THE WAVERLEY SINGERS

Registered charity 284123 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Weekly rehearsals are held from September to late June, four public concerts are presented during the year.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CHORAL CONCERTS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE SOCIETY THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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.

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Registered contact address: Waverley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£43k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains healthy with a surplus for the year, supported by high membership and well-attended concerts. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £46,607, which represents a decrease from the previous year's £51,506, while total income excluding concerts was £28,750.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £800 — grants £800 (1); 2% of the £42,894 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£43k£48k
31/07/2024£29k£19k
31/07/2023£38k£22k
31/07/2022£22k£18k
31/07/2021£19k£16k

Common questions

Is THE WAVERLEY SINGERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains healthy with a surplus for the year, supported by high membership and well-attended concerts. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £46,607, which represents a decrease from the previous year's £51,506, while total income excluding concerts was £28,750. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE WAVERLEY SINGERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WAVERLEY SINGERS as a grant recipient include HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kConcerts
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kConcerts

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SERTH AND GATES CHARITY1£3k
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAVERING SINGERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WAVERLEY SINGERS£43k—0unclear—no doubt
HAVERING SINGERS FY2025£29k—0above—no doubt
THE WOOBURN SINGERS FY2025£33k—0above—no doubt
THE ROYAL FREE SINGERS FY2025£43k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CARICE SINGERS FY2025£142k——below—no doubt
BEVERLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR FY2025£27k—0below—no doubt

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