STRATFORD UPON AVON CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 502020 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

encouragement and performance of choral singing

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE: 1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS. 2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial deficit of £2,742 for the year, which was less than forecast due to higher-than-expected ticket sales. Despite the deficit, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £29,991 remain more than sufficient to cover the costs of the coming season. The charity relies heavily on voluntary committee work and ticket sales, with no mention of significant external funding dependencies or risks to its continuation.

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 5 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
• 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

• Elizabeth Jean Statham
• Glenda Winifred Kershaw
• Ian Andrew Duffin
• JACQUELINE GOUGH
• Janice Walker
• Jean Margaret Hutchison
• Maralyn Ann Arnull
• Michael Roland Barrie
• Neil John Harrison
• Philippa Vandome
• Timothy Peter Moore-Bridger

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

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