GOLDSMITHS CHORAL UNION

Charity number: 1044507
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Goldsmiths Choral Union (GCU) seeks to promote the study, practice and performance of choral works including contemporary and little known works. It seeks to foster and broaden the knowlege and appreciation of such music and a varied programme of music is undertaken to enable as many people as possible to benefit through choir membership, choral workshops and concert attendance.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £89,855
Total expenditure: £91,304

People

8 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 February 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03020834 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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
Sharon Pierson Chair 20 April 2022
None on record
Charles Carter Trustee 06 March 2024
None on record
Jane Pamela Corkill Trustee 01 March 2023
None on record
Irene Ilias Trustee 20 April 2022
None on record
Irene Dorothy Clugston Trustee 02 September 2020
None on record
Margaret WARE MBE Trustee 01 May 2019
None on record
IAN STEPHENSON Trustee 01 May 2019
None on record
Arabella Stuart Trustee 25 March 2013
SEVENOAKS PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £97.69k £80.19k £55.32k £68.71k £89.86k
Total expenditure £83.41k £58.33k £14.47k £93.77k £91.30k
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 2023 19 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 19 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 22 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 22 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 07 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 07 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 25 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 25 February 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 29 April 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 29 April 2020 On Time 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13TH FEBRUARY 1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 05 APRIL 2006 as amended on 02 Sep 2020 as amended on 12 Jan 2022

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE STUDY, PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF CHORAL WORKS AND OTHER MUSIC INCLUDING CONTEMPORARY AND LITTLE KNOWN WORKS AND TO FOSTER AND BROADEN THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH MUSIC AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE BY MEANS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES

Contact information

Address:
GMAK Services
5/7 Vernon Yard
Portobello Road
LONDON
W11 2DX
Phone:
07410629038
Email:
secretary@goldsmithschoral.org.uk
Website:

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