THE WAYNFLETE SINGERS

Registered charity 285107 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

a) the education of the public in the art and science of music; andb) the promotion of choral singing and of the performance of choral and other musical works.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

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: Fareham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£93k

Latest spending

£96k

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,779 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted reserves to £84,216. The trustees note that these reserves remain above their stated prudent minimum target of £70,000, and the charity holds the majority of its assets in cash deposits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £70,000 (reserves figure: £84k)

“the trustees feel that it is prudent to maintain financial reserves of at least £70,000.” — page 4

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 15

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Daniel Mark Benton · trustee of 2 other charities
KATHERINE SPENCER
Kathryn Mary Baker

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

Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£93k	£96k
31/08/2024	£88k	£89k
31/08/2023	£79k	£77k
31/08/2022	£120k	£116k
31/08/2021	£12k	£9k

Common questions

Is THE WAYNFLETE SINGERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,779 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted reserves to £84,216. The trustees note that these reserves remain above their stated prudent minimum target of £70,000, and the charity holds the majority of its assets in cash deposits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
CONGLETON INCLOSURE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

THE WOOBURN SINGERS income £33k
CONGLETON CHORAL SOCIETY income £42k
WOODBRIDGE CHORAL SOCIETY income £31k
THE WHITEHALL CHOIR income £40k
SOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIR income £40k
ST GEORGE'S SINGERS, POYNTON income £53k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE WAYNFLETE SINGERS	£93k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE WOOBURN SINGERS FY2025	£33k	—	above	—	no doubt
CONGLETON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£42k	—	unclear	—	noted
WOODBRIDGE CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WHITEHALL CHOIR FY2025	£40k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIR FY2025	£40k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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