LOWER WINDRUSH CHORAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 1152661
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

An amateur choir, meeting for weekly rehearsals during term-time, the Society performs several concerts annually in the local area, which are open to the public and which feature sacred and secular works. The Society also performs occasionally at other events such as weddings. Rehearsals and performances are under the direction of the Society's professional Music Director.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £15,406
Total expenditure: £12,688

People

10 Trustee(s)

6 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 July 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Melinda Anne Taylor Trustee 16 December 2024
None on record
Stephen James Ward Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Eileen Susan Gartside Trustee 11 December 2023
None on record
Jennifer Macdonald Trustee 11 December 2023
None on record
Naomi Louise Coombes Trustee 04 October 2022
None on record
Susan Elizabeth Lakie Trustee 25 March 2022
None on record
Jonathan Victor Gem Harvey Trustee 26 November 2018
None on record
Phillip James Morton Trustee 26 November 2018
None on record
DIANA MADELEINE GORDON Trustee 20 May 2013
None on record
TERENCE MICHAEL MCNAMARA Trustee 20 May 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £10.72k £4.39k £13.19k £15.09k £15.41k
Total expenditure £11.18k £4.45k £10.41k £13.09k £12.69k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £375 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 August 2024 26 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2023 16 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2022 01 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2021 28 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2020 16 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 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 25/03/2013

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE: (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.

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
Barley House
Kingston Road
Frilford
ABINGDON
Oxfordshire
OX13 5NX
Phone:
07762 136785
Email:
sue@lakie.co.uk
Website:

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