READING MALE VOICE CHOIR

Registered charity 294105 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

RMVC presents concerts of male choral singing throughout Southern England and beyond, mainly in aid of charities. The choir also takes part occasionally in festivals, competitions and exchanges with other choirs in the UK and overseas. These events are funded by member contributions. RMVC has made a number of recordings and sells CDs, mainly at its concerts

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHOIR SHALL BE TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRCIATION OF MALE CHORAL SINGING BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS MAINLY IN AID OF CHARITIES.

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

Latest income

£18k

Latest spending

£18k

Registered

1986

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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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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 31/05/2025

Volunteers: 60

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

Volunteers: 60

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

Volunteers: 70
Government income: £3,000 — grants £3,000 (1); 10% of the £31,191 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN NICHOLAS KAYchair
Andrew Evans
John Carr
John Michael Jearey
Paul Moir
Robert Norman Hill · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen John Andrewes
Stephen Richardson

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

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£18k	£18k
31/05/2024	£16k	£18k
31/05/2023	£31k	£31k
31/05/2022	£36k	£35k
31/05/2021	£10k	£7k

Common questions

Who funds READING MALE VOICE CHOIR?

Funders whose own accounts filings name READING MALE VOICE CHOIR as a grant recipient include THE EARLEY CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EARLEY CHARITY	FY2023	Unverified read£5k	Applications
THE EARLEY CHARITY	FY2022	£3k
THE EARLEY CHARITY	FY2025	£750	Applications

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.