COLNE VALLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR - YORKSHIRE

Registered charity 500324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The supply of Musical Education in the art of Choral Singing to any interested parties.

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Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £5,767 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £175,449. This level of reserves exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining at least twelve months of unrestricted expenditure. The accounts were subject to an independent examination, which reported no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Bequests and donations (58% of income)
“Bequests and donations 14,581” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least twelve months unrestricted expenditure (held: £175k)
“It is the policy of the Choir to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to at least twelve months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations to the charity, but the aggregate amount could not be quantified.
“The trustees have made donations to the Choir in the year but it is not possible to quantify the aggregate of these as required by the SORP.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Colne Valley Male Voice Choir - Yorkshire (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£46k£40k
31/03/2024£31k£41k
31/03/2023£35k£42k
31/03/2022£143k£31k
31/03/2021£18k£20k

Common questions

Is COLNE VALLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR - YORKSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £5,767 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £175,449. This level of reserves exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining at least twelve months of unrestricted expenditure. The accounts were subject to an independent examination, which reported no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government29/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund