FORMBY CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 500354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the society shall be to advance, improve and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art of choral music in all its aspects, including the presentation of public choral concerts, and other similar charitable purposes as may be decided upon by the committee from time to time.

Objects

TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS, INCLUDING THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CHORAL CONCERTS, AND OTHER SIMILAR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BE DECIDED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE FROM TIME TO TIME

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE FORMBY

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is financially viable and made a small profit during the period. Reserves held amount to £5,000, which the trustees hold to cover the costs of a concert should the need arise. The charity faces minimal risks at the current time, including potential loss of membership, venue, volunteers, or key personnel.

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.

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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Mary Powell
• Angela Helen Bramhall
• CAROL CAIRNS
• Christine Elizabeth McKee
• Dr Michael john Smithson
• Karen Stark
• Louise Tammadge
• Rosalind Susan Bramwell
• Stephen Bass

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Sefton

Income and spending

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