THE STRATFORD UPON AVON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 508874 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotes concerts of chamber music.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

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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Registered contact address: Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£128k

Latest spending

£13k

Registered

1979

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,831 against a stated policy target of approximately 50% of turnover. The charity reported a significant increase in total funds to £117,475, driven largely by a legacy, and confirmed it can continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 50% of turnover (held: £3k)

“The trustees believe that it is prudent to hold reserves of approximately 50% of turnover” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees

“Occasionally donations are given by trustees. No benefits are given in return for these donations.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Timothy Charles Raistrickchair · trustee of 6 other charities
DAVID CHARLES FLETCHER · trustee of 2 other charities
Diane Edwards · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr John James Ryder · trustee of 1 other charity
John Cohen · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£128k	£13k
31/03/2024	£9k	£8k
31/03/2023	£9k	£12k
31/03/2022	£5k	£7k
31/03/2021	£3k	£2k

Common questions

Is THE STRATFORD UPON AVON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,831 against a stated policy target of approximately 50% of turnover. The charity reported a significant increase in total funds to £117,475, driven largely by a legacy, and confirmed it can continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE STRATFORD UPON AVON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE STRATFORD UPON AVON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY as a grant recipient include STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Chamber Music Concerts

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
The Marks Family Charitable Trust	1	—
THE HAWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£97k
THE RAYNE TRUST	1	£20k
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£6k
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE IDLEWILD TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

STRATFORD UPON AVON CHORAL SOCIETY income £36k
VIVA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA LTD income £667k
THE ARTS SOCIETY STRATFORD UPON AVON. income £36k
MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE income £714k
SOUTHAMPTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £29k
THAMES PHILHARMONIC CHOIR income £96k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE STRATFORD UPON AVON CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY	£128k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STRATFORD UPON AVON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
VIVA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA LTD FY2026	£667k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ARTS SOCIETY STRATFORD UPON AVON. FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE FY2026	£714k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.