EPSOM CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 273757 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Epsom Choral Society provides the opportunity for people of all ages to practice and learn the art of choral singing. As such they rehearse weekly, and give 4 concerts a year attracting a wide range of audience, who are interested in broadening their knowledge and understanding of choral music. The Society also works with other local charities to support their fund raising by singing in public.

Objects

TO FURTHER AND ASSIST IN THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE OF THE BOROUGH OF EPSOM AND EWELL AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE STUDY AND REHEARSAL OF CHORAL AND OTHER MUSIC BY PROMOTING AND PARTICIPATING IN ITS PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, BY SUPPORTING AND TAKING PART IN MUSIC FESTIVALS AND BY OTHER ACTIVITIES CONDUCIVE TO THAT PURPOSE.

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF EPSOM AND EWELL AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS

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: Epsom and Ewell, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£106k

Latest spending

£84k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £81,036 at the end of the reporting period, an increase from the previous year's £58,692. The trustees report that the overall concert deficit was offset by increased Gift Aid and fundraising income, obviating the need to use legacy funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further attention in the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an amount at least equal to a term’s expenses that we could not cover from income, or a large concert that drew no audience (reserves figure: £81k)

“The Trustees consider that £7,000 should be set aside for this.” — page 4

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 90

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 90

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Helen Maria Phillipschair
Anne Patricia Lock
Carolyn Josephine Duke
Dr TREVOR STAMMERS
Emma Jane Langbridge
Helen Margaret Page
Jonathan Sloman
Karen Elizabeth Thomas
Michael John Vogado
Nina Kaye
Rosalind Patricia Vogado
Sally Jane Paterson
Sheila Lawton

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

Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£106k	£84k
31/08/2024	£53k	£59k
31/08/2023	£64k	£71k
31/08/2022	£58k	£43k
31/08/2021	£20k	£16k

Common questions

Is EPSOM CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £81,036 at the end of the reporting period, an increase from the previous year's £58,692. The trustees report that the overall concert deficit was offset by increased Gift Aid and fundraising income, obviating the need to use legacy funds. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further attention in the accounts. 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
THE BRIAN LESLIE RACHER 2004 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

HAILSHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £29k
FAKENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £31k
SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHORAL SOCIETY income £34k
THE LEWISHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £91k
EASTBOURNE CHORAL SOCIETY income £33k
ROYSTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £34k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EPSOM CHORAL SOCIETY	£106k	—	above	—	no doubt
HAILSHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FAKENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£31k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£34k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE LEWISHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£91k	—	above	—	no doubt
EASTBOURNE CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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