BEDFORD CHORAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 291518
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The study and practice of choral music in order to foster the public knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public performance. To provide a regular series of first class choral concerts by maintaining a chorus, and by engaging orchestras and artists of high repute.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £39,111
Total expenditure: £42,576

People

3 Trustee(s)

18 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:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Northamptonshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 July 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BEDFORD MUSICAL SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gillian Jackson Trustee 10 October 2022
None on record
Ian Edward Herbert Trustee 11 October 2021
None on record
Dr Jeremy Francis Reynolds Trustee 11 October 2021
EMMAUS TURVEY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £35.95k £8.94k £33.10k £33.80k £39.11k
Total expenditure £21.39k £10.71k £36.14k £39.94k £42.58k
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 30 June 2024 11 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 11 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 21 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 21 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 25 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 01 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2020 14 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 14 October 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30/09/1974 AS AMENDED ON 18/03/1985 AS AMENDED ON 16/05/1988 AS AMENDED ON 17/06/1995 AS AMENDED ON 12/10/1995 AS AMENDED ON 30/10/2000 AS AMENDED ON 28/09/2015 as amended on 21 Oct 2019

Charitable objects

(1) THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ORDER TO FOSTER THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH MUSIC BY MEANS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. (2) TO PROVIDE A REGULAR SERIES OF FIRST CLASS CHORAL CONCERTS BY MAINTAINING A CHORUS, AND BY ENGAGING ORCHESTRAS AND ARTISTS OF HIGH REPUTE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
11 MAIN ROAD
BIDDENHAM
BEDFORD
MK40 4BB
Phone:
07796173720
Email:
generalsecretary@bedfordchoralsociety.org.uk
Website:

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