SUSSEX CHORUS

Registered charity 271678 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DITCHLING CHORAL SOCIETY

The Choir's object is to provide,improve,develop and maintain public education in appreciation of the art and science of choral music in all its aspects

Objects

THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ORDER TO FOSTER THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH MUSIC BY MEANS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that Sussex Chorus generated a surplus of £5,421 for the year ended 31st May 2026, with total receipts of £29,825 against payments of £24,404. The charity's total funds increased to £29,954, which exceeds its stated policy target to maintain cash reserves of at least £10,000. The trustees report that the financial position remains secure and healthy.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £10,000 (reserves figure: £30k)

“The charity’s policy is to maintain cash reserves of at least £10,000 to cover the cost of mounting at least one concert in the following season”

Per its FY2026 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2026

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); 2% of the £29,825 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £1,200 — grants £1,200 (2); 3% of the £34,885 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £1,200 — grants £1,200 (2); 3% of the £35,230 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW FOXchair
Christine Wilson
DAVID TETTERSELL
Hazel Jill Furber
Helen Cooper
Julia Roberts
Neil Peskett
Sandra Hoeltl Wickens
Wendy Barnaby
richard moon

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2026	£30k	£24k
31/05/2025	£35k	£31k
31/05/2024	£35k	£30k
31/05/2023	£30k	£30k
31/05/2022	£25k	£19k

Common questions

Is SUSSEX CHORUS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that Sussex Chorus generated a surplus of £5,421 for the year ended 31st May 2026, with total receipts of £29,825 against payments of £24,404. The charity's total funds increased to £29,954, which exceeds its stated policy target to maintain cash reserves of at least £10,000. The trustees report that the financial position remains secure and healthy. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SUSSEX CHORUS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SUSSEX CHORUS as a grant recipient include HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	Unverified read£4k	Concerts
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Concerts

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/12/2006	£5k	Silver Song Club - Singing and making music with the Elderly

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHERBORNE CHAMBER CHOIR.

SHERBORNE CHAMBER CHOIR income £28k
SCUNTHORPE AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY income £27k
WEST SUSSEX PHILHARMONIC CHOIR income £32k
ASHFORD (KENT) CHORAL SOCIETY income £52k
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £45k
SPELTHORNE CHORAL SOCIETY income £42k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUSSEX CHORUS	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHERBORNE CHAMBER CHOIR FY2025	£28k	—	above	—	no doubt
SCUNTHORPE AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
WEST SUSSEX PHILHARMONIC CHOIR FY2025	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASHFORD (KENT) CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£52k	—	unclear	—	noted
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£45k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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