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.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH IN THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER AND IN PARTICULAR THE GIVING OF GRANTS IN AID OF THE WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL.

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

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

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Helena Powell
• Joanna Stephens
• MARK COLLINS

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• Helena Powell — trustee here and at WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL FUND
• Joanna Stephens — trustee here and at WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL FUND
• MARK COLLINS — trustee here and at WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL FUND

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.