to cover the costs for a whole season.” — 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Alexander James Youelchair
Deborah Joy Crosby
Ian Alfred Gleeson
John Robert Gale
Paula Jane Lambe
Tracy Mary Anne Sherman

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

Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£116k	£106k
30/06/2024	£113k	£93k
30/06/2023	£96k	£99k
30/06/2022	£69k	£128k
30/06/2021	£36k	£19k

Common questions

Is WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall financial surplus for the year, with cash funds increasing from £85,908 to £95,522. Total assets rose to £115,031, supported by a reserves policy aimed at covering the costs of a whole season. The trustees report that while attracting audiences has become more difficult, resulting in a higher concert deficit, general expenditure remained similar to previous years. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£20k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£72k
OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUST	1	£23k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND	1	£10k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST	1	£10k
THE MARCHUS TRUST	1	£7k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY OF LONDON CHOIR.

CITY OF LONDON CHOIR income £176k
DURHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £137k
VIVACE CHORUS income £168k
BRIGHTON AND HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LIMITED income £505k
WILTONS MUSIC HALL income £2.5m
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHOIR OF GREAT BRITAIN income £333k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY OF LONDON CHOIR FY2025	£176k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DURHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£137k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
VIVACE CHORUS FY2025	£168k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHTON AND HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£505k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WILTONS MUSIC HALL FY2025	£2.5m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	within	—	no doubt

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