The London Chorus (London Choral Society)

Registered charity 271402 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LONDON CHORAL SOCIETY, THE LONDON CHORUS

The principal activity is the study and performance of choral music.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE STUDY, PRACTICE, IMPROVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF CHORAL WORKS AND OTHER MUSIC, INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTEMPORARY WORKS AND THE REVIVAL OF EARLIER WORKS IN THE STYLE OF THEIR PERIOD.

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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Registered contact address: Bromley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£88k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £6,294 for the year ended 31 August 2025, adding to unrestricted reserves of £50,934. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to provide a stable base for continuing activities, which are reviewed monthly. The charity is eligible for independent examination rather than audit, indicating a small-scale financial structure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level of reserves in the General Fund which will provide a stable base for the continuing activities of The London Chorus (held: £51k)

“The Trustees’ policy is to maintain a level of reserves in the General Fund which will provide a stable base for the continuing activities of The London Chorus” — page 3

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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Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00662374

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The London Chorus (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

BOTHA, Angela Louise Margaret — director, appointed 17/02/2026on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Hannah Elizabeth — director, appointed 01/09/2025on trustee list
BEANEY, Mary Dorothy — director, appointed 02/05/2024on trustee list
DAVIS, Jill Evaluise — director, appointed 02/05/2024on trustee list
HEFFER, Simon James, Professor — director, appointed 17/02/2022on trustee list
HUGGETT, Geoffrey Martin — director, appointed 17/02/2022on trustee list
WATSON, Peggy Anne Mary — director, appointed 02/02/2021on trustee list
GREEN, Matthew James — director, appointed 09/01/2018on trustee list
BEELS, Margaret Elizabeth — director, appointed 07/12/2010on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Angela Louise Margaret Botha
Geoffrey Martin Huggett
Hannah Elizabeth Williams
Jill Evaluise Davis
MARGARET ELIZABETH BEELS
MRS ELIZABETH ANNE GORDON HOWICK · trustee of 1 other charity
Mary Dorothy Beaney
Matthew James Green
Peggy Anne Mary Watson
Simon James Heffer
Susan Joanna Haycock

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

Operates in: Kent · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£101k	£88k
31/08/2024	£122k	£114k
31/08/2023	£53k	£52k
31/08/2022	£65k	£61k
31/08/2021	£38k	£28k

Common questions

Is The London Chorus (London Choral Society) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £6,294 for the year ended 31 August 2025, adding to unrestricted reserves of £50,934. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to provide a stable base for continuing activities, which are reviewed monthly. The charity is eligible for independent examination rather than audit, indicating a small-scale financial structure. 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
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION	2	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS.

THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS income £167k
NORTH LONDON CHORUS income £50k
LLOYD'S CHOIR income £39k
CITY OF LONDON CHOIR income £176k
THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS ENDOWMENT FUND income £36k
LONDON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR income £95k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The London Chorus (London Choral Society)	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS FY2025	£167k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH LONDON CHORUS FY2025	£50k	—	above	—	no doubt
LLOYD'S CHOIR FY2025	£39k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY OF LONDON CHOIR FY2025	£176k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS ENDOWMENT FUND FY2025	£36k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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