PRISON CHOIR PROJECT

Charity Number: 1174202
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Prison Choir Project is a charity whose objectives are to rehabilitate prisoners, ex-offenders and people suffering mental illness through the study and performance of opera, song, and choral music. We hope to offer a pathway to reduced reoffending by building self-esteem, encouraging personal development and improving employable soft skills for all those involved.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £25,200
Total expenditure: £44,441

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 August 2017: Standard registration
  • 14 June 2022: Funds received from 517532 MIDLAND FESTIVAL CHORUS
  • 25 February 2025: Funds received from 205943 THE CITY AND METROPOLITAN WELFARE CHARITY
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anna Owen Trustee 27 March 2025
None on record
Dr Michael Little Trustee 16 October 2019
None on record
Robin Cooke-Hurle Trustee 16 October 2019
None on record
Daniel Ian Scott Trustee 21 March 2016
THE JOHN SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £92.03k £50.00k £13.76k £25.20k £25.20k
Total expenditure £62.81k £28.60k £24.98k £44.41k £44.44k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £7.40k 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 2024 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 February 2024 22 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 February 2024 22 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 20 November 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 MAR 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: 2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE STUDY, PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF OPERA, SONG AND CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, IN ORDER TO FOSTER GREATER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) AMONG PRISONERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE OR TREATMENT; 2.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN MUSIC AND RELATED SUBJECTS, PARTICULARLY (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) AMONG PRISONERS AND EX-OFFENDERS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE OR TREATMENT; 2.3 THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONG PRISONERS AND EX-OFFENDERS, AND AMONG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS REQUIRING ADVICE OR TREATMENT BY: 2.3.1 PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLECTIVE ACTIVITY IN CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS, INCLUDING THROUGH MUSICAL PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE; AND 2.3.2 PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN MUSIC IN ORDER TO DEVELOP PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES, SUCH AS CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM AND INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION CAPACITIES, IN ORDER TO ASSIST THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; AND 2.3.3 ANY OTHER SUCH MEANS THAT ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES THAT THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DEEM FIT.

Contact information

Address:
International House
64 Nile Street
LONDON
N1 7SR
Phone:
07958786153
Email:
adam@prisonchoirproject.co.uk
Website:

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