NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN

Registered charity 515660 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD

To give the opportunity to groups of young people to perform together in choirs by running residential through the year culminating in the performance of major concerts.

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Latest income

£1.9m

Latest spending

£2.0m

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an annual deficit of £123,874 for the year ended 30 September 2025, driven by planned investments in access initiatives and financial assistance for members. Total reserves stood at £249,181, with free unrestricted reserves of £59,554 after deducting designated and restricted funds. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 35

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of essential costs and cashflow requirements (with a medium-term target of four months) (held: £60k)

“Currently this designated cashflow and contingency fund stands at £201,986. This is considered to be a suitable minimum sum to enable National Youth Choir to manage the organisation through exceptional events and core cashflow needs for 3 months. However, over the medium term we intend to build this fund to a target balance of £280k reflecting the equivalent of 4 months’ essential costs and cashflow requirements.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: A director at Atom Holdco Limited is a trustee of National Youth Choirs of Great Britain. Atom Holdco Limited charged National Youth Choirs rental income for use of their office building until they changed premises in April 2024. Rent payable recognised in the year is £nil (2024: £14,568) and the balance owed to Atom Holdco Limited at year end is £nil (2024: £nil).

“A director at Atom Holdco Limited is a trustee of National Youth Choirs of Great Britain. Atom Holdco Limited charged National Youth Choirs rental income for use of their office building until they changed premises in April 2024. Rent payable recognised in the year is £nil (2024: £14,568) and the balance owed to Atom Holdco Limited at year end is £nil (2024: £nil). During the year donations totalling £nil (2024: £21,414) were received from the trustees or organisations that trustees had declared an interested in.” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UNW LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2024) to £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income

£1.9m

Total spending

£2.0m

Cost of raising funds

£147k

Reserves (reported)

£202k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (66% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID ROPER · trustee of 2 other charities
Georgina Alison Robb
Gillian Frances Hillier OBE
Gregor Stanley Watson · trustee of 2 other charities
JAMES OLLEY · trustee of 2 other charities
Margaret O'Shea
Michael John Strutt · trustee of 7 other charities
Siu-Wai Ng
Tamsin Verity Anderson
Thomas James Shahani-Tuckwell

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£1.9m	£2.0m
30/09/2024	£1.6m	£1.8m
30/09/2023	£1.5m	£1.7m
30/09/2022	£1.4m	£1.4m
30/09/2021	£1.1m	£1.0m

Common questions

Is NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an annual deficit of £123,874 for the year ended 30 September 2025, driven by planned investments in access initiatives and financial assistance for members. Total reserves stood at £249,181, with free unrestricted reserves of £59,554 after deducting designated and restricted funds. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UNW LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

Who funds NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN as a grant recipient include PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO, THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST, CHK Foundation.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£150k	a core grant to support its programme of charitable activity
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2022	£65k	Christmas Challenge
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	FY2022	£40k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£13k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£12k
CHK Foundation	FY2024	£10k
CHK Foundation	FY2023	£10k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£7k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	FY2022	£5k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£4k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£4k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£4k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation	FY2022	£3k	Culture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k	Public Performance
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	FY2022	£3k	NYCGB Financial Assistance Scheme 2022
FRAZER TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Children
FRAZER TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Leisure activities, animals and wildlife
FRAZER TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Youth
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	FY2023	£2k
FRAZER TRUST	FY2022	£2k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	FY2022	£2k	General charitable donations
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k	Single payment
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k	Arts and Culture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k	Public Performance
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Community Foundation North East	08/05/2025	£3k	Grant to National Youth Choirs of Great Britain

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 KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	2	£424k
BLUESPARK FOUNDATION	1	—
THE GUYLL-LENG CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£455k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
DAVID PEARLMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£134k
The Portal Trust	1	£80k
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£70k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£65k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
BNJC income £4.1m
THE NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN income £5.2m
THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE OF GREAT BRITAIN income £4.0m
E P YOUTH LTD income £159k
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT income £133k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN	£1.9m	£60,001 - £70,000	—	above	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BNJC FY2025	£4.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN FY2025	£5.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE OF GREAT BRITAIN FY2025	£4.0m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
E P YOUTH LTD FY2024	£159k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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