AXMINSTER AND DISTRICT CHORAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 900458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Axminster & District Choral Society is a small, local choral choir, averaging 80 singers, with a musical director. We perform three concerts yearly, in December, April, and June to a local audience of approximately 250, as well as 1 or 2 singing workshops.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS, AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE SOCIETY THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

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: East Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the year was 'very mixed' due to short-notice venue changes and sudden illness among key committee members, including the Treasurer and Secretary. Despite these challenges, the Society successfully presented four concerts and celebrated its 40th anniversary, indicating operational continuity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Christine Ashford
• Claire Gregory
• Daryl Pearce
• Dr Paul Bester
• Jeremy Williams
• Nicola Johnson
• ROZANNE BULMER
• Ray Tomes
• Sarah Chapman

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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