ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH CHORAL DIRECTORS

Charity Number: 1085226
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The promotion of skills in choral leadership.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £94,919
Total expenditure: £99,215

People

7 Trustee(s)

25 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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 February 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ABCD (Working name)
Company number:
03985838 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding 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
KENNETH STEPHEN FAYLE Chair 24 June 2022
MANCHESTER ORGANISTS' ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Gillian Mary Blazey Trustee 07 January 2023
None on record
Simon James Gregory Trustee 17 October 2022
None on record
Peter Owens Trustee 01 March 2017
None on record
Robert Mark Sproson Trustee 01 March 2017
None on record
Melanie Anne Crompton Trustee 01 March 2017
None on record
LESLIE CHARLES EAST OBE Trustee 24 October 2011
CITY MUSIC SOCIETY
Received: On time
UNIVERSITY OF YORK MUSIC PRESS
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £142.11k £96.27k £67.64k £72.04k £94.92k
Total expenditure £157.69k £76.99k £75.91k £84.39k £99.22k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £28.40k 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 April 2024 26 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 26 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 29 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 29 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 21 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 21 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 24 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 24 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 03 March 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 03 March 2021 3 days late 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 MAY 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 3 AUGUST 2000.

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THE EDUCATION TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHORAL DIRECTORS (B) TO PROMOTE OR DEVELOP FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE SCIENCE ART AND CRAFT OF CHORAL DIRECTION CONDUCTING AND TRAINING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AND LIKEWISE TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP CONDUCTING AND TRAINING OF CHOIRS AND CHORAL SINGERS (C) TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF CHORAL DIRECTION CONDUCTING AND TRAINING.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL.

Contact information

Address:
MADE SIMPLE GROUP
20-22 WENLOCK ROAD
LONDON
N1 7GU
Phone:
01935 389482
Email:
rachel.greaves@abcd.org.uk
Website:

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