THE STAFFORD AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 501721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STAFFORD CHORAL SOCIETY

The Stafford and District Choral Society practice to perform three concerts a year. Two are their own for the general public which they finance themselves. One is a charity concert at Christmas from which they give donations to two charities. The final concert is part of the Stafford Music Festival. The aim of the society is to encourage participation from anyone who enjoys music and singing.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY IS THE STUDY AND PRACTISE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ORDER TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH MUSIC BY MEANS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE STAFFORD

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: Stafford, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £39,664.84 as of 31 July 2025, a decrease from the previous year's £41,633. The charity reported a net expenditure of £1,968 for the year, driven largely by a deficit in its 200 Club activities and concert operations. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records during the independent examination.

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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Beryl Whincupchair
• DAVID LAW
• Daniel Alfred Wills
• GWYNETH PIERPOINT
• James Trainer
• Jane Evans Secretary
• Kathleen Ann Squire
• Michael Jones
• Pamela Miles
• Philomena Trainer
• Sarah Frances Matthews

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STROUD CHORAL SOCIETY.

• STROUD CHORAL SOCIETY income £74k
• SCUNTHORPE AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY income £27k
• DORCHESTER CHORAL SOCIETY income £30k
• ROYSTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £34k
• ASHFORD (KENT) CHORAL SOCIETY income £52k
• BEDFORD CHORAL SOCIETY income £35k

Side by side with its peers

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