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SHEFFIELD BACH SOCIETY

Registered charity 511146 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHEFFIELD BACH CHOIR - BACH CHOIR, THE SHEFFIELD BACH SOCIETY

To educate the public in the arts and sciences, particularly the art and science of music, by maintaining a choir and performing up to six concerts per year plus occasional smaller concerts and workshops.

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Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £2,497, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £22,120 to £19,623. The trustees note that reserves dipped below their stated policy target of £20,000 by £377 and propose revising the target to £15,000. The independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Admission receipts including programme sales
“Admission receipts including programme sales 13,363” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £20k; policy: £20,000)
“We have dipped below this sum by £377” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£35k£38k
31/07/2024£32k£39k
31/07/2023£24k£27k
31/07/2022£27k£29k
31/07/2021£7k£8k

Common questions

Is SHEFFIELD BACH SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £2,497, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £22,120 to £19,623. The trustees note that reserves dipped below their stated policy target of £20,000 by £377 and propose revising the target to £15,000. The independent examiner reported no material matters requiring attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.