DORCHESTER CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 285911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society has weekly meetings in term time rehearsing for three or so public concerts each year, including outreach concerts in villages around Dorchester in the summer. It sings carol to raise money for local charities at Christmas, and is involved in musical exchanges with our our twinned towns in Germany and France.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE DORCHESTER AND IMMEDIATE ENVIRON

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 the charity ended the financial year with a net loss of £1,750, limiting the budgeted loss of nearly £5,000 through generous donations. Per the treasurer's report, unrestricted cash funds stood at £21,579 at the year end, down from £23,328 at the start of the period. The trustees note that the charity remains heavily reliant on subscriptions, Gift Aid, and ticket sales to maintain financial balance.

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.

• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jane Elizabeth Howardchair
• CHRISTINE PFAFF
• ELIZABETH GRACE ADAMS
• JANE PRYCE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Kevin Rogers
• Susan Jane Adams · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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