SANSARA CHOIR

Charity number: 1179978
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SANSARA is a community of professional singers, composers, and creatives from across the UK. Together, we are committed to reimagining the choral experience for audiences and singers through performance, new commissions, recordings and workshops.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £101,708
Total expenditure: £97,597

People

3 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

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:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 September 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • Sansara (Working name)
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
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Katherine Zeserson Chair 28 October 2025
None on record
Dr Simon John Tanner Trustee 01 August 2023
None on record
Rosamund Lucy Hatfield Trustee 01 August 2023
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £67.18k £48.78k £102.71k £155.65k £101.71k
Total expenditure £37.20k £78.35k £119.69k £143.26k £97.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £500 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 27 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 27 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2024 28 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 28 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 30 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 30 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Sep 2018 as amended on 21 Nov 2023

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE ART OF CHORAL MUSIC FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (A) THE ORGANISATION AND/OR PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS OF HIGH EDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC MERIT, THE PRODUCTION OF RECORDINGS; (B) THE COMMISSIONING AND PERFORMANCE OF NEW MUSIC AND/OR THE PRESENTATION OF MUSICAL WORKS OF PARTICULAR HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION OF MUSICAL EDITIONS; (C) THE ORGANISATION AND PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MUSICAL GROUPS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER PLACES OF EDUCATION; (D) BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
8 Fife Terrace
Blackhall Mill
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE17 7TE
Phone:
07871502244
Email:
info@sansarachoir.com
Website:

www.sansarachoir.com Open in new window