SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHORAL SOCIETY
Presentation of three choral music concerts each year in public venues. Admission to members of the public who have bought tickets. Choir members trained by musical director at weekly rehearsals between September and April.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CHORAL MUSIC FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £4,115 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £37,176. The trustees confirm that reserves are adequate for the foreseeable future and that the society has the funds to survive well into the future. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified.
What the accounts disclose
“Ticket sales totalled £14,957” — page 7
“The Trustees’ general overall objective is to seek to maintain reserves at such a level that, excluding gains or losses on investments, the income generated for a year, taking one year with another, meets the cost of charitable expenditure to support the Society’s aims.” — page 7
“The Society is closely related to the Amersham Festival Society, a charity which has similar objects to the Society’s and whose previous Artistic Director is the Society’s Musical Director. In 2025, as in 2024 the Amersham Festival Society acted as the agent for advance booking sales for the Society’s concerts, paying over to the Society the sales proceeds net of booking fees it incurred. In 2025 the Amersham Festival Society also acted as the Society’s agent in paying orchestra members and soloists who performed at the Society’s concerts, being reimbursed by the Society. This was also as in the previous year.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- Caroline Sarah Kallipetis
- GWENDA MCINNES
- Gill Minikin
- Jacqui Robinson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £34k | £30k |
| 31/08/2024 | £31k | £30k |
| 31/08/2023 | £31k | £31k |
| 31/08/2022 | £27k | £29k |
| 31/08/2021 | £244 | £515 |
Common questions
Is SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £4,115 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £37,176. The trustees confirm that reserves are adequate for the foreseeable future and that the society has the funds to survive well into the future. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £16k |
| The Goldsmiths' Foundation | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- NEWBURY CHORAL SOCIETY
- ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED
- FARNHAM AND BOURNE CHORAL SOCIETY
- TRING CHORAL SOCIETY
- BATH CHORAL SOCIETY
- BERKHAMSTED CHORAL SOCIETY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHORAL SOCIETY | £34k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NEWBURY CHORAL SOCIETY | £27k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED | £285k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FARNHAM AND BOURNE CHORAL SOCIETY | £38k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TRING CHORAL SOCIETY | £35k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BATH CHORAL SOCIETY | £83k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |