ISLE OF WIGHT CANTATA CHOIR

Charity number: 1044777
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Isle of Wight Cantata Choir hold two concerts per year with a full orchestra and professional soloists. We are a choir of some 120 members. With effect from 2022 the choir is establishing a Bursary Scheme to assist young musicians on the Isle of Wight with their musical studies. This will be a biannual event. A legacy of £20000 received in 2021 makes this possible.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Total income: £20,752
Total expenditure: £18,062

People

7 Trustee(s)

5 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:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Isle Of Wight

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 March 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Avril Lucas Trustee 20 October 2025
None on record
Helen Lorraine Buckley Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Alan Barber Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
JUDITH GOODHIND Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Ann Patricia Huntley Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Angela Catherine Adams Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
Dr Stella Caroline Russell FRCGP Trustee 01 November 2022
THE OVERSEAS AID ALLIANCE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Total gross income £21.09k £16.07k £23.28k £27.72k £20.75k
Total expenditure £13.70k £17.03k £29.16k £29.23k £18.06k
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 2025 24 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2024 22 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 22 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 16 August 2024 47 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2022 19 July 2023 19 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2021 28 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not required
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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 31 OCTOBER 1994 AS AMENDED ON 30 JAN 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF CANTATA SHALL BE TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC EVENTS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The Old Rectory
Seven Sisters Road
St. Lawrence
VENTNOR
Isle Of Wight
PO38 1UZ
Phone:
01983 856157
Email:
secretary@iowcantatachoir.co.uk
Website:

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