THE MORSE-BOYCOTT BURSARY FUND

Registered charity 313217 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide bursaries for boy choristers to help them through education.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL BURSARIES FOR POOR BOYS. NOTE:- AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO (A) BOYS AT PRESENT RESIDENT AT THE EXISTING CHOIR SCHOOL (ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS, BUCKS.) IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION. (B) SONS OF PARENTS RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES OF ST PANCRAS AND SOMERS TOWN; (C) SONS OF CLERKS IN HOLY ORDERS; (D) BOYS WHO ARE SEEKING A GENERAL EDUCATION IN HARMONY WITH THE DOCTRINE AND DISCIPLINE OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH INCLUDING A TRAINING IN MUSIC (PARTICULARLY CHURCH MUSIC).

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.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chichester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of THE TRADITIONAL CHOIR TRUST (charity 1092940) — merger registered 16/01/2024.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£134k

Latest spending

£80k

Registered

1971

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £555,626, with all resources held in an expendable endowment fund. The charity reported a surplus for the year and confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies (89% of income)

“Legacies Received 119,568” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Chapter of Chichester Cathedral agreed to write off all sums due to it from the charity as at 31* March 2023. For years ending 31* March 2024 onwards an administration charge will be raised in the sum of £500 per term to cover services provided by Chapter to the charity.

“The Chapter of Chichester Cathedral agreed to write off all sums due to it from the charity as at 31* March 2023. For years ending 31* March 2024 onwards an administration charge will be raised in the sum of £500 per term to cover services provided by Chapter to the charity.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/01/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALEXANDER J HAMILTON-BIRD
Anita Rolls · trustee of 1 other charity
Canon Thomas David Nason · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Robert Edward Mackenzie Dowler · trustee of 6 other charities
Gabrielle Higgins · trustee of 1 other charity
Howard Castle Smith
John David Sebastian Booth · trustee of 1 other charity
Justin Peter Harrington · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Angela Martin · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Vanessa Lillian Baron

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£134k	£80k
31/03/2024	£16k	£67k
31/03/2023	£16k	£77k
31/03/2022	£12k	£52k
31/07/2021	£22k	£81k

Common questions

Is THE MORSE-BOYCOTT BURSARY FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £555,626, with all resources held in an expendable endowment fund. The charity reported a surplus for the year and confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties. 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 VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£25k
THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHOIR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION BURSARY TRUST LIMITED.

THE CHOIR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION BURSARY TRUST LIMITED income £322k
THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS BURSARY FUND income £83k
CLS BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND income £167k
MISSIONARIES' CHILDREN'S FUND income £46k
EXETER CATHEDRAL OLD CHORISTERS' ASSOCIATION BURSARY FUND income £33k
CLSG BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MORSE-BOYCOTT BURSARY FUND	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHOIR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION BURSARY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£322k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS BURSARY FUND FY2025	£83k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CLS BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND FY2025	£167k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MISSIONARIES' CHILDREN'S FUND FY2025	£46k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EXETER CATHEDRAL OLD CHORISTERS' ASSOCIATION BURSARY FUND FY2025	£33k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.