THE CHOPIN SOCIETY

Charity number: 271562
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE CHOPIN SOCIETY HOLDS CONCERTS AND TALKS MAINLY IN CENTRAL LONDON, FEATURING THE MUSIC OF THE POLISH COMPOSER FRYDERYK CHOPIN AND THEREFORE ALL PIANO RELATED. WE OFFER CONCERTS TO MEMBERS AT A VERY REASONABLE RATE, WITH DISCOUNTS FOR THE OVER SIXTYS & YOUTH MEMBERS & MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN ATTEND MOST OF OUR EVENTS, WHICH ARE HELD IN A FRIENDLY SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income: £86,965
Total expenditure: £133,395

People

11 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of London
  • City Of Westminster
  • Greenwich
  • Kensington And Chelsea
  • Richmond Upon Thames

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 July 1976: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LONDON CHOPIN SOCIETY (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rose Cholmondeley Trustee
THE PENNYCRESS TRUST
Received: 21 days late
Marek Ostas Trustee 19 June 2011
None on record
MARGARET SZOSTAK Trustee
None on record
MICHAEL ROSS Trustee
None on record
PETER RAY Trustee
None on record
LESLIE MACLEOD MILLER Trustee
None on record
CHRISTOPHER EIMER Trustee
None on record
GILLIAN MARGARET NEWMAN Trustee
None on record
CHARLES GRANT Trustee
IRIS THEATRE
Overdue by 195 days

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £262.08k £78.68k £20.68k £57.33k £86.97k
Total expenditure £204.92k £119.29k £15.90k £55.97k £133.40k
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 2023 29 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 February 2022 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2019 29 January 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 29 January 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.

RULES ADOPTED 26 MARCH 1976, ORDER OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 12 MAY 2005 AS AMENDED 28 JAN 2007.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND THE APPRECIATION OF, THE LIFE AND WORKS OF FREDERIC CHOPIN.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
97A Onslow Square
LONDON
SW7 3LU
Phone:
02089606717
Email:
info@chopin-society.org.uk
Website:

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