DURHAM CATHEDRAL CHOIR ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1078233
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objective of the charity is to advance the education of the public in the art and science of English cathedral music by supporting and furthering the provision of this music by organists, by Durham Cathedral Choir, and by Durham Cathedral Consort of Singers, thus helping to ensure that its tradition is maintained and developed as part of the Cathedral's worship and heritage.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £282,773
Total expenditure: £264,959

People

15 Trustee(s)

13 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:
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 November 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Risk management
  • 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

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Martha Jane Stewart Chair 13 May 2018
SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES
Received: On time
Samuel Christopher Cornelius Davie Trustee 12 October 2025
None on record
Dr Michael Peter Alderson Trustee 12 October 2025
None on record
Matthew Owain Holloway-Strong Trustee 12 October 2025
None on record
Rebecca Louise Dodd Trustee 12 October 2025
None on record
Simon Robert Bowler Trustee 12 October 2025
None on record
Dr Jeremy Bonner Trustee 12 October 2025
None on record
Dr Venetia Rachel Lucy Bridges Trustee 15 October 2023
None on record
Dr Amaleena Damle Trustee 15 October 2023
None on record
Henry John Sheen Trustee 14 May 2023
None on record
Georgina Clare Wilczek Trustee 16 October 2022
None on record
Rev Michael Hans Joachim Hampel Trustee 17 November 2018
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST
Received: On time
JONATHAN YIN-SHUN HUGHES Trustee 15 September 2017
None on record
DANIEL THOMAS VICTOR COOK Trustee 01 September 2017
None on record
Jean Mary Woodward Trustee 08 May 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £35.40k £18.30k £6.00k £7.98k £282.77k
Total expenditure £14.97k £26.99k £5.50k £9.16k £264.96k
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 December 2024 10 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 10 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 18 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On time
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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 7 MARCH 1999 AS AMENDED 7 MARCH 1999, 21 OCTOBER 1999 AND 20 MAY 2007. as amended on 19 May 2019

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ENGLISH CATHEDRAL MUSIC BY SUPPORTING AND FURTHERING THE PROVISION OF SAID MUSIC BY THE ORGANISTS, BY DURHAM CATHEDRAL CHOIR, AND BY DURHAM CATHEDRAL CONSORT OF SINGERS, THUS HELPING TO ENSURE THAT ITS TRADITION IS MAINTAINED AND DEVELOPED AS PART OF THE CATHEDRAL'S WORSHIP AND HERITAGE.

Area of benefit

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

DURHAM

Contact information

Address:
THE CATHEDRAL OFFICE
THE COLLEGE
DURHAM
DH1 3EH
Phone:
01913864266
Email:
dcca@durhamcathedral.co.uk
Website:

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