THE CHOPIN SOCIETY

Registered charity 271562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON CHOPIN SOCIETY

THE CHOPIN SOCIETY HOLDS CONCERTS AND TALKS MAINLY IN CENTRAL LONDON, FEATURING THE MUSIC OF THE POLISH COMPOSER FRYDERYK CHOPIN AND THEREFORE ALL PIANO RELATED. WE OFFER CONCERTS TO MEMBERS AT A VERY REASONABLE RATE, WITH DISCOUNTS FOR THE OVER SIXTYS & YOUTH MEMBERS & MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN ATTEND MOST OF OUR EVENTS, WHICH ARE HELD IN A FRIENDLY SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE.

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Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£131k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's gross income for the year was £103,490.75 against total expenditure of £131,229.42, resulting in a net deficit for the period. However, the combined unrestricted reserves (balances in Main and Gala accounts) stood at £80,236.90 at the year-end, providing a financial buffer despite the operational loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rose Cholmondeleychair · trustee of 1 other charity
CHARLES GRANT · trustee of 1 other charity
CHRISTOPHER EIMER
GILLIAN MARGARET NEWMAN
LESLIE MACLEOD MILLER
MARGARET SZOSTAK
MICHAEL ROSS
Marek Ostas
PETER RAY
Rose Cholmondeley
Rose Cholmondeley

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

Operates in: City Of London · City Of Westminster · Greenwich · Kensington And Chelsea · Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£103k	£131k
31/03/2024	£55k	£82k
31/03/2023	£87k	£133k
31/03/2022	£57k	£56k
31/03/2021	£21k	£16k

Common questions

Is THE CHOPIN SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's gross income for the year was £103,490.75 against total expenditure of £131,229.42, resulting in a net deficit for the period. However, the combined unrestricted reserves (balances in Main and Gala accounts) stood at £80,236.90 at the year-end, providing a financial buffer despite the operational loss.

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 MARCHUS TRUST	3	£19k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND	2	£43k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	2	£9k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£360k
TRINITY BUOY WHARF TRUST	1	£92k
THE VINEHILL TRUST	1	£50k
THE GEORGE FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£49k
THE BEHRENS FOUNDATION	1	£40k

Charities like this

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

LONDON BACH SOCIETY income £147k
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £285k
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY income £116k
BRIGHTON AND HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LIMITED income £505k
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED income £11.8m
THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS income £167k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHOPIN SOCIETY	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON BACH SOCIETY FY2025	£147k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£285k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHTON AND HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£505k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED FY2025	£11.8m	—	—	unclear	5.0%	no doubt

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