THE DOWNLAND CHORALE

Charity number: 287877
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Members of Downland Chorale belong to the choir to enjoy rehearsing and performing together. Founded over 40 years ago, membership varies between 50- 60, and covers the full voice range. Members fund rehearsals and performances, but members of the public are invited to attend our concerts to help defray costs. We currently have no sponsorship or local authority funding.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £31,163
Total expenditure: £25,233

People

6 Trustee(s)

43 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:
  • Croydon
  • Surrey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 September 1983: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • PURLEY PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rosemary Vivien Viggiani Chair 13 November 2023
None on record
Joan Vivian May Currion Trustee 29 January 2025
None on record
Elizabeth Donaldson Watts-Read Trustee 01 November 2021
None on record
Dr Paul Howard Eldridge Trustee 12 November 2018
None on record
Deborah Anne Collymore Trustee 12 November 2018
None on record
ANNE LOUISE ODAMS Trustee 20 October 2005
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £7.95k £15.86k £18.29k £22.42k £31.16k
Total expenditure £12.98k £17.53k £19.48k £23.56k £25.23k
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 July 2025 26 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 26 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2024 09 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2023 28 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2022 07 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2021 14 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 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 12TH SEPTEMBER 1983 AS AMENDED 11 NOVEMBER 1991 as amended on 18 Mar 2024

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF SOCIETY SHALL BE TO 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 BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE SOCIETY THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
40 Ridgemount Avenue
COULSDON
Surrey
CR5 3AQ
Phone:
07973871951
Email:
chair@downlandchorale.org.uk
Website:

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