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THE BILLINGSHURST CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 801503 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

No change from previous reports= choral singing.

Objects

(I) TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE STUDY PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC CHORAL WORKS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE SOCIETY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. (II) TO SUPPORT SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES OR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS AS THE SOCIETY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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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Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£27k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £651, reducing its bank balance to £5,829. Despite this, the organization maintained sufficient liquidity with funds held in HSBC and a Shawbrook deposit account, and the Honorary Treasurer expressed confidence that finances would be in safe hands during the handover.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The Society's income in these accounts is £17,872 (general) and £8,635 (concert), totalling therefore £26,507.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated expenses and tour refunds
“We were very fortunate in the year to receive several substantial donations, including donated Trustee expenses and donated Tour refunds. The recorded total is £3,901” — page 1
“There were two prior year costs: £66 of past Trustee expenses, all of which were donated back to the Society” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Prior year donated trustee expenses
“We were very fortunate in the year to receive several substantial donations, including donated Trustee expenses and donated Tour refunds. The recorded total is £3,901” — page 1
“There were two prior year costs: £66 of past Trustee expenses, all of which were donated back to the Society” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£26k£27k
31/07/2024£25k£24k
31/07/2023£24k£28k
31/07/2022£15k£16k
31/07/2021£2k£2k

Common questions

Is THE BILLINGSHURST CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £651, reducing its bank balance to £5,829. Despite this, the organization maintained sufficient liquidity with funds held in HSBC and a Shawbrook deposit account, and the Honorary Treasurer expressed confidence that finances would be in safe hands during the handover. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.