CHELTENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 287756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Preparing for and presenting three to four choral concerts per year; co-operation and involvement in these activities with local schools, orchestras and other organisations; singing for charity.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR IN 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: Cheltenham, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Cheltenham Choral Society held a total bank balance of £23,845.83 at the year end of 30 April 2025. The society reported a net surplus for the year, driven by increased membership subscriptions and concert income, although individual concert events incurred losses. The trustees have approved the report and the accounts were independently examined, indicating stable financial management.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALISON MARGARET KERRchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alexandra Padfield Young
Angela Whitcomb · trustee of 1 other charity
Anthony William Frank White
Cara-Jade Nichols
Christine Smith
Helen Claire Hinton
Helen Lesley Crequer
Helen Stanton
Margaret Anne Cox
Margaret Campbell Lovett
Margaret Jane Berriman

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£33k	£27k
30/04/2024	£20k	£16k
30/04/2023	£22k	£21k
30/04/2022	£9k	£9k
30/04/2021	£6k	£5k

Common questions

Is CHELTENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Cheltenham Choral Society held a total bank balance of £23,845.83 at the year end of 30 April 2025. The society reported a net surplus for the year, driven by increased membership subscriptions and concert income, although individual concert events incurred losses. The trustees have approved the report and the accounts were independently examined, indicating stable financial management. 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
THE BRIAN LESLIE RACHER 2004 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FAKENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY.

FAKENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £31k
THE CHELTENHAM BACH CHOIR income £94k
GRAVESHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £26k
HAILSHAM CHORAL SOCIETY income £29k
CHELTENHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £44k
BECKENHAM CHORALE income £41k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHELTENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FAKENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£31k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHELTENHAM BACH CHOIR FY2025	£94k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRAVESHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£26k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAILSHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHELTENHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025	£44k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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