WATFORD PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 272393 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WATFORD PHIL, WATFORD PHILHARMONIC

Watford Philharmonic Society promotes the art of music by the study and public performance of choral and orchestral works of the highest quality. The society's membership, comprising both choral and orchestral members, totals approx 170 persons. In a typical season it promotes four major choral and orchestral concerts at the Bushey Academy Great Hall.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ART OF MUSIC BY THE STUDY AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL WORK OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY.

Area of benefit: WATFORD

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £37,667 to £33,322, resulting in a net movement in funds of £237. Per the trustees' report, the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties disclosed. The charity holds no defined-benefit pension scheme deficits and has no trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Pamela Anne Allansonchair
• AUDREY ADAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHARLES COLIN HANCOCK
• FRANCES MARGARET PYATT
• Michael Huxham
• Nicola Hind

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

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Government & lottery funding

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