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BERKHAMSTED CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 274462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAYFARERS CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY

To educate the public in the arts and sciences, and in particular the art and science of music in the presentation of concerts and other activities. We are a non-auditioning choir based in Berkhamsted, Herts, that rehearses weekly throughout the year, and gives three or more concerts annually

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

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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Latest income
£104k
Latest spending
£97k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £6,976 for the year, increasing total unrestricted reserves to £33,006. The trustees confirm that this level of reserves meets their stated policy target of covering at least the cost of a whole season’s concerts, which equates to £24,335. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£104k£97k
31/12/2024£90k£94k
31/12/2023£81k£81k
31/12/2022£83k£87k
31/12/2021£24k£28k

Common questions

Is BERKHAMSTED CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £6,976 for the year, increasing total unrestricted reserves to £33,006. The trustees confirm that this level of reserves meets their stated policy target of covering at least the cost of a whole season’s concerts, which equates to £24,335. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DISCWORLD FOUNDATION1£180k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST1£16k
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION1£3k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BERKHAMSTED CHORAL SOCIETY£104k—0unclear—no doubt
HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS FY2025£123k—0no_policy—noted
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£285k—0unclear—no doubt
DURHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025£137k—0above—no doubt
BRISTOL CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025£162k—0below—no doubt
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt

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