SUMMERTOWN CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 900317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCS

Educating the public in the Art and Science of Music by the rehearsal of choral music, the presentation of public concerts and other charitable activities.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE REHEARSAL OF CHORAL MUSIC, THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND OTHER CHARITABLE 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: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£38k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity’s financial position is sound, with unrestricted funds of £29,764 at the end of the year, representing a 25% growth from the previous year. The charity reported a surplus of £5,862 for the year, with total income of £37,507 and total expenditure of £31,645. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties exist 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: Operational, emergency, and discretionary reserves to fund expenditure, cover extraordinary events, and invest in future projects. (held: £30k)

“Reserves are held to: • fund expenditure needed before revenue is received or meet smaller annual losses incurred as part of normal activities when annual revenue does not meet expectations (operational reserves) • cover extraordinary events which cause major disruption to the choir’s activities and income and which cannot be covered by other sources such as insurance (emergency reserves) • invest in future projects which cannot be met out of annual income (discretionary spend reserves)”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Best
Deborah Mary Lawrence-Wilson
Dr Alison Maynard Hill
Dr Simon Vaughan Hunt
Felicity Record
Lindsey Charles
Mary Elizabeth Cole Fox
Sean Padraic Wilson

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£38k	£32k
31/07/2024	£39k	£32k
31/07/2023	£29k	£30k
31/07/2022	£25k	£24k
31/07/2021	£7k	£10k

Common questions

Is SUMMERTOWN CHORAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity’s financial position is sound, with unrestricted funds of £29,764 at the end of the year, representing a 25% growth from the previous year. The charity reported a surplus of £5,862 for the year, with total income of £37,507 and total expenditure of £31,645. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

SHERBORNE CHAMBER CHOIR income £28k
SCUNTHORPE AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY income £27k
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY income £45k
THE WHITEHALL CHOIR income £40k
FULHAM AND HAMMERSMITH CHORAL SOCIETY income £41k
SPELTHORNE CHORAL SOCIETY income £42k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUMMERTOWN CHORAL SOCIETY	£38k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHERBORNE CHAMBER CHOIR FY2025	£28k	—	above	—	no doubt
SCUNTHORPE AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£45k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WHITEHALL CHOIR FY2025	£40k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FULHAM AND HAMMERSMITH CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£41k	—	above	—	no doubt

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