THE BURFORD SINGERS

Charity number: 1096043
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Burford Singers is a choir of amateur local singers. The choir presents three concerts a year of mainly choral works in Burford. The choir actively encourages young people to participate by waiving subscriptions for students and uses the local children's choir whenever possible. The performances are mainly accompanied by an orchestra drawn from local players.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £46,925
Total expenditure: £45,971

People

8 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 February 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JULIA CLARE PALEJOWSKA Trustee 09 October 2025
HAROLD PARR CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Trevor Bigg Trustee 09 October 2025
None on record
Penelope Margaret Kettle Trustee 09 October 2025
None on record
Margarete Lucas Trustee 09 October 2025
None on record
RUTH REAVLEY Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Katherine Isobel Godfrey Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Elizabeth Helen Bennett Trustee 16 October 2023
None on record
Sally Newman Trustee 28 October 2021
HARNHILL CENTRE OF CHRISTIAN HEALING
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £26.74k £7.41k £48.41k £50.95k £46.93k
Total expenditure £53.81k £2.19k £52.81k £49.49k £45.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 21 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 21 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 25 August 2024 56 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 25 August 2024 56 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 11 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 25 July 2023 25 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 27 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2020 02 July 2021 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 02 July 2021 2 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18/11/2002 AS AMENDED ON 24/03/2011 AS AMENDED ON 19 OCT 2017 as amended on 28 Oct 2021 as amended on 28 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND TO ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP LOCAL AMATEUR MUSICAL TALENTS; AND FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OF FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED.IN PRACTICE BURFORD

Contact information

Address:
6 The Pound
Pound Lane
Little Rissington
CHELTENHAM
Gloucestershire
GL54 2PJ
Phone:
07946354625
Email:
sally.newman@ouh.nhs.uk
Website:

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