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

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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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Isobel Fleur Marshchair
Elizabeth Anne O'Reilly
Fiona Naylor
Fiona Sims
NICHOLAS HUGH O'REILLY
Sian Eleri Wheeler

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION	1	£207k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£11k
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS income £123k
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £285k
DURHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £137k
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY income £116k
BERKHAMSTED RAIDERS COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB income £637k
Haslemere Concerts income £102k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BERKHAMSTED CHORAL SOCIETY	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS FY2025	£123k	—	no_policy	—	noted
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£285k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DURHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£137k	—	above	—	no doubt
WIMBLEDON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BERKHAMSTED RAIDERS COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025	£637k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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