CHESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST
Charity number: 1158699
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
For the advancement of music for the public benefit through Chester Cathedral
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2025
Total income: £270
Total expenditure: £30,773
People
4 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
No information available
Trading
No information available
Trustee payments
No information available
What, who, how, where
What the charity does:
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
Who the charity helps:
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
Governance
Registration history:
- 26 September 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
No other names
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Complaints handling
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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
4 Trustee(s)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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| The Very Reverend Dr Timothy Richard Stratford | Chair | 08 September 2018 |
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| Colin Henry Waker | Trustee | 07 February 2025 |
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| The Reverend Canon Rosemary Helen Woodall | Trustee | 01 January 2024 |
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| Philip Rusforth MA ARCO | Trustee | 26 September 2014 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | 31/12/2025 | ||
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Total gross income | £15.18k | £72.45k | £7.49k | £3.37k | £270 | |
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Total expenditure | £1.74k | £9.85k | £6.90k | £1.83k | £30.77k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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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 |
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| Annual return | 31 December 2025 | 15 May 2026 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2025 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2024 | 19 August 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2024 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 30 August 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 24 March 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 24 March 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 16 September 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | Not required |