WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL FUND

Registered charity 276878 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The income of the trust fund is applied to promote the Roman Catholic faith in the Diocese of Westminster.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£138k
Latest spending
£135k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £3,717,466 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees consider adequate and matching their reserves policy. The charity generated a net surplus of £109,924 for the year, driven by investment gains, and maintains sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient size to meet the financial needs of the Choir School (held: £3.7m)
The trustees aim to maintain an expendable endowment fund of sufficient size to meet the financial needs of the Choir School. Sufficient reserves are held in cash to meet the termly awards and running costs. — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£138k£135k
30/09/2024£135k£150k
30/09/2023£129k£121k
30/09/2022£151k£118k
30/09/2021£123k£118k

Common questions

Is WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £3,717,466 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees consider adequate and matching their reserves policy. The charity generated a net surplus of £109,924 for the year, driven by investment gains, and maintains sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.