CANTERBURY CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 265138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society promotes public concerts at which the members perform with professional musicians. The Canterbury Choral Society Youth Choir participates in some concerts with the main choir, and participates in other concerts on its own.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE CANTERBURY

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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Registered contact address: Swale, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£99k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

1973

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,998.39 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £139,538 to £122,542. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted reserves of £122,542.03 held at year-end. This balance is above the stated reserves policy minimum of £60,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £60,000 (reserves figure: £123k)

“The Society's policy is fo keep a minimum of £60,000 at all times.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees paid subscriptions

“Included in incoming resources are subscriptions from Trustees. All Trustees paid £264 during the year with the exception of Brigadier M J Meardon, and all amounts in relation to Trustees’ subscriptions were fully paid up to the year end. Dr M Coupe and Ms H Rushton, Trustees for the Charity, both paid Benefactor subscriptions of £250 during the year.” — page 11

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

Brigadier Martin John Meardonchair
ANTONY JOHN MEIRE FRICS
Alison Goodall
Anne Frost
Anthony Johnson
DAVID WHITEHOUSE · trustee of 1 other charity
Deborah Quow
Dr ANN ASTBURY
Dr MADELAINE COUPE
Helen Rushton
Rachel Effeny
Robert George Garlick
Tracey Girling

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£99k	£113k
31/08/2024	£127k	£123k
31/08/2023	£147k	£116k
31/08/2022	£99k	£101k
31/08/2021	£32k	£23k

Common questions

Is CANTERBURY CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,998.39 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £139,538 to £122,542. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted reserves of £122,542.03 held at year-end. This balance is above the stated reserves policy minimum of £60,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CANTERBURY CHORAL SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CANTERBURY CHORAL SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2024	£5k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k

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 GORDON GRAY TRUST	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEWBURY CHORAL SOCIETY.

NEWBURY CHORAL SOCIETY income £27k
TRING CHORAL SOCIETY income £35k
SOUTH CHILTERN CHORAL SOCIETY income £27k
BANBURY CHORAL SOCIETY income £33k
BATTERSEA CHORAL SOCIETY income £69k
TEWKESBURY CHORAL SOCIETY income £35k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CANTERBURY CHORAL SOCIETY	£99k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWBURY CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
TRING CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH CHILTERN CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£27k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BANBURY CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BATTERSEA CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£69k	—	above	—	no doubt

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