SWINDON CHORAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 800695
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the Society are to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in the appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Society, through the Committee, shall determine.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Total income: £23,720
Total expenditure: £21,686

People

10 Trustee(s)

76 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Swindon
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 January 1989: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Joanna Courage Chair 17 November 2022
None on record
Claudia Philps Trustee 24 October 2024
None on record
Elinor James Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
Michelle Bourne Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
Alyson Stevens Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
SUZANNE BULLIMORE Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
Margaret Essex Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
Heather Penny-Larter Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
Joanna Reed Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
Robert Goodwin Trustee 21 October 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Total gross income £13.86k £23.01k £22.60k £17.81k £23.72k
Total expenditure £7.21k £29.33k £23.54k £23.39k £21.69k
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 August 2025 19 February 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2024 30 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2023 10 October 2024 102 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2022 02 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2021 20 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15TH DECEMBER 1988 as amended on 18 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE SOCIETY, THROUGH THE COMMITTEE, SHALL DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
1 LAWN COTTAGES
THE PLANKS
SWINDON
SN3 1QR
Phone:
01793 617972
Email:
treasurer@swindonchoral.org.uk
Website:

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