SEVENOAKS PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 263930 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cultural education and development through rehearsal and performance of choral music

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC AND PARTICULAR TO ENCOURAGE AND ADVANCE THE STUDY OF SERIOUS MUSIC AND OF CHORAL SINGING BY THE PROMOTING AND PRESENTATION OF CHORAL AND OTHER CONCERTS AND OTHER LIKE ACTIVITIES AND BY PROVIDING PERSONS OF VOCAL OR INSTRUMENTAL ABILITY WITH TRAINING AND MUSICAL EDUCATION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE SEVENOAKS

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
£34k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £4,754 and holds unrestricted financial reserves of £46,743. This reserve level provides a cushion of just under 19 months of total operating expenditure, which the Committee believes places the society in a strong position to continue its activities. All funds are unrestricted, and the society is an unincorporated association.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Concert Income (54% of income)
“Total Concert Income 18,942 14,698” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£34k£30k
30/06/2024£40k£34k
30/06/2023£22k£21k
30/06/2022£26k£26k
30/06/2021£8k£8k

Common questions

Is SEVENOAKS PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £4,754 and holds unrestricted financial reserves of £46,743. This reserve level provides a cushion of just under 19 months of total operating expenditure, which the Committee believes places the society in a strong position to continue its activities. All funds are unrestricted, and the society is an unincorporated association. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.