NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE BACH CHOIR SOCIETY

Charity number: 507520
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Newcastle Bach Choir holds 3 or 4 public concerts annually, one of which is always features the works of JS Bach. It also aims to perform works by twentieth century British composers on a regular basis. In addition, the choir engages in activities (workshops, outreach, partnerships with other choirs) to further its musical objectives.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £57,253
Total expenditure: £36,700

People

8 Trustee(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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Gateshead
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 May 1978: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew James Arkless Chair 05 December 2023
None on record
Dr Dietrich Karsten Ekkehardt Reimold Trustee 27 October 2025
None on record
Dr Adrian Rees Trustee 27 October 2025
None on record
Sara Helen Foster Trustee 15 October 2024
None on record
Alice Bosomworth Trustee 13 December 2023
None on record
Dr Jessica Mary Anderson Trustee 01 December 2022
None on record
Alexandra Blenkarn-Durning Trustee 16 December 2019
None on record
Gill Clancy Trustee 20 September 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £8.38k £24.66k £26.22k £43.73k £57.25k
Total expenditure £4.18k £20.43k £24.46k £36.41k £36.70k
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 2025 19 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 19 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2024 18 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 18 February 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 28 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2021 19 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 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.

Scheme dated 07 Mar 2016 as amended on 27 Oct 2025

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP 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 OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
21 Hadrian's Rise
Haltwhistle
Northumberland
NE49 0BA
Phone:
07970 190110
Email:
chair@newcastlebachchoir.org.uk
Website:

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