GWENT BACH CHOIR

Registered charity 511903 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GWENT BACH SOCIETY

Gwent Bach Choir provides education for the public and training for its members by producing at least three choral concerts every year, these concerts being mostly classical in content. Membership of Gwent Bach Choir is open to adults over the age of 18 who have some musical experience. Attendance at concerts is open to people of all ages but children must be accompanied by an adult. .

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, BY 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: Monmouthshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£30k

Registered

1981

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £2,722 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £26,976 and expenditure of £29,698. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £42,305, which the trustees describe as held to maintain healthy cash flow and cover major performance costs. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to maintain a healthy cash flow position and to allow the occasional performance of a major work where costs will significantly exceed income (held: £42k)

“Reserves are held to maintain a healthy cash flow position and to allow the occasional performance of a major work where costs will significantly exceed income.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Trustees · trustee networks

Antoinette May Glynnchair
Dr Sarah Ceinwen Watkins-Kenney
Helen James

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

Operates in: Monmouthshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£27k	£30k
31/03/2024	£29k	£27k
31/03/2023	£21k	£21k
31/03/2022	£10k	£9k
31/03/2021	£9k	£5k

Common questions

Is GWENT BACH CHOIR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £2,722 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £26,976 and expenditure of £29,698. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £42,305, which the trustees describe as held to maintain healthy cash flow and cover major performance costs. The filing notes no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 HIBOU FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOURNEMOUTH BACH CHOIR.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GWENT BACH CHOIR	£27k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BOURNEMOUTH BACH CHOIR FY2025	£36k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LEICESTER BACH CHOIR FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAM BACH CHOIR FY2025	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHELTENHAM BACH CHOIR FY2025	£94k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHEFFIELD BACH SOCIETY FY2025	£35k	—	below	—	no doubt

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