THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF BARBERSHOP SINGERS

Charity number: 1080930
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Association of Barbershop Harmony Clubs providing singing and musical education locally and nationally at Harmony College in August and Directors College in January as well as many other events. Annual Convention in May.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £346,246
Total expenditure: £270,833

People

7 Trustee(s)

50 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:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 May 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BABS (Working name)
Gift aid:
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • 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
Shanna Wells Chair 01 January 2019
None on record
Dr Jaspa Stritt Trustee 16 March 2025
None on record
Denice Rae Williams Trustee 16 March 2025
None on record
Calvin Laverick Trustee 17 March 2024
None on record
Simon Lubkowski Trustee 17 March 2024
None on record
Alistair Lamyman Trustee 12 March 2023
CENTRAL LONDON BARBERSHOP HARMONY CLUB
Received: On time
Peter Bryant Trustee 01 January 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £146.01k £86.07k £271.96k £291.33k £346.25k
Total expenditure £102.59k £53.35k £332.59k £324.88k £270.83k
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 September 2024 07 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 07 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 05 August 2024 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 05 August 2024 6 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 08 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 08 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 18 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 18 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 02 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 02 May 2021 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSION DATED 26 NOV 2020 as amended on 08 Apr 2022 as amended on 05 Jul 2022 as amended on 17 Mar 2023 as amended on 01 Oct 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ANY AND ALL ASPECTS OF BARBERSHOP HARMONY (AS DEFINED IN THE APPENDIX TO THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES) AND SINGING IN THE BARBERSHOP HARMONY STYLE ("THE OBJECTS")

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
GOODMAN JONES LLP
1ST FLOOR
ARTHUR STANLEY HOUSE
40-50 TOTTENHAM STREET
LONDON
Phone:
020 7388 2444
Email:
administrationdirector@singbarbershop.com
Website:

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