CARDIFF POLYPHONIC CHOIR

Registered charity 512325 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHOIR SHALL BE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OFMUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AD 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.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cardiff, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £8,056.91, reducing its accumulated fund from £26,176.07 to £18,119.16. The trustees report that the year was uninterrupted by external events, allowing the choir to focus on its 60th anniversary performances and tours. Current assets of £18,205.94 exceed current liabilities of £86.78, indicating sufficient short-term liquidity despite the annual loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Members' Subscriptions

“Members' Subscriptions 12,360.00”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 3

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 4

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Professor John Gregorychair
Dr Gillian Body
Duncan Ingrams
Elin Cadifor
Frances Hathaway
Heather Jones
Judith Choo
Sian Jenkins

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

Operates in: Cardiff · Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£28k	£35k
31/08/2024	£23k	£23k
31/08/2023	£16k	£20k
31/08/2022	£11k	£24k
31/08/2021	£11k	£11k

Common questions

Is CARDIFF POLYPHONIC CHOIR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £8,056.91, reducing its accumulated fund from £26,176.07 to £18,119.16. The trustees report that the year was uninterrupted by external events, allowing the choir to focus on its 60th anniversary performances and tours. Current assets of £18,205.94 exceed current liabilities of £86.78, indicating sufficient short-term liquidity despite the annual loss.

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 LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£31k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	1	£6k
THE HAMPSTEAD CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CARDIFF PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.

CARDIFF PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA income £38k
CÔR Y GLEISION/CARDIFF BLUES CHOIR income £52k
CAMDEN CHOIR income £46k
YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED income £60k
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £45k
CHESTERFIELD PHILHARMONIC CHOIR income £35k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CARDIFF POLYPHONIC CHOIR	£28k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CARDIFF PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FY2025	£38k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CÔR Y GLEISION/CARDIFF BLUES CHOIR FY2025	£52k	£5,832	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMDEN CHOIR FY2025	£46k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED FY2025	£60k	—	above	—	no doubt
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£45k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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