ST ALBANS BACH CHOIR

Registered charity 285602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St Albans Bach Choir rehearses and performs a wide variety of choral music. It engages soloists and orchestras of the highest calibre but also has a tradition of engaging young singers, many of whom have since developed international careers.

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Latest income
£128k
Latest spending
£131k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £10,365 and total unrestricted reserves of £103,664. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be appropriate, as it exceeds their stated policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported no staff employment and no related party transactions during the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months’ expenditure (held: £104k)
“The trustees have determined that an appropriate level of available reserves should be equivalent to at least twelve months’ expenditure.” — 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£128k£131k
31/07/2024£128k£131k
31/07/2023£76k£83k
31/07/2022£84k£105k
31/07/2021£3k£11k

Common questions

Is ST ALBANS BACH CHOIR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £10,365 and total unrestricted reserves of £103,664. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be appropriate, as it exceeds their stated policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported no staff employment and no related party transactions during the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.