A1 Acappella

Charity number: 1195885
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The goals of the charity are advancing, improving, developing, and maintaining public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects. The goals will be achieved by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £20,115
Total expenditure: £19,707

People

7 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 2021: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SHANNON EXPRESS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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
Paul Clay Chair 29 October 2025
OUSE VALLEY CHORUS
Received: On time
Brian Thompson Trustee 29 October 2025
OUSE VALLEY CHORUS
Received: On time
Douglas Hill Trustee 29 October 2025
None on record
Steve Gill Trustee 29 October 2025
None on record
Marcus Howard Trustee 22 November 2023
None on record
Kevin Peter Barnes Trustee 30 September 2021
None on record
Russell Jones Trustee 19 September 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £10.10k £14.45k £20.11k
Total expenditure £12.91k £12.83k £19.71k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 2024 17 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2023 19 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2022 21 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 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 15 JUL 2021 as amended on 21 Nov 2024

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE 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

Contact information

Address:
20 Poppyfields
Gamlingay
SANDY
Bedfordshire
SG19 3DG
Phone:
07717 847958
Email:
charityadvisor@a1acappella.org.uk
Website:

a1acappella.org.uk