CHESTERFIELD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR

Registered charity 500561 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESTERFIELD PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

The charity undertakes musical rehearsals and puts on public concerts and workshops of choral music.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.

Area of benefit: CHESTERFIELD

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 ended the financial year with a surplus of £1,635 and total assets of £32,562, maintaining a healthy financial position. The trustees note that while membership contributions were increased to address a deficit, the charity retains significant reserves and finances remain sound. However, there is a stated concern regarding a continuing trend of falling ticket sales for spring and summer concerts.

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 6 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Susan Catherine Walkerchair
• ANGELA JUNE WALKER
• Alison Sykes · trustee of 1 other charity
• Barbara White · trustee of 1 other charity
• Carole Ann Gilby
• Dodie Rutherford
• Janet Anne Veronica Medforth
• LYNDA MITCHELL
• MARK JARVIS
• PETER WILLIAM EDWARD JONES
• STEVEN ROBERTS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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