BEDFORD MESSIAH CHOIR

Charity Number: 1117616
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Public Education 1 Engaging a professional conductor 2 Engaging professional vocal and instrumental soloists. 3 Promoting an annual performance of Handel's Messiah. Furtherance of Charitable Purposes 1 Nominating a local charity to receive net proceeds of performance. 2 Offering additional publicity to chosen charity. 3 Providing facilities for charity to showcase its activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £6,284
Total expenditure: £5,690

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 January 2007: Standard registration
  • 09 May 2010: Removed (Does not operate)
  • 21 May 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BMC (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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
SIAN WOODFINE Chair 22 November 2015
BROMHAM VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
ELISABETH CURTIS CENTRE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED
Received: On time
Dr Richard Gallivan Trustee 26 November 2012
THOMAS CHRISTIES ALMSHOUSE & RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
Received: On time
ROLAND PAUL CARPENTER Trustee 17 January 2012
None on record

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 £5.70k £1 £9.33k £6.09k £6.28k
Total expenditure £5.40k £86 £9.70k £5.57k £5.69k
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 09 May 2025 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2023 03 September 2024 126 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2022 30 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2021 28 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2020 26 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 Not Required
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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 22/10/2006 AS AMENDED ON 18/11/2012

Charitable objects

1) TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS; 2) TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BEDFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
7 COXS CLOSE
SHARNBROOK
BEDFORD
MK44 1JU
Phone:
01234781551
Email:
chairman@bedfordmessiahchoir.org.uk
Website:

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