THE WELLS CATHEDRAL CHORISTER TRUST

Charity Number: 1098277
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

This has been a year of less overt activity after 5 years of intense fundraising. Significant assistance has been provided to several girl choristers enabling them to remain in the choir. With the consent of The Chairty Commission, the objects of the Trust have been amended so that it can now support both boy and girl choristers. From 1st August 2011 it is The Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £393,850
Total expenditure: £133,978

People

10 Trustee(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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 July 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • THE WELLS CATHEDRAL GIRL CHORISTER TRUST (Previous name)
  • THE WELLS FUND FOR GIRL CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Arnold Wills Chair 06 November 2019
THE FRIENDS OF WELLS CATHEDRAL
Received: On time
WELLS CATHEDRAL CHAMBER CHOIR
Received: On time
ANDREW WILSON Trustee 21 March 2025
LIVABILITY
Received: On time
Dr Mark Groom Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Rev Timothy David Stevens Trustee 23 June 2024
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST ANDREW IN WELLS
Recently registered
Rev Rosemary Lunn Trustee 20 June 2024
None on record
Samuel Grant Forsey Trustee 22 November 2022
None on record
Maureen Frances Anne Boylan Trustee 16 November 2022
THE FRIENDS OF WELLS CATHEDRAL
Received: On time
Fiona Wills Trustee 08 April 2021
None on record
Margaret Wilson Trustee 01 November 2016
None on record
ROBERT POWELL Trustee
WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LIMITED
Received: On time
THE SIR KEITH SHOWERING YOUNG MUSICIANS' AWARD
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £80.51k £222.62k £144.78k £117.87k £393.85k
Total expenditure £58.81k £64.08k £79.60k £72.39k £133.98k
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 2024 16 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 16 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 23 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 23 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 26 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 26 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 03 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 16 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 22 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 22 January 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 21/01/2003 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 25/03/2004 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 19/07/2011

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION OF CHORISTERS OF THE CATHEDRAL BY THE GRANTING OF SCHOLARSHIPS OR BURSARIES OR ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE TOWARDS THE TUITION AND/OR BOARDING FEES PAYABLE TO THE SCHOOL SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES TO BE TENABLE BY ALL CHORISTORS FOR AS LONG AS THE SPONSORS DEEM APPROPRIATE

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust
School Office
15 The Liberty
WELLS
Somerset
BA5 2ST
Phone:
01749684738
Email:
clerk@wcct.co.uk
Website:

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