BRIGHTON GAY MEN'S CHORUS

Charity number: 1171020
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the CIO are (1) To promote public education by the study, practice and public performance of choral music; and to assist other charitable causes. (2) For the public benefit to advance and promote the education of gay and gay-friendly men in Brighton and Hove in the subject of choral music, its study, practice and performance. (3) The promotion of equality and diversity for the pu

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £119,667
Total expenditure: £107,646

People

7 Trustee(s)

50 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 January 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John William Carroll McPherson Chair 29 July 2025
None on record
Daniel Turner Trustee 30 July 2025
None on record
Ioannis Sfakianakis Trustee 29 July 2025
None on record
Evan Andrew Wilkinson Trustee 29 July 2025
None on record
Pablo Gomez -Duran Trustee 29 July 2025
None on record
Jack Hobbs-Veli Trustee 05 February 2025
None on record
Matthew Stuart Ross Campion Trustee 16 May 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £22.60k £46.86k £84.18k £116.96k £119.67k
Total expenditure £36.30k £34.03k £81.88k £99.13k £107.65k
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 March 2025 31 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 31 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 February 2023 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 February 2023 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 April 2022 66 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 April 2022 66 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 06 Jan 2017

Charitable objects

(1)TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE STUDY, PRACTICE AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF CHORAL MUSIC; AND TO ASSIST OTHER CHARITABLE CAUSES. (2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF GAY AND GAY-FRIENDLY MEN IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE IN THE SUBJECT OF CHORAL MUSIC, ITS STUDY, PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE. (3) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS AND ISSUES AFFECTING THE LESBIAN, GAY, BI-SEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) COMMUNITY, AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
Community Base
113 Queens Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 3XG
Phone:
07970951266
Email:
secretary@brightongmc.org
Website:

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