HARPENDEN CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 275986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Harpenden Choral Society has about 75 members and performs four concerts a year in Harpenden, including a carol concert. The Society aims to perform an increasing range of choral music of all periods, both sacred and secular, to a high amateur standard with the help of professional soloists and instrumentalists. The Society promotes singing as a social activity and strives to attract new members.

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Latest income
£36k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Society ended the financial year with a surplus of £1,151.57 and unrestricted cash and bank balances of £14,434.72. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are within the target range of £12,000 to £15,000, and the budget indicates this level is expected to be preserved. The Society has no property, no funds materially in deficit, and no disclosed 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

Reserves policy: £12,000 to £15,000 (held: £14k)
The target range for reserves at the end of the 2024/25 financial year was £12,000 to £15,000.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£36k£35k
30/06/2024£32k£33k
30/06/2023£30k£27k
30/06/2022£22k£27k
30/06/2021£9k£7k

Common questions

Is HARPENDEN CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Society ended the financial year with a surplus of £1,151.57 and unrestricted cash and bank balances of £14,434.72. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are within the target range of £12,000 to £15,000, and the budget indicates this level is expected to be preserved. The Society has no property, no funds materially in deficit, and no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.