WORCESTER FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 506826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Worcester Festival Choral Society is one of the leading promoters of major concerts in Worcester. As well as being one of the oldest, it is one of the most highly regarded choirs in the country, with a singing membership of about 150. It gives three major concerts each year.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a financial profit of £6,484 for the year ended 31 May 2025, which the Treasurer describes as a one-off bonus largely due to legacy income and high bank interest rates, noting that core activities 'more or less broke even'. Total reserves stood at £123,892, comprising unrestricted funds and designated legacy and endowment funds, with no stated reserves policy target provided in the document.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Worcestershire Community Foundation — “Worcester Festival Choral Society expresses its grateful thanks to the following local businesses, for their generous Gold Patron support of…” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Susan Margaret Whitechair
• BARBARA ANNE FORD
• David John Haddock

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

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