STOWMARKET CHORALE

Registered charity 280488 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STOWMARKET CHORAL SOCIETY

... to educate the public... in the art and science of music

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

Area of benefit: STOWMARKET

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £19,714 to £24,169, representing a positive movement of £4,455. The charity reports total income of £26,222 against total expenditure of £26,199, resulting in a small net surplus. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts.

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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cairistine Foster-Cannan
• Hilary Pike
• Jennifer Mosesson
• Kim Pyke
• Lucy Rickard
• Margaret Louise Vincent
• Rachel Belcher-Nairn
• Ruth Langridge
• Sheila Ravenscroft

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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