HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS

Registered charity 281627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HATFIELD PHILHARMONIC CHORUS, THE HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS

Large symphonic choral society combining the classical repertoire with a strong interest in innovative programming; commissioning new work; and involving young people in its concerts.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARD AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE CHORUS, THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE, SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£123k

Latest spending

£103k

Registered

1981

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves improved to £57,263, with unrestricted reserves standing at £32,395 against a policy target of £32,395. The trustees note that while the financial position has improved, there is significant uncertainty regarding ticket sales due to the cost-of-living crisis, though the current reserves enable the charity to manage costs and plan prudently.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: the sum of (a) the total costs of the most expensive concert in the forthcoming budget and (b) the next year’s predicted shortfall if any (held: £32k)

“The Council has set the required level of reserves, or resources, for the organisa on at the sum of (a) the total costs of the most expensive concert in the forthcoming budget and (b) the next year’s predicted shor all if any.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Looking forward, whilst there is a slightly improved economic outlook, there remains a cost-of-living crisis for many households and the willingness of the public to purchase ckets for our future concerts is a signiﬁcant area of ﬁnancial uncertainty.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Carole Sandra Teacher
Elizabeth Jennifer Chappell
Evelyn Mary Poulton
John Philip Keogh
Katherine Isabel Hughes
Neil Geoffrey Brinkworth
Paul James Harden
Philippe Michael Broadhead

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£123k	£103k
31/08/2024	£112k	£109k
31/08/2023	£99k	£118k
31/08/2022	£106k	£114k
31/08/2021	£39k	£24k

Common questions

Is HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves improved to £57,263, with unrestricted reserves standing at £32,395 against a policy target of £32,395. The trustees note that while the financial position has improved, there is significant uncertainty regarding ticket sales due to the cost-of-living crisis, though the current reserves enable the charity to manage costs and plan prudently. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS as a grant recipient include THE DISCWORLD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DISCWORLD FOUNDATION	FY2025	£180k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/05/2002	£5k	"To Involve Some 90 Primary School And Secondary School Children In The Interpretation In Dance Of Six Movements In Connection With A Perform"

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 LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£16k
THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST	1	£12k
THE MARCHUS TRUST	1	£5k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED income £251k
THE HUDDERSFIELD CHORAL SOCIETY income £302k
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £285k
BERKHAMSTED CHORAL SOCIETY income £104k
THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS income £167k
VIVACE CHORUS income £168k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS	£123k	—	no_policy	—	noted
PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED FY2025	£251k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HUDDERSFIELD CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£302k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£285k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BERKHAMSTED CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS FY2025	£167k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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