01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 September 1991
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02396173
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £905,757
- Latest expenditure
- £834,692
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: C B S O, BERKLEY STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B1 2LF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.excathedra.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Ex Cathedra is a leading UK choir and Early Music ensemble. It exists to enrich lives by means of historically-informed and contemporary performance excellence, research, education and training.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £905,757
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £834,692
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £854,624
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £864,965
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £552,568
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £569,717
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £958,851
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £966,151
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £723,190
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £694,321
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £905,757
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £834,692
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,687
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 66
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £854,624
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £864,965
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £15,375
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 56
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £552,568
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £569,717
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £49,412
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 47
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £958,851
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £966,151
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £15,375
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 43
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £723,190
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £694,321
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £20,760
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 34
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 532603
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 9019
- Income Charitable Activities
- 350687
- Income Investments
- 3611
- Income Other
- 9837
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 905757
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £41,552
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £793,140
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 834692
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1799
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £173,401
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2233
- Assets Own Use
- 2233
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £490,148
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £312,336
- Assets Current Investment
- 85000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £180,045
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 312336
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £259,124
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 173401
- Funds Restricted
- 6644
- Funds Total
- 180045
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 486335
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 26903
- Income Charitable Activities
- 341386
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 854624
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £59,219
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £805,746
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 864965
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3113
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2834
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £102,651
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2222
- Assets Own Use
- 2222
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £275,682
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £168,924
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £108,980
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 168924
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £179,140
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 102651
- Funds Restricted
- 6329
- Funds Total
- 108980
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 338509
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 10601
- Income Charitable Activities
- 203366
- Income Investments
- 92
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 552568
- Income Legacies
- 51663
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £38,905
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £530,812
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 569717
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3113
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3113
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2303
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £107,904
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5056
- Assets Own Use
- 5056
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £339,525
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £225,260
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £119,321
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 225260
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £196,293
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 113302
- Funds Restricted
- 6019
- Funds Total
- 119321
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 7 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 510236
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5096
- Income Charitable Activities
- 443510
- Income Investments
- 9
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 958851
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £44,927
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £921,224
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 966151
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2813
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2978
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £130,880
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6339
- Assets Own Use
- 6339
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £371,292
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £241,161
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £136,470
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 241161
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £275,660
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 130880
- Funds Restricted
- 5590
- Funds Total
- 136470
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 650643
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2551
- Income Charitable Activities
- 69976
- Income Investments
- 20
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 723190
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £40,756
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £653,565
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 694321
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2813
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1501
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £128,846
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8352
- Assets Own Use
- 8352
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £517,183
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £381,765
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £143,770
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 381765
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £464,215
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 138540
- Funds Restricted
- 5230
- Funds Total
- 143770
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EX CATHEDRA LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1991-09-06T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- EX CATHEDRA LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-06-14T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 517532
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 517532
- Assoc Charity Name
- MIDLAND FESTIVAL CHORUS
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16TH JUNE 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 6TH DECEMBER 1989, 22ND APRIL 1991 AND 25TH NOVEMBER 2004
- Charitable Objects
- TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC.
- Area Of Benefit
- WEST MIDLANDS AND ELSEWHERE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 19918
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- EX CATHEDRA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management